Reds end season in high

A great day for all Liverpool fans. It was a bad start though when the team conceeded two early goals.Players looked downcast and needed some self belief.

Worst was to follow too. Just as they were back in the game after equalising for the second time, they went down again to a fluke goal. Luckily super captain Steven Gerrard was on hand to haul back the team to be on equal terms - for the third time - right on the final whistle.

You could see the players falling off like flies in the extra time due to cramps - after all they have played 63 matches this season.

Goalkeeper Pepe Reina made a super save in the end of the extra time and it was off to penalties.

Flashbacks of Istanbul 2005 started coming to my mind. Will Reina be able to stop West Ham penalty kicks just as Jerzy Dudek did against AC Milan last year?

He surely did. He did not just stop one but three kicks and ended up as the hero of the team.

The sight of the other players running towards him in joy was a wonderful sight for all fans.

So the day which started with the team awarding two silly goals ended with an excellent win. And for the second year running Gerrard lifted a trophy to whet the appetites of all their fans.

It has been a good season indeed. The team finished third, collected 82 points, won 25 games and lost 6. The defence has been stingy - about 34 clean sheets I think and the much maligned strike force did come in good towards the end. And the team did score more than 100 goals in all competitions this season.

Who knows, maybe this time next year, with some new exciting players in, it will be the League title. Rafalution is surely making good progress.