Division Two League Match, Liverpool vs. Atletico Madrid (Wed Feb 06)


                            Liverpool  |  Atletico Madrid
                          4-1-1-2-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                          Mike McLeod  |  Gary Kevany
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                          Reinaldo DF  |  DF A_Romagnoli
                            Renald DF  |  DF D_Luiz
                         J_A_Riise DF  |  DF O_Bolzoni
                            H_Matt DF  |  DF G_Baresi
                         X_Shaqiri DM  |  DM Pichu_Atienza
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF K_DeBruyne
                       J_Hernandez AM  |  MF A_Kanchelskis
                          P_Nedved AM  |  MF Ridoutska
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW M_McKay
                          D_Lehman FW  |  FW M_Owen
                                       |
                          P_Parkes SUB |  SUB Tiribocchi
                          D_Abdoun SUB |  SUB J_Ayden
                        A_Martinez SUB |  SUB D_Hart
                        A_Mitrovic SUB |  SUB Hoekstra
                      Divock_Origi SUB |  SUB H_Crespo

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(lpl) T_Kroos kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  T_Kroos with the overhead !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 3  :(amd) M_McKay takes possession
          ...  J_A_Riise with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  M_Owen bends it round the wall
          ...  G_Buffon makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_DeBruyne lofts the ball in!
          ...  O_Bolzoni gets a shot in
          ...  The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
          ...  But G_Buffon recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 4  :(lpl) J_Hernandez lays the ball back to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  T_Courtois tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Nedved!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by G_Baresi
Min. 4  :(amd) A_Romagnoli gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Reinaldo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Romagnoli drives the shot in!
          ...  G_Buffon parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And G_Buffon recovers to save!!
Min. 6  :(lpl) E_Stranger beats A_Romagnoli
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Clark
          ...  D_Luiz wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 7  :(lpl) H_Matt curls the ball out wide to D_Lehman
          ...  O_Bolzoni cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 11 :(lpl) E_Stranger has it now
          ...  He takes on G_Baresi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Lehman!
          ...  Pichu_Atienza clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 13 :(lpl) E_Stranger holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Hernandez
          ...  D_Luiz is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_Courtois misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos floats the ball in!
          ...  E_Stranger gets his head on it
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  Liverpool go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 14 :(lpl) The ball runs loose!
          ...  T_Kroos seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Kroos !
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Courtois got a touch
Min. 18 :(lpl) P_Nedved with a reverse pass to X_Shaqiri
          ...  X_Shaqiri with a thundering drive!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 20 :(lpl) H_Matt bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Lehman
          ...  D_Lehman from 20 yards !
          ...  T_Courtois blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 21 :(lpl) P_Nedved moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger tries to beat T_Courtois from outside the area!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 25 :(lpl) E_Stranger with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  E_Stranger fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  T_Courtois with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_A_Riise floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Courtois fists it away!
Min. 29 :(amd) D_Luiz runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to O_Bolzoni
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_A_Riise and it had to be
Min. 30 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Lehman
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Lehman !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat T_Courtois!
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 31 :(lpl) The Liverpool manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P
Min. 35 :(amd) M_Owen pushes it past Renald
          ...  Renald makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_DeBruyne plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Pichu_Atienza
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into G_Buffon's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 38 :(lpl) T_Kroos skips the challenge from A_Romagnoli
          ...  T_Kroos attempts to nutmeg T_Courtois!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 38 :(amd) A_Kanchelskis with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Renald
          ...  He knocks it to M_McKay!
          ...  M_McKay smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 40 :(lpl) E_Stranger with a burst of pace
          ...  E_Stranger goes for goal !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 41 :(lpl) P_Nedved jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Stranger
          ...  A_Romagnoli anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Stranger
          ...  O_Bolzoni steals the ball of off him
Min. 43 :(lpl) P_Nedved with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  Pichu_Atienza with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 45 :(amd) M_Owen finds O_Bolzoni in the box
          ...  The defender plays it back to G_Buffon
          ...  O_Bolzoni intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy G_Buffon
          ...  He tries to slide it past G_Buffon
          ...  G_Buffon pulls off a save !!
Min. 46 :(amd) M_McKay takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  X_Shaqiri with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 2-1 Atletico Madrid

Min. 48 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri boots it towards P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But T_Courtois dives to his left
          ...  I think T_Courtois just got a hand on that one
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 52 :(amd) A_Romagnoli loses his marker!
          ...  But Reinaldo spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 54 :(lpl) J_A_Riise finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Owen hits it out for a throw
Min. 58 :(lpl) P_Nedved hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Hernandez collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_Hernandez cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 60 :(amd) M_McKay sidesteps H_Matt
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_McKay with the drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Liverpool 2-2 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 61 :(lpl) P_Nedved cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_Luiz with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  K_Clark warned him
Min. 65 :(lpl) Liverpool switch to playing A
Min. 70 :(lpl) D_Abdoun is being brought on
          ...  Reinaldo is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(lpl) Up goes the substitution board - A_Martinez on for J_Hernandez as a AM
Min. 74 :(lpl) A_Martinez controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Renald gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Renald curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 75 :(lpl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Mitrovic will come on for E_Stranger and play FW
Min. 75 :(lpl) The Liverpool manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 75 :(lpl) T_Kroos backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  X_Shaqiri gets on the end of it
          ...  But A_Romagnoli will cut out the threat
Min. 75 :(amd) A_Romagnoli knocks it past P_Nedved and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  T_Kroos with a terrible tackle
Min. 76 :(lpl) Renald finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  Ridoutska goes in studs first
Min. 77 :(lpl) A_Martinez with a smart pass to D_Lehman
          ...  D_Lehman is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But K_Clark waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat T_Courtois
          ...  He nutmegs T_Courtois
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Liverpool 3-2 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 78 :(lpl) Renald leaves A_Romagnoli standing
          ...  Pichu_Atienza robs him of the ball
Min. 81 :(lpl) P_Nedved hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Lehman latches onto it!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Romagnoli and it had to be
Min. 82 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Renald is unmarked
          ...  O_Bolzoni slices it
          ...  T_Courtois moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Lehman curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Courtois reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 84 :(lpl) D_Lehman sidesteps O_Bolzoni
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A_Kanchelskis wins the ball well
          ...  K_Clark has given a free kick
          ...  K_Clark calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 85 :(amd) M_McKay works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Romagnoli
          ...  T_Kroos with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  K_Clark lectures him
          ...  What's K_Clark going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !! That's another outrageous decision!!
          ...  M_McKay places the ball on the spot!
          ...  G_Buffon dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  And that makes it a hat trick!
          ...  And Atletico Madrid have squared it up late on!!
          ...  Liverpool 3-3 Atletico Madrid...
Min. 85 :(amd) M_McKay finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  D_Abdoun intercepts the pass
Min. 86 :(lpl) A_Mitrovic picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  D_Luiz is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
Min. 87 :(lpl) H_Matt looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_A_Riise
          ...  Pichu_Atienza with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lpl) The ball is passed in from T_Kroos, he finds D_Lehman
          ...  The ball hits O_Bolzoni in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 91 :(lpl) A_Martinez with a glorious long pass to P_Nedved
          ...  A vicious shot by P_Nedved !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one

*************  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          : D_Lehman
Scorers              : E_Stranger (13), D_Lehman (30,77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_A_Riise (3)
Injured              : N/A
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : M_McKay (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_McKay (38,60,85 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Kanchelskis (84), Pichu_Atienza (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    | Atletico Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       8
Off target           :           8        |       1
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :          20        |       4
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Final Score          : Liverpool 3 - 3 Atletico Madrid
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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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G_Buffon       GK  33   2   3   1  22 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
Reinaldo       DF   1  28  11   6  20 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Renald         DF   2  27   8  10  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
J_A_Riise      DF   3  27   7   9  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
H_Matt         DF   2  25  12   7  34 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  17  26   8  29 |  95   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  55   1
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  25  20  30 |  95   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  35  12
J_Hernandez    AM   1   8  26  20  26 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  25  23  17 |  95   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   6
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   8  28  20 |  77   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  20  37
D_Lehman       FW   3   9   7  25  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  65
P_Parkes       GK  27   4   2   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Abdoun       DF   3  26   9   7  30 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Martinez     AM   1   6  25  16  32 |  23   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
A_Mitrovic     FW   3   5  11  25  42 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Divock_Origi   FW   1   6   9  24  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
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_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Romagnoli    DF   1  28   5   8  31 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
D_Luiz         DF   1  27   8   5  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  26   7  10  31 |  95   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  80   0  10
G_Baresi       DF   2  24   8   8  48 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Pichu_Atienza  DM   1  15  26   6  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -1
K_DeBruyne     MF   1   7  29   7  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kanchelskis  MF   2   7  28   6  22 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  23  -2
Ridoutska      MF   2  17  27   7  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_McKay        FW   3   7  10  27  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   3   0   0   0   0  10  90
M_Owen         FW   1   7   8  27  11 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Tiribocchi     GK  27   3   3   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ayden        DF   1  26  10   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Hart         MF   2   8  25   8  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hoekstra       MF   3   9  24  11  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Crespo       FW   1  11   8  26  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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