Kuyt soars to score against Reading
I was eagerly looking forward to the Easter weekend clash beween Reading and Liverpool (less so the game with Charlton), who just a couple of days earlier had trounced a poor PSV in the Champions League. I admire the managerial minds of both Coppell and Benitez, both deeply immersed in the mechanics of the game and somewhat modest, too.
I dashed to The Turks, but alas they were broadcasting the rugby. I sped to the Three Guineas, past O’Neills, but again it was the oval, not round, ball that was on the big screen. I did catch the score, however, on a different monitor, and it was Rafa’s Reds, minus midfield maestro Xabi Alonso but with the magisterial Mascherano, who were ahead, through Spanish defender Alvaro Arbeloa.
Disappointed, I returned home and slumped in front of the computer, to follow the game online.
I was, naturally, delighted when Reading bounced back early in the second half, with Brynjar Gunnarsson whipping the ball into the goal from the right.
Unfortunately, Dirk Kuyt rose high in the 86th minute to score and restore Liverpool’s lead, all the way to the final whistle.
A pity, but still not a bad result for Reading against the 2005 European Champions.
As for goal footage, thank goodness for YouTube (despite the foreign commentary).