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


                           Schalke 04  |  Liverpool
                          3-2-2-1-2 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                           Andy Banks  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                        G_Pagliuca GK  |  GK Fabianski
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF W_Van_Boer
                          S_Pearce DF  |  DF Reinaldo
                       R_Carlos_Jr DF  |  DF G_V_D_Wiel
                           P_Kachu DM  |  DF Renald
                           D_Dalot DM  |  DM X_Shaqiri
                       Hans_Gruber MF  |  MF N_Schulz
                            Inacio MF  |  MF J_Hernandez
                        Ru_B_Perry AM  |  AM T_Kroos
                         C_Bellamy FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                          O_Ighalo FW  |  FW Perez
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB N_Trott
                              Carr SUB |  SUB J_A_Riise
                       Daley_Blind SUB |  SUB A_Martinez
                         D_Beckham SUB |  SUB A_Mitrovic
                               Ely SUB |  SUB D_Lehman

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 7  :(lpl) W_Van_Boer leaves P_Kachu standing
          ...  W_Van_Boer hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca watches it sail wide!
Min. 15 :(shk) O_Ighalo runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  O_Ighalo with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  Fabianski saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ru_B_Perry chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  C_Bellamy tries to place the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Schalke 04 crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  Schalke 04 go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 18 :(shk) O_Ighalo takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  O_Ighalo unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Fabianski tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Inacio swings it in!
          ...  W_Van_Boer belts it clear
Min. 18 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Hernandez
          ...  P_Kachu cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 20 :(lpl) N_Schulz sprints past P_Kachu
          ...  Hans_Gruber with the high feet
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 28 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri boots it towards K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  G_Pagliuca parries it
Min. 29 :(lpl) J_Hernandez cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to N_Schulz
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Carlos_Jr
Min. 35 :(shk) Hans_Gruber sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to P_Kachu
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Perez
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 35 :(lpl) T_Kroos takes advantage of a mistake by D_Dalot
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Inacio
Min. 40 :(lpl) Perez with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past R_Carlos_Jr
          ...  Ru_B_Perry with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 41 :(shk) O_Ighalo wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ru_B_Perry
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 42 :(lpl) Perez finds his way through
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos hits it into the box!
          ...  G_Pagliuca catches it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(shk) S_Pearce sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  C_Bellamy runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  W_Van_Boer with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 46 :(lpl) T_Kroos with the header on
          ...  He finds K_Benzema in space
          ...  S_Pearce fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Perez hits it hard
          ...  G_Pagliuca tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos swings it in!
          ...  G_Pagliuca reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 48 :(lpl) K_Benzema with the mazy run
          ...  K_Benzema curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 1-0 Liverpool

Min. 50 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Renald
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr intercepts the pass
Min. 50 :(shk) C_Bellamy sprints past the defender
          ...  Renald with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Mike McLeod looks relieved
Min. 51 :(shk) S_Pearce with a measured ball to O_Ighalo
          ...  A cracking drive from O_Ighalo !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 51 :(shk) Hans_Gruber with the first time pass to O_Ighalo
          ...  N_Schulz rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 52 :(shk) Inacio takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Carlos_Jr
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr goes for the top corner !
          ...  Fabianski is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Fabianski looks very relieved!
Min. 58 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri slides it through the middle to Perez
          ...  Perez with a powerful header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  X_Shaqiri lofts the ball in!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 59 :(shk) O_Ighalo takes on G_V_D_Wiel
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by O_Ighalo !
          ...  But Fabianski palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 61 :(shk) Inacio picks out S_Pearce with the cross
          ...  Reinaldo robs him of the ball
Min. 61 :(lpl) N_Schulz beats P_Kachu
          ...  N_Schulz with the crafty shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Pagliuca moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 67 :(shk) C_Bellamy finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  C_Bellamy from 20 yards !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 68 :(shk) O_Ighalo jumps over Renald's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  O_Ighalo shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 69 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from O_Bundy
Min. 70 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as Daley_Blind comes on for Hans_Gruber to play MF
Min. 70 :(lpl) A_Martinez comes on for T_Kroos and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(lpl) A_Mitrovic will come on for Perez and play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) It seems Liverpool are making a tactical change to D
Min. 71 :(lpl) J_Hernandez jumps over D_Dalot's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Hernandez attempts a lob!
          ...  G_Pagliuca guesses right
Min. 72 :(lpl) J_Hernandez 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Pearce looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 75 :(shk) Carr is coming on for A_Kerzhakov and playing DF
Min. 75 :(shk) Ely takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace O_Ighalo as FW
Min. 76 :(shk) R_Carlos_Jr with a simple pass to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 76 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri hoofs it up field to find A_Mitrovic
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Mitrovic !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 80 :(lpl) J_A_Riise replaces an unhappy W_Van_Boer and will play as a DF
Min. 81 :(lpl) J_Hernandez moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Benzema
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr with a nasty foul
          ...  O_Bundy will want to speak to him
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  X_Shaqiri hoists it forward
          ...  K_Benzema gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Dalot dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 82 :(lpl) N_Schulz with a simple pass to J_Hernandez
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  O_Bundy warns him
Min. 84 :(lpl) A_Martinez with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  P_Kachu with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Liverpool players
Min. 84 :(lpl) J_Hernandez has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Carr
          ...  He knocks it to A_Mitrovic!
          ...  A_Mitrovic drives the shot in!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Martinez
          ...  J_Hernandez loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca tips it behind
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shk) Daley_Blind has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_A_Riise
          ...  He puts in R_Carlos_Jr!
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Liverpool fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 88 :(lpl) Reinaldo has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  K_Benzema collects the loose ball!
          ...  Inacio with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  What's O_Bundy going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Good call ref!!
          ...  K_Benzema places the ball on the spot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca dives
          ...  And he tips it wide!
Min. 89 :(shk) P_Kachu is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 92 :(lpl) K_Benzema finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  Daley_Blind slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 76,528
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : R_Carlos_Jr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Bellamy (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Hans_Gruber (20), S_Pearce (46), R_Carlos_Jr (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : J_Hernandez
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Schulz (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :           9        |       11
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 0 Liverpool
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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 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  28  11   7  42 |  78   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  27   7  10  18 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  18  -2
R_Carlos_Jr    DF   3  27   6   5  41 |  95   0   3   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  58   8   0
P_Kachu        DM   3  25  12  10  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Dalot        DM   2  25  10   6  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
Hans_Gruber    MF   2   6  27   4  41 |  73   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
Inacio         MF   2  14  25  13  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Ru_B_Perry     AM   2   8  24  18  21 |  95   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35  20
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  26  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  25  21 |  78   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  17
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carr           DF   2  26   9   8  11 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Daley_Blind    MF   3  25  10   7  12 |  22   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Beckham      MF   3   9  25   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ely            FW   2   4   8  25  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  31   6   6  32 |  83   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
Reinaldo       DF   1  29  12   6  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  28  11   5  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Renald         DF   2  28   8  10  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  18  26   8  29 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
N_Schulz       MF   1   8  27  16  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -1
J_Hernandez    MF   1   8  26  20  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
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  29  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Perez          FW   3   9   8  27  30 |  73   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -14
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 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Martinez     MF   1   6  25  16  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mitrovic     FW   3   5  11  25  42 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
D_Lehman       FW   3   9   7  25  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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