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Liverpool 2 - 2 Aston Villa

Elite Intercontinental Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg, Liverpool vs. Aston Villa (Tue Feb 09)


                            Liverpool  |  Aston Villa
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                          Mike McLeod  |  Pierre Van Rossum
                                       |
                         Fabianski GK  |  GK B_Roorda
                          P_Albert DF  |  DF P_Livingstone
                         J_Nasazzi DF  |  DF A_Cissokho
                        T_Speedman DF  |  DF Ayala
                        A_Carabali DF  |  DF Aldair
                           M_James DM  |  DM M_Woods
                      F_VanDerLigt DM  |  MF J_Butland
                            E_Huws AM  |  MF E_Barreto
                        Ze_Roberto AM  |  MF Romario
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW H_Kane
                             Perez FW  |  FW E_Collamarini
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB D_Gentenaar
                          Chellini SUB |  SUB G_Johnson
                         A_Arbeloa SUB |  SUB C_Coventry
                          R_Aglene SUB |  SUB Bebeto
                        G_Diangana SUB |  SUB R_Sharp

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 2  :(asv) Ayala has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past T_Speedman
          ...  He knocks it to J_Butland!
          ...  J_Nasazzi takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 3  :(asv) J_Butland breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Fabianski!
          ...  E_Huws brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 3  :(asv) H_Kane finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_James
          ...  P_Albert knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Atkinson just turns away!
Min. 5  :(lpl) P_Albert with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Griffiths
          ...  M_Woods takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  Appeals for a penalty!
          ...  Given !!
          ...  Perez is the man who takes it
          ...  B_Roorda dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  That's put Liverpool in front!
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa...
Min. 6  :(asv) J_Butland changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Kane
          ...  J_Nasazzi takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 10 :(lpl) Perez runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Cissokho
Min. 10 :(asv) J_Butland knocks the ball past L_Griffiths
          ...  J_Butland tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Fabianski gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 12 :(lpl) L_Griffiths runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  L_Griffiths launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  B_Roorda makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 12 :(asv) M_Woods brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Nasazzi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Kane!
          ...  H_Kane with the drive!
          ...  Fabianski parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 13 :(asv) H_Kane knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  H_Kane with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Fabianski with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 15 :(lpl) Perez sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Perez has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  B_Roorda with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 18 :(asv) Romario runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  H_Kane latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  H_Kane with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But Fabianski makes an easy save
Min. 20 :(lpl) Perez leaves Romario standing
          ...  Perez gets his head to the ball !
          ...  B_Roorda makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 22 :(asv) Romario runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  F_VanDerLigt slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 27 :(asv) E_Barreto runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of P_Livingstone
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  P_Livingstone flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 33 :(asv) E_Barreto lobs it over M_James
          ...  E_Huws with the high feet
          ...  RED CARD!! that'll be the end of the game for him
Min. 35 :(lpl) F_VanDerLigt with a flicked pass to Perez
          ...  Perez with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But B_Roorda just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 36 :(asv) E_Collamarini finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled P_Albert
          ...  A_Carabali knocks the ball back to Fabianski
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past Fabianski!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Livingstone curls it into the box!
          ...  Fabianski comes out and claims it!
Min. 39 :(lpl) J_Nasazzi plays it forward to Perez
          ...  But Aldair puts it in row Z!
Min. 41 :(lpl) T_Speedman looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  The shot slips through B_Roorda's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asv) E_Barreto with an intelligent ball to P_Livingstone
          ...  P_Livingstone with the strike !
          ...  Fabianski gathers it easily
Min. 44 :(lpl) A_Carabali takes on P_Livingstone
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A_Carabali could have let it bounce!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(lpl) F_VanDerLigt is through on goal
          ...  F_VanDerLigt curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Aston Villa fans laugh at him
Min. 47 :(lpl) T_Speedman knocks it past M_Woods and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  T_Speedman with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 49 :(asv) M_Woods cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_Nasazzi with the block
Min. 52 :(asv) P_Livingstone beats A_Carabali
          ...  P_Livingstone with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be Fabianski's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Fabianski looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aldair crosses it in!
          ...  Fabianski fists it away!
Min. 53 :(lpl) M_James has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Livingstone
          ...  He puts in Ze_Roberto!
          ...  J_Butland with a clumsy challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  P_Albert floats it forward
          ...  M_James latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Livingstone slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 54 :(asv) H_Kane runs at J_Nasazzi
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Ze_Roberto with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  M_Atkinson wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 54 :(asv) Ayala had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  Ayala hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Fabianski with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 55 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto changes position to fill a MF slot
Min. 56 :(lpl) Perez spots Ze_Roberto who is in acres of space
          ...  Aldair anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 58 :(lpl) M_James runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths could have let it bounce!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  B_Roorda moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  B_Roorda looks dejected!
          ...  He has notched up his 10th goal this season with that one!!
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 59 :(lpl) Liverpool will now play P after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 59 :(asv) J_Butland skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane attempts to nutmeg Fabianski!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fabianski has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  It's his 20th for the season!!
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 62 :(asv) J_Butland backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of it
          ...  H_Kane looks to see where Fabianski is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Fabianski is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 65 :(lpl) Chellini is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Albert is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(asv) H_Kane takes advantage of a bad back pass from Chellini
          ...  But A_Carabali slides in two footed.
          ...  M_Atkinson has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 67 :(lpl) F_VanDerLigt sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Perez
          ...  Perez gets his head to the ball !
          ...  B_Roorda won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 67 :(asv) E_Barreto hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  H_Kane latches onto it!
          ...  H_Kane aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Fabianski dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Fabianski beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Barreto chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Romario gets to it!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 68 :(asv) Romario will now play as AM
Min. 68 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto hoists the ball across to T_Speedman
          ...  T_Speedman with the strike !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 69 :(lpl) Fabianski is on the ground motionless!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 69 :(lpl) S_Assenjo is going to be brought on
          ...  Fabianski is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play GK
Min. 69 :(asv) M_Woods pass splits open the defence and finds Romario
          ...  Romario from 20 yards !
          ...  But S_Assenjo is equal to it
Min. 70 :(asv) Aston Villa will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 70 :(asv) M_Woods is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane with the drive!
          ...  But S_Assenjo parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 73 :(asv) E_Barreto runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Perez wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 74 :(asv) R_Sharp is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Cissokho is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(lpl) G_Diangana is being brought on
          ...  Perez is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 75 :(asv) G_Johnson is coming on and P_Livingstone is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) Bebeto is being prepared to come on
          ...  E_Barreto is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 77 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  L_Griffiths gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Johnson steals the ball of off him
Min. 78 :(lpl) J_Nasazzi moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Diangana
          ...  M_Woods takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 78 :(asv) Bebeto nutmegs Chellini, he continues to run forward
          ...  Bebeto sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  S_Assenjo is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Butland lofts the ball in!
          ...  R_Sharp tries to place the shot!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And Aston Villa have squared it up late on!!
          ...  Liverpool 2-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 79 :(lpl) Liverpool altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 79 :(asv) Romario is now playing as a MF
Min. 79 :(asv) E_Collamarini finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  E_Collamarini with his head down lets it go !
          ...  It's beaten S_Assenjo
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 81 :(asv) R_Sharp finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Chellini takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 85 :(asv) R_Sharp sprints forward with the ball
          ...  R_Sharp launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 87 :(lpl) T_Speedman has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  G_Diangana gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But Aldair sweeps up the threat
Min. 87 :(asv) Romario with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  Romario with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(lpl) A_Carabali has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Collamarini
          ...  He puts in G_Diangana!
          ...  G_Diangana blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 60,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Perez
Scorers              : Perez (5 pen), L_Griffiths (58)
Sent Off             : E_Huws (33)
Booked               :
Injured              : Fabianski (69)
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_Butland (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Kane (59), R_Sharp (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Woods (5)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Liverpool     |   Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       19
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           9        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Liverpool 2 - 2 Aston Villa
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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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Fabianski      GK  31   3   1   5  21 |  71   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
P_Albert       DF   2  28   8   7  22 |  67   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  27   8   5  41 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
T_Speedman     DF   3  25  12  10  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Carabali     DF   1  25  11   7  33 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_James        DM   2  11  27  15  21 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
F_VanDerLigt   DM   2  14  25   6  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
E_Huws         AM   2   7  26  19  38 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  11  25  17  11 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  29  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Perez          FW   3   9   8  29  30 |  77   0   1   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  10  40
S_Assenjo      GK  29   3   3   4  34 |  25   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chellini       DF   1  27   9   8  11 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Arbeloa      DF   1  25  11   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Aglene       AM   3   8  26  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  25  43 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Roorda       GK  35   4   5   2  29 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  33  11   9  31 |  77   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
A_Cissokho     DF   2  31  12   7  12 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ayala          DF   2  31  12   5  11 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Aldair         DF   2  31   9   4  11 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Woods        DM   2  18  29   9  18 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
J_Butland      MF   2   9  30  11  41 |  96   0   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
E_Barreto      MF   1   9  29   9  33 |  77   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Romario        MF   2   8  27  22  37 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  33  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5   9  26  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gentenaar    GK  31   3   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Johnson      DF   1  27   9   7  18 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Coventry     DM   1  17  25   7  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bebeto         MF   1  10  29   7  30 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  27  22 |  20   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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