Division One League Match, Chelsea vs. Liverpool (Mon Jan 30)


                              Chelsea  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-1-2-2 C
                        James Houston  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                          Kamikaze GK  |  GK J_Reina
                           M_Flano DF  |  DF O_Price
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF Reinaldo
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF H_Matt
                            Varane DF  |  DF J_Vertonghen
                       L_Henderson MF  |  DM P_Podga
                          P_Little MF  |  MF J_Henderson
                          B_Stancu MF  |  AM G_Cooper
                        C_Keyworth MF  |  AM J_Gandolfini
                           Stefano FW  |  FW Sheringham
                       Fabinhioski FW  |  FW Divock_Origi
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB S_Kerr
                            K_Zuma SUB |  SUB M_Babbel
                           M_Izzet SUB |  SUB T_Butcher
                          M_Giglio SUB |  SUB Wellington
                          Y_Mizuno SUB |  SUB Casiano_Silva

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(lpl) Sheringham with a perfectly timed run
          ...  C_Blewitt goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  James Houston looks relieved
          ...  Mike McLeod is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Divock_Origi swings it in
          ...  Sheringham takes control of it!
          ...  Sheringham with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Podga drives it into the box!
          ...  Kamikaze fists it away!
Min. 3  :(chs) L_Henderson with a 40-yard pass to Stefano
          ...  Stefano pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But J_Reina tips it over
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 3  :(chs) Fabinhioski knocks the ball past the lunge of O_Price
          ...  H_Matt with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He is warned by B_Kuipers
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Stefano hits it hard
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Little drives it into the box!
          ...  Stefano with the header
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 6  :(chs) C_Blewitt with the Cruyff turn
          ...  C_Blewitt shoots towards goal !
          ...  J_Reina gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 8  :(chs) Stefano sidesteps O_Price
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Cleaned up by H_Matt
Min. 10 :(lpl) Sheringham takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  A wicked drive by Sheringham !
          ...  Saved by Kamikaze
Min. 11 :(chs) B_Stancu kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Stefano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But H_Matt wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 14 :(chs) B_Stancu runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  B_Stancu hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  J_Reina with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 18 :(lpl) J_Henderson runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  Kamikaze has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Kamikaze is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 22 :(lpl) G_Cooper squares it to O_Price
          ...  O_Price lobs Kamikaze!
          ...  But Kamikaze hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 25 :(lpl) J_Henderson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Flano
          ...  He knocks it to G_Cooper!
          ...  C_Blewitt reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 26 :(chs) Stefano holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Fabinhioski
          ...  J_Henderson slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fabinhioski swings it in!
          ...  J_Reina easily claims the ball!
Min. 26 :(lpl) J_Gandolfini kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Vertonghen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  P_Little is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Sheringham bends it in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Liverpool crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  Liverpool have snatched the lead!
          ...  Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 27 :(lpl) G_Cooper bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Sheringham
          ...  B_Stancu with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 27 :(lpl) Sheringham takes advantage of a mistake by C_Blewitt
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Sheringham with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  The shot slips through Kamikaze's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 30 :(chs) B_Stancu holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Fabinhioski
          ...  J_Henderson fouls badly
          ...  B_Kuipers warns him
Min. 31 :(chs) C_Keyworth with a pinpoint pass to L_Henderson
          ...  L_Henderson with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 32 :(lpl) J_Vertonghen with an in swinging cross to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham looks to see where Kamikaze is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It's beaten Kamikaze
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 34 :(chs) Stefano flicks it over Reinaldo's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Stefano uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 35 :(chs) B_Stancu crosses into the box, finding Stefano
          ...  Stefano hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Keyworth chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  B_Stancu gets his head on it
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 35 :(lpl) Sheringham breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Kamikaze!
          ...  L_Henderson brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 37 :(lpl) J_Gandolfini turns on a sixpence
          ...  M_Keown brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But B_Kuipers waves play on!!!
Min. 37 :(chs) Stefano with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  J_Vertonghen leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 37 :(lpl) M_Babbel comes on for H_Matt and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 38 :(chs) B_Stancu takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  But O_Price will cut out the threat
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lpl) J_Henderson looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But Kamikaze tips it behind
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool

Min. 46 :(lpl) Sheringham with the kinky dribble
          ...  Fabinhioski is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers warns him
Min. 48 :(lpl) J_Henderson knocks it past Stefano and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Henderson with a bicycle kick !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past Kamikaze
          ...  Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 50 :(chs) Fabinhioski sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  But M_Babbel comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 51 :(lpl) O_Price with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But Kamikaze just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 53 :(lpl) J_Gandolfini jumps over P_Little's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  C_Blewitt with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 54 :(chs) B_Stancu sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  O_Price with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him for a talk
Min. 55 :(chs) Fabinhioski plays the early ball across the box to find Varane in space
          ...  O_Price wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Stancu drives it into the box!
          ...  O_Price clears the danger
Min. 56 :(lpl) Divock_Origi gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  J_Henderson is unmarked
          ...  J_Henderson with the chance !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 59 :(lpl) J_Gandolfini takes advantage of a mistake by M_Flano
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Varane gathers up the loose ball
Min. 62 :(chs) Stefano turns on a sixpence
          ...  Stefano with the side footed shot!
          ...  But J_Reina just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 63 :(lpl) J_Gandolfini runs at Varane
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Keown seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 64 :(lpl) Sheringham pushes it past M_Flano
          ...  But C_Blewitt clears the ball to safety
Min. 65 :(chs) Chelsea altered their play to a L strategy
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Giglio will come on for Stefano and play FW
Min. 70 :(chs) There's going to be a change
          ...  Y_Mizuno will come on for C_Keyworth and play FW
Min. 80 :(lpl) Wellington is being prepared to come on
          ...  Sheringham is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(chs) P_Little drives it forward to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  J_Reina can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  J_Reina has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 84 :(lpl) Divock_Origi runs at Varane
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Divock_Origi goes for the top corner !
          ...  But Kamikaze tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini drives it into the box!
          ...  Kamikaze easily catches it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(chs) P_Little with a short pass to find Fabinhioski
          ...  But O_Price wins the ball

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 75,338
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Stefano
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : L_Henderson (35)
Booked               : C_Blewitt (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Sheringham (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Sheringham (26), J_Henderson (48)
Sent Off             : J_Vertonghen (37)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Chelsea     |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           3        |       7
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          14        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       8
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Final Score          : Chelsea 0 - 2 Liverpool
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Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kamikaze       GK  33   7   2   2  20 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
M_Flano        DF   1  27   6   1  33 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Keown        DF   3  25  11   7  21 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  25   7   6  22 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -1
Varane         DF   2  22   9   6  10 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Henderson    MF   2  10  27  12  41 |  35   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10   0  -9
P_Little       MF   2   3  27   2  38 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
B_Stancu       MF   2   7  26  17  34 |  92   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
C_Keyworth     MF   2  12  26   7  22 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  29  39 |  71   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  14
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  27  33 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
B_Trautmann    GK  28   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Zuma         DF   3  23   6   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Izzet        MF   2  11  25   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Giglio       FW   1   2  25   8  37 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  25  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Reina        GK  31   2   3   1  18 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  25  11   7  26 |  92   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
Reinaldo       DF   1  25  11   6  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
H_Matt         DF   2  23  12   7  34 |  37   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
J_Vertonghen   DF   2  23  10   7  23 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  30   0 -10
P_Podga        DM   2  14  23   8  36 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Henderson    MF   2   7  25  10  30 |  92   0   1   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  30  21
G_Cooper       AM   4   8  27  14  27 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   8  25  19  12 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Sheringham     FW   2   5   8  28  21 |  81   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  39
Divock_Origi   FW   1   5   9  23  33 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Kerr         GK  27   3   2   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Babbel       DF   1  24   9   7  33 |  55   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  24   8   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wellington     FW   1  12  23   6  29 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Casiano_Silva  FW   1   6   7  24  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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