"Somewhere, Tom Hicks must be smiling.

Hicks, owner of the Stars and Rangers, hasn't celebrated a championship in Dallas since winning the Stanley Cup in 1999. That could change - sort of. Hick's other team, Liverpool (U-19), advanced to Sunday's Super Group finals of the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXIX with a late goal in the 2-1 win over Portugal's Benfica. Hicks was not in attendance, but his son, Tom Hicks Jr., was.

With the score tied, 1-1, Ryan Flynn scored the winning goal for Liverpool in the 87th minute off a cross from Kriszitan Nememi. Andras Simon took advantage of Benfica goalkeeper's bobble to score the first goal in the 35th minute. But Benfica struck back in the second half. David Simão scored from 30 yards away in the 61st minute. Boti Demel almost did the same from outside the box a few minutes later, but his shot bounced off the right post. Liverpool turned the game around late and became more aggressive on offense. Benfica couldn't hold Liverppol off, and Nememi escaped on the left side, setting up Flynn's winning goal."



Fonte: www.dallasnews.com