Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match, Liverpool vs. Marseille (Wed Nov 25)


                            Liverpool  |  Marseille
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  4-3-3 A
                          Mike McLeod  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                         Fabianski GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                            Renald DF  |  DF B_Hangeland
                          P_Albert DF  |  DF Bauer
                            H_Matt DF  |  DF R_Varane
                          Chellini DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                         C_Sanchez DM  |  MF N_Kante
                          R_Hannam DM  |  MF H_Fernandez
                          N_Schulz AM  |  MF Bovan
                            E_Huws AM  |  FW Sheringham
                             Perez FW  |  FW G_Mixon
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB B_Freedle
                       H_Norvdveit SUB |  SUB A_Rami
                        C_McGregor SUB |  SUB J_Paintsil
                      M_Martinelli SUB |  SUB P_Viera
                        G_Diangana SUB |  SUB R_Mendes

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 3  :(lpl) Renald is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Chellini
          ...  Mark_Robinson cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 5  :(lpl) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  H_Matt seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  H_Matt has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 6  :(lpl) C_Sanchez with a neat pass into Perez
          ...  Bauer wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 6  :(msl) A defence splitting pass from Bovan to Sheringham
          ...  Renald robs him of the ball
Min. 6  :(lpl) Perez slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  H_Fernandez is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  D_Skomina called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 7  :(msl) G_Mixon with the dribble
          ...  G_Mixon with the punt towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Marseille go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 8  :(lpl) Liverpool switch to playing P
Min. 8  :(lpl) E_Huws jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Bauer stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 10 :(lpl) R_Hannam pass splits open the defence and finds Perez
          ...  Perez curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets up well to catch that one
Min. 10 :(msl) H_Fernandez floats the ball in to find B_Hangeland
          ...  B_Hangeland with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Fabianski collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 15 :(lpl) R_Hannam spits at Sheringham
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 16 :(msl) S_Bergwijn runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  H_Matt is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 20 :(lpl) H_Matt looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Perez
          ...  But B_Hangeland sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 21 :(lpl) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Perez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Steklenburg muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  D_Skomina ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Daniel Perry looks relieved
          ...  Surely not!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Skomina is a disgrace!!
          ...  Perez Places the ball on the spot
          ...  He's put it over!
Min. 24 :(msl) Sheringham takes advantage of a mistake by Chellini
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Chellini reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 28 :(msl) N_Kante gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Bergwijn
          ...  E_Huws with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 31 :(msl) H_Fernandez with a flicked pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Fabianski falls over
          ...  But Fabianski is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 36 :(lpl) N_Schulz beats B_Hangeland
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by N_Schulz !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The crowd goes wild !
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  Nobody knows why
          ...  The referee turns the players away
          ...  The fans chant "The referee's a wanker!!"
Min. 37 :(msl) N_Kante with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Sanchez
          ...  Perez with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 39 :(lpl) L_Griffiths slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Bauer with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(msl) Bovan slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Perez fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 47 :(msl) G_Mixon finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled E_Huws
          ...  Renald with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book

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

Min. 48 :(lpl) H_Matt threads the through ball to E_Huws
          ...  B_Hangeland seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 50 :(msl) R_Varane beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  R_Varane hits a crisp volley!
          ...  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!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Bovan!
          ...  G_Mixon makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fabianski shouts at his defenders
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
          ...  That looked like a very bad decision
Min. 52 :(msl) S_Bergwijn knocks the ball past Chellini
          ...  S_Bergwijn blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 53 :(msl) H_Fernandez with the diagonal pass S_Bergwijn
          ...  Renald stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 54 :(lpl) N_Schulz with the towering header to Perez
          ...  But B_Hangeland wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 54 :(msl) H_Fernandez passes the ball to G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon with the drive!
          ...  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!
          ...  H_Fernandez drives it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by P_Albert
Min. 60 :(lpl) N_Schulz brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Mark_Robinson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Perez!
          ...  S_Bergwijn reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Renald hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Steklenburg fists it away!
Min. 61 :(msl) G_Mixon with a 50-yard pass to H_Fernandez
          ...  H_Fernandez drives it low !
          ...  But Fabianski palms it behind
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 62 :(lpl) L_Griffiths has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Varane takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 67 :(lpl) R_Hannam with a first time pass
          ...  L_Griffiths runs onto it!
          ...  L_Griffiths runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 68 :(lpl) R_Hannam is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to N_Schulz
          ...  The ball hits Mark_Robinson in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 69 :(msl) H_Fernandez looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  Sheringham receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Sheringham with the shot !
          ...  Fabianski makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 70 :(lpl) M_Martinelli takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Hannam as MF
Min. 72 :(msl) P_Viera comes on for N_Kante and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 72 :(msl) A_Rami comes on for B_Hangeland and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 72 :(msl) R_Mendes will come on for Sheringham and play MF
Min. 73 :(lpl) E_Huws drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Griffiths
          ...  But Mark_Robinson slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 73 :(msl) A_Rami takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  P_Albert steals the ball of off him
Min. 75 :(lpl) H_Norvdveit takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Renald as DF
Min. 76 :(msl) S_Bergwijn with the dribble
          ...  P_Albert is easily beaten
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Bergwijn !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 79 :(lpl) N_Schulz finds L_Griffiths on the edge of the box
          ...  L_Griffiths has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Marseille fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 80 :(msl) R_Mendes runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of G_Mixon
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  G_Mixon tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 82 :(lpl) H_Matt volleys it forward. He finds E_Huws
          ...  P_Viera with the high feet
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 83 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  G_Mixon is through!
          ...  G_Mixon belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Fabianski is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 85 :(msl) R_Varane with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  A cracking drive from R_Varane !
          ...  But Fabianski punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 86 :(lpl) L_Griffiths lobs it over A_Rami
          ...  L_Griffiths chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 87 :(msl) Fabianski miskicks!
          ...  Bovan is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Bovan with the header !
          ...  Fabianski saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lpl) Perez beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But Bauer reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 89 :(msl) H_Fernandez brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Chellini
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in G_Mixon!
          ...  G_Mixon hits the ball first time!
          ...  Fabianski won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 90 :(lpl) N_Schulz kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Martinelli gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Martinelli curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!

*************  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          : N_Schulz
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Matt (16)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : G_Mixon (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Mixon (7)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Viera (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       15
Off target           :           3        |       7
On target            :           4        |       8
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Liverpool 0 - 1 Marseille
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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 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Renald         DF   2  30   8  10  31 |  78   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
P_Albert       DF   2  28   9   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  27  13   7  34 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Chellini       DF   1  27   9   8  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Sanchez      DM   1  17  25   6  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Hannam       DM   2  17  25   4  22 |  73   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Schulz       AM   1   8  28  17  21 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
E_Huws         AM   2   7  26  19  38 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Perez          FW   3   9   8  29  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  28  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
S_Assenjo      GK  29   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Norvdveit    DF   3  25  12  11  11 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_McGregor     MF   3  14  25   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Martinelli   MF   1  10  10  27  12 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  25  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Marseille
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_Steklenburg  GK  39   3   1   1  32 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  33  12   9  32 |  75   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20  25
Bauer          DF   2  30  10   5  32 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
R_Varane       DF   1  30   9   4  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  29   9   5  23 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
N_Kante        MF   3   8  33   8  13 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  29   8  32 |  95   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
Bovan          MF   3   9  26  12  43 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  33  21 |  75   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  12  30  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
S_Bergwijn     FW   3   9   7  28  10 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
B_Freedle      GK  30   3   3   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  32   5   7  20 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  31  14   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Viera        MF   3  11  32   8  41 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
R_Mendes       MF   1  22  31   1  30 |  20   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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