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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has recalled Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez for their Europa League play-off second leg match with Hearts at Anfield.

Europa League / Play-off round
Anfield / 30.08.2012
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Aggregate score 2-1
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The referee blows up a minute early. Hearts are broken, as they go out 2-1 on aggregate. Liverpool go into Friday's Europa League draw.
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Gerrard crosses for Sterling in the centre but Zaliukas clears for a corner.
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Three minutes of added-on time. If Hearts score, they are through. But at the moment it is Liverpool into Friday's Europa League draw.
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GOAL for Liverpool and Suarez. 1-1 on the night, 2-1 to Liverpool on aggregate. He takes the ball in the middle of the Hearts half and, after Webster's slip, gets into the left channel past Zaliukas and beats MacDonald at his near post with a left-ffot shot.
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Liverpool go up the other end, and Grainger hacks Sterling to the floor on the right hand side of the area. Yellow card, but the Hearts defence are able to clear Gerrard's free-kick.
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Goal! Templeton tries a hugely optimistic shot from 25 yards that goes straight through a fumbling Reina and drops into the goal. Hearts lead 1-0, and it is 1-1 on aggregate.
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NO. Grainger's curling effort deflects off the wall for a corner.
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Sterling brings down Templeton 20 yards from goal. Is this Hearts' moment?
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Still hope for Hearts, who will need to take some risks to get the goal they need.
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Darren Barr goes into the book for a late challenge.
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A couple of sharp moments from young Hearts striker Carrick, and he really should have won a foul when Allen came into him from behind.
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18-year-old striker Dale Carrick replaces Novikovas, while for Liverpool Fabio Borini comes on for Henderson.
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Sterling cuts inside Grainger, who manages to get a block in for a corner, which comes to nothing. But Liverpool are well on top now.
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Templeton gets the ball on the left, but Kelly blocks and Pepe Reina is quickly out to field the ball.
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Grainger manages to tackle Sterling in the area, and the ball drops to first Suarez and then Gerrard, but the Liverpool skipper is denied at the near post by MacDonald.
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Henderson sets up Suarez with a pass down the middle, but MacDonald is bravely out to block and gets a knee in the face for his troubles.
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Faced by two banks of four, Gerrard tries an optimistic curler from 25 yards that is well wide of MacDonald's goal.
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Driver gets the ball in the Liverpool area, but his control is dreadful and Gerrard is able to close him down.
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Liverpool break again through Gerrard and Sterling, but Kelly's eventual cross fails to beat the first defender.
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Andrew Driver replaces Sutton. Driver goes into midfield, and Paterson goes up front for Hearts.