Division One League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Liverpool (Sun Jan 02)


                           Schalke 04  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 L  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                           Andy Banks  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                     Paulo_Argenti GK  |  GK B_Roorda
                        B_Williams DF  |  DF H_Matt
                          R_Carlos DF  |  DF Chellini
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF H_Norvdveit
                       S_Stallbaum DF  |  DF T_Speedman
                       Suat_Serdar MF  |  DM R_Hannam
                          Casemiro MF  |  MF Seb_Rudy
                            G_Hall MF  |  MF E_Huws
                     Omar_Mascarel MF  |  AM N_Valsic
                            A_Gray FW  |  FW Perez
                           Tatanka FW  |  FW Arnautovic
                                       |
                            Adrian SUB |  SUB Fabianski
                          A_Davies SUB |  SUB J_Terry
                       Amine_Harit SUB |  SUB Ze_Roberto
                           Romario SUB |  SUB G_Carey
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB G_Diangana

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 8  :(lpl) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Perez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Omar_Mascarel reads the play well
Min. 9  :(shk) A_Gray takes advantage of a mistake by R_Hannam
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Perez with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Andy Banks looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 10 :(lpl) Perez feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  N_Valsic runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Casemiro with an over the top challenge
Min. 12 :(lpl) Perez steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs G_Hall
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But S_Stallbaum wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 13 :(shk) Omar_Mascarel with an inch perfect pass to Tatanka
          ...  Fine tackle by Seb_Rudy
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 20 :(lpl) H_Matt with an intelligent ball to E_Huws
          ...  R_Carlos read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 23 :(lpl) T_Speedman has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Perez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Epureanu with a superb challenge
          ...  M_Stadio has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  Perez drives it under the wall
          ...  Paulo_Argenti with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 24 :(lpl) Arnautovic breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Paulo_Argenti!
          ...  B_Williams brings him down!
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 29 :(shk) Omar_Mascarel looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 36 :(lpl) Arnautovic gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Epureanu!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Stallbaum with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 38 :(shk) Tatanka sidesteps H_Norvdveit
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Tatanka uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 41 :(shk) Suat_Serdar picks out Omar_Mascarel with the cross
          ...  N_Valsic with a nasty foul
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 42 :(lpl) Arnautovic beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Stadio
          ...  A_Gray with a nasty foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  N_Valsic bends it in
          ...  What agility from Paulo_Argenti
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lpl) T_Speedman slides it through the middle to E_Huws
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Epureanu

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

Min. 46 :(shk) B_Williams bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to G_Hall
          ...  N_Valsic wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 47 :(lpl) Seb_Rudy with a pinpoint pass to N_Valsic
          ...  S_Stallbaum fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  M_Stadio ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Andy Banks looks relieved
Min. 48 :(shk) Tatanka beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  H_Norvdveit gathers up the loose ball
Min. 51 :(lpl) T_Speedman has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Perez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Williams
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Arnautovic hits it into the box!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti jumps well to claim it!
Min. 54 :(shk) Suat_Serdar hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Gray latches onto it!
          ...  But H_Norvdveit reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 58 :(shk) Casemiro finds Tatanka with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  E_Huws gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 59 :(shk) S_Stallbaum crosses to A_Gray
          ...  R_Hannam slices it
          ...  B_Roorda moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Williams drives it into the box!
          ...  B_Roorda makes the catch!
Min. 68 :(lpl) Perez with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  S_Stallbaum goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 69 :(shk) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Davies will come on for R_Carlos and play DF
Min. 69 :(lpl) E_Huws wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Perez
          ...  Perez attempts a low drive!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 70 :(shk) O_Ighalo is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Gray is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) G_Carey replaces an unhappy N_Valsic and will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(lpl) G_Diangana is being brought on
          ...  Arnautovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 71 :(shk) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Romario will come on for Casemiro and play DM
Min. 73 :(lpl) G_Diangana runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  S_Stallbaum scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
Min. 74 :(shk) Tatanka skips the challenge from E_Huws
          ...  E_Huws is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 75 :(lpl) a big roar from the crowd as J_Terry comes on for H_Matt to play DF
Min. 77 :(lpl) R_Hannam brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Suat_Serdar
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in G_Carey!
          ...  A_Davies with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
Min. 80 :(shk) Romario flicks it over Perez and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Perez fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  The fans jeer him off!
Min. 84 :(shk) Romario puts in Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka drives it low !
          ...  B_Roorda gathers it comfortably
Min. 87 :(shk) Tatanka runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to O_Ighalo
          ...  G_Diangana with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shk) Romario chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Hall
          ...  G_Hall unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  B_Roorda has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  B_Roorda is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Have Schalke 04 stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 89 :(shk) Schalke 04 changed their strategy to play D
Min. 89 :(shk) G_Hall pulls it back to O_Ighalo
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Terry
Min. 91 :(shk) S_Stallbaum takes possession
          ...  J_Terry takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 108,810
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hall (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Hall (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Epureanu (23), B_Williams (24), S_Stallbaum (36), A_Gray (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : J_Terry
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Perez (80)
Booked               : N_Valsic (41), G_Diangana (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Schalke 04   |   Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       3
Off target           :           2        |       1
On target            :           2        |       2
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       15
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       6
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 0 Liverpool
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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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Paulo_Argenti  GK  36   4   5   1  29 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  31  11   7  43 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
R_Carlos       DF   3  30  12   6  11 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  30   9   8  33 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  29  17  16  47 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  23  29   1  15 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Casemiro       MF   2  23  28   1  31 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
G_Hall         MF   2  23  27   7  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
Omar_Mascarel  MF   1  20  27   1  28 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40  20
A_Gray         FW   3   7   9  29  32 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Tatanka        FW   3   6   9  28  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Adrian         GK  29   1   2   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Davies       DF   1  27   9   6  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Amine_Harit    MF   2   9  29  17  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Romario        DM   2   8  28  22  37 |  22   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   9   8  26  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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B_Roorda       GK  36   4   5   2  29 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  28  13   7  34 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Chellini       DF   1  28  10   8  11 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
H_Norvdveit    DF   3  27  13  11  11 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Speedman     DF   3  26  13  10  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Hannam       DM   2  18  26   4  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  29   1  37 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Huws         MF   2   7  27  19  38 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
N_Valsic       AM   2   8  26  17  29 |  73   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
Perez          FW   3   9   8  29  30 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -25
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  27  11 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fabianski      GK  31   3   1   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Terry        DF   1  25  11  10  33 |  18   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  11  25  17  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Carey        MF   1   4  25  16  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  25  43 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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