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Season 20 Archive: Elite League Reserves, Week 2

Liverpool Reserves 2 - 2 Ajax Reserves

Elite Reserve League Match, Liverpool Res vs. Ajax Res (Sun Feb 22)


                        Liverpool Res  |  Ajax Res
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
                          Malky McKay  |  James Maund
                                       |
                            S_Kerr GK  |  GK M_De_Sanctis
                          M_Babbel DF  |  DF Kone
                            H_Matt DF  |  DF M_Zellner
                      J_Vertonghen DF  |  DF M_Boorgaart
                      Daniel_Agger DF  |  DF N_Boltsover
                         X_Shaqiri MF  |  MF R_Pires
                        Wellington MF  |  MF S_Maloney
                           P_Podga MF  |  MF Sandro
                         A_McGeady MF  |  MF Y_E_Baillal
                      M_Spiranovic FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                      Divock_Origi FW  |  FW G_Bengescu
                                       |
                        A_McGregor SUB |  SUB I_Walker
                           G_Piqué SUB |  SUB Paul_van_Dyk
                         C_Alberto SUB |  SUB A_Parada
                         J_Cadette SUB |  SUB R_Miles
                         S_Iversen SUB |  SUB K_Oliver

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(lplr) P_Podga is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Spiranovic
          ...  M_Spiranovic controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_De_Sanctis moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  M_De_Sanctis catches it with style!
Min. 2  :(lplr) A_McGeady pushes it past N_Boltsover
          ...  S_Maloney with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Divock_Origi bends it in
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 4  :(lplr) M_Spiranovic runs towards the goal
          ...  M_Spiranovic with a little chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  That's put Liverpool Res ahead!
          ...  Liverpool Res 1-0 Ajax Res ...
Min. 5  :(ajar) The Ajax Res manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 5  :(lplr) X_Shaqiri is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Spiranovic
          ...  M_Spiranovic with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  M_De_Sanctis palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  X_Shaqiri plays it towards the near post!
          ...  N_Boltsover wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 6  :(lplr) H_Matt runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Divock_Origi
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Divock_Origi with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 9  :(ajar) S_Maloney sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Bengescu
          ...  G_Bengescu drives the shot in!
          ...  S_Kerr won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 10 :(lplr) X_Shaqiri cuts the ball back to A_McGeady
          ...  Kone with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 12 :(lplr) P_Podga with the diagonal pass A_McGeady
          ...  N_Boltsover gathers up the loose ball
Min. 13 :(lplr) P_Podga sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Divock_Origi
          ...  M_Zellner with an over the top challenge
Min. 15 :(lplr) M_Spiranovic gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside N_Boltsover!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Zellner steals the ball of off him
Min. 16 :(ajar) N_Boltsover kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Boorgaart gets on the end of the pass
          ...  The cross hits M_Boorgaart on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  S_Kerr with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 17 :(lplr) X_Shaqiri looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Spiranovic
          ...  M_Spiranovic cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  M_De_Sanctis with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 17 :(ajar) R_Pires looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Y_E_Baillal
          ...  Divock_Origi takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 19 :(lplr) Divock_Origi breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_De_Sanctis!
          ...  M_Boorgaart brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  M_Babbel hits it hard
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 20 :(lplr) M_Spiranovic takes on 3 men
          ...  M_Spiranovic with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 20 :(ajar) Y_E_Baillal with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Spiranovic behind
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Vertonghen
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Arshavin!
          ...  S_Kerr fists it away!
Min. 22 :(ajar) R_Pires with a simple pass to G_Bengescu
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by G_Bengescu !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 25 :(lplr) X_Shaqiri steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs N_Boltsover
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  X_Shaqiri drives it low !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 29 :(lplr) M_Spiranovic takes on 3 men
          ...  M_Spiranovic with a thundering volley!
          ...  The shot slips through M_De_Sanctis's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 29 :(ajar) S_Maloney skips the challenge from X_Shaqiri
          ...  J_Vertonghen cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 32 :(lplr) A_McGeady with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Kone a clean set of heals
          ...  A_McGeady could have let it bounce!
          ...  But M_De_Sanctis comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 34 :(ajar) Sandro takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Arshavin
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Arshavin !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Liverpool Res 1-1 Ajax Res ...
Min. 35 :(ajar) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Ajax Res will now be playing N
Min. 37 :(ajar) Y_E_Baillal with a glorious long pass to N_Boltsover
          ...  But Divock_Origi wins the ball
Min. 40 :(lplr) A_McGeady brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Divock_Origi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Divock_Origi with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 42 :(ajar) R_Pires curls the ball out wide to G_Bengescu
          ...  X_Shaqiri bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  O_Bundy will just give him a speaking to
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(ajar) N_Boltsover with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin with the shot on net !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Liverpool Res fans taunt him!
Min. 45 :(ajar) Y_E_Baillal holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Kone
          ...  Kone goes for the top corner !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Liverpool Res fans laugh at him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool Res 1-1 Ajax Res

Min. 47 :(ajar) S_Maloney holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Y_E_Baillal
          ...  Daniel_Agger gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 50 :(ajar) Paul_van_Dyk replaces M_Boorgaart and will play DF
Min. 50 :(ajar) R_Miles is being brought on
          ...  S_Maloney is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 54 :(ajar) R_Miles bursts forward
          ...  R_Miles with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  The shot slips through S_Kerr's hands
          ...  But S_Kerr recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 57 :(lplr) M_Spiranovic pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Divock_Origi is clean through!
          ...  Divock_Origi belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  M_De_Sanctis just watches float over the bar!
Min. 58 :(lplr) Wellington controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Daniel_Agger gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A great volley from Daniel_Agger !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 58 :(ajar) G_Bengescu plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Kone decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  J_Vertonghen reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 66 :(lplr) A_McGeady hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  H_Matt latches onto it!
          ...  H_Matt with the drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The crowd goes wild !
          ...  That's put Liverpool Res ahead!
          ...  Liverpool Res 2-1 Ajax Res ...
Min. 67 :(lplr) G_Piqué is being brought on
          ...  M_Babbel is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 67 :(lplr) Up goes the substitution board - J_Cadette on for A_McGeady as a MF
Min. 67 :(lplr) a big roar from the crowd as S_Iversen comes on for M_Spiranovic to play FW
Min. 67 :(ajar) Ajax Res changed their strategy to play A
Min. 67 :(ajar) R_Miles looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Paul_van_Dyk
          ...  P_Podga with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 67 :(lplr) M_Babbel plays the back pass
          ...  S_Kerr can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  Liverpool Res 2-2 Ajax Res ...
Min. 68 :(ajar) Ajax Res made the switch to a N strategy
Min. 70 :(ajar) K_Oliver is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Arshavin is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 73 :(lplr) J_Vertonghen sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Iversen
          ...  R_Pires with a nasty foul
          ...  O_Bundy will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 74 :(ajar) R_Pires pass splits open the defence and finds G_Bengescu
          ...  Daniel_Agger with a reckless challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(ajar) K_Oliver plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  X_Shaqiri robs him of the ball
Min. 83 :(ajar) R_Miles pushes it past the defender
          ...  Divock_Origi tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  O_Bundy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by O_Bundy!
          ...  O_Bundy warned him
Min. 83 :(ajar) Kone pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  K_Oliver is clean through!
          ...  K_Oliver tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But S_Kerr punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that S_Kerr got a touch
Min. 86 :(lplr) J_Vertonghen sidesteps Paul_van_Dyk
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Paul_van_Dyk reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ajar) G_Bengescu plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  J_Cadette wins the ball with ease
          ...  O_Bundy saw something no-one else did
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 94 :(lplr) J_Cadette with the nod to P_Podga
          ...  M_Zellner forces him off the ball

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
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Liverpool Res Match Info
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Best player          : M_Spiranovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Spiranovic (4), H_Matt (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Daniel_Agger (74), J_Cadette (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Res Match Info
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Best player          : A_Arshavin
Scorers              : A_Arshavin (34), M_Babbel (67 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Boorgaart (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Liverpool Res  |    Ajax Res
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          18        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : Liverpool Res 2 - 2 Ajax Res
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Player Statistics - Liverpool Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Kerr         GK  26   3   2   2  32 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Babbel       DF   1  22   9   6  33 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   1
H_Matt         DF   2  21  11   7  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
J_Vertonghen   DF   2  21  10   7  23 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Daniel_Agger   DF   2  21   6   6  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -1
X_Shaqiri      MF   1  15  22   7  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
Wellington     MF   1  11  22   6  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Podga        MF   2  13  21   8  36 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_McGeady      MF   3   5  21  10  24 |  68   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
M_Spiranovic   FW   2   6   8  22  35 |  68   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  10  37
Divock_Origi   FW   1   5   8  21  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  40   0   4
A_McGregor     GK  23   5   2   6  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Piqué        DF   2  22   9   6  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Alberto      MF   2   8  21   4  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cadette      MF   2  14  18   6  21 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
S_Iversen      FW   2   6   7  21  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Ajax Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_De_Sanctis   GK  25   8   5   5  14 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kone           DF   1  21   8   6  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_Zellner      DF   1  21   2   2  19 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Boorgaart    DF   2  20  13   7  29 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
N_Boltsover    DF   2  19   7   7  45 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
R_Pires        MF   3   8  22  16  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Maloney      MF   1   4  22   3  37 |  51   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Sandro         MF   2   9  21   8  47 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
Y_E_Baillal    MF   1   5  21   8  10 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   7  22  32 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
G_Bengescu     FW   1   8   7  20  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
I_Walker       GK  22   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Paul_van_Dyk   DF   1  20   7   6  35 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Parada       MF   1  12  22   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Miles        MF   1   5  21  10  36 |  44   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
K_Oliver       FW   2   8   9  21  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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