Division Two League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Liverpool (Sun Dec 16)


                           Schalke 04  |  Liverpool
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 D
                         Ian McNamara  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                        G_Pagliuca GK  |  GK P_Parkes
                     Papakoli_Diop DF  |  DF Reinaldo
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF D_Abdoun
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF H_Matt
                       M_Hornschuh DF  |  DF A_Arbeloa
                          J_Height DM  |  DM X_Shaqiri
                            Rocket MF  |  MF J_Hernandez
                      Bradley_Dack MF  |  MF N_Schulz
                        Ru_B_Perry AM  |  AM P_Nedved
                         C_Bellamy FW  |  FW E_Stranger
                          O_Ighalo FW  |  FW A_Lombardo
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB F_Wiedwald
                         K_Wemberg SUB |  SUB J_A_Riise
                         V_Wanyama SUB |  SUB A_Martinez
                           T_A_Flo SUB |  SUB A_Mitrovic
                         D_Bunting SUB |  SUB Divock_Origi

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 2  :(lpl) N_Schulz lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  E_Stranger latches on to it
          ...  E_Stranger drives it low !
          ...  G_Pagliuca fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 3  :(lpl) J_Hernandez flicks it over E_Herbert and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  O_Ighalo hits it out for a throw
Min. 7  :(shk) Rocket runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to O_Ighalo
          ...  A_Lombardo with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers warns him
Min. 12 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri 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 E_Stranger
          ...  A vicious shot by E_Stranger !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca tips it over
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 15 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry with an in swinging cross to M_Hornschuh
          ...  M_Hornschuh has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  P_Parkes with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 17 :(lpl) P_Nedved changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Schulz
          ...  N_Schulz curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 18 :(shk) J_Height leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to C_Bellamy
          ...  Reinaldo gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 22 :(lpl) Reinaldo has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Kerzhakov
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in P_Nedved!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 28 :(lpl) P_Nedved could get a shot on goal here
          ...  P_Nedved goes for goal !
          ...  G_Pagliuca with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 30 :(shk) Bradley_Dack with the heel pass to O_Ighalo
          ...  H_Matt with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Schalke 04 players
          ...  B_Kuipers just wants to lecture him
Min. 36 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry with the diagonal pass O_Ighalo
          ...  Reinaldo stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 37 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri plays a first time ball through the defence to Reinaldo
          ...  But Rocket wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 38 :(shk) Rocket puts in C_Bellamy
          ...  A skilful effort from C_Bellamy !
          ...  P_Parkes makes a good save
Min. 38 :(lpl) E_Stranger runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  E_Stranger attempts to drive it home!
          ...  Brilliant save from G_Pagliuca
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 40 :(lpl) E_Stranger with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to N_Schulz
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Ru_B_Perry picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Rocket
          ...  D_Abdoun takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 45 :(shk) M_Hornschuh hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  C_Bellamy latches onto it!
          ...  C_Bellamy curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But P_Parkes just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 48 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri plays it forward to E_Stranger
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Rocket
Min. 49 :(shk) Rocket with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past X_Shaqiri
          ...  Reinaldo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 49 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Hornschuh gets to the ball first

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

Min. 48 :(shk) Rocket sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Papakoli_Diop
          ...  Papakoli_Diop smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  P_Parkes saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 55 :(shk) Rocket has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  H_Matt brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But B_Kuipers waves play on!!!
Min. 55 :(shk) Bradley_Dack with an in swinging cross to C_Bellamy
          ...  J_Hernandez with a bad challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 56 :(lpl) N_Schulz pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  E_Stranger is clean through!
          ...  Bradley_Dack with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He received a good talking to from B_Kuipers
Min. 57 :(lpl) P_Nedved takes advantage of a mistake by C_Bellamy
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  P_Nedved has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Pagliuca gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 65 :(lpl) Liverpool switch to playing A
Min. 67 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri beats E_Herbert
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  X_Shaqiri with the strike !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  G_Pagliuca tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Schulz chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  E_Stranger gets on the end of it
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 68 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  P_Nedved gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_Nedved cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca tips it behind
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 69 :(shk) O_Ighalo takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A_Arbeloa clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 70 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as K_Wemberg comes on for A_Kerzhakov to play DF
Min. 70 :(shk) V_Wanyama is ready to come on to replace J_Height
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(shk) T_A_Flo is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Bellamy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) a big roar from the crowd as J_A_Riise comes on for D_Abdoun to play DF
Min. 70 :(lpl) A_Martinez will replace N_Schulz and play MF
Min. 72 :(shk) O_Ighalo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  An audacious effort from O_Ighalo !
          ...  P_Parkes guesses right
Min. 75 :(lpl) It looks as though Liverpool is now playing D
Min. 76 :(lpl) A_Lombardo sprints past M_Hornschuh
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Bradley_Dack takes possession
Min. 77 :(shk) V_Wanyama turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  V_Wanyama with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Liverpool fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 79 :(shk) K_Wemberg fires over a low cross to O_Ighalo
          ...  H_Matt seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 79 :(lpl) A_Martinez is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  E_Stranger latches onto the ball
          ...  O_Ighalo with an over the top challenge
Min. 80 :(lpl) A_Mitrovic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Lombardo
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(shk) Rocket skips the challenge from J_A_Riise
          ...  X_Shaqiri wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 82 :(lpl) E_Stranger beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  E_Herbert hits it out for a throw
Min. 86 :(shk) Rocket with a glorious long pass to T_A_Flo
          ...  T_A_Flo has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  P_Parkes with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 87 :(shk) O_Ighalo sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A thundering drive by O_Ighalo !
          ...  Saved by P_Parkes
Min. 87 :(lpl) H_Matt with a pinpoint pass to A_Arbeloa
          ...  A_Arbeloa beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  G_Pagliuca comes towards him
          ...  He rounds G_Pagliuca
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shk) Bradley_Dack brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  T_A_Flo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But J_A_Riise slides in two footed.
          ...  B_Kuipers has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 88 :(lpl) A_Mitrovic beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A_Mitrovic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 91 :(lpl) A_Mitrovic takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past O_Ighalo
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Mitrovic aims for the top right corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  G_Pagliuca dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And G_Pagliuca tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Nedved plays it towards the near post!
          ...  K_Wemberg heads it away
Min. 92 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop finds O_Ighalo in acres of space
          ...  O_Ighalo drives the shot in!
          ...  Looks like it should be P_Parkes's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  P_Parkes looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 77,000
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Pagliuca
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Reinaldo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Hernandez (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       12
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       10
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 0 - 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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G_Pagliuca     GK  34   5   5   2  23 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  28  16   8  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
E_Herbert      DF   1  27   7  11  41 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  27  11   7  42 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Hornschuh    DF   1  25   4   5  42 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
J_Height       DM   3  14  25   7  22 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Rocket         MF   2  10  25  10  33 |  98   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
Bradley_Dack   MF   2   9  25   9  21 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Ru_B_Perry     AM   2   7  23  17  21 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  26  33 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  25  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Wemberg      DF   2  25   6   7  32 |  24   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
V_Wanyama      MF   1   7  26  18  19 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_A_Flo        FW   2   9   7  26  41 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  26  31 |   0   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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P_Parkes       GK  27   4   2   4  21 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
Reinaldo       DF   1  28  11   6  20 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
D_Abdoun       DF   3  26   9   7  30 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  25  12   7  34 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Arbeloa      DF   1  23  10   7  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  17  25   8  29 |  98   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
J_Hernandez    MF   1   8  26  20  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
N_Schulz       MF   1   8  26  16  21 |  74   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  25  23  17 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   8  28  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
A_Lombardo     FW   3   5   9  27  32 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Wiedwald     GK  18   2   2   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  27   7   9  32 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Martinez     MF   1   6  25  16  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mitrovic     FW   3   5  11  25  42 |  14   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Divock_Origi   FW   1   6   9  24  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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