Liverpool legends were caught late by Borussia Dortmund legends to draw in a charity football match at Anfield Stadium.
The charity football match at Anfield on Saturday night, 28 March 2026 GMT+7, featured a face-off between Liverpool "Reds" legends and Borussia Dortmund "Yellow Submarine" legends. Liverpool was jointly managed by Sir Kenny Dalglish and Jürgen Klopp.
Just six minutes into the first half, Liverpool took a 1-0 lead when Ryan Babel crossed the ball into the right side of the penalty area, allowing Thiago Alcântara to slide and sweep the ball into the net.
Then in the 39th minute, Liverpool extended their lead to 2-0 with a sharp strike by Jay Spearing that went into the top corner, ending the first half at that score.
In the second half, at the 63rd minute, Dortmund pulled one back to 1-2 when Mohamed Zidan broke through and shot the ball past Pepe Reina into the near post.
Not done yet, at the 81st minute Dortmund equalized 2-2 from a cross into the penalty area, with Jan Koller heading the ball into the net.
The game ended in a 2-2 draw between Liverpool legends and Borussia Dortmund legends.
The line-ups for both teams were as follows:
Liverpool: Jerzy Dudek - Mark Wright, Martin Škrtel, Sami Hyypiä, Ragnar Klavan, Fabio Aurelio - Jay Spearing, Igor Bišćan, Thiago Alcântara - Steven Gerrard - Ryan Babel. Substitutes: Pepe Reina, Sander Westerveld, Grégory Vignal, Martin Kelly, Yossi Benayoun, Luis Chílgar, Vladimír Šmicer, Albert Riera, Florent Sinama-Pongolle, Jermain Pennant, Mark González, Peter Crouch, Natasha Dowie, Dirk Kuyt.
Borussia Dortmund: Roman Weidenfeller - Łukasz Piszczek, Patrick Owomoyela, Jörg Heinrich, Dedé - Paul Lambert, Marcel Schmelzer - Jakub Błaszczykowski, Mohamed Zidan, Kevin Großkreutz - Jan Koller. Substitutes: Mitchell Langerak, Lee Young-Pyo, Moritz Leitner, Antonio da Silva, Nelson Valdez, Oliver Kirch, Erik Durm.