Elite Divisional Play Off Final Match, Liverpool vs. Feyenoord (Wed Apr 10)


                            Liverpool  |  Feyenoord
                            4-2-3-1 P  |  4-4-2 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK S_Barkochev
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF Seb_Ferrira
                          Reinaldo DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                            Renald DF  |  DF Ramos
                            H_Matt DF  |  DF Dodo
                         X_Shaqiri DM  |  MF Rivaldo
                         C_Sanchez DM  |  MF K_Coman
                          N_Schulz MF  |  MF J_Molby
                       J_Hernandez MF  |  MF S_R_Ramos
                          P_Nedved MF  |  FW T_Bendvarg
                        A_Lombardo FW  |  FW Ivica_Strok
                                       |
                          P_Parkes SUB |  SUB D_Marino
                          D_Abdoun SUB |  SUB B_A_Hangeland
                       J_Henderson SUB |  SUB M_Babbel
                        A_Martinez SUB |  SUB Jesus_Cordoba
                        A_Mitrovic SUB |  SUB S_Corchia

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 6  :(lpl) N_Schulz steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs J_Molby
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But T_Bendvarg puts it in row Z!
Min. 6  :(fyd) Ramos passes the ball to Ivica_Strok
          ...  Ivica_Strok is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has G_Buffon to beat
          ...  He rounds G_Buffon
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 9  :(fyd) Rivaldo with a perfectly timed run
          ...  But H_Matt reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 10 :(lpl) P_Nedved plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  Seb_Ferrira clears with a diving header
Min. 11 :(fyd) Ivica_Strok with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Lombardo
          ...  Ivica_Strok runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 14 :(lpl) N_Schulz wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Renald
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 16 :(fyd) J_Molby is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Dodo latches onto the ball
          ...  Dodo drives the ball low !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Liverpool fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 17 :(lpl) Reinaldo 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!
          ...  A_Lombardo receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Lombardo !
          ...  S_Barkochev goes down well to save
Min. 19 :(lpl) P_Nedved with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Dodo a clean set of heals
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 26 :(lpl) P_Nedved has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Ramos slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 26 :(lpl) H_Matt looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Ivica_Strok fouls badly
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over
          ...  N_Alexander is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(fyd) Ivica_Strok with the dribble
          ...  A_Lombardo with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 30 :(lpl) N_Schulz hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Lombardo latches onto it!
          ...  Seb_Ferrira slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 30 :(fyd) T_Bendvarg gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Renald!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Bendvarg hits a great shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Buffon moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  G_Buffon catches it with style!
Min. 31 :(fyd) T_Bendvarg nutmegs the defender
          ...  T_Bendvarg attempts a chip!
          ...  G_Buffon falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 33 :(lpl) H_Matt 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 A_Lombardo
          ...  But Seb_Ferrira barges him off the ball
Min. 34 :(lpl) A_Lombardo picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  A_Lombardo has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  S_Barkochev gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 34 :(fyd) J_Molby plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  J_Molby looks to see where G_Buffon is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The Feyenoord fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Feyenoord go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Feyenoord ...
Min. 35 :(lpl) Liverpool restructured their strategy to A
Min. 35 :(fyd) The Feyenoord manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 35 :(lpl) A_Lombardo bursts forward
          ...  Ramos takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 36 :(fyd) Ivica_Strok finds K_Coman on the edge of the box
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by H_Matt
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rivaldo chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It is kicked away by W_Van_Boer
Min. 37 :(fyd) Rivaldo finds K_Coman with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  K_Coman shoots towards goal !
          ...  G_Buffon parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 39 :(fyd) S_R_Ramos puts in T_Bendvarg
          ...  But Reinaldo sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 41 :(lpl) C_Sanchez retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Hernandez latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Hernandez curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  S_Barkochev with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 41 :(fyd) K_Coman plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  K_Coman with the cheeky shot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 49 :(fyd) Ivica_Strok finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  N_Schulz with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Feyenoord players
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Dan Haldane looks bemused that it wasn't more!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 0-1 Feyenoord

Min. 55 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri flicks the ball through
          ...  A_Lombardo runs onto it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Molby takes possession
Min. 56 :(lpl) W_Van_Boer sidesteps Rivaldo
          ...  Rivaldo is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 58 :(lpl) P_Nedved is first to the ball
          ...  Ramos slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 60 :(fyd) Rivaldo turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_R_Ramos
          ...  S_R_Ramos drives the shot in!
          ...  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. 64 :(fyd) S_R_Ramos leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to T_Bendvarg
          ...  N_Schulz scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  That's his second ! Sent off !
          ...  He is furious with the referee!
          ...  But his players drag him off!
Min. 70 :(fyd) K_Coman miskicks!
          ...  He finds Ivica_Strok though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  W_Van_Boer with a clumsy challenge
Min. 70 :(fyd) J_Molby holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Bendvarg
          ...  T_Bendvarg with the shot !
          ...  But G_Buffon tips it over
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 71 :(fyd) M_Van_D_Hoorn hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Ivica_Strok latches onto it!
          ...  H_Matt with an awful challenge
Min. 74 :(lpl) P_Nedved runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  P_Nedved with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  S_Barkochev has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  S_Barkochev is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 80 :(fyd) a big roar from the crowd as B_A_Hangeland comes on for Dodo to play DF
Min. 80 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Coman is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 80 :(fyd) S_Corchia will replace Ivica_Strok and play FW
Min. 81 :(lpl) Renald 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!
          ...  P_Nedved receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  S_R_Ramos knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But N_Alexander just turns away!
Min. 82 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba hoofs it up field to find S_Corchia
          ...  W_Van_Boer robs him of the ball
Min. 85 :(lpl) A_Lombardo leaves B_A_Hangeland standing
          ...  But M_Van_D_Hoorn clears the ball to safety
Min. 87 :(fyd) S_Corchia cuts inside H_Matt
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  S_Corchia attempts to nutmeg G_Buffon!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Liverpool fans laugh at him
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri knocks it past M_Van_D_Hoorn and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Corchia is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 90 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba holds the ball up
          ...  He sees T_Bendvarg in space!
          ...  T_Bendvarg with the header !
          ...  G_Buffon just watches float over the bar!
Min. 93 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Reinaldo
          ...  Rivaldo is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 177,362
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : A_Lombardo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N_Schulz (64)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : J_Molby (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Molby (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ivica_Strok (26), S_Corchia (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |   Feyenoord
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       12
Off target           :           1        |       7
On target            :           3        |       5
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :           7        |       10
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Final Score          : Liverpool 0 - 1 Feyenoord
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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  34   2   3   1  22 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  31   6   6  32 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Reinaldo       DF   1  29  12   6  20 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Renald         DF   2  27   8  10  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
H_Matt         DF   2  25  12   7  34 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  17  26   8  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Sanchez      DM   1  16  24   6  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Schulz       MF   1   8  27  16  21 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
J_Hernandez    MF   1   8  26  20  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
P_Nedved       MF   1   7  25  23  17 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6   9  27  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Henderson    MF   2   8  26  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Martinez     MF   1   6  25  16  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mitrovic     FW   3   5  11  25  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Feyenoord
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_Barkochev    GK  38   2   3   1  33 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  27   8   9  20 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  27   8   8  33 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  27   7   7  22 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Dodo           DF   3  26   5   7  33 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Rivaldo        MF   2   8  29   9  37 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Coman        MF   1   9  28   7  30 |  84   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_Molby        MF   2   8  27   9  31 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  35
S_R_Ramos      MF   1  13  25   7  30 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
T_Bendvarg     FW   1  11   7  28  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  22
Ivica_Strok    FW   3   9   8  28  32 |  84   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   0
D_Marino       GK  28   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_A_Hangeland  DF   2  25  11   5  40 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Babbel       DF   1  25   9   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  25  10  11 |  13   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  26  45 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
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