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Monday, September 29, 2008

Torres bags brace in derby win

Fernando Torres returned to goalscoring form with 2 goals as Liverpool beat Merseyside rivals Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park. The striker's first goals for over a month were enough to down an Everton side still looking for their first home win of the season, and continue Liverpool's impressive start to the season. Torres and Keane combined well to open the scoring on 59 minutes when the Irishman latched onto Alonso's ball to pull a cross back from the byline that was bound for Torres. Dirk Kuyt's run towards the near post took the defender with him and Torres had more than enough space to fire a low volley under American goalkeeper Tim Howard for his first goal since the winner at Sunderland on August 16.

After waiting 42 days for his second goal of the season, Torres would wait just three minutes for his third. With Everton clearly rattled by the opening goal Nigerian Yobo slid in to tackle Kuyt well but saw the ball roll to Torres, and Howard could only palm the Spaniard's solid shot into the roof of the net.

The introduction of Louis Saha just after that goal sparked a half-hearted comeback for Everton, but their hopes were all but extinguished when Aussie Tim Cahill received a red card - perhaps harshly - for his scissor-tackle on Alonso.

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