Wigan Athletic 0-0 Liverpool: Second-half Charlie Adam penalty miss means Reds' frustrating week goes on
A bad week for Liverpool and its fans didn't get any better Wednseday after a penalty save from Wigan goalie Ali Al Habsi preserved a 0-0 draw for the home side.Reds forward Luis Suarez started the match after recently being punished with an eight-match ban for racial abuse of Manchester United defender Patrice Evra in October. However, Suarez, nor any other of the 28 fielded players were able to break equilibrium in a sloppy, open match at the DW stadium that featured a missed penalty from Charlie Adam.The Reds registered the first shot on target on eight minutes after a constant spell of pressure ended with Al Habsi parrying midfielder Jordan Henderson's one-timed shot around his near post.
Liverpool continued to control possession in Lancashire, but its play inside the final third wasn't condusive to any opening tally.The home side finally forced a save from Reds keeper Jose Reina after 20 minutes when defender Maynor Figueora fired from range.Based on the Honduran's precedent, teammates Mohamed Diame and Vitor Moses each drove long-range shots in the following minutes, but each fizzed wide and over.Meanwhile, the underrated Al Habsi was continually called into action in the Wigan net. Dirk Kuyt, Glen Johnson, and Suarez were each denied by the Omani international in succession as the two teams exchanged volleys.
The match was wide-open and both sides were counterattacking with aplomb. Moses tackled and won the ball inside his own penalty box, taking the ball the course of the field before stinging Reina's hands with another farsighted effort on 36 minutes.Wigan had recovered from Liverpool's early aggression and control, but neither side was due to break the deadlock before the halftime interval.Liverpool came out of the tunnel and began the second half as it had started the first. After five minutes of pressure, the visitors were awarded a spot kick when a bicycle kick from Suarez struck defender Gary Caldwell's outstretched arm.- http://sports.yahoo.com/
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