Liverpool rallies, reaches League Cup final
Posted January 25, 2012 4:47 pm.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LIVERPOOL, England — Craig Bellamy’s second-half equalizer against his former club sent Liverpool into the League Cup final Wednesday as the Reds rallied twice for a 2-2 draw against Manchester City to put them through on aggregate.
Liverpool entered the second leg with a 1-0 lead from the first match but came out attacking from the start, only to see City take the lead twice against the run of play.
Nigel de Jong put City ahead with a spectacular long-range strike in the 31st, but Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard equalized with a penalty nine minutes later.
After Joe Hart made a string of saves to keep City in the game, the visitors again went in front through Edin Dzeko’s easy tap-in from close range in the 67th.
But that lead was short-lived as well, as Bellamy’s low shot from inside the area gave Liverpool the draw it needed to reach Wembley.
