Division Two League Match, Liverpool vs. Schalke 04 (Sun May 19)


                            Liverpool  |  Schalke 04
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-1-3-1-1 N
                          Mike McLeod  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                         Fabianski GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                          Reinaldo DF  |  DF Carr
                        G_V_D_Wiel DF  |  DF John_McNamara
                            Renald DF  |  DF Daley_Blind
                         C_Sanchez DM  |  DM Inacio
                       J_Hernandez MF  |  MF Adriano
                       J_Henderson MF  |  MF S_Gruber
                           T_Kroos AM  |  MF Hans_Gruber
                         K_Benzema FW  |  AM Ru_B_Perry
                             Perez FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                                       |
                           N_Trott SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                         J_A_Riise SUB |  SUB P_Albert
                         M_Dembele SUB |  SUB Bradley_Dack
                        A_Martinez SUB |  SUB Christinoa
                      Divock_Origi SUB |  SUB O_Ighalo

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 2  :(shk) Hans_Gruber finds himself in a good position
          ...  T_Kroos with a clumsy challenge
          ...  D_Skomina tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 3  :(lpl) K_Benzema with a well-controlled run
          ...  K_Benzema with a blistering shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  G_Pagliuca is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Sanchez drives it into the box!
          ...  John_McNamara clears the danger
Min. 5  :(shk) Hans_Gruber with a reverse pass to Ru_B_Perry
          ...  Ru_B_Perry drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with Fabianski
          ...  He tries to slide it past Fabianski
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 8  :(lpl) T_Kroos flicks the ball through
          ...  K_Benzema runs onto it!
          ...  Inacio beats him to the ball
Min. 9  :(shk) Hans_Gruber plays it forward to Ru_B_Perry
          ...  A skilful effort from Ru_B_Perry !
          ...  Fabianski goes down well to save
Min. 14 :(lpl) J_Henderson with a simple pass to K_Benzema
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from K_Benzema !
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Pagliuca's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca looks embarrassed!
          ...  That puts Liverpool ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 15 :(shk) C_Bellamy with a real burst of pace
          ...  C_Bellamy bears down on goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adriano hits it towards the far post!
          ...  S_Gruber loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  Fabianski saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 16 :(lpl) Perez brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Carr
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in K_Benzema!
          ...  K_Benzema rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 17 :(lpl) M_Dembele is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Henderson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 17 :(lpl) It looks as though Liverpool is now playing P
Min. 21 :(lpl) W_Van_Boer takes advantage of a mistake by Carr
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  W_Van_Boer unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 22 :(lpl) K_Benzema knocks the ball past Carr
          ...  K_Benzema with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  It's his 3rd of the game!!
          ...  Liverpool 3-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 23 :(lpl) Liverpool will now play D
Min. 35 :(lpl) A defence splitting pass from J_Hernandez to W_Van_Boer
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov sweeps up the threat
Min. 38 :(lpl) M_Dembele plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov slides in
Min. 40 :(shk) Inacio is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Ru_B_Perry latches onto the end of it
          ...  W_Van_Boer with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 42 :(shk) Adriano knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Reinaldo brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But D_Skomina waves play on!!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 3-0 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(lpl) Reinaldo with a reverse pass to J_Hernandez
          ...  J_Hernandez has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 49 :(lpl) M_Dembele plays the early ball across the box to find T_Kroos in space
          ...  C_Bellamy fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Mike McLeod looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 55 :(lpl) Renald finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Renald with a bicycle kick !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 57 :(lpl) M_Dembele unselfishly heads the ball back to Perez
          ...  Carr slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 62 :(shk) S_Gruber is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to C_Bellamy
          ...  Reinaldo bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 65 :(lpl) G_V_D_Wiel drives it across the face of the goal J_Hernandez
          ...  Carr takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 65 :(shk) Hans_Gruber with a glorious long pass to C_Bellamy
          ...  The cross hits C_Bellamy on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  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. 66 :(lpl) Perez with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Renald
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov sweeps up the threat
Min. 70 :(lpl) J_A_Riise is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Van_Boer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(lpl) A_Martinez is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Kroos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 70 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as Bradley_Dack comes on for Adriano to play MF
Min. 71 :(lpl) A_Martinez holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema with a little chip!
          ...  G_Pagliuca can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 75 :(shk) P_Albert is going to be brought on
          ...  Daley_Blind is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(shk) O_Ighalo comes on for C_Bellamy and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 77 :(shk) S_Gruber with a measured ball to O_Ighalo
          ...  Intercepted by J_A_Riise
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lpl) Reinaldo has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Perez collects the loose ball!
          ...  Carr brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 89 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  M_Dembele stands his ground and wins the tackle

*************  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          : K_Benzema (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Benzema (14,16,22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : S_Gruber
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Bellamy (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       5
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           3        |       2
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       5
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Final Score          : Liverpool 3 - 0 Schalke 04
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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  29   3   1   5  21 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  31   6   6  32 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Reinaldo       DF   1  29  12   6  20 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  40  20
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  28  11   5  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Renald         DF   2  28   8  10  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_Sanchez      DM   1  16  24   6  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Hernandez    MF   1   8  26  20  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
J_Henderson    MF   2   8  26  10  30 |  17   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  25  21  30 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  28  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   3   0   0   0   0   0  92
Perez          FW   3   9   8  27  30 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
N_Trott        GK  25   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  28   7   9  32 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Dembele      DM   1  11  25   6  42 |  79   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Martinez     AM   1   6  25  16  32 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Divock_Origi   FW   1   6   9  24  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Pagliuca     GK  35   5   5   2  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  28  11   7  42 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Carr           DF   2  26   9   8  11 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
John_McNamara  DF   1  25   9  10  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Daley_Blind    DF   3  24  10   7  12 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Inacio         DM   2  14  25  13  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Adriano        MF   1   8  26  12  43 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  26   8  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Hans_Gruber    MF   2   6  26   4  41 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Ru_B_Perry     AM   2   8  24  17  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  26  33 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   0
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Albert       DF   2  26   8   7  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Bradley_Dack   MF   2   9  25   9  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  25  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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