Elite FA Cup Group Match, Liverpool vs. Chelsea (Wed Nov 23)


                            Liverpool  |  Chelsea
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  3-4-3 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  James Houston
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK Kamikaze
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF S_Pearce
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF K_Zuma
                           O_Price DF  |  DF Varane
                          A_Brehme DF  |  MF M_Izzet
                         X_Shaqiri DM  |  MF M_Giglio
                           P_Podga MF  |  MF A_Buzsaky
                        Wellington MF  |  MF K_Burns
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  FW S_Aguero
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW Batistuta
                           A_Bagsy FW  |  FW Griffiths
                                       |
                            S_Kerr SUB |  SUB B_Trautmann
                          M_Babbel SUB |  SUB M_Flano
                         T_Butcher SUB |  SUB L_Henderson
                       J_Henderson SUB |  SUB C_Keyworth
                     Casiano_Silva SUB |  SUB Y_Mizuno

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(lpl) Wellington turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Bagsy
          ...  Cleared by K_Zuma
Min. 2  :(lpl) Sheringham with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Bagsy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  K_Zuma hits it out for a throw
Min. 3  :(lpl) O_Price with a reverse pass to J_Paintsil
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Pearce
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Brehme drives it into the box!
          ...  Kamikaze jumps well to claim it!
Min. 4  :(chs) A_Buzsaky controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  S_Aguero gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  S_Aguero sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  J_Reina was beaten there!
Min. 7  :(lpl) J_Gandolfini brings it under control
          ...  He takes on S_Pearce
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Bagsy!
          ...  A_Bagsy with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Kamikaze collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 8  :(lpl) X_Shaqiri is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Sheringham
          ...  Griffiths reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 10 :(lpl) E_Johnson finds J_Gandolfini with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  From long range J_Gandolfini bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Kamikaze makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 12 :(lpl) J_Gandolfini with a neat pass into A_Bagsy
          ...  Varane with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 12 :(chs) K_Burns slides the ball across to S_Aguero
          ...  A wicked drive by S_Aguero !
          ...  J_Reina takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 13 :(chs) S_Aguero with a well-controlled run
          ...  A_Brehme fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 16 :(lpl) A_Bagsy sprints past the defender
          ...  A_Bagsy hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 17 :(lpl) Wellington brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_Gandolfini gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Zuma with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 17 :(chs) K_Zuma miskicks!
          ...  He finds Batistuta though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Batistuta hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  J_Reina watches it sail wide!
Min. 22 :(lpl) J_Paintsil controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  A_Bagsy gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Izzet read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 24 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Kamikaze makes a fine save
Min. 28 :(lpl) Sheringham with a burst of pace
          ...  Sheringham with a powerful header !
          ...  Saved by Kamikaze
Min. 28 :(chs) M_Izzet finds S_Aguero in acres of space
          ...  E_Johnson gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Griffiths drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Reina catches it!
Min. 31 :(lpl) Sheringham beats Varane
          ...  S_Pearce makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Podga plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Kamikaze reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 32 :(lpl) Curled in dangerously from P_Podga to A_Bagsy
          ...  But M_Giglio will cut out the threat
Min. 33 :(lpl) J_Paintsil nutmegs Griffiths, he continues to run forward
          ...  K_Zuma wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 33 :(chs) K_Zuma finds Batistuta with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Paintsil
Min. 34 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Bagsy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Bagsy hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 35 :(chs) M_Izzet hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Griffiths latches onto it!
          ...  A great volley from Griffiths !
          ...  But J_Reina is equal to it
Min. 36 :(chs) K_Burns has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Wellington
          ...  He knocks it to S_Aguero!
          ...  S_Aguero curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  J_Reina manages to turn it behind
Min. 37 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Sheringham
          ...  A great volley from Sheringham !
          ...  Kamikaze makes a fine save
Min. 39 :(lpl) Wellington with the through ball to Sheringham
          ...  M_Izzet with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  O_Bundy calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 40 :(lpl) P_Podga catches M_Giglio with an elbow!
          ...  O_Bundy will just give him a speaking to
Min. 42 :(lpl) O_Price is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to A_Bagsy
          ...  M_Izzet tackles cleanly
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  X_Shaqiri has a go!
          ...  Kamikaze gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. He was in an offside position
Min. 43 :(chs) K_Burns moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Batistuta
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Paintsil
Min. 47 :(lpl) J_Paintsil with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  J_Paintsil goes for the top corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Kamikaze was caught out there
          ...  Liverpool have snatched the lead!
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea ...

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

Min. 47 :(chs) S_Aguero with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  The ball hits J_Paintsil in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 51 :(lpl) E_Johnson jumps over Varane's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  But S_Aguero slides in
Min. 52 :(lpl) O_Price finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  M_Giglio with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  P_Podga plays it short to A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy attempts to nutmeg J_Reina!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Kamikaze dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Kamikaze beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini hits it into the box!
          ...  X_Shaqiri tries to place the shot!
          ...  Kamikaze with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 53 :(lpl) P_Podga brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Bagsy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Bagsy tries to beat Kamikaze!
          ...  But Kamikaze punches it away
Min. 53 :(chs) K_Burns chips the ball over the defence and finds Batistuta
          ...  E_Johnson reads the play well
Min. 56 :(lpl) J_Gandolfini is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to A_Bagsy
          ...  But K_Zuma slides in two footed.
          ...  O_Bundy has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 56 :(lpl) The ball is passed in from Wellington, he finds A_Brehme
          ...  Batistuta with the foul
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 57 :(lpl) O_Price changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham looks to see where Kamikaze is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Kamikaze gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 57 :(chs) K_Burns cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Izzet
          ...  M_Izzet with a bicycle kick !
          ...  J_Reina with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(lpl) Wellington finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Wellington pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  Kamikaze makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 59 :(chs) M_Giglio with a smart pass to Griffiths
          ...  Griffiths hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 60 :(lpl) J_Paintsil has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past K_Zuma
          ...  He knocks it to P_Podga!
          ...  P_Podga lobs Kamikaze!
          ...  Kamikaze makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 62 :(chs) A_Buzsaky takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Aguero
          ...  S_Aguero is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But O_Bundy waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat J_Reina
          ...  He slips it underneath J_Reina
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  wide!!
Min. 65 :(chs) Chelsea restructured their strategy to L
Min. 68 :(lpl) P_Podga kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_Gandolfini gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Gandolfini fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 70 :(chs) C_Keyworth takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Batistuta
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Flano is going to be brought on
          ...  Varane is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) Y_Mizuno is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Aguero is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva will come on for Sheringham and play FW
Min. 76 :(chs) K_Zuma steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs J_Paintsil
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Wellington is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 80 :(lpl) P_Podga is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Bagsy
          ...  But S_Pearce spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 86 :(lpl) J_Gandolfini plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  M_Flano stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lpl) Wellington finds A_Bagsy with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Bagsy with a terrific drive !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 92 :(lpl) A_Bagsy gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past K_Zuma!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Bagsy drives it towards goal !
          ...  But Kamikaze palms it behind
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !

*************  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          : J_Paintsil (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Paintsil (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Brehme (13), Wellington (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : K_Zuma
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Batistuta (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :          13        |       4
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       15
Key Passes           :          23        |       12
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 0 Chelsea
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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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J_Reina        GK  31   2   3   1  18 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  27   8   5  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  25  12   9  31 |  94   0   3   2   0   1   1   0   0   0 120  40  40
O_Price        DF   2  25  11   7  26 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Brehme       DF   1  24   7   8  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  16  23   7  29 |  94   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
P_Podga        MF   2  14  23   8  36 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
Wellington     MF   1  12  23   7  29 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  48   3
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   9  25  19  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
Sheringham     FW   2   5   8  28  21 |  77   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  26  15 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  24   8   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Henderson    MF   2   7  24  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Casiano_Silva  FW   1   6   7  24  33 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  32   7   2   2  20 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  24   7  10  18 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
K_Zuma         DF   3  23   6   7  33 |  94   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20   0
Varane         DF   2  22   9   6  10 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Izzet        MF   2  11  25   7  25 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0 -15
M_Giglio       MF   1   2  25   8  37 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Buzsaky      MF   2   6  24   4  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Burns        MF   1   7  22   5  41 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
S_Aguero       FW   2   9   8  25  20 |  72   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  12
Batistuta      FW   2   6   7  23  41 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
Griffiths      FW   1   6   8  22  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
B_Trautmann    GK  28   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Flano        DF   1  27   6   1  33 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Henderson    MF   2  10  27  12  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Keyworth     FW   2  12  26   7  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  25  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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