Division One League Match, Liverpool vs. Valencia (Sun Apr 26)


                            Liverpool  |  Valencia
                          4-2-1-1-2 C  |  5-3-2 A
                          Mike McLeod  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                         Fabianski GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                          Reinaldo DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                        G_V_D_Wiel DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                            Renald DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                          P_Albert DF  |  DF J_Stam
                         X_Shaqiri DM  |  DF A_Nouri
                         C_Sanchez DM  |  MF T_Cruise
                          N_Schulz MF  |  MF M_Barry
                           T_Kroos AM  |  MF B_Green
                             Perez FW  |  FW W_Jose
                        G_Diangana FW  |  FW M_Bombarda
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB D_Van_Don_Bur
                            H_Matt SUB |  SUB M_Salah
                           M_James SUB |  SUB S_Bould
                       J_Hernandez SUB |  SUB M_Kikuchi
                      M_Martinelli SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(vla) D_E_Boyata runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Nouri
          ...  Reinaldo with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  K_Ippi will just give him a speaking to
Min. 3  :(lpl) X_Shaqiri jumps over D_E_Boyata's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  E_Herbert brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 9  :(lpl) X_Shaqiri cuts the ball back to Reinaldo
          ...  But B_Ivanovic comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 14 :(vla) B_Green squares it to M_Barry
          ...  M_Barry beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at Fabianski
          ...  He rounds Fabianski
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  Fabianski somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 15 :(vla) M_Bombarda nutmegs P_Albert
          ...  M_Bombarda has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 18 :(vla) M_Barry with the diagonal pass M_Bombarda
          ...  X_Shaqiri with an ugly foul
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
          ...  K_Ippi reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 21 :(vla) J_Stam is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert drives it towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fabianski has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  And Valencia are leading in the game now
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 24 :(lpl) Perez with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  Perez heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  R_Ceni falls over
          ...  But R_Ceni is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 25 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Cleared by M_Barry
Min. 26 :(lpl) T_Kroos finds Perez with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Perez looks to see where R_Ceni is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Ceni looks dejected
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 30 :(vla) M_Bombarda beats his marker
          ...  Perez gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 31 :(lpl) C_Sanchez lobs it over A_Nouri
          ...  E_Herbert with a deliberate foul
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
Min. 37 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to G_Diangana
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Ivanovic
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 39 :(vla) D_E_Boyata with the towering header to M_Bombarda
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Renald
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 40 :(lpl) G_V_D_Wiel hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_Albert collects the loose ball!
          ...  P_Albert sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 40 :(vla) J_Stam with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  J_Stam with a stunning strike !
          ...  But Fabianski punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Fabianski got a touch
Min. 42 :(vla) B_Green brings it under control
          ...  He takes on G_V_D_Wiel
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Bombarda!
          ...  M_Bombarda has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Fabianski with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(vla) A_Nouri is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert has a dig at goal!
          ...  Fabianski is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead!
          ...  Liverpool 1-2 Valencia ...
Min. 47 :(lpl) C_Sanchez turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to T_Kroos
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Stam hits it out for a throw
Min. 48 :(lpl) N_Schulz plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  But B_Ivanovic will cut out the threat
Min. 49 :(vla) M_Barry is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  M_Bombarda latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Bombarda from 20 yards !
          ...  Fabianski makes a fine save
Min. 51 :(lpl) C_Sanchez with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_Schulz
          ...  But E_Herbert puts it in row Z!
Min. 53 :(lpl) G_V_D_Wiel drives it forward to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos blasts it at the goal !
          ...  R_Ceni parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Albert chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Ceni comes out and claims it!
Min. 54 :(vla) M_Barry cuts the ball back to W_Jose
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Reinaldo looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 55 :(lpl) Liverpool switch to playing P
Min. 57 :(lpl) N_Schulz hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Perez collects the loose ball!
          ...  Perez hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  R_Ceni makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 58 :(lpl) G_Diangana kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  G_Diangana blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 60 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Reinaldo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Reinaldo with the shot !
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
Min. 63 :(vla) T_Cruise takes advantage of a mistake by P_Albert
          ...  Intercepted by G_V_D_Wiel
Min. 65 :(lpl) M_James will replace the useless X_Shaqiri and will play MF
Min. 66 :(vla) M_Salah will replace D_E_Boyata and play DF
Min. 66 :(vla) M_Kikuchi is being brought on
          ...  T_Cruise is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 66 :(vla) D_Trezeguet is coming on for W_Jose and will play FW
Min. 66 :(lpl) N_Schulz finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  N_Schulz hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  R_Ceni can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  R_Ceni makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 67 :(vla) A_Nouri crosses to M_Bombarda
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Bombarda !
          ...  Fabianski guesses right
Min. 68 :(lpl) Perez barges D_Trezeguet off the ball
          ...  J_Stam anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 70 :(lpl) M_Martinelli will come on for Perez and play FW
Min. 71 :(lpl) G_Diangana takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  M_Kikuchi takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 74 :(vla) M_Bombarda with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  A delicate header from M_Bombarda !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 75 :(lpl) H_Matt comes on for Reinaldo and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(vla) M_Kikuchi is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 76 :(vla) M_Kikuchi is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  J_Stam latches onto the end of it
          ...  N_Schulz cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 79 :(vla) M_Salah with the first time pass to E_Herbert
          ...  Cleaned up by G_V_D_Wiel
Min. 80 :(lpl) Liverpool switch to playing A
Min. 81 :(vla) B_Green controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  M_Bombarda gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Bombarda !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Fabianski dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And Fabianski tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Ivanovic lofts the ball in!
          ...  Fabianski easily claims the ball!
Min. 85 :(vla) M_Kikuchi moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Ivanovic
          ...  B_Ivanovic unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Fabianski has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Fabianski is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 87 :(lpl) N_Schulz with a slide rule pass to P_Albert
          ...  P_Albert has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  R_Ceni is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) M_Barry with the nod to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 89 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a measured ball to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda could have let it bounce!
          ...  But Fabianski with the difficult save

*************  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          : Perez
Scorers              : Perez (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : X_Shaqiri (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : E_Herbert (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Herbert (21,46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       13
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           5        |       9
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       16
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 2 Valencia
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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 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Reinaldo       DF   1  31  12   7  20 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  30  12   5  20 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Renald         DF   2  29   8  10  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Albert       DF   2  27   8   7  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  18  27   8  29 |  69   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22   8 -22
C_Sanchez      DM   1  16  25   6  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Schulz       MF   1   8  28  16  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  26  21  30 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   5
Perez          FW   3   9   8  28  30 |  74   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20   0  40
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  24  43 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Assenjo      GK  29   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  26  12   7  34 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_James        MF   2  11  26  15  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hernandez    AM   1   8  27  20  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Martinelli   FW   1  10  10  26  12 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  36   2   2   7  30 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  30  11   9  11 |  70   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  30  11   7  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  29   7  11  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   2   0   0   0  60  20  80
J_Stam         DF   2  29   8   7  29 |  96   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  25   5
A_Nouri        DF   1  28  12   6  21 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  29   9  39 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  28   7  32 |  96   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
B_Green        MF   2  16  28   6  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  29  10 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  29  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  35   2   7   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Salah        DF   2  28   8   8  22 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Bould        DF   2  27   8   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  28   9  30 |  26   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  28  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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