FA CUP PEN-PICTURES continued Continued from previous page: HOW THE TEAMS REACHED THE FINAL Kiama Soccer Club, West Ham Utd continued ... Matthew Etherington, signed from: Tottenham, THIRD ROUND cordially invites all those interested in the World August 2003. Dangerous winger who has found Luton 3 Liverpool 5. Game, to join us for a celebration of football at a home at West Ham after a frustrating spell with Norwich 1 West Ham 2. Tottenham. Has pace to worry defenders. FOURTH ROUND the Leagues Club tonight, Saturday, May 13th, Shaun Newton, signed from: Wolves, March 2005. Experienced campaigner who joined the Portsmouth 1 Liverpool 2. Steven Gerrard from 8.30 pm onwards. Hammers to assist their promotion push. Can be and John Arne Riise put the visitors comfortably quick and has a menacing delivery. Has not yet ahead at Fratton Park by half-time. Although scored many for the Londoners but does have a Sean Davis pulled one back for Pompey. reputation for netting useful goals from midfi eld. West Ham 4 Blackburn 2. David Bentley put Carl Fletcher, signed from: Bournemouth, Au- Rovers ahead in the fi rst minute but Pardew’s gust 2004. Has found chances limited due to the men recovered and were ahead by half-time, form of Mullins (suspended) and Reo-Coker but with Teddy Sheringham’s cheeky penalty level- FA CUP NIGHT is a useful central midfi elder. A good passer of ling matters. Lucas Neill made it 3-2 in the sec- the ball with a liking for getting forward. ond half but Zamora sealed the win. Marlon Harewood, signed from: Nottingham FIFTH ROUND Forest, November 2003. Has hit form in the lat- Liverpool 1 Manchester United 0. Peter ter half of the season and etched his name into Crouch rose to head home the winner in the LIVERPOOL Hammers folklore with the semi-fi nal winner 19th minute, taking advantage of slack marking against Middlesbrough. from United’s Nemanja Vidic. Dean Ashton, signed from: Norwich, January West Ham 2 Bolton 1. After a goalless draw at V 2006. Made an immediate impression after his the Reebok Stadium, Marlon Harewood struck mid-season move from Norwich with fi ve goals the winner in the replay at Upton Park. in his fi rst seven games. Handy striker who QUARTER-FINAL proved his worth in the Premiership with Nor- Birmingham 0 Liverpool 7. Liverpool brushed WEST HAM UTD wich last year. aside relegation-threatened Birmingham in con- Bobby Zamora, signed from: Tottenham, Febru- vincing fashion at St Andrews. The victory never ary 2004. Capped a fi ne 2004-05 by scoring the looked in doubt. goal that secured promotion in the play-off fi nal. Manchester City 1 West Ham 2. Dean Ashton Goals and chances have been fewer this season produced a moment of class to open the scoring Saturday, May 13th, 2006 but has provided useful back-up to Harewood at the end of a dreary fi rst half at Eastlands. He and Sheringham. doubled the lead to seal the win Teddy Sheringham, signed from: Portsmouth, SEMI-FINAL pre-match entertainment starts approx 8.30 pm. July 2004. Former England international who continues to excel at the age of 40 and has an- Chelsea 1 Liverpool 2 other season of top-fl ight football to look forward Riise curled a free-kick through Chelsea’s de- to. Still as wily as ever even though he may not fensive wall to open the scoring, with Luis Gar- play the full 90 minutes much these days. Won cia volleying spectacularly for the second. Didier the FA Cup with Manchester United in 1999. Drogba bravely headed in to give Chelsea hope, Yaniv Katan, signed from: Maccabi Haifa, Janu- but Liverpool held on for a famous win. ary 2006. Speedy striker or attacking midfi elder Middlesbrough 0 West Ham 1 signed for £100,000 in the January transfer win- With the Millennium Stadium clash appearing dow. Caught the eye in his homeland but is yet to be heading towards extra-time, Harewood to make his mark in the Premiership. ran through and blasted into the top corner past Man in the Middle: The FA have announced substitute Australian ‘keeper Brad Jones. Boro’s 45-year-old Staffordshire offi cial, Alan Wiley, fi rst-choice keeper Mark Schwarzer had been will referee the fi nal between Liverpool and West taken off after a challenge from Ashton with a Ham. broken cheek bone. Terralong St, Kiama. Phone 4232 1777 LIVERPOOL v WEST HAM UTD FA CUP PEN PICTURES COLOURS: Red, Red, Red COLOURS: Claret and Skyblue CAN Harry Kewell emulate Craig Johnston in a with Chris Hudson Liverpool shirt 22 years on? gust 2004. Technically excellent Spain interna- Came into the side towards the end of last sea- Not only have they both represented their coun- his ability in the past 18 months to command a tional whose passing range allows him to dictate son to help secure promotion but his hopes tries and also one of the top football clubs in the regular place in the back four with his consistent games when given space. Running into peak of playing Premiership football this term have world, but both Kewell and Johnston have now performances. form at just the right time. His Spanish team- largely been dashed by injury. gone one step further in Australian history, and Sami Hyypia, signed from Willem II, May 1999. mate, Luis Garcia, is suspended. Anton Ferdinand, trainee, December 2002. An- that is to represent Liverpool in a FA Cup fi nal. Back to his best this season as Liverpool have Mohamed Sissoko, signed from: Valencia, July other highly impressive youngster to roll off the Johnston scored in Liverpool’s 3-0 win over proved one of the toughest defences in the coun- 2005. Recovered from a potentially serious eye West Ham production line, Ferdinand looks to Newcastle in 1974, a golden age for the club, try to crack. May lack pace but makes up for that injury earlier this year to help Liverpool to the have a bright future. The World Cup may come when silverware fi lled the cupboards and man- by being such a commanding presence. fi nal. Has not had the smoothest of fi rst seasons too soon but he seems certain to follow brother tels at a successful Anfi eld. Jamie Carragher, trainee, August 1994. Prob- at Anfi eld - the injury aside - but he has shown Rio into the England side soon. The Merseysiders should prevail tonight and ably Liverpool’s best player last season and potential. James Collins, signed from: Cardiff, July 2005. once again engrave their name on the presti- again outstanding this term. A highly dedicated Harry Kewell, signed from: Leeds, July 2003. Formed a solid central defensive partnership gious trophy. Their opponents, West Ham Utd, professional who never gives less than 100% Has completed a remarkable transformation with the more experienced Danny Gabbidon at have been showing hot and cold form all sea- and rarely lets the side down. Solid, ever-de- from villain to hero this season. Reached the Cardiff from which West Ham now benefi t after son but cannot be taken lightly, even if the odds pendable performer. nadir of his career - in personal terms - when signing both players last year. show otherwise. John Arne Riise, signed from: Monaco, June he was booed off by Liverpool fans in the Cham- Danny Gabbidon, signed from: Cardiff, July Players to Watch: 2001. Provides dangerous attacking outlet down pions League fi nal but has responded by getting 2005. Cultured player who has relished the Arne Riise, Liverpool utility player; watch his the left whether fi elded in defence or midfi eld fi t and fi nally producing the goods. step up from the Championship with West Ham. overlaps and free kicks, a very adventurous full- and has a lethal shot. Likely to feature at left- Peter Crouch, signed from: Southampton, July Is now an established Welsh international and back; Harry Kewell, can change a game, just back with Harry Kewell in such good form in mid- 2005. Has had his critics this season but his has looked a smart signing by manager Alan needs to build his confi dence back up to where fi eld. Scored the opener in semi-fi nal win over performances would have been better appreci- Pardew. it was at Leeds, scoring an incredible goal at Chelsea. ated had he been playing alongside a reliable Paul Konchesky, signed from: Charlton, July Highbury. Luis Garcia is ruled out through sus- Stephen Warnock, trainee, July 2002. One partner. 2005. Hardly made the best of starts to his Ham- pension, so Steve Garrard is the other obvious of the few products of Liverpool’s Academy to Fernando Morientes, signed from: Real Ma- mers career when he was sent off on his second player and with Kewell, will probably be the key have graduated to the fi rst-team squad in recent drid, January 2005. Big disappointment since appearance but it proved a minor setback. His to unlocking the West Ham defence. seasons. A workmanlike left-back who pushed his move from Real Madrid. After having the speed and strong tackling, as a left-back, central West Ham’s Marlon Harewood, always had himself onto the fringes of the England picture second half of last season to settle in, much was defender or midfi elder, has caught the eye. talent, now has the stage to prove it; Paul earlier in the season. expected this term but has has largely failed to Lionel Scaloni, on loan from Deportivo La Co- Konchesky, a dream come true for a lifelong Djimi Traore, signed from: Laval, February deliver.