0:00:45 > 0:00:55This place used to be Liverpool A's second home. But it's changed a bit
0:00:55 > 0:01:04
0:01:04 > 0:01:12The Red' last cup success was made And as for Cardiff, well, they may
0:01:12 > 0:01:18be the underdogs today, but the favourites to fall in his final. --
0:01:18 > 0:01:28do fall in this final. The big question is, can the Welsh dragons
0:01:28 > 0:01:53
0:01:53 > 0:01:56The scene is set as Liverpool are looking for an 8th League Cup title,
0:01:56 > 0:02:00facing a Cardiff side but they actually 90 minutes away from
0:02:00 > 0:02:07winning their first. No commentators are Mark Ronson and
0:02:07 > 0:02:17Guy Mowbray. -- your commentators. Would you please welcome the
0:02:17 > 0:02:27
0:02:28 > 0:02:31into a rapturous welcome. -- the Wembley looks a picture. A really
0:02:31 > 0:02:36good showcase for English football right around the world, is again
0:02:36 > 0:02:42being screened in an estimated 151 countries worldwide. -- this game.
0:02:42 > 0:02:49Kenny Dalglish, back at Wembley as Liverpool manager. I suspect he
0:02:49 > 0:02:53thought that game would never come again. The Cardiff City line-up: A
0:02:53 > 0:02:58bold, attack-minded team named by Malky Mackay with two genuine
0:02:58 > 0:03:02strikers. Goals come from midfield, too, Whittingham is joint top
0:03:02 > 0:03:12scorer with Kenny Miller on 10. At the back, Mark Hudson is passed
0:03:12 > 0:03:16
0:03:16 > 0:03:20this for his first game over a and captains Liverpool in a team
0:03:20 > 0:03:30which has surprised those who expected Craig Bellamy to play. --
0:03:30 > 0:03:49
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Cup final. It is Championship against Premier League, Wales
0:03:53 > 0:04:00against England, Cardiff City against Liverpool. Cardiff Plain on
0:04:00 > 0:04:07this page for the 4th time in very recent seasons. -- playing. For
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Liverpool, it is their first visit to Wembley since 1996. Strange that
0:04:10 > 0:04:20all their recent cup success, I say recent, but it is a while since
0:04:20 > 0:04:39
0:04:39 > 0:04:46corner! He rattled the woodwork. What an effort from Johnson, So
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Close! Yes, it was measured, a great break by Liverpool, Gerrard
0:04:50 > 0:04:55travelling 60 yards with the ball as well. He is a terrific shot from
0:04:55 > 0:05:05Glen Johnson. Doesn't that bode well for an Open final? Cardiff
0:05:05 > 0:05:16
0:05:16 > 0:05:23leant back as he struck. There was great movement and a nice bit of
0:05:23 > 0:05:26work from Cowie in particular. a great ball in as well. A superb
0:05:26 > 0:05:36walk in and a flick around the corner. You should at least make
0:05:36 > 0:06:06
0:06:06 > 0:06:10opponent this time, but he heads the ball wide. Cardiff are just
0:06:10 > 0:06:14standing off Liverpool a little bit, look at all the room. Everyone
0:06:14 > 0:06:24across the midfield has had lots of time and space in the red Liverpool
0:06:24 > 0:06:24
0:06:24 > 0:07:10Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
0:07:10 > 0:07:14the blue flags that offline at Wembley. It is the 20-year-old's
0:07:14 > 0:07:248th goal of the season. The man who scored the only goal of the fourth-
0:07:24 > 0:07:38
0:07:38 > 0:07:43round tie against Burnley. He is when there was something a lot
0:07:43 > 0:07:48safer on in the ball to Downing. It never came. I would like to say he
0:07:48 > 0:07:54is getting a bit nearer with his efforts, but I would be lying!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57is the goal that got Cardiff jumping. We talked about a lack of
0:07:57 > 0:08:07pressure on the Liverpool midfield players, but Kenny Miller just had
0:08:07 > 0:08:24
0:08:24 > 0:08:29time to control it, have a look and receive it. Great ball in.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32cross of the day, the best bit of wing play of the day. Just one
0:08:32 > 0:08:37Liverpool player in the penalty area as the ball arrived.
0:08:37 > 0:08:47stretching has begun. He will do it right in front of the manager, you
0:08:47 > 0:09:07
0:09:07 > 0:09:12had to be back to defend it, and well, you never know. I did not
0:09:12 > 0:09:21expect a great deal better than that. It was like a nervous titter
0:09:21 > 0:09:31before he hit it. -- stutter. Well, maybe. A delayed thought. Yes, I
0:09:31 > 0:09:45
0:09:45 > 0:09:50cannot normally kick it with my shout. Cleared by Taylor. I think
0:09:50 > 0:10:00the ball touched someone's hand, but it was hit so quick. I do not
0:10:00 > 0:10:27
0:10:28 > 0:10:37That must have shaved the post. piece of defending, that is,
0:10:38 > 0:10:45
0:10:45 > 0:10:54Gerrard, you can see he has instant recall after that carpentry. He is
0:10:54 > 0:11:04a bit of a ball magnets in there. - calf injury. Make sure they do
0:11:04 > 0:11:11
0:11:11 > 0:11:21biggest Liverpool chance of the game yet. How did Jordan Henderson
0:11:21 > 0:11:41
0:11:41 > 0:11:51miss that. Not a fraction of Saved. Great, one of the best in
0:11:51 > 0:11:57
0:11:57 > 0:12:01the final, think of it last year, it never seems to go as planned for
0:12:01 > 0:12:11the favourites. There is the overall big boss, John W Henry is
0:12:11 > 0:12:14
0:12:14 > 0:12:19here. Two and a half minutes until start. He scored at Exeter in the
0:12:19 > 0:12:23second round. Two at Stoke in the 4th, when he was quite magnificent.
0:12:23 > 0:12:33That is a free kick, Charlie Adam bundled over. One last chance
0:12:33 > 0:12:37
0:12:38 > 0:12:47before the break for Liverpool. is demanding that he takes charge
0:12:48 > 0:12:56
0:12:56 > 0:13:05Keaton. Oh, how on earth was that Miss?! Straight at the keeper.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Unbelievable chance. Either side of poor reaction defensively from
0:13:09 > 0:13:19Cardiff. Is that one of those moments in a Cup final that makes
0:13:19 > 0:13:34
0:13:34 > 0:13:38was of balance, and he fell. The ball has gone way behind. There was
0:13:38 > 0:13:42good pressure, when the ball came back to him, there was really good
0:13:42 > 0:13:52pressure from Cardiff which made him snatch at it a little. Great
0:13:52 > 0:13:57
0:13:57 > 0:14:02block, and as he gets on his feet, annoyed, he will be like, remember
0:14:02 > 0:14:06me?! The Cardiff fans will not forget his first half of football
0:14:06 > 0:14:11in a hurry. The arts are being upset again in the Carling Cup
0:14:11 > 0:14:15final, Joe Mason in the 19th minute for Cardiff City with a wonderful
0:14:15 > 0:14:18finish. Tom Heaton managed to keep out a Daniel Agger that was
0:14:18 > 0:14:24straight at him towards the end of the first half. On this wonderful
0:14:24 > 0:14:29weekend for Welsh sport, the dragon is flying high again. At half-time
0:14:29 > 0:14:39in the 2012 Carling Cup final, we have an upset on the cards. It is
0:14:39 > 0:14:51
0:14:51 > 0:14:57ringing in our ears, I am sure the words of Kenny Dalglish of winning
0:14:57 > 0:15:00in the ears of the Liverpool players. No changes yet, though I
0:15:00 > 0:15:08am sure Craig Bellamy will be introduced sometime soon if the
0:15:08 > 0:15:18scoreline doesn't change soon. Stuart Clark has joined Kenny
0:15:18 > 0:15:31
0:15:31 > 0:15:37Dalglish on the edge of that of approach from Cardiff. And Cowie
0:15:37 > 0:15:47instrumental again for Cardiff. We have seen two of those from Don
0:15:47 > 0:16:06
0:16:06 > 0:16:11not pick it up but basically, hardly any reaction when Suarez
0:16:12 > 0:16:19gets clear and pitches the ball. Just get yourself in the box! He is
0:16:19 > 0:16:23there! I think this is the change we expected and Craig Bellamy is
0:16:23 > 0:16:29coming on. Jordan Henderson, having been booked as well, is making
0:16:29 > 0:16:37waves. Yes. And this is the team that many of us thought would start
0:16:37 > 0:16:47for Liverpool today. Cardiff fans recognise this man as one of their
0:16:47 > 0:17:15
0:17:15 > 0:17:21Liverpool have had eight now. -- Cardiff have not had. Now Eddie is
0:17:21 > 0:17:26in! Martin Skrtel with the equaliser! Liverpool level and
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Anfield south has erupted! That is the first time in this game that
0:17:30 > 0:17:40Cardiff have failed to clear their lines or stop there have been so
0:17:40 > 0:17:45
0:17:45 > 0:17:55good. -- clear Airlines. They have been so good. Skrtel cleared like a
0:17:55 > 0:17:55
0:17:55 > 0:18:05striker. And that his two out of two? Yes. This is the noisiest that
0:18:05 > 0:18:35
0:18:35 > 0:18:40from Heaton. Instinctive stuff. It came to him in a flash. Yeah. He
0:18:40 > 0:18:50stopped it from going out, which enabled Skrtel to get the shot in.
0:18:50 > 0:19:06
0:19:06 > 0:19:15Martin Skrtel, shot-making can't get it past Heaton. Downing
0:19:15 > 0:19:25has thought about this once or twice. Most have travelled from
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0:19:39 > 0:19:47South Wales and are still enjoying defend now. No, it's not. Don Cowie
0:19:47 > 0:19:53doing well with Gunnarsson. And just wide! A great chance! That was
0:19:53 > 0:20:02a really clever bit of football from Cardiff, because they thought
0:20:02 > 0:20:09it was the long throw. Didn't make great contact with it, did he?
0:20:09 > 0:20:19Suarez, who keeps on finding space for himself. Well held by Heaton.
0:20:19 > 0:20:39
0:20:39 > 0:20:47Yeah. And nice height. Another one Miller! Will Cardiff get a better
0:20:47 > 0:20:53chance to win it than that? they are arguing amongst themselves.
0:20:53 > 0:21:02That is the player they wanted it to come to. And he went for power.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07A similar position to the one Joe Mason scored from in the first half.
0:21:07 > 0:21:17And we are into injury time. There will be at least four more minutes
0:21:17 > 0:21:25
0:21:25 > 0:21:34or one of these teams to find a amongst the Cardiff defenders there.
0:21:34 > 0:21:40I think they want another half-hour. That's it. Full-time in the 2012
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Carling Cup Final, which is going the full distance. Joe Mason in the
0:21:42 > 0:21:48first offer Cardiff, Martin Skrtel with the early second-half
0:21:48 > 0:21:58equaliser for Liverpool. But neither team able to find the
0:21:58 > 0:22:11
0:22:12 > 0:22:21A packed Wembley. Great noise. And 18 at second tier holding their own.
0:22:22 > 0:22:38
0:22:38 > 0:22:43going wide but he couldn't take that chance. In comes the corner.
0:22:43 > 0:22:52And again, Suarez thought he has scored. He keeps thinking he has
0:22:52 > 0:22:57scored. Hudson, bar a couple of blips, has been outstanding in
0:22:57 > 0:23:02action for his team. And coming on in his place will be Anthony
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Gerrard. There you go. Steve's cousin. And of course, they were
0:23:06 > 0:23:11heavily featured in the build up to the game. They remember playing
0:23:11 > 0:23:21football together in their grandmother's back garden. And
0:23:21 > 0:23:32
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Malky Mackay looks like he has They were about to put Dirk Kuyt on
0:23:37 > 0:23:47but I think they will delay that until this has been taken. They are
0:23:47 > 0:23:54
0:23:55 > 0:24:03that might have been his best header of the game and one of the
0:24:03 > 0:24:11more difficult ones as well. Unlucky, that. And having come the
0:24:12 > 0:24:19closest to scoring all match, that is it for Andy Carroll. Can't be
0:24:19 > 0:24:29the Wembley Euro for Liverpool today. Maybe Dirk Kuyt can. -- the
0:24:29 > 0:24:44
0:24:44 > 0:24:54went over the crossbar in the blink of an eye. Patient as well, isn't
0:24:54 > 0:25:04
0:25:04 > 0:25:08it? Waited for just the right many wide from Liverpool. We are
0:25:08 > 0:25:14nearly finishing the game as we started it, with Glen Johnson
0:25:14 > 0:25:21firing towards that Cardiff goal. And the first period of extra time
0:25:21 > 0:25:27is almost up. And with this free kick, it will be. Neither side has
0:25:27 > 0:25:32managed to score in the first 15 minutes. Another 15 minutes to
0:25:32 > 0:25:42decide the 2012 Colin Cup Final. Or it will be decided on penalties. --
0:25:42 > 0:25:56
0:25:56 > 0:26:03back to Kuyt...! Has the Dutchman won Carling Cup for Liverpool? The
0:26:03 > 0:26:10man who has waited so long for his winner's medal. He may just have
0:26:10 > 0:26:16grabbed one for himself! The thing is, you are watching a guy on fresh
0:26:16 > 0:26:26legs. They can't get anywhere near him. And he reacts so, so quickly.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28
0:26:28 > 0:26:38No one can get near him. I think Heaton has no time to react to that.
0:26:38 > 0:26:52
0:26:52 > 0:27:00Heaton beaten by the pace and Cardiff are giving it everything,
0:27:00 > 0:27:10looking for the level of. It is off the line! And behind for another
0:27:10 > 0:27:21
0:27:21 > 0:27:28in! Cardiff are level! Turner with the goal! What an amazing final we
0:27:28 > 0:27:38are witnessing! If anybody deserved a goal for his team, this boy...
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Absolutely brilliant! Fantastic! Just reacted like a centre-forward.
0:27:42 > 0:27:50There you go. They didn't have a corner for nearly two hours. Two
0:27:50 > 0:28:00have come in quick succession and day with two great corners. -- Anda
0:28:00 > 0:28:05
0:28:05 > 0:28:08time. They have gone all the way to penalties and all the cheers are
0:28:08 > 0:28:13coming from the Cardiff City supporters. They were beaten! They
0:28:13 > 0:28:15were finished in this Carling Cup Final! But they have the passion
0:28:16 > 0:28:21and the resolve to come at Liverpool again and draw themselves
0:28:21 > 0:28:31level! Quite incredible! It is going to be settled by kicks from
0:28:31 > 0:28:35
0:28:35 > 0:28:38the Carling Cup Final. Penalties. Cardiff have already won why is
0:28:38 > 0:28:46this weighed on their road to remove -- to Wembley. Liverpool
0:28:46 > 0:28:54have lost two penalty shoot-outs in the club's history, including the
0:28:54 > 0:29:01last one to Northampton. Steven Gerrard... And it is saved by Tom
0:29:01 > 0:29:07Heaton! What a save! Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Who would
0:29:07 > 0:29:11have thought it? Onto the crossbar! The goalkeeper to save the first
0:29:11 > 0:29:16two Crystal Palace -- Crystal Palace penalties in the first semi-
0:29:16 > 0:29:22final. Malky Mackay just about manages to get his head up! And he
0:29:22 > 0:29:32has missed as well! The drama is never-ending! I have to say, this
0:29:32 > 0:29:34
0:29:34 > 0:29:44is the best known cure to constipation four-man! -- for man!
0:29:44 > 0:29:50
0:29:50 > 0:29:55Oh, no! That has missed by a scored, Cardiff one up. This is an
0:29:55 > 0:30:01excellent penalty when you consider the pressures he is under. And out
0:30:01 > 0:30:10comes debt queued, the man who has won it -- who has had one for
0:30:10 > 0:30:20Liverpool today. -- here comes Dirk Kuyt. And no mistake. 1-1 but
0:30:20 > 0:30:23
0:30:23 > 0:30:28Frenchman, he was struggling to move in the latter stages of extra
0:30:29 > 0:30:33time. What is left in those legs? He hits the post, and we are really
0:30:33 > 0:30:38level again, 1-1 after three. just looked tired, running up to
0:30:38 > 0:30:44address the ball, a lack of energy. Stewart Downing has had a good game
0:30:44 > 0:30:49for Liverpool. He carries on that way, too. That was nice. Yes, class.
0:30:49 > 0:30:55He picked his spot. The pendulum has swung the red wave. Peter
0:30:55 > 0:31:02Whittingham would be one you would put your shirt on for Cardiff City.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07How are the nerves? He has beaten them and Pepe Reina. 2-2 after four
0:31:07 > 0:31:13penalties each, now we are really at sudden death. It is Glen Johnson
0:31:13 > 0:31:19for Liverpool. The pressure is ratcheting up now. Johnson, into
0:31:19 > 0:31:26the roof, and the Liverpool fans nearly lift the roof off Wembley.
0:31:26 > 0:31:36Anthony Gerrard has to score. Reina is trying to make him wait,
0:31:36 > 0:31:40
0:31:40 > 0:31:46always knew a Gerrard would play a big part today. It is the wrong
0:31:46 > 0:31:52part for Cardiff City, and it is sheer joy for Liverpool, who are
0:31:52 > 0:31:57bringing a trophy back to that Anfield Cabinet at long last again.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01There cannot be a worse way to lose a game than this. I mean, Cardiff
0:32:01 > 0:32:05have been absolutely fantastic today. To a man, they should all be
0:32:05 > 0:32:11extremely proud of each other. It is always just... It is like
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Russian roulette, penalties. Liverpool and won it, but Cardiff
0:32:14 > 0:32:18should not be themselves up over this, because they have been
0:32:18 > 0:32:24outstanding. That is the last one that was missed. At a rain and when
0:32:24 > 0:32:29the right way, but he did not need to get there. -- Pepe Reina. That
0:32:29 > 0:32:39had Kenny Dalglish running like a young one. Is there for Anthony
0:32:39 > 0:32:41
0:32:41 > 0:32:46Let's hear from the winning Gerrard, Steven Gerrard. Congratulations,
0:32:46 > 0:32:51what an epic game, what a cruel way to lose and what a way to win.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54is always cruel when it goes to penalties. There has to be a loser.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58Cardiff were superb today, their supporters were fantastic. You know,
0:32:58 > 0:33:03they can be proud of their performance. We got through by the
0:33:03 > 0:33:06skin of Our teeth. We always do it for the hard way. Yes, it was
0:33:06 > 0:33:10incredible, incredible day, disappointed not to play longer
0:33:10 > 0:33:15than 50 minutes, but you have to put that aside. I was so happy to
0:33:15 > 0:33:18score the goal, I think 30 seconds before the end of the game, I
0:33:18 > 0:33:22cleared it off the line, I thought, this is it, but it ended in
0:33:22 > 0:33:25penalties. Unbelievable, the team worked really hard, but the most
0:33:25 > 0:33:29important thing is that we kept believing and at the end of the day
0:33:29 > 0:33:33we deserve the trophy. I have got mixed emotions, delighted to win
0:33:33 > 0:33:37the cup for our supporters, but I feel for Anthony and Cardiff.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42you have a word with him. doesn't matter what I say to them
0:33:42 > 0:33:47at this time. I know he is going to be down, I have been there when I
0:33:47 > 0:33:57scored an own goal against Chelsea. We will all be behind him.
0:33:57 > 0:34:07
0:34:07 > 0:34:14Here come the victors. Liverpool! Steve and Gerrard leads the team at
0:34:14 > 0:34:18the steps. There is absolutely no better feeling. It is nice to see
0:34:18 > 0:34:22such a big team really make a big play of this cup competition. Right
0:34:22 > 0:34:26from the start, the team that Kenny Dalglish fielded at Exeter in the
0:34:26 > 0:34:30early rounds was a strong team. It has carried on like that throughout,
0:34:30 > 0:34:40and this is the reward. Liverpool is a club that wins trophies. More
0:34:40 > 0:34:44
0:34:44 > 0:34:54than most others. It has been too Their 19th major cup final at
0:34:54 > 0:34:55
0:34:55 > 0:35:00Wembley. The car has the red-and- white ribbons on it. -- carb.
0:35:00 > 0:35:10Medieval Steven Gerrard to hold aloft. Liverpool have silverware
0:35:10 > 0:35:13
0:35:13 > 0:35:18again. Liverpool are the winners of Congratulations, what a hard way to
0:35:19 > 0:35:23win. It is a long way to win it, anyway! Our name is on the trophy,
0:35:23 > 0:35:27that is all that matters. I thought the boys played particularly well,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30and Cardiff were always going to be difficult. They had the big boys up
0:35:30 > 0:35:34front, Gestede, he did well for them. At the end of the day, we
0:35:34 > 0:35:38have got our name on the trophy. Dirk Kuyt scored that goal, so
0:35:38 > 0:35:43close to being the winning goal, it must have been like going through
0:35:43 > 0:35:48murder, really. We were always going to be under pressure. Very
0:35:48 > 0:35:54good delivery from set plays. They were never going to lie down. They
0:35:54 > 0:35:59were always going to come back, great credit to Cardiff. As I say,
0:35:59 > 0:36:05not a nice way to win a cup, but we will take it. Many commiserations,
0:36:05 > 0:36:11a painful way to lose a fine of. Yes, it was, in answer to your
0:36:11 > 0:36:14question! We had a chance in the last minute of the game. Kenny just
0:36:14 > 0:36:19played it over, I thought that would be that. In extra-time, the
0:36:19 > 0:36:25way we came back, I was so very, very proud of them. Why has it been
0:36:25 > 0:36:30so long for Liverpool? We have done well in the League and the
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Champions League, the Champions League final in 2007, different
0:36:33 > 0:36:37things. It is not easy to win trophies, that is what makes it
0:36:37 > 0:36:41special rules by during the years of drought, did you think, that my
0:36:41 > 0:36:47time of winning trophies has come to an end? You never think that at
0:36:47 > 0:36:53Liverpool. This is hopefully the first of many more. You have seen
0:36:53 > 0:36:59highs and lows, this must be one of the lowest. Yes, getting been in
0:36:59 > 0:37:03any cup final is disappointing. We found ourselves in a match against
0:37:03 > 0:37:07a very good Liverpool side, and when you take it to penalties, you
0:37:07 > 0:37:16think, it might be your day, particularly when Steven Gerrard
0:37:16 > 0:37:20missed his penalty. Personally very disappointing not to step up to the
0:37:20 > 0:37:25mark. What are your emotions after that? What a way to win! Thrilling
0:37:25 > 0:37:28day. It was so great, what an exciting football match. I am so
0:37:28 > 0:37:32proud of our supporters and our players and all the work that they
0:37:33 > 0:37:37have done to win this. It has been a long time since Liverpool have
0:37:37 > 0:37:41won some silverware, it is a great day. John Henry, they are easy ways
0:37:41 > 0:37:46to win football games and harder ways, that was the hard way. That
0:37:46 > 0:37:51was the hard way. Cardiff played a great game. But I felt we deserved
0:37:51 > 0:37:57to win. We were dominant through most of the match. But boy, this
0:37:57 > 0:38:01was part thought! Do you intend this, gentlemen, to be the
0:38:01 > 0:38:05beginning of something special for this football club? Mr Henry?
0:38:06 > 0:38:10well, so much has gone on off the field over the last few years
0:38:10 > 0:38:14before we came in and since we came in. The history of this club is
0:38:14 > 0:38:19winning matches like this, so hopefully this is a first step.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23the beginning of something special? We hope so. We have been hoping for
0:38:23 > 0:38:27steady progress, and I think this is certainly a great market.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Obviously, we are still in the FA Cup, and we would like to make the
0:38:30 > 0:38:39Champions League. This is going to be a great boost for the players,
0:38:39 > 0:38:43and we are looking forward to Very well done to Liverpool, their
0:38:43 > 0:38:488th League Cup title. I am joined by Mark Biden, three-time Cup
0:38:48 > 0:38:52finalists, what an epic battle, Cardiff made Liverpool work all the
0:38:52 > 0:38:56way. I mean, the final so often disappoint, Britain's most
0:38:56 > 0:39:01successful club against a club in the Championship. Everyone was
0:39:01 > 0:39:04rolling up expecting to see an entertaining game with Liverpool
0:39:04 > 0:39:09scoring three awful goals. Full of admiration for Cardiff, because
0:39:09 > 0:39:14they pushed Liverpool to the absolute limit. I think the
0:39:14 > 0:39:17headline makers were looking for Craig Bellamy to be the game
0:39:17 > 0:39:21changed, but the main cameo performance was from Dirk Kuyt.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Fresh legs just when they needed it, watch how he goes past the tired
0:39:26 > 0:39:29legs. The shot was terrible, but his reaction was so quick. He puts
0:39:29 > 0:39:33it into an area where Heaton could not get to it. At this stage, we
0:39:33 > 0:39:39thought it was game over. We thought Cardiff had given
0:39:39 > 0:39:44everything, people were going down with cramp. Yeah. Kuyt scrambling
0:39:44 > 0:39:48off the line. Great position, he flicks it over the bar, he has
0:39:48 > 0:39:53scored one, cleared one off the line, and then the most important
0:39:53 > 0:39:58one, the penalty, to get Liverpool on the way. After Steven Gerrard
0:39:58 > 0:40:02and Charlie Adam had both missed. Two bankers. Charlie Adams scored
0:40:02 > 0:40:06loads of penalties for Blackpool. His first medal after six years at
0:40:06 > 0:40:11the club. How things could have been different if Kenny Miller took
0:40:11 > 0:40:17that chance with two minutes left of the 90. I was out of my seat.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Great free-kick, a lovely touch, strike! He went for too much power.
0:40:21 > 0:40:28Watch his diagonal run. He gets it on the turn, take a little bit of
0:40:28 > 0:40:32pace out of the shot. Look at that, he is stretching a little bit, but
0:40:32 > 0:40:36it is OK. Look at the whole of the goal that he has got to hit, that
0:40:36 > 0:40:40would have been the winner on 88 minutes. If that went in, they
0:40:40 > 0:40:46would walk out with the trophy. Then the drama of the penalties.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Tom Heaton, a former Manchester United trainee, he was a hero
0:40:50 > 0:40:58against Crystal Palace. Absolutely, doing his homework, Steven Gerrard
0:40:58 > 0:41:01possibly taking the first one, who goes where? Everyone gassed in here.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06Steven Gerrard got over that. He got hold of it, going down to his
0:41:06 > 0:41:11right, but he managed to get the left Armer. It is as good a penalty
0:41:11 > 0:41:13as he will see, penalty save. Everyone thought he would be the
0:41:13 > 0:41:20match-winner or the difference between these two teams, but it was
0:41:20 > 0:41:24his Cousin Anthony. Anthony, yes, listen, they have taken Liverpool
0:41:24 > 0:41:29to extra-time and penalties. There has to be a hero and a villain, but
0:41:29 > 0:41:34it could happen to everyone. Even after the two strikers had missed,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38the pressure was on him. He came on as a substitute, playing against
0:41:38 > 0:41:42Stephen, this is it for him. Plenty of people have gone on to do well
0:41:42 > 0:41:46after those misses, and hopefully they can carry on good work in the
0:41:46 > 0:41:52Championship and get promotion. Liverpool, a springboard. You would
0:41:52 > 0:41:56hope so, �145 million with a talent against �4 million worth of talent.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00I expected them to win, but the manner in which their won, sheer
0:42:00 > 0:42:04relief, and you are hoping this is a platform. The results can improve
0:42:04 > 0:42:09after winning the Carling Kay until the end of the season. They need
0:42:10 > 0:42:15Champions League football. You are hoping that it is something special
0:42:15 > 0:42:20Paul Kenny. Cardiff, you have been in their position, three cup finals,
0:42:20 > 0:42:24how Ardler the for Malky Mackay to pick them up? Listen, look what you
0:42:24 > 0:42:28have done, can we come back here in the play-offs and get success? We
0:42:28 > 0:42:33have won so many friends across the nation, playing the football that
0:42:33 > 0:42:37they did. Come back, we have got lots to go for. This is not a time
0:42:37 > 0:42:41to hang our heads in shame. Liverpool are a big club, we have
0:42:41 > 0:42:46taken them all the way to penalties, it could have gone anyway, let's
0:42:46 > 0:42:50march forward for promotion. Congratulations to Liverpool, the