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Liverpool youngsters fire 5 past Young Boys
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September 22, 2012, Saturday
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LIVERPOOL twice squandered the lead, trailed 3-2 and then scored three times in the last 25 minutes to win 5-3 at Young Boys in an enthralling but blunder-prone Europa League tie on Thursday in Berne, Switzerland.
Forward Eduardo Vargas scored a hat-trick to propel Napoli to a 4-0 win over AIK Stockholm and titleholders Atletico Madrid won 3-0 at Hapoel Tel Aviv as the monstrous group phase got under way.
Liverpool, effectively fielding a reserve team in Berne, were gifted a fourth minute lead with a bizarre own goal as Christoph Spycher headed the ball straight at teammate Juhani Ojala and it ricocheted into the net.
Liverpool returned the gift when Jose Enrique lost the ball in the penalty area and Raphael Nuzzolo fired into the roof of the net in the 38th minute, only for Andre Wisdom to head Liverpool back in front almost immediately.
Ojala equalized and Gonzalo Zarate put the Swiss ahead with a delightful finish. Then Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates made it 3-3 after another Young Boys mix-up and two goals from Jonjo Shelvey won the game for the three-times UEFA Cup winners.
"We have come away with a young team into a European game and I want to talk about the five goals we scored which were absolutely magnificent," Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said. "Of course we could have defended better and there is no question the three goals we gave away were disappointing."
Cristian Rodriguez and Diego Costa scored twice in three minutes before halftime for Atletico in Group B and Raul Garcia completed the scoring.
Tottenham had two goals disallowed in a 0-0 draw at home to Serie A joint leader Lazio in their opening game of the Europa League group stage.
Clint Dempsey, who also plays for the US, had a goal ruled out for offside halfway through the first period, before Steven Caulker saw his header struck off for his push on Lazio's Stefano Mauri.
Dempsey disagreed with the referee's decision, which prevented him from scoring his first goal for Spurs since signing from Fulham.
Inter Milan needed a last-minute equalizer to draw 2-2 at home to Rubin Kazan and French league leader Marseille scraped a similar 2-2 draw at Fenerbahce.
Udinese also snatched a 1-1 draw at the very end, Antonio Di Natale's stoppage-time strike rescuing a point for the Serie A side against big-spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.
Lacina Traore had given Anzhi a halftime lead.
Meanwhile, last season's runner-up Athletic Bilbao was held to a 1-1 draw at home by Hapoel Kiryat Shmona.
Adrian Rochet gave the Israeli champion a surprise lead in the 14th minute but Markel Susaeta leveled five minutes from halftime.
Athletic striker Fernando Llorente was introduced at the start of the second half to loud boos from the home fans, who are unhappy with his decision to seek a move in January.
Bilbao has lost early ground in Group I, after Lyon beat Sparta Prague 2-1.
Forward Eduardo Vargas scored a hat-trick to propel Napoli to a 4-0 win over AIK Stockholm and titleholders Atletico Madrid won 3-0 at Hapoel Tel Aviv as the monstrous group phase got under way.
Liverpool, effectively fielding a reserve team in Berne, were gifted a fourth minute lead with a bizarre own goal as Christoph Spycher headed the ball straight at teammate Juhani Ojala and it ricocheted into the net.
Liverpool returned the gift when Jose Enrique lost the ball in the penalty area and Raphael Nuzzolo fired into the roof of the net in the 38th minute, only for Andre Wisdom to head Liverpool back in front almost immediately.
Ojala equalized and Gonzalo Zarate put the Swiss ahead with a delightful finish. Then Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates made it 3-3 after another Young Boys mix-up and two goals from Jonjo Shelvey won the game for the three-times UEFA Cup winners.
"We have come away with a young team into a European game and I want to talk about the five goals we scored which were absolutely magnificent," Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said. "Of course we could have defended better and there is no question the three goals we gave away were disappointing."
Cristian Rodriguez and Diego Costa scored twice in three minutes before halftime for Atletico in Group B and Raul Garcia completed the scoring.
Tottenham had two goals disallowed in a 0-0 draw at home to Serie A joint leader Lazio in their opening game of the Europa League group stage.
Clint Dempsey, who also plays for the US, had a goal ruled out for offside halfway through the first period, before Steven Caulker saw his header struck off for his push on Lazio's Stefano Mauri.
Dempsey disagreed with the referee's decision, which prevented him from scoring his first goal for Spurs since signing from Fulham.
Inter Milan needed a last-minute equalizer to draw 2-2 at home to Rubin Kazan and French league leader Marseille scraped a similar 2-2 draw at Fenerbahce.
Udinese also snatched a 1-1 draw at the very end, Antonio Di Natale's stoppage-time strike rescuing a point for the Serie A side against big-spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.
Lacina Traore had given Anzhi a halftime lead.
Meanwhile, last season's runner-up Athletic Bilbao was held to a 1-1 draw at home by Hapoel Kiryat Shmona.
Adrian Rochet gave the Israeli champion a surprise lead in the 14th minute but Markel Susaeta leveled five minutes from halftime.
Athletic striker Fernando Llorente was introduced at the start of the second half to loud boos from the home fans, who are unhappy with his decision to seek a move in January.
Bilbao has lost early ground in Group I, after Lyon beat Sparta Prague 2-1.
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