[lfc-news] Boa Morte strike caps tribute to Haynes

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Boa Morte strike caps tribute to Haynes

Jamie Jackson at Craven Cottage
Sunday October 23, 2005
The Observer

'Until January we have time,' Rafael Benitez reckoned, when asked if the
goal problem he centred on following this depressing defeat would be solved
by buying a striker in the new year.
At the moment, the ones he has are not performing. Liverpool have just five
goals all campaign. Peter Crouch, given 15 minutes here, has not scored
since his move. The problem, though, is also the system. Here, Djibril
Cisse then Fernando Morientes were played as the lone striker and it may be
instructive that when Cisse deployed his pace to provide down the right,
Liverpool became more direct, threatening and English in style. As last
season proved, Benitez is brave enough to go his way and, as he argues, he
is taking the longer view. But by the next transfer window the domestic
issue could be over. 'I just think of Crystal Palace [Liverpool's Carling
Cup opponents on Tuesday], not the top teams,' was his deflection of that
issue.

For Fulham this was the right professional and sentimental result, a second
win of their Premiership season coming on the afternoon their favoured son
was remembered. Two wreaths spelling the name of Johnny Haynes had been
laid on the Craven Cottage soil to mark his passing before the minute's
silence was immaculately observed. 'We paid tribute to a great man who will
be sorely missed,' Chris Coleman said. 'Fitting that we beat the European
Champions.'
It was, but with the players Liverpool have this should surely not happen.
Within a minute of kick-off Xabi Alonso was dumped on his rump by Papa
Bouba Diop and from the acres of space in midfield Steed Malbranque teed up
Ahmad Elrich. The Australian fired over, but the visitors did not recover
all half.

'When you control as we did, you must score,' Benitez moaned repeatedly.
'You can see how many chances we had.' Yet it was Fulham who took theirs
and the first was down to Liverpool's brittleness. Josemi misjudged a
header, Claus Jensen found Collins John with a clever looped ball and the
Dutchman neatly scored his third in three games. 'He is a goal scorer,'
Coleman said in a moment of revelation. 'And he can only get better.'

Sven-Goran Eriksson was here but with Crouch played belatedly, he had only
Jamie Carragher to watch. If the Swede visited purely for entertainment
then at least it got better in the second half. Four minutes before the
hour Liverpool finally got in behind Fulham, when Harry Kewell released
Cisse, but the Frenchman failed to distribute.

Liverpool were now direct. Morientes brought one good save from the
outstanding replacement keeper, Tony Warner, after 67 minutes and went
close again seconds later. When Luis Garcia replaced the dire Djimi Traore,
the Spaniard added fizz to Liverpool and without the game's best save from
Warner he would have equalised after 72 minutes. Crouch finally received
his 15 minutes, but the best he could muster was falling over for a weak
penalty appeal. But Boa Morte's goal meant Haynes received the correct
commemoration.

Man of the match: Luis Boa Morte - sharp, eager and got his reward with the
goal.

FA Premiership
Saturday October 22, 2005
FT Fulham 2-0 Liverpool
30' John 1-0
53' Josemi
86' Sissoko
90' Boa Morte 2-0
Fulham
Mark Crossley (Tony Warner), Carlos Bocanegra, Alain Goma, Niclas Jensen, N
(Liam Rosenior), Moritz Volz, Papa Bouba Diop, Ahmad Elrich (Brian
McBride), Claus Jensen, C, Steed Malbranque, Luis Boa Morte, Collins John

Liverpool
Jose Manuel Reina, Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypia, Jose Miguel Josemi, Djimi
Traore (Javier Sanz Luis Garcia), Xabi Alonso, Harry Kewell (Peter Crouch),
John Arne Riise, Mohamed Sissoko, Djibril Cisse, Fernando Morientes

Referee: Atkinson, M

Venue: Craven Cottage

Attendance: 22,480

Corners:
Fulham 3
Liverpool 8

Goal Attempts:
Fulham 6
Liverpool 14

On Target:
Fulham 3
Liverpool 6

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