Darwin Nunez's Goal Puts Liverpool Through Quarter-Finals Of Carabao Cup

Striker Dawin Nunez guided Liverpool to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. (Twitter @LFC)

JAKARTA - Liverpool have to work hard against fellow English Premier League teams in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. In a duel at the Vitality Stadium, Thursday, November 2 early morning WIB, Liverpool beat Bournemouth 2-1 and pocketed a ticket to the quarter-finals.

Liverpool did not field most of the pillar players in the Carabao Cup match. Including goalkeeper Alisson Becker who was replaced by Caoimhin Kelleher. Manager Jurgen Klopp only left Mohamed Salah as starter.

However, Liverpool were still able to perform optimally to get rid of Bournemouth. However, the Reds needed a goal from Darwin Nunez to determine victory and progress to the quarter-finals.

This success made Liverpool one of the favorites to win the championship trophy. This is because other elite teams from the Premier League such as Arsenal and defending champion Manchester United have fallen. Only Chelsea and Everton are Liverpool's competitors.

In that duel, Liverpool faced stiff resistance from Bournemouth, who were at the bottom of the standings and threatened with relegation. The Pool's attacks never produced results.

The Liverpool players' patience in facing the hosts' strong defense finally paid off in the 31st minute. Forward Cody Gakpo successfully found the back of the Bournemouth goal, giving Liverpool a 1-0 lead. That score lasted until the end of the first half.

In the second half, Bournemouth tried to get back up and catch up. After several attempts to threaten Liverpool's goal, they were finally able to equalize the score.

Bournemouth's goal was scored by winger Justin Kluivert who received an assist from Alex Scott. Kluivert's goal came in the 64th minute.

In a 1-1 draw, both teams attacked each other. Liverpool didn't take long to regain the lead. In the 70th minute, Nunez, who came on in the second half, successfully broke through Bournemouth's goal.

The score changed to 2-1 for Liverpool. No more goals were scored and Liverpool won the match and progressed to the quarter-finals.