June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match 2, Liverpool vs. Werder Bremen (Wed Nov 30)


                            Liverpool  |  Werder Bremen
                          4-1-2-2-1 P  |  4-4-2 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                           F_Alves DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                            D_Rice DF  |  DF Cece_Pepe
                       Paul_Little DF  |  DF A_Ibarguen
                         E_Militao DF  |  DF D_Dalot
                            A_Kral DM  |  MF Coutinho
                            Alexis MF  |  MF Jose_Callejon
                           G_Carey MF  |  MF B_Fernandes
                          N_Valsic AM  |  MF L_Bittencourt
                          B_Celina AM  |  FW E_Stranger
                        Arnautovic FW  |  FW M_Ducksch
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                        T_Speedman SUB |  SUB W_Frost
                           J_Terry SUB |  SUB M_Mbom
                             J_Fox SUB |  SUB I_Gruev
                             Perez SUB |  SUB N_Kapinga

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 2  :(lpl) F_Alves knocks it forward
          ...  D_Dalot slips
          ...  B_Celina gets to it!
          ...  B_Celina tries to beat J_Pavlenka from outside the area!
          ...  J_Pavlenka can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  J_Pavlenka has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 5  :(wbn) L_Bittencourt with a flicked pass to A_Ibarguen
          ...  A_Ibarguen leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But T_Macedo tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Bittencourt chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is kicked away by F_Alves
Min. 5  :(lpl) A_Kral 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!
          ...  Arnautovic receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Ibarguen with a clumsy challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 6  :(lpl) Paul_Little looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Carey swings it in!
          ...  J_Pavlenka fists it away!
Min. 10 :(lpl) Alexis controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Ekstrand
          ...  He puts in Arnautovic!
          ...  B_Fernandes brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But M_Atkinson waves play on!!!
Min. 11 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  E_Stranger latches onto it!
          ...  E_Stranger with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  T_Macedo with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 14 :(lpl) F_Alves squares it to E_Militao
          ...  E_Militao attempts to nutmeg J_Pavlenka!
          ...  The shot slips through J_Pavlenka's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  That's given Liverpool the lead!
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 15 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand with a probing pass to E_Stranger
          ...  Paul_Little with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 17 :(lpl) N_Valsic pushes it past A_Ibarguen
          ...  But Cece_Pepe clears the danger
Min. 22 :(lpl) Arnautovic takes advantage of a mistake by Cece_Pepe
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Cece_Pepe reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 28 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand with an inch perfect pass to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  T_Macedo narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 30 :(lpl) N_Valsic moves forward
          ...  N_Valsic attempts a low drive!
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 31 :(lpl) A_Kral has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Ibarguen
          ...  He knocks it to Alexis!
          ...  Alexis runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 32 :(lpl) B_Celina takes advantage of a mistake by D_Dalot
          ...  A great volley from B_Celina !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 36 :(wbn) I_Gruev takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace D_Dalot as AM
Min. 36 :(wbn) Werder Bremen made the switch to a N strategy
Min. 41 :(wbn) M_Ducksch jumps over Paul_Little's challenge
          ...  M_Ducksch attempts a chip!
          ...  T_Macedo saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-0 Werder Bremen

Min. 46 :(wbn) M_Ducksch knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  M_Ducksch fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 47 :(lpl) B_Celina uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  B_Celina could have let it bounce!
          ...  J_Pavlenka falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 48 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 50 :(lpl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Perez will come on for Arnautovic and play FW
Min. 52 :(lpl) F_Alves retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  G_Carey latches onto the end of it
          ...  G_Carey with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Liverpool fans go wild!
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 53 :(lpl) Liverpool will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 53 :(lpl) Alexis back heels to find B_Celina in space
          ...  B_Celina with the overhead !
          ...  J_Pavlenka saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 53 :(wbn) B_Fernandes with a flicked pass to A_Ibarguen
          ...  A_Ibarguen with the attempt at goal!
          ...  The shot slips through T_Macedo's hands
          ...  But T_Macedo recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 55 :(lpl) Alexis looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Perez
          ...  But A_Ibarguen clears the danger
Min. 60 :(wbn) Werder Bremen restructured their strategy to A
Min. 61 :(wbn) Coutinho hoists the ball across to E_Stranger
          ...  A_Kral rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 66 :(wbn) B_Fernandes spits at B_Celina
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 70 :(lpl) J_Fox is going to be brought on
          ...  Alexis is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 73 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of M_Ducksch
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  E_Militao anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 75 :(wbn) N_Kapinga takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Ducksch
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 77 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon races into the box
          ...  He sees E_Stranger lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  E_Stranger with the attempt at goal!
          ...  T_Macedo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 80 :(wbn) W_Frost is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Ekstrand is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 81 :(wbn) Up goes the substitution board - M_Mbom on for Coutinho as a MF
Min. 82 :(wbn) M_Mbom with a first time pass
          ...  N_Kapinga runs onto it!
          ...  N_Kapinga with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But T_Macedo punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 85 :(lpl) T_Speedman is going to be brought on
          ...  F_Alves is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 86 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  E_Stranger latches on to it
          ...  E_Stranger with his head down lets it go !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt flicks it over Paul_Little and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Bittencourt gets up high for the header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Macedo dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Macedo beaten!
Min. 91 :(lpl) Perez with a real burst of pace
          ...  A delicate chip from Perez !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 91 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon plays a long ball to L_Bittencourt
          ...  J_Fox goes in stud's first
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  M_Atkinson had no choice there!!
          ...  Harry Kleinjan appluads the decision
Min. 91 :(lpl) G_Carey miskicks!
          ...  He finds Perez though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  N_Kapinga leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 92 :(lpl) G_Carey looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Perez
          ...  A thundering drive by Perez !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  M_Atkinson talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Liverpool fans celebrate though!
          ...  Liverpool 3-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 94 :(lpl) N_Valsic with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past W_Frost
          ...  He knocks it to B_Celina!
          ...  B_Celina tries to beat J_Pavlenka!
          ...  J_Pavlenka claws it off the line
          ...  M_Atkinson this is going to VAR
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Liverpool 4-0 Werder Bremen ...

*************  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          : F_Alves (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Militao (14), G_Carey (52), Perez (92), B_Celina (94)
Sent Off             : J_Fox (91)
Booked               : A_Kral (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : E_Stranger
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ibarguen (5), N_Kapinga (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Liverpool     |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           2        |       4
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Liverpool 4 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
F_Alves        DF   2  25  14   1  38 |  88   0   1   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  60  70   0
D_Rice         DF   2  25  12   9  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Paul_Little    DF   1  25  12   4  41 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
E_Militao      DF   3  25  11   7  20 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
A_Kral         DM   1  16  25   5  36 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  18
Alexis         MF   3  10  27  14  12 |  73   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Carey        MF   1   4  25  16  30 |  97   0   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  25
N_Valsic       AM   2   8  26  17  29 |  97   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
B_Celina       AM   2   7  25  18  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  27  11 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Kenny        GK  28   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Speedman     DF   3  27  13  10  21 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Terry        DF   1  26  11  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fox          MF   1  15  25  10  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Perez          FW   3  10   9  30  30 |  44   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Pavlenka     GK  37   3   1   2  21 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  34  12   7  22 |  83   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  30   6   7  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  26   1  19  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  -2   8
D_Dalot        DF   2  25  10   6  31 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  32   9  21 |  84   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   6  30   9  21 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Fernandes    MF   3  10  29   6  31 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  28  20  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   9  31  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  28  27 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Frost        DF   2  25   4   6  41 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mbom         MF   1   5  31   1  17 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Gruev        AM   1   3  29   4  30 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kapinga      FW   3  10   9  25  42 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
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