Last night (March 23), the two legendary teams of Liverpool and AC Milan had a charity friendly match. The key members of the two sides are players who played in the 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul.
The match at Anfield Stadium received enthusiastic cheers from the audience. This added great strength and encouragement to the legends of the two teams, helping the match to be open and exciting.
In the 16th minute, Luis Garcia had a chance to open the score but the number 10 entered a bit slower than Dirt Kuyt's cross. Not long after, the legendary AC Milan team had a good long-range shot from Portuguese player Rui Costa answer.
After a few missed opportunities, the opening goal came for the legendary Liverpool team in the 25th minute. Robbie Fowler ran in front of Glenn Johnson's pass and then finished delicately to punch the goalkeeper. This was the only goal in the first half.
In the second half, the two teams still played openly, tit for tat. In the 53rd minute, Liverpool doubled the gap thanks to Cisse. The former French international rushed down to receive a pass from Patrik Berger before coolly finishing past goalkeeper Abbiati.
In the 61st minute, Kaka brought the legendary AC Milan team a free kick. Pirlo was the one who did it and this time he succeeded with a shot that left goalkeeper Westerveld in a dead end.
Excited after Pirlo's goal, AC Milan legends played pressuring the home team. In the 78th minute, Pancaro made a beautiful curling shot from outside the penalty area to the dead corner, equalizing 2-2 for the Rossoneri.
The friendly match took place for 40 minutes and a half and when the Anfield audience thought about a draw because the match had reached the extra minute, Gerrard scored in time with a cross-angle shot from outside the penalty area, sealing a 3-2 victory for the legendary Liverpool team.
