Liverpool come through epic shootout to beat Middlesbrough


By ToDavis
  • Football
  • Wednesday, 24 Sep 2014

Southampton's Nathaniel Clyne (R) celebrates with team mate Florin Gardos after scoring against Arsenal during their English League Cup soccer match at the Emirates stadium in London September 23, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool reached the fourth round of the League Cup on Tuesday after winning an epic and nerve-shredding penalty shootout 14-13 at home to second-tier Middlesbrough, with the teams ending extra time tied at 2-2.

Middlesbrough's Albert Adomah brought the gripping penalty contest to an end when he fired wide after both teams had kept their nerve in sudden death, shattering the record for the longest shootout in the League Cup.

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