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| Liverpool legends play match for Hillsborough 96 | |
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| Liverpool legends came together for a charity match to celebrate the lives of the 96 fans who died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. | |
| The Celebration of the 96 game at Anfield saw Kenny Dalglish's UK and Ireland team draw 2-2 against Gerard Houllier's Rest of the World side. | |
| Thousands watched players including Jamie Carragher, Robbie Fowler, Markus Babbel and Luis Garcia in the match. | Thousands watched players including Jamie Carragher, Robbie Fowler, Markus Babbel and Luis Garcia in the match. |
| Hillsborough Family Support Group organised the event. | Hillsborough Family Support Group organised the event. |
| Striker Robbie Fowler, 39, scored for the UK and Ireland side but then midfielder Vladimir Smicer, 40, equalised for the international team. | |
| After midfielder Bruno Cheyrou, 35, made the score 2-1, Fowler equalised with a penalty just before the final whistle. | After midfielder Bruno Cheyrou, 35, made the score 2-1, Fowler equalised with a penalty just before the final whistle. |
| Roy Evans, assistant manager to Kenny Dalglish, said the day was not about the players but the Hillsborough families. | Roy Evans, assistant manager to Kenny Dalglish, said the day was not about the players but the Hillsborough families. |
| Last week marked the 25th anniversary of Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at the Sheffield ground. | Last week marked the 25th anniversary of Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at the Sheffield ground. |
| Ninety-six men, women and children died at the match on 15 April 1989. | Ninety-six men, women and children died at the match on 15 April 1989. |
| A memorial service marking the anniversary was held at Anfield on Tuesday. | A memorial service marking the anniversary was held at Anfield on Tuesday. |
| Fresh inquests into the deaths of the fans being held in Warrington have been adjourned until 22 April. | Fresh inquests into the deaths of the fans being held in Warrington have been adjourned until 22 April. |
| They were ordered after the original accidental death inquest verdicts were quashed in 2012 following an independent report | They were ordered after the original accidental death inquest verdicts were quashed in 2012 following an independent report |