Kuyt puts Liverpool in CL

Thusday 28 August 2008

Dirk Kuyt has made his club Liverpool a few million euro richer.

After a terrible match in which Standard Liege were actually the better side Kuyt benefited from the only miostake the Belgian defense made over 210 minutes of football between the two sides.

In the 118th minute Dante overlooked Kuyt Luring behind him when he dealt with a Babel cross.

Instead of diverting the ball for a corner he let it go past him where Kuyt had snug up and volleyed it in at the far post.

It was more than Liverpool deserved.

The team of Rafa Benitez - seriously helped by referee Massimo Busacca - again gave a very bleek and witless performance and saw Standard have the better chances.

De Camargo could have clinched the game five minutes before the end of the 90 minutes, but his free header went a meter wide.

Then when everybody was putting their minds to penalties Dirk Kuyt decided the tie two minutes before the end.

As always match winner Kuyt was positive after the game: "It was a tough game, but we kept believing in ourselves and in the end it was an accomplishment to win it. We had to be in the Champions League as we reached the final and the semifinal during the last two editions. Standard were a hard nut, they kept on fighting, even in extra time."