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Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) were beaten 3:0 by Liverpool FC (ENG) in the semifinals of the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship at the International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan on Thursday.

Peter Crouch opened the scoring for Liverpool on the third minute-mark and then Steven Gerrard made it 2:0 in the 32nd minute of the first half. Crouch scored his second goal of the match in the 58th minute for the victory.

Liverpool FC will meet Sao Paulo FC (BRA) in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Final on Sunday (18 December) at Yokohama?s International Stadium. Meanwhile in the earlier third-place match on Sunday, Deportivo Saprissa takes on Al Ittihad (KSA).

This is the second consecutive FIFA Club World Championship that a CONCACAF team will play the third-place match; previously CID Necaxa (MEX) defeated Real Madrid (ESP) 4:3 on penalty kicks to claim the third-place honours at the 2000 tournament held in Brazil.

2005 FIFA CLUB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinals

15.12.2005: Yokohama, JAPAN; International Stadium (A: 43902)

DEPORTIVO SAPRISSA (CRC) ? LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) 0:3 (0:2)

Peter CROUCH 3?, 58?; Steven GERRARD 32?

Deportivo Saprissa: Jose Francisco Porras ? Christian Bolaños, Victor Cordero, Ronald Gonzalez, Jervis Drummond, Walter Centeno, Ronald Gomez (76: Gerold Drummond), Alvaro Saborio (83: Allan Aleman), Gabriel Badilla, Randall Azofeifa, Tray Bennett (46: Alonso Solis). Booked: Azofeifa 29?

TD: Hernan MEDFORD

Liverpool FC: Jose Manuel Reina ? Sami Hyypia (72: Luis Garcia), John Arne Riise, Steven Gerrard (64: Florent Sinama Pongolle), Djibril Cisse, Alonso Xabi (79: Didi Hamann), Peter Crough, Josemi, Djimi Traore, Momo Sissoko, Jamie Carragher. Booked: none

TD: Rafael BENITEZ

R: Carlos CHANDIA (CHI)

Third Place

18.12.2005: Yokohama, JAPAN; International Stadium (16:20)

AL ITTIHAD (KSA) ? DEPORTIVO SAPRISSA (CRC)

Photo from fifa.com/Action Images