{"id":32542,"date":"2014-07-17T11:44:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T11:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=32542"},"modified":"2014-07-17T11:44:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T11:44:28","slug":"liverpool-lose-pre-season-opener-to-brondby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/liverpool-lose-pre-season-opener-to-brondby\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool lose pre-season opener to Brondby"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liverpool began their pre-season campaign with a 2-1 loss against Danish side Brondby, with Ferhan Hasani netting a stoppage-time winner for the hosts.<\/p>\n
Substitute Hasani had already served warning of his goal threat with a superb free-kick that crashed against Brad Jones’\u00a0crossbar.<\/p>\n
And the Macedonia international\u2019s slaloming run and classy finish in the 91st minute ultimately proved the difference at Brondby Stadion.<\/p>\n
Liverpool vice-captain and Denmark skipper Daniel Agger was the main focus of attention before the game upon his return to his first club, but Philippe Coutinho and Jordon Ibe shone brightest for the Premier League outfit on the pitch.<\/p>\n
Despite Brondby’s superior match sharpness –\u00a0this was the Danes’\u00a0fourth pre-season game –\u00a0it was Liverpool who started the better, with Coutinho a constant menace.<\/p>\n
However, a superb 20-yard effort from\u00a0Christian Norgaard\u00a0gave the hosts the lead in the 23rd minute, shortly after Liverpool youngster Tiago Ilori had limped off injured.<\/p>\n
Brondby keeper Lucas Hradecky then made fine saves from Coutinho, Brad Smith and Lucas Leiva, but a searing run down the left from teenager Ibe –\u00a0brought on at half-time –\u00a0led to\u00a0Kristoffer Peterson\u00a0equalising from close range.<\/p>\n
Riza Durmisi and\u00a0Hasani\u00a0both hit the woodwork with free-kicks as the home side unsurprisingly finished the stronger, yet\u00a0the latter was not to be denied in stoppage time as he fired home to earn Brondby the win.<\/p>\n
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Source: Goal.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Liverpool began their pre-season campaign with a 2-1 loss against Danish side Brondby, with Ferhan Hasani netting a stoppage-time winner for the hosts. Substitute Hasani had already served warning of his goal threat with a superb free-kick that crashed against Brad Jones’\u00a0crossbar. And the Macedonia international\u2019s slaloming run and classy finish in the 91st minute […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":32543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[29,3,1544,1716],"yoast_head":"\n