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Liverpool 2 - 1 Sunderland

Lower Divisional Cup 2nd Leg Match, Liverpool vs. Sunderland (Tue Mar 03)


                            Liverpool  |  Sunderland
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  John Gemmell
                                       |
                         Fabianski GK  |  GK T_McGill
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF B_Weinman
                            Renald DF  |  DF Kim_Sin_Jung
                          P_Albert DF  |  DF Boli
                            H_Matt DF  |  DF D_Jones
                         X_Shaqiri DM  |  MF S_Nakajima
                       J_Hernandez MF  |  MF P_Knoe
                           M_James MF  |  MF D_Solga
                           T_Kroos AM  |  AM M_V_Bommel
                      M_Martinelli FW  |  FW Fandinho
                        Rummenigge FW  |  FW L_Shankland
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB R_Clemance
                          Chellini SUB |  SUB E_Richards
                       J_Henderson SUB |  SUB D_Aitken
                        A_Martinez SUB |  SUB Atsu
                          D_Lehman SUB |  SUB L_Buchanan

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(lpl) Curled in dangerously from X_Shaqiri to Rummenigge
          ...  M_V_Bommel with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 2  :(lpl) Renald beats Boli
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Renald with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_McGill fists it away
Min. 3  :(lpl) M_Martinelli cuts inside D_Solga
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Martinelli fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  That puts Liverpool ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 3  :(sun) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Sunderland will now be playing A
Min. 3  :(sun) M_V_Bommel with the cross-field pass to B_Weinman
          ...  B_Weinman attempts a chip!
          ...  Fabianski watches it sail wide!
Min. 4  :(lpl) Rummenigge flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Rummenigge with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  T_McGill gathers it comfortably
Min. 5  :(sun) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  D_Solga is through!
          ...  D_Solga fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Fabianski gets up well to catch that one
Min. 6  :(sun) P_Knoe with a one-touch layoff to B_Weinman
          ...  T_Kroos is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Mike McLeod looks relieved
          ...  John Gemmell is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  L_Shankland with the thundering drive
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  That's got Sunderland back level!
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 11 :(lpl) The ball runs loose!
          ...  Rummenigge seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Rummenigge with the crafty shot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_McGill's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 17 :(sun) D_Solga sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  D_Solga looks to see where Fabianski is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Fabianski saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 19 :(lpl) T_Kroos turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Boli muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  O_Bundy tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  X_Shaqiri knocks it forward
          ...  M_Martinelli gets on the end of it
          ...  Boli read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 23 :(lpl) M_Martinelli nutmegs the defender
          ...  Kim_Sin_Jung forces him off the ball
Min. 25 :(lpl) M_James jumps over Kim_Sin_Jung's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A delicate header from M_James !
          ...  But T_McGill punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_McGill got a touch
Min. 25 :(sun) D_Solga finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  D_Solga with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 26 :(lpl) J_Hernandez has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Kim_Sin_Jung
          ...  He puts in M_Martinelli!
          ...  M_Martinelli is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But O_Bundy waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat T_McGill
          ...  He dinks it over T_McGill
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 27 :(lpl) H_Matt is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to T_Kroos
          ...  Boli wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 28 :(lpl) J_Hernandez looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Albert
          ...  P_Albert hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  T_McGill makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 35 :(sun) S_Nakajima reads the run of Fandinho
          ...  But H_Matt barges him off the ball
Min. 36 :(sun) S_Nakajima has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past H_Matt
          ...  He puts in B_Weinman!
          ...  B_Weinman is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round Fabianski
          ...  He nutmegs Fabianski
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 38 :(lpl) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_James is through!
          ...  M_James pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 39 :(lpl) Rummenigge with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Boli brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 42 :(lpl) J_Hernandez cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Kroos
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Boli
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(lpl) M_Martinelli finds a hole in the defence
          ...  M_Martinelli with the strike !
          ...  T_McGill blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 45 :(lpl) M_James volleys it forward. He finds P_Albert
          ...  P_Albert with a blistering shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  That's given Liverpool the lead!
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Sunderland ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 2-1 Sunderland

Min. 48 :(sun) L_Shankland jumps over M_James's challenge
          ...  H_Matt with a nasty foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  John Gemmell looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 49 :(lpl) Rummenigge runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Jones back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Rummenigge tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 50 :(lpl) J_Hernandez finds T_Kroos in the box
          ...  But Kim_Sin_Jung slides in
Min. 53 :(sun) P_Knoe cuts through the defence
          ...  P_Knoe tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 54 :(sun) P_Knoe curls the ball out wide to L_Shankland
          ...  L_Shankland hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_V_Bommel chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Fandinho makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Boli plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Fabianski fists it away!
Min. 55 :(lpl) J_Hernandez backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Rummenigge gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Solga wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 56 :(lpl) J_Hernandez with the dribble
          ...  Boli reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_James floats the ball in!
          ...  D_Jones wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 56 :(sun) L_Shankland knocks it past M_James and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Shankland cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 59 :(sun) Fandinho takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  Cleaned up by W_Van_Boer
Min. 60 :(sun) Atsu is coming on and P_Knoe is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 61 :(sun) M_V_Bommel 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!
          ...  Fandinho receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Fandinho unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But Fabianski makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kim_Sin_Jung hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Fabianski reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 64 :(lpl) J_Hernandez with a glorious 60-yard pass to Rummenigge
          ...  Rummenigge with a thundering drive!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 65 :(lpl) M_Martinelli takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  M_Martinelli shoots towards goal !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_McGill's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 65 :(sun) M_V_Bommel hoists the ball across to S_Nakajima
          ...  P_Albert intercepts the pass
Min. 66 :(lpl) T_Kroos with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows B_Weinman a clean set of heals
          ...  T_Kroos looks to see where T_McGill is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_McGill goes down well to save
Min. 66 :(sun) S_Nakajima catches X_Shaqiri with an elbow!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 67 :(lpl) Rummenigge beats D_Jones
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves O_Bundy
          ...  Rummenigge tries to beat T_McGill from outside the area!
          ...  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 :(lpl) Rummenigge takes advantage of a mistake by M_V_Bommel
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Kim_Sin_Jung !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 70 :(lpl) D_Lehman is being brought on
          ...  Rummenigge is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(sun) D_Aitken is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Weinman is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(sun) L_Buchanan is coming on for Fandinho and playing FW
Min. 71 :(sun) D_Jones with a precise ball to M_V_Bommel
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Renald picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 75 :(lpl) J_Hernandez unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Martinelli
          ...  A great volley from M_Martinelli !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 76 :(sun) Atsu with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past H_Matt
          ...  But P_Albert wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 76 :(lpl) Renald takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  D_Jones is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 77 :(lpl) W_Van_Boer is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  M_Martinelli latches onto the ball
          ...  M_Martinelli unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  T_McGill tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 80 :(lpl) Chellini is being brought on
          ...  W_Van_Boer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 80 :(lpl) A_Martinez will replace T_Kroos and play AM
Min. 83 :(lpl) M_Martinelli sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Martinez
          ...  D_Solga plays the back pass
          ...  T_McGill can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by X_Shaqiri
          ...  M_James gets to it!
          ...  T_McGill gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(sun) Kim_Sin_Jung finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Hernandez
          ...  P_Albert pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  O_Bundy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by O_Bundy!
Min. 93 :(lpl) M_Martinelli picks up a loose ball
          ...  M_Martinelli hits a great drive!
          ...  But T_McGill smothers the ball.
Min. 93 :(lpl) D_Lehman nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Boli is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand

*************  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          : M_Martinelli (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Martinelli (3), P_Albert (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Matt (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : L_Shankland
Scorers              : L_Shankland (6)
Sent Off             : S_Nakajima (66)
Booked               : M_V_Bommel (1)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Liverpool     |   Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       11
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : Liverpool 2 - 1 Sunderland
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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  30   3   1   5  21 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  32   6   7  32 |  81   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Renald         DF   2  29   8  10  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
P_Albert       DF   2  27   8   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  40   0  45
H_Matt         DF   2  26  12   7  34 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  18  27   8  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Hernandez    MF   1   8  27  20  26 |  95   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  90  20
M_James        MF   2  11  26  15  21 |  95   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0  20  45  32
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  26  21  30 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Martinelli   FW   1  10  10  26  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  10  68
Rummenigge     FW   3   9   5  25  22 |  71   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
S_Assenjo      GK  29   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chellini       DF   1  26   9   8  11 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Henderson    MF   2   8  27  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Martinez     AM   1   6  25  16  32 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Lehman       FW   3   9   7  25  33 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sunderland
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_McGill       GK  30   2   3   1  31 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
B_Weinman      DF   2  29   8  11  30 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -18
Kim_Sin_Jung   DF   2  26   8   8  12 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Boli           DF   2  25  11   7  32 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80 -20 -20
D_Jones        DF   3  25  10   9  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Nakajima     MF   2   8  26   9  21 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
P_Knoe         MF   1   9  25  13  12 |  61   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
D_Solga        MF   2  10  25  10  19 |  95   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0  21
M_V_Bommel     AM   1   7  27  18  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Fandinho       FW   1   6   7  26  10 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
L_Shankland    FW   2   8  10  25  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Richards     DF   2  26  14   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  25   9   6  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Atsu           MF   1  10  26  11  18 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Buchanan     FW   2   5   4  25  23 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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