Division Two League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Liverpool (Sun Aug 26)


                           Schalke 04  |  Liverpool
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-1-1-2-2 A
                         Ian McNamara  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF O_Price
                     Papakoli_Diop DF  |  DF Renald
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF D_Abdoun
                         W_Dustice DM  |  DM M_Dembele
                           Adriano MF  |  MF N_Schulz
                            Rocket MF  |  AM J_Hernandez
                      Bradley_Dack MF  |  AM T_Kroos
                          O_Ighalo FW  |  FW B_Wolford
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW P_Sissons
                                       |
                           G_Banks SUB |  SUB P_Parkes
                           T_Grant SUB |  SUB H_Norvdveit
                           D_Solga SUB |  SUB Gazeau
                           T_A_Flo SUB |  SUB A_Martinez
                     Darren_Harris SUB |  SUB D_Lehman

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 1  :(shk) W_Dustice is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt tries to beat G_Buffon from outside the area!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Schalke 04 go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 1  :(lpl) T_Kroos takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past L_Jones
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  T_Kroos throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But N_Winneke just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  O_Hategan has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 3  :(shk) Rocket with a smart pass to B_Dugnutt
          ...  But J_A_Riise wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 5  :(lpl) M_Dembele jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Renald
          ...  Adriano goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 9  :(shk) L_Jones unselfishly heads the ball back to W_Dustice
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  W_Dustice takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just G_Buffon is between him and the goal
          ...  He nutmegs G_Buffon
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  G_Buffon recovers to save it !!
Min. 10 :(shk) B_Dugnutt pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  O_Price forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Adriano
          ...  Renald wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 13 :(shk) L_Jones with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  Fine tackle by O_Price
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 15 :(lpl) P_Sissons with an inch perfect pass to J_Hernandez
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Hernandez !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Hernandez swings it in!
          ...  M_Dembele swings a leg at it!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Wolford hits it into the box!
          ...  N_Winneke catches it!
Min. 20 :(shk) E_Herbert with a 50-yard pass to B_Dugnutt
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  D_Abdoun hits it out for a throw
Min. 24 :(lpl) O_Price gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  J_Hernandez is unmarked
          ...  But E_Herbert clears the ball to safety
Min. 26 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 26 :(shk) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Grant will come on for Papakoli_Diop and play DF
Min. 27 :(lpl) B_Wolford beats W_Dustice
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Adriano takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  O_Hategan warns him
Min. 27 :(lpl) B_Wolford lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  P_Sissons latches on to it
          ...  P_Sissons hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 28 :(shk) Adriano with the kinky dribble
          ...  But J_A_Riise sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 29 :(shk) B_Dugnutt runs at the defence
          ...  B_Dugnutt hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 29 :(lpl) B_Wolford 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!
          ...  T_Kroos receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  T_Kroos heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  N_Winneke gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_A_Riise hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Winneke
Min. 30 :(shk) Rocket puts in O_Ighalo
          ...  O_Ighalo with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that G_Buffon got a touch
Min. 30 :(lpl) T_Kroos pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  J_Hernandez is clean through!
          ...  W_Dustice wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 32 :(shk) O_Ighalo takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Dugnutt
          ...  J_A_Riise wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 33 :(lpl) N_Schulz turns past E_Herbert
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  N_Schulz gets his head to the ball !
          ...  N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 34 :(shk) N_Burdisso slides the ball across to O_Ighalo
          ...  M_Dembele with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(shk) T_Grant steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs O_Price
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A skilful effort from T_Grant !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Schalke 04 2-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 37 :(shk) The Schalke 04 manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 37 :(shk) W_Dustice cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E_Herbert
          ...  B_Wolford rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 39 :(shk) Adriano kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  O_Ighalo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  O_Ighalo with the shot !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 40 :(shk) N_Burdisso beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds O_Ighalo
          ...  O_Ighalo tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  G_Buffon parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 41 :(lpl) P_Sissons with a well-controlled run
          ...  N_Burdisso pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  O_Hategan has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by O_Hategan!
          ...  What's O_Hategan going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  That looked like it was outside the box!!
          ...  P_Sissons places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  Schalke 04 2-1 Liverpool...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(shk) B_Dugnutt with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows D_Abdoun a clean set of heals
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It floats over G_Buffon
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 47 :(shk) B_Dugnutt runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  B_Wolford is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  O_Hategan ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Mike McLeod looks relieved
Min. 48 :(lpl) O_Price knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  A skilful effort from O_Price !
          ...  N_Winneke gathers it easily

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 2-1 Liverpool

Min. 49 :(lpl) T_Kroos retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  B_Wolford latches onto the end of it
          ...  B_Wolford with a thundering volley!
          ...  N_Winneke parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Liverpool have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Schalke 04 2-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 52 :(shk) Rocket finds O_Ighalo with a ball over the defence
          ...  O_Ighalo gets up high for the header !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adriano crosses it in!
          ...  G_Buffon fists it away!
Min. 53 :(shk) Rocket plays it forward to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 56 :(lpl) Renald drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to N_Schulz
          ...  N_Schulz strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 56 :(shk) B_Dugnutt turns past Renald
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  J_Hernandez fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 58 :(lpl) T_Kroos brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Wolford gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Jones hits it out for a throw
Min. 60 :(shk) Adriano looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards B_Dugnutt
          ...  Renald fouls badly
          ...  O_Hategan reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(shk) B_Dugnutt runs with pace at the defence
          ...  J_A_Riise robs him of the ball
Min. 65 :(lpl) P_Sissons takes advantage of a mistake by L_Jones
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But E_Herbert puts the ball out of play
Min. 66 :(shk) Rocket kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  J_A_Riise with the tackle
          ...  O_Hategan will want to speak to him
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 68 :(shk) Rocket with the header on
          ...  He finds O_Ighalo in space
          ...  What a shot from O_Ighalo !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 68 :(shk) Adriano finds Bradley_Dack with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Dembele with a terrible tackle
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 70 :(shk) D_Solga is coming on and Bradley_Dack is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 70 :(shk) Darren_Harris comes on for O_Ighalo and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(lpl) H_Norvdveit is being prepared to come on
          ...  O_Price is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(lpl) A_Martinez is ready to come on to replace T_Kroos
          ...  Looks like he will play as a AM
Min. 70 :(lpl) D_Lehman replaces B_Wolford and will play FW
Min. 74 :(shk) D_Solga runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt attempts to nutmeg G_Buffon!
          ...  G_Buffon gets up well to catch that one
Min. 75 :(lpl) Liverpool will now play D
Min. 80 :(lpl) N_Schulz kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Martinez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  E_Herbert knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  O_Hategan blows up for a foul
          ...  O_Hategan refrained from booking him but had words
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  J_Hernandez swings it in
          ...  P_Sissons gets on the end of it
          ...  L_Jones dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 81 :(shk) D_Solga rushes through the defence
          ...  Renald gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Solga crosses it in!
          ...  G_Buffon reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 86 :(shk) D_Solga crosses in from the wing, he finds B_Dugnutt in the box
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Abdoun
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lpl) J_Hernandez has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Dustice goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 94 :(shk) Adriano beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  H_Norvdveit with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 77,000
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dugnutt
Scorers              : B_Dugnutt (1), T_Grant (37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Dustice (89)
Injured              : Papakoli_Diop (26)
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : T_Kroos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Sissons (41 pen), B_Wolford (49)
Sent Off             : M_Dembele (68)
Booked               : Renald (60), J_A_Riise (66), H_Norvdveit (94)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       9
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 2 - 2 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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N_Winneke      GK  31   2   2   3  20 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  28   8   7  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  27  16   8  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  27   7  11  41 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
L_Jones        DF   3  27   7   8  22 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
W_Dustice      DM   1  12  23   6  42 |  97   0   1   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  18  23   3
Adriano        MF   1   8  25  12  43 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Rocket         MF   2  10  25  10  33 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Bradley_Dack   MF   2   9  25   9  21 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  24  21 |  73   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   6  23  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
G_Banks        GK  28   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Grant        DF   2  24   9   7  29 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
D_Solga        MF   2  10  24  10  19 |  24   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_A_Flo        FW   2   9   7  26  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Darren_Harris  FW   2   4   8  25  41 |  24   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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G_Buffon       GK  32   2   3   1  22 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  28  12   7  26 |  73   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
Renald         DF   2  26   8  10  31 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
J_A_Riise      DF   3  26   7   9  32 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
D_Abdoun       DF   3  26   9   7  30 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Dembele      DM   1  11  25   6  42 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -9
N_Schulz       MF   1   7  26  16  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
J_Hernandez    AM   1   8  25  20  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  24  20  30 |  73   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  45  10
B_Wolford      FW   1  12  14  28  28 |  73   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
P_Sissons      FW   1   7   7  28  33 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  31
P_Parkes       GK  27   4   2   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Norvdveit    DF   3  23  12  10  11 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Gazeau         MF   1   4  25   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Martinez     AM   1   6  24  16  32 |  24   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
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