Division Two League Match, Liverpool vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Mar 17)


                            Liverpool  |  Schalke 04
                          4-1-1-2-2 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF Papakoli_Diop
                            Renald DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                         J_A_Riise DF  |  DF Carr
                            H_Matt DF  |  DF K_Wemberg
                         M_Dembele DM  |  DM J_Height
                        A_Martinez MF  |  MF V_Wanyama
                          P_Nedved AM  |  MF Adriano
                           T_Kroos AM  |  AM Ru_B_Perry
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                        A_Lombardo FW  |  FW O_Ighalo
                                       |
                          P_Parkes SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                          D_Abdoun SUB |  SUB John_McNamara
                       J_Henderson SUB |  SUB Rocket
                        A_Mitrovic SUB |  SUB Christinoa
                          D_Lehman SUB |  SUB Ely

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(shk) C_Bellamy picks out Ru_B_Perry with the cross
          ...  An audacious effort from Ru_B_Perry !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 4  :(shk) Adriano races into the box
          ...  He sees O_Ighalo lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  J_A_Riise takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 6  :(shk) Adriano takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Ighalo
          ...  O_Ighalo with the header !
          ...  G_Buffon with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 8  :(lpl) E_Stranger takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  E_Stranger attempts a low drive!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 9  :(lpl) A_Martinez slides the ball across to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo attempts a lob!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 9  :(shk) A_Kerzhakov plays in O_Ighalo with a beautiful ball
          ...  Renald reads the play well
Min. 13 :(lpl) A_Lombardo finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  But Carr reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 14 :(shk) V_Wanyama flicks the ball through
          ...  Papakoli_Diop runs onto it!
          ...  W_Van_Boer wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 15 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Bellamy
          ...  W_Van_Boer reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 16 :(lpl) A_Lombardo runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs K_Wemberg
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Ru_B_Perry brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But J_Underhill waves play on!!!
Min. 17 :(lpl) A_Martinez with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Papakoli_Diop
          ...  He knocks it to A_Lombardo!
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  A_Lombardo picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with G_Pagliuca
          ...  He nutmegs G_Pagliuca
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 18 :(shk) O_Ighalo looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Adriano
          ...  But Renald wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov chips the ball into the area!
          ...  G_Buffon easily catches it!
Min. 21 :(lpl) A_Martinez hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  E_Stranger collects the loose ball!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 23 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry knocks the ball past the lunge of W_Van_Boer
          ...  Renald bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(shk) Carr with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Carr with a thundering volley!
          ...  G_Buffon makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 31 :(lpl) P_Nedved finds himself in acres of space
          ...  P_Nedved hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca manages to turn it behind
Min. 34 :(shk) A_Kerzhakov with the first time pass to C_Bellamy
          ...  Driven towards goal by C_Bellamy !
          ...  But G_Buffon just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 36 :(shk) C_Bellamy flicks it over Renald's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  T_Kroos with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Schalke 04 players
          ...  J_Underhill shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  V_Wanyama knocks it forward
          ...  O_Ighalo gets on the end of it
          ...  O_Ighalo with a powerful header !
          ...  G_Buffon dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adriano chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  G_Buffon fists it away!
Min. 37 :(shk) C_Bellamy gets to the by line and finds O_Ighalo with a beautiful cross
          ...  O_Ighalo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  G_Buffon makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 39 :(lpl) A_Martinez headbutts Carr!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 41 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  C_Bellamy latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  J_A_Riise plays the back pass
          ...  G_Buffon can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ighalo chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  G_Buffon easily claims the ball!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lpl) M_Dembele takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into E_Stranger
          ...  C_Bellamy beats him to the ball
Min. 43 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  M_Dembele fouls badly
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Ian McNamara looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 44 :(lpl) A_Lombardo with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  A_Lombardo with the goal bound shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  G_Pagliuca dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had G_Pagliuca beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Martinez hits it into the box!
          ...  Papakoli_Diop wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 48 :(lpl) T_Kroos dribbles it into the box
          ...  T_Kroos fires the shot in!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 48 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Bellamy
          ...  A delicate header from C_Bellamy !
          ...  G_Buffon watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 49 :(shk) V_Wanyama pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Carr is clean through!
          ...  J_A_Riise with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Schalke 04 players

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 0-0 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(lpl) M_Dembele crosses into the box, finding P_Nedved
          ...  But K_Wemberg with the fine tackle
Min. 48 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past H_Matt
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Ru_B_Perry shoots towards goal !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 50 :(lpl) Renald with a one-touch layoff to J_A_Riise
          ...  J_Height makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Matt lofts the ball in!
          ...  G_Pagliuca reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 53 :(lpl) A_Lombardo takes advantage of a bad back pass from Papakoli_Diop
          ...  Papakoli_Diop recovers to win the ball back
Min. 53 :(lpl) H_Matt has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Wemberg
          ...  He puts in J_A_Riise!
          ...  Ru_B_Perry is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  J_Underhill tries to calm him down
Min. 61 :(lpl) A_Lombardo runs at J_Height
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Kerzhakov rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Underhill going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 62 :(lpl) A_Martinez 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
          ...  P_Nedved has a dig at goal!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 62 :(shk) O_Ighalo is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 62 :(shk) Christinoa will come on for O_Ighalo and play FW
Min. 65 :(lpl) Liverpool changed their strategy to play A
Min. 66 :(lpl) A_Martinez nutmegs the defender
          ...  A_Martinez tries to beat G_Pagliuca from outside the area!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca never had a chance!
Min. 70 :(lpl) a big roar from the crowd as A_Mitrovic comes on for P_Nedved to play MF
Min. 70 :(shk) John_McNamara is being brought on
          ...  K_Wemberg is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(shk) Rocket is being brought on
          ...  J_Height is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 70 :(lpl) M_Dembele takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Stranger
          ...  A powerful header from E_Stranger !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 71 :(lpl) A_Mitrovic flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  John_McNamara forces him off the ball
Min. 71 :(shk) Rocket crosses to Christinoa
          ...  But W_Van_Boer wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 74 :(lpl) T_Kroos sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Mitrovic
          ...  A_Mitrovic has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Van_Boer swings it in!
          ...  G_Pagliuca easily catches it!
Min. 74 :(shk) Rocket cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to V_Wanyama
          ...  V_Wanyama has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Schalke 04 have snatched the lead!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 75 :(lpl) D_Lehman will replace A_Lombardo and play FW
Min. 75 :(lpl) Liverpool switch to playing D
Min. 75 :(shk) A_Kerzhakov with a penetrating pass to Papakoli_Diop
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Renald
Min. 77 :(shk) John_McNamara with the diagonal pass Ru_B_Perry
          ...  Renald goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 79 :(lpl) D_Abdoun is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_A_Riise is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Christinoa
          ...  H_Matt with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 81 :(lpl) D_Lehman with a clever shimmy
          ...  Papakoli_Diop with the foul
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 85 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Rocket gets on the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Stranger
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lpl) A_Mitrovic is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting

*************  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
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Renald (23), T_Kroos (36), A_Martinez (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : A_Kerzhakov (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : V_Wanyama (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Papakoli_Diop (81)
Injured              : O_Ighalo (62)
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Match Statistics
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                            Liverpool     |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       9
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :           1        |       6
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :          11        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       17
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Final Score          : Liverpool 0 - 1 Schalke 04
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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   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  30   6   6  32 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Renald         DF   2  27   8  10  31 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  78   8  -2
J_A_Riise      DF   3  27   7   9  32 |  83   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  25  12   7  34 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Dembele      DM   1  11  25   6  42 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Martinez     MF   1   6  25  16  32 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -1
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  25  23  17 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  25  20  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -1
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   8  28  20 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -18
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6   9  27  32 |  79   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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 |  14   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_Mitrovic     MF   3   5  11  25  42 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
D_Lehman       FW   3   9   7  25  33 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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G_Pagliuca     GK  35   5   5   2  23 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  28  16   8  24 |  97   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  28  -2
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  27  11   7  42 |  97   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30   0
Carr           DF   2  26   9   8  11 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  25
K_Wemberg      DF   2  26   6   7  32 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Height       DM   3  15  25   7  22 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
V_Wanyama      MF   1   7  26  18  19 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
Adriano        MF   1   8  25  12  43 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Ru_B_Perry     AM   2   8  23  17  21 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   2
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  26  33 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   6
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  25  21 |  66   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
John_McNamara  DF   1  25   9  10  22 |  23   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Rocket         DM   2  10  25  10  33 |  23   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ely            FW   2   4   8  25  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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