Division Two League Match, Liverpool vs. Manchester Utd (Sun Jan 22)


                            Liverpool  |  Manchester Utd
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          Mike McLeod  |  Andrew Bell
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK J_Cranky
                       H_Norvdveit DF  |  DF Daley_Blind
                        T_Speedman DF  |  DF Varane
                         J_Vallejo DF  |  DF M_Blackwell
                           J_Terry DF  |  DF G_Bergomi
                          R_Hannam DM  |  MF Ribery
                           M_James MF  |  MF Bradley_Dack
                            Alexis MF  |  MF F_Ravenalli
                          N_Valsic AM  |  MF P_Dicanio
                             Perez FW  |  FW M_Satriano
                        Arnautovic FW  |  FW K_Jan_Huntlar
                                       |
                           J_Anang SUB |  SUB Kirkland
                           F_Alves SUB |  SUB T_Lee
                          B_Celina SUB |  SUB M_Kelly
                        J_Lingaurd SUB |  SUB D_Ginola
                        G_Diangana SUB |  SUB P_Minuti

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(lpl) Alexis cuts inside G_Bergomi
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Alexis tries to chip the ball over J_Cranky!
          ...  J_Cranky makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 3  :(mnu) Varane is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 7  :(lpl) Arnautovic with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_James gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_James hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But J_Cranky reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on J_Cranky anyway
Min. 8  :(lpl) Perez takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Bergomi
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Alexis chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  H_Norvdveit with the header
          ...  But J_Cranky punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 12 :(mnu) Daley_Blind takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Perez wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 14 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack takes advantage of a mistake by R_Hannam
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Alexis rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 14 :(mnu) Daley_Blind nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_James takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 16 :(mnu) Ribery brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  K_Jan_Huntlar gets on the end of the pass
          ...  H_Norvdveit wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 18 :(lpl) N_Valsic controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Arnautovic gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Varane plays the back pass
          ...  J_Cranky can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Hannam chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_James gets his head on it
          ...  J_Cranky catches the ball
Min. 18 :(mnu) K_Jan_Huntlar beats J_Vallejo
          ...  Alexis is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_Macedo misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ribery hits it into the box!
          ...  F_Ravenalli gets something on it!
          ...  T_Macedo takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 20 :(lpl) M_James has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Varane
          ...  He puts in J_Vallejo!
          ...  G_Bergomi wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 26 :(lpl) R_Hannam takes advantage of a mistake by Daley_Blind
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  R_Hannam flings a shot at goal !
          ...  J_Cranky gathers it comfortably
Min. 30 :(mnu) Ribery passes the ball to M_Satriano
          ...  M_Satriano curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 32 :(lpl) N_Valsic has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Varane
          ...  He puts in Perez!
          ...  Perez hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  J_Cranky makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 33 :(lpl) Alexis looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Vallejo
          ...  J_Vallejo chases it through, he must score !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 35 :(lpl) Arnautovic sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  A vicious shot by Arnautovic !
          ...  J_Cranky makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 36 :(lpl) M_James miskicks!
          ...  He finds Arnautovic though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Arnautovic tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  J_Cranky can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  J_Cranky makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 38 :(lpl) J_Terry loses G_Bergomi
          ...  J_Terry belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But J_Cranky tips it over
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(lpl) J_Terry finds Perez with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Perez with a thundering shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 45 :(lpl) Alexis takes on G_Bergomi
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Alexis sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 45 :(mnu) M_Satriano runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Satriano hits a crisp volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past T_Macedo
          ...  He has notched up his 10th goal this season with that one!!
          ...  Manchester Utd go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 46 :(lpl) Liverpool will now play P after the order comes from the dugout

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 0-1 Manchester Utd

Min. 46 :(lpl) Perez takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Bergomi
          ...  The cross hits Perez on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 47 :(lpl) N_Valsic takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  N_Valsic tries to beat J_Cranky!
          ...  But J_Cranky just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 47 :(mnu) Ribery with a slick pass to M_Satriano
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_James
Min. 51 :(lpl) M_James chips the ball over the defence and finds Perez
          ...  Perez hits the ball first time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 52 :(lpl) The Liverpool manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 52 :(mnu) Ribery wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Satriano
          ...  Cleaned up by H_Norvdveit
Min. 54 :(lpl) R_Hannam with a probing through ball N_Valsic
          ...  N_Valsic hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 54 :(mnu) F_Ravenalli cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Satriano
          ...  M_Satriano attempts a chip!
          ...  It flies in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Manchester Utd go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Liverpool 1-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 55 :(lpl) The Liverpool manager told his side to change to a P strategy
Min. 56 :(lpl) J_Terry races into the box
          ...  He sees T_Speedman lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Fine tackle by Varane
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 58 :(lpl) R_Hannam with the first time pass to J_Terry
          ...  Ribery gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 59 :(lpl) M_James flicks the ball through
          ...  Arnautovic runs onto it!
          ...  Arnautovic with the punt towards goal!
          ...  J_Cranky saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 60 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - T_Lee on for Daley_Blind as a DF
Min. 60 :(mnu) M_Kelly takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Bradley_Dack as MF
Min. 60 :(mnu) P_Minuti comes on for K_Jan_Huntlar and takes up a FW role
Min. 63 :(mnu) P_Dicanio runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Minuti
          ...  M_James with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  M_Kelly passes to M_Satriano
          ...  M_Satriano with the goal bound shot!
          ...  The shot slips through T_Macedo's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 64 :(lpl) N_Valsic hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Alexis latches onto it!
          ...  G_Bergomi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's K_Clark going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 67 :(lpl) T_Speedman flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A well-placed shot from T_Speedman !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 67 :(lpl) Alexis plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  M_Blackwell with a deliberate foul
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  M_James knocks it forward
          ...  Arnautovic gets on the end of it
          ...  A powerful shot by Arnautovic !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Liverpool 2-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 68 :(lpl) Liverpool changed their strategy to play C
Min. 68 :(mnu) M_Satriano finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Hannam belts it clear
Min. 70 :(lpl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  B_Celina will come on for Alexis and play MF
Min. 70 :(lpl) Up goes the substitution board - G_Diangana on for Perez as a FW
Min. 70 :(mnu) P_Minuti gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside M_James!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Diangana is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 72 :(lpl) Arnautovic takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  Arnautovic from 20 yards !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 73 :(lpl) Arnautovic nutmegs Varane
          ...  Ribery tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 76 :(lpl) B_Celina takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Varane
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  T_Lee beats him to the ball
Min. 77 :(mnu) M_Satriano takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  J_Terry with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(lpl) F_Alves is coming on for H_Norvdveit and playing DF
Min. 80 :(lpl) J_Terry beats T_Lee
          ...  J_Terry with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Celina chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Vallejo gets something on it!
          ...  J_Cranky makes a difficult save
Min. 82 :(lpl) G_Diangana takes advantage of a mistake by Varane
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  G_Diangana attempts a lob!
          ...  J_Cranky heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 83 :(lpl) R_Hannam changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Celina
          ...  B_Celina heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  J_Cranky grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 85 :(mnu) Ribery drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti drives the ball low !
          ...  T_Macedo goes down well to save
Min. 87 :(lpl) B_Celina crosses into the box, finding Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It's beaten J_Cranky
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 87 :(mnu) P_Dicanio with a measured ball to P_Minuti
          ...  T_Speedman reads the play well
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lpl) T_Speedman hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  G_Diangana latches onto it!
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Diangana !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Cranky was caught out there
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Liverpool 3-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 89 :(lpl) J_Terry spits at M_Blackwell
          ...  He is warned by K_Clark
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 90 :(lpl) B_Celina picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from T_Lee
Min. 90 :(mnu) P_Minuti turns past J_Terry
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  P_Minuti bears down on goal!
          ...  T_Macedo with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 92 :(lpl) N_Valsic with a first time pass
          ...  M_James runs onto it!
          ...  M_James looks to see where J_Cranky is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans taunt him!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 75,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : M_James (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Perez (51), Arnautovic (67), G_Diangana (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Alexis (14), G_Diangana (70), J_Terry (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : M_Satriano
Scorers              : M_Satriano (45,54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ribery (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Liverpool     | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          27        |       7
Off target           :          12        |       2
On target            :          15        |       5
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       14
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Liverpool 3 - 2 Manchester Utd
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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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T_Macedo       GK  35   3   3   3  42 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
H_Norvdveit    DF   3  28  13  11  11 |  82   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20  25
T_Speedman     DF   3  27  13  10  21 |  94   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
J_Vallejo      DF   2  26  13   7  41 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Terry        DF   1  26  11  10  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
R_Hannam       DM   2  19  27   4  22 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
M_James        MF   2  11  28  15  21 |  94   0   2   4   2   3   0   0   0   0  40  80  10
Alexis         MF   3  10  27  14  12 |  72   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  18   8   3
N_Valsic       AM   2   8  27  17  29 |  94   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
Perez          FW   3  10   9  30  30 |  72   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  40  20  50
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  28  11 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
J_Anang        GK  29   2   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Alves        DF   2  25  15   1  38 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Celina       MF   2   7  25  18  28 |  22   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Lingaurd     FW   1   5  11  26  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  25  43 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  28

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
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_Cranky       GK  29   3   3   2  12 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Daley_Blind    DF   3  29  10   7  12 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Varane         DF   2  28  10   7  10 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
M_Blackwell    DF   2  26   6   7  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Bergomi      DF   2  26   2   2  28 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Ribery         MF   1   8  34  11  33 |  94   0   1   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  48  -2
Bradley_Dack   MF   2  10  28   9  21 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ravenalli    MF   2   8  28   5  31 |  94   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
P_Dicanio      MF   2  10  26   1  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
M_Satriano     FW   2   5   5  29  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
K_Jan_Huntlar  FW   2   8  10  25  47 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kirkland       GK  20   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Lee          DF   1  27   9   2  25 |  32   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Kelly        MF   2  25   5   4  28 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  11  29   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   9   9  27  11 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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