Division Two League Match, Liverpool vs. Aston Villa (Sun Dec 23)


                            Liverpool  |  Aston Villa
                          4-1-1-2-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                          Mike McLeod  |  Pierre Van Rossum
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK Dino_Zoff
                           O_Price DF  |  DF P_Livingstone
                          Reinaldo DF  |  DF M_Demichelis
                            Renald DF  |  DF G_V_D_Wiel
                         J_A_Riise DF  |  DF Ayala
                         X_Shaqiri DM  |  DM M_Laudrup
                          N_Schulz MF  |  MF G_Driver
                          P_Nedved AM  |  MF C_Ronaldo
                           T_Kroos AM  |  AM Ze_Roberto
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW Ricardinho
                        A_Lombardo FW  |  FW Del_Vecchio
                                       |
                          P_Parkes SUB |  SUB F_Eggington
                            H_Matt SUB |  SUB K_Femenia
                        A_Martinez SUB |  SUB M_Verratti
                        A_Mitrovic SUB |  SUB S_Nakajima
                      Divock_Origi SUB |  SUB Sobhi

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(lpl) E_Stranger hoofs it up field to find A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff palms it behind
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 2  :(lpl) E_Stranger is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo is clean through!
          ...  He rounds Dino_Zoff
          ...  He rounds Dino_Zoff
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  Dino_Zoff manages to get to it !!
Min. 10 :(lpl) N_Schulz is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger with the drive!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 11 :(lpl) E_Stranger is first to the loose ball
          ...  E_Stranger carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Dino_Zoff with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 16 :(lpl) E_Stranger takes on Ayala
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  M_Laudrup stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  G_Poll ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Pierre Van Rossum looks relieved
Min. 17 :(lpl) P_Nedved with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Lombardo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Lombardo hits a crisp volley!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Dino_Zoff dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat Dino_Zoff!
          ...  Liverpool go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 17 :(asv) Del_Vecchio looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Ze_Roberto
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_A_Riise picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 19 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri sidesteps G_Driver
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  X_Shaqiri with a thundering shot!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Schulz curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_A_Riise
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 19 :(asv) G_V_D_Wiel drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Del_Vecchio
          ...  Reinaldo with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 20 :(lpl) N_Schulz looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo hits a great shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Dino_Zoff dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Dino_Zoff beaten!
Min. 23 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri with a probing pass to A_Lombardo
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel clears with a diving header
Min. 24 :(asv) M_Laudrup with the nod to Del_Vecchio
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Reinaldo belts it clear
Min. 28 :(lpl) N_Schulz passes the ball to Renald
          ...  G_Driver wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Nedved!
          ...  The ball finds its way to O_Price
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 28 :(asv) Ricardinho loses O_Price
          ...  Ricardinho tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But G_Buffon just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 29 :(lpl) E_Stranger finds a hole in the defence
          ...  P_Livingstone intercepts the pass
Min. 30 :(asv) M_Laudrup is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Del_Vecchio
          ...  E_Stranger with a bad challenge
          ...  G_Poll will want to speak to him
          ...  G_Poll will just give him a speaking to
Min. 34 :(lpl) Reinaldo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  E_Stranger gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  P_Livingstone with the tackle
Min. 34 :(asv) P_Livingstone with a 40-yard pass to Ricardinho
          ...  T_Kroos with a nasty foul
Min. 34 :(asv) Ricardinho plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  A wicked drive by Ricardinho !
          ...  G_Buffon with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 37 :(lpl) N_Schulz works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Stranger
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel with the block
Min. 38 :(asv) M_Laudrup has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_A_Riise
          ...  He puts in Del_Vecchio!
          ...  Del_Vecchio with a little chip!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  G_Buffon grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 39 :(asv) G_Driver is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Del_Vecchio latches onto the ball
          ...  Del_Vecchio strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 42 :(lpl) A_Lombardo sidesteps P_Livingstone
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A_Lombardo hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(lpl) O_Price runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved must beat Dino_Zoff!
          ...  Looks like it should be Dino_Zoff's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Dino_Zoff looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by N_Schulz
          ...  The ball comes to J_A_Riise
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 46 :(asv) G_Driver hoists the ball across to M_Demichelis
          ...  Renald with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(asv) Del_Vecchio beats P_Nedved
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_A_Riise belts it clear
Min. 49 :(lpl) T_Kroos gains control of the loose ball
          ...  P_Livingstone tackles cleanly
Min. 55 :(asv) K_Femenia replaces an unhappy M_Demichelis and will play as a DF
Min. 55 :(asv) C_Ronaldo hits a hard pass to Del_Vecchio
          ...  J_A_Riise with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 56 :(lpl) O_Price with a reverse pass to Reinaldo
          ...  Reinaldo aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 57 :(asv) Ayala runs at the defence
          ...  Good sliding challenge from X_Shaqiri
Min. 59 :(asv) Sobhi is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Ronaldo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 59 :(asv) P_Livingstone looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards K_Femenia
          ...  K_Femenia fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 61 :(lpl) T_Kroos takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Ayala forces him off the ball
Min. 62 :(lpl) N_Schulz gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger with a thundering shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 65 :(asv) S_Nakajima is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Driver is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(asv) It looks as though Aston Villa is now playing A
Min. 65 :(lpl) J_A_Riise hoofs it up field to find Reinaldo
          ...  Reinaldo drives it towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Dino_Zoff never had a chance!
Min. 67 :(asv) Del_Vecchio miskicks!
          ...  He finds K_Femenia though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Renald with the tackle
Min. 68 :(lpl) T_Kroos nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  T_Kroos keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  G_Poll talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. He was in an offside position
Min. 70 :(lpl) H_Matt is being prepared to come on
          ...  Reinaldo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(lpl) A_Martinez is being brought on
          ...  P_Nedved is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 75 :(lpl) A_Mitrovic is going to be brought on
          ...  E_Stranger is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 77 :(lpl) A_Mitrovic knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Mitrovic has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Martinez swings it in!
          ...  Dino_Zoff catches it!
Min. 81 :(lpl) N_Schulz beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds A_Mitrovic
          ...  A_Mitrovic is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has Dino_Zoff to beat
          ...  He slips it underneath Dino_Zoff
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  wide!!
Min. 82 :(lpl) A_Martinez with an incisive pass to J_A_Riise
          ...  Ayala with the tackle
Min. 86 :(lpl) N_Schulz has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Livingstone
          ...  He puts in A_Mitrovic!
          ...  A_Mitrovic has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 86 :(lpl) A_Martinez breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Dino_Zoff!
          ...  K_Femenia brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Poll reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 87 :(asv) Ricardinho steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs X_Shaqiri
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Ricardinho attempts to nutmeg G_Buffon!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 91 :(asv) S_Nakajima with a glorious 60-yard pass to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho chases it through, he must score !
          ...  G_Buffon parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 59,854
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : A_Lombardo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Lombardo (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Ricardinho
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Femenia (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Liverpool     |  Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       7
Off target           :          12        |       5
On target            :           8        |       2
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 0 Aston Villa
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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 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  29  12   7  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Reinaldo       DF   1  28  11   6  20 |  73   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   2
Renald         DF   2  27   8  10  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  27   7   9  32 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   2
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  17  26   8  29 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  40  21
N_Schulz       MF   1   8  26  16  21 |  94   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  25  23  17 |  73   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   1
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  25  20  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   8  28  20 |  78   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  11
A_Lombardo     FW   3   5   9  27  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
P_Parkes       GK  27   4   2   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  25  12   7  34 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Martinez     AM   1   6  25  16  32 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
A_Mitrovic     FW   3   5  11  25  42 |  16   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Divock_Origi   FW   1   6   9  24  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Dino_Zoff      GK  33   2   2   3  30 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  28  10   8  31 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  28   9   7  18 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  27  11   5  20 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Ayala          DF   2  27  11   5  11 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
M_Laudrup      DM   2  13  23   6  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Driver       MF   1  11  29   5  25 |  68   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  27   8  21 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Ze_Roberto     AM   1  10  23  15  11 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  27  40 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   7  24  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   3  26   8   6  32 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
M_Verratti     MF   2   2  26   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakajima     MF   2   8  25   9  21 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Sobhi          FW   2   6   6  23  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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