Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1

CARDIFF – Peter Crouch headed in a late winner yesterday to give Liverpool a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the Community Shield, the traditional curtain raiser to the English Premier League season.

Crouch was unmarked as he jumped to head past Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini in the 80th minute. Liverpool had scored its first goal in the ninth minute on a counter attack, with John Arne Riise making a solo run down most of the field and shooting past Cudicini.He had collected the ball from a cleared Chelsea corner.Andriy Shevchenko scored his first goal for Chelsea in the 43rd minute, taking Frank Lampard’s cross from the halfway line and chesting it down to sidefoot past Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina.Michael Ballack, Chelsea’s other big signing, only lasted 26 minutes after appearing to pull a muscle in his leg.He held ice to his left hip before being substituted.Nampa-APLiverpool had scored its first goal in the ninth minute on a counter attack, with John Arne Riise making a solo run down most of the field and shooting past Cudicini.He had collected the ball from a cleared Chelsea corner.Andriy Shevchenko scored his first goal for Chelsea in the 43rd minute, taking Frank Lampard’s cross from the halfway line and chesting it down to sidefoot past Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina.Michael Ballack, Chelsea’s other big signing, only lasted 26 minutes after appearing to pull a muscle in his leg.He held ice to his left hip before being substituted.Nampa-AP