Division Two League Match, Liverpool vs. Borussia Dortmund (Wed Jan 29)


                            Liverpool  |  Borussia Dortmund
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-1-3-1-1 N
                          Mike McLeod  |  Rune Oldeide
                                       |
                         Fabianski GK  |  GK S_Maier
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF M_Motta
                            Renald DF  |  DF Danilo
                          P_Albert DF  |  DF Lazo
                            H_Matt DF  |  DF M_Reiziger
                         C_Sanchez DM  |  DM J_Height
                       J_Hernandez MF  |  MF A_Lallana
                           M_James MF  |  MF A_Vidal
                           T_Kroos AM  |  MF Dembele
                             Perez FW  |  AM Shaqiri
                        Rummenigge FW  |  FW J_Cruz
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB I_Banks
                       H_Norvdveit SUB |  SUB R_Song
                       J_Henderson SUB |  SUB Martins_Indi
                          N_Schulz SUB |  SUB S_Cazorla
                      M_Martinelli SUB |  SUB S_Radacanu

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 2  :(lpl) M_James pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Perez is clean through!
          ...  A left-footer by Perez !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Borussia Dortmund fans laugh at him
Min. 11 :(bor) Shaqiri skips the challenge from C_Sanchez
          ...  Shaqiri aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Fabianski makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 12 :(bor) Fabianski miss-kicks!
          ...  Shaqiri is through!
          ...  H_Matt goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 16 :(bor) J_Cruz runs forward
          ...  J_Cruz strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Fabianski gathers it comfortably
Min. 19 :(bor) A_Lallana looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Cruz
          ...  H_Matt tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Vidal curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Albert gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 25 :(lpl) M_James with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Rummenigge gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Lazo and it had to be
Min. 25 :(bor) Shaqiri looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz tries to beat Fabianski!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  Fabianski pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Lallana plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Reiziger with the shot!
          ...  Fabianski heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 26 :(lpl) Rummenigge beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Youri
          ...  Rummenigge from 20 yards !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 27 :(lpl) C_Sanchez crosses into the box, finding Perez
          ...  Perez with a stunning strike !
          ...  S_Maier is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  That puts Liverpool ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 29 :(bor) A_Lallana cuts the ball back to J_Cruz
          ...  Renald is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 31 :(lpl) Perez plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  H_Matt keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  H_Matt with the strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 32 :(lpl) It seems Liverpool are making a tactical change to D
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bor) J_Cruz moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Danilo
          ...  Danilo with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Lallana swings it in!
          ...  J_Cruz gets to it!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 44 :(lpl) M_James lobs it over M_Motta
          ...  M_Reiziger wins the ball
Min. 45 :(lpl) C_Sanchez with a pinpoint pass to J_Hernandez
          ...  But Danilo wins the tackle cleanly

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 2-0 Borussia Dortmund

Min. 51 :(bor) M_Reiziger beats P_Albert
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  P_Albert recovers to win the ball back
Min. 58 :(bor) M_Motta with a precise pass to J_Cruz
          ...  C_Sanchez body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 60 :(bor) Borussia Dortmund altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 61 :(bor) J_Cruz sidesteps Renald
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  J_Cruz rifles it at the goal !
          ...  Fabianski gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 62 :(lpl) T_Kroos with a glorious long pass to Rummenigge
          ...  Rummenigge with a bicycle kick !
          ...  S_Maier saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 62 :(bor) J_Height has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Cruz collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_Cruz blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 65 :(lpl) Rummenigge breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Maier!
          ...  J_Cruz brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  S_Youri sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 65 :(bor) S_Radacanu will replace Shaqiri and play FW
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Hernandez hits it hard
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 66 :(lpl) T_Kroos spots Perez who is in acres of space
          ...  Perez fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  S_Maier gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by S_Maier !!
Min. 70 :(lpl) a big roar from the crowd as M_Martinelli comes on for Rummenigge to play FW
Min. 71 :(bor) Dembele 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!
          ...  S_Radacanu receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Renald anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 71 :(bor) M_Reiziger kicks C_Sanchez off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  S_Youri lectures him
Min. 75 :(bor) R_Song is ready to come on to replace Lazo
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(bor) S_Cazorla is coming on and A_Vidal is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 75 :(bor) M_Motta retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  S_Radacanu gets on the end of it
          ...  H_Matt slices it
          ...  Fabianski moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Lallana drives it into the box!
          ...  Renald heads it away
Min. 76 :(bor) S_Radacanu runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs J_Hernandez
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  J_Hernandez is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
Min. 76 :(bor) S_Cazorla with a 50-yard pass to A_Lallana
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Renald !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 80 :(lpl) a big roar from the crowd as H_Norvdveit comes on for W_Van_Boer to play DF
Min. 80 :(lpl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  N_Schulz will come on for T_Kroos and play AM
Min. 80 :(bor) S_Cazorla with the heel pass to J_Height
          ...  Renald gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 81 :(lpl) J_Hernandez takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Martinelli
          ...  But R_Song with the fine tackle
Min. 81 :(bor) A_Lallana plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Dembele keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Dembele tries to beat Fabianski!
          ...  But Fabianski just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 84 :(lpl) M_James spits at J_Height
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 84 :(bor) S_Radacanu with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Radacanu !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 85 :(bor) A_Lallana puts in R_Song
          ...  R_Song looks to see where Fabianski is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 86 :(lpl) M_James has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past R_Song
          ...  He knocks it to Renald!
          ...  A wicked drive by Renald !
          ...  S_Maier saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bor) S_Cazorla hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Radacanu collects the loose ball!
          ...  H_Matt gathers up the loose ball
Min. 90 :(lpl) Renald leaves M_Motta standing
          ...  Renald hits a great drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  Liverpool 3-0 Borussia Dortmund ...

*************  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          : Renald (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Perez (27), H_Matt (31), Renald (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Renald (29), M_James (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : A_Lallana
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Cruz (65)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Liverpool     | Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       11
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       3
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :           9        |       12
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Final Score          : Liverpool 3 - 0 Borussia Dortmund
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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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Fabianski      GK  30   3   1   5  21 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  32   6   7  32 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Renald         DF   2  28   8  10  31 |  94   0   4   0   0   2   1   1   0   0 118  -2  33
P_Albert       DF   2  27   8   7  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  26  12   7  34 |  94   0   4   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  80   0  30
C_Sanchez      DM   1  16  25   6  30 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
J_Hernandez    MF   1   8  27  20  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_James        MF   2  11  26  15  21 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  26  21  30 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Perez          FW   3   9   8  28  30 |  94   0   0   1   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  25  36
Rummenigge     FW   3   8   5  25  22 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  26
S_Assenjo      GK  29   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Norvdveit    DF   3  25  12  11  11 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Henderson    MF   2   8  27  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Schulz       AM   1   8  27  16  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Martinelli   FW   1  10  10  26  12 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Maier        GK  31   1   1   3  11 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -35   0   0   0
M_Motta        DF   1  28   8   6  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Danilo         DF   2  27   7   8  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -19
Lazo           DF   3  26   8   6  31 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  25   7   7  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
J_Height       DM   3  15  26   7  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Lallana      MF   3  10  27   8  21 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Vidal        MF   2  13  25   7  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dembele        MF   3   6  25   7  12 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Shaqiri        AM   2   9  25  19  31 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |  66   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   1   0 -10   0   7
I_Banks        GK  29   2   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Song         DF   2  26   8   7  33 |  18   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Martins_Indi   DF   1  25   7   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Cazorla      MF   2   9  25   5  20 |  18   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Radacanu     FW   3   6   5  25  22 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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