Sport 24-11-2000 Magnificent Liverpool Denied At Last Minute who: Liverpool what: Draw 2-2 with Olympiakos where: Athens, Greece when: Last night snippet: "An injury-time goal from Alexios Alezandris ruined Liverpool`s hopes of cruising to a comfortable win in their third round UEFA Cup clash with Olympiakos," reports The Star`s Matt D`Arcy. "Yet again Liverpool had thrown away a lead just when it seemed they couldn`t lose." "The Merseysiders performed magnificently to lead twice and hit the woodwork three times," says Paul Walker in The Independent, "although their finishing was often wasteful." Nicky Barmby scored in the first half and Liverpool held the lead until Olympiakos`s Alexios Alexandris equalised midway through the second half. Man-of-the-match Steven Gerrard headed in Liverpool`s second a minute later "and it looked as if they would hang on for victory before Alexandris struck again in injury time". Despite the last-minute goal, Liverpool`s "dream of an extended run in the Uefa Cup lives on," says Ian Ross in The Guardian. The British side gave a "splendid performance of diligence and character" and they will now feel "justifiably confident of reaching the final 16" when the return leg takes place at Anfield in two weeks. [... more]

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