The players showed so much character to bounce back so strongly from Sunday's disappointment," said Kerr.With a crowd of 2,008 cheering them on Liverpool should have taken an early lead when Icelandic midfielder Katrin Omarsdottir sent a free header wide before England midfielder Fara Williams's 20-yard drive flew wide of the Arsenal post.We played some really good football and created so many chances that we could have won by a much wider margin.And it was the Gunners, with what was their first effort on target, who grabbed the 25th-minute opener. The Gunners were knocked out by Chelsea at the semi-final stage last season and Kerr added: "The girls were so anxious to make amends for last year.White latched on to left winger Rachel Yankey's through-ball to squeeze a close range shot past goalkeeper Sarah Quantrill.Playing at a great stadium like Anfield helped - we were really looking forward to the game and the girls showed they were absolutely up for it.The England striker almost doubled her tally 10 minutes later, her snap shot bouncing back off the near post, and then shot straight at Quantrill from eight yards.Liverpool manager Matt Beard, who as Chelsea boss was behind Arsenal's semi-final exit last term, admitted it was a frustrating night for his team.Sweden international midfielder Fors crossed from the right and Dowie flung herself at the ball to head low into the net.We didn't have the rub of the green, but the goals we conceded both came from us having possession and getting hit on the counter," he said.Right-winger Gemma Davison raced out of defence to loft a cross-field pass to Little, who ran on to strike a low 18-yard drive just inside the far post.So it was very disappointing, but on the 90 minutes Arsenal deserved to win.
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