Elite Divisional Play Off 1st Leg Match, Schalke 04 vs. Liverpool (Wed Apr 03)


                           Schalke 04  |  Liverpool
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-1-1-2-2 A
                         Ian McNamara  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                        G_Pagliuca GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                     Papakoli_Diop DF  |  DF W_Van_Boer
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF Reinaldo
                              Carr DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                         K_Wemberg DF  |  DF Renald
                          J_Height DM  |  DM X_Shaqiri
                           Adriano MF  |  MF T_Kroos
                            Inacio MF  |  AM J_Hernandez
                        Ru_B_Perry MF  |  AM P_Nedved
                         C_Bellamy FW  |  FW E_Stranger
                          O_Ighalo FW  |  FW A_Lombardo
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB P_Parkes
                           D_Dalot SUB |  SUB D_Abdoun
                            Rocket SUB |  SUB M_Dembele
                        Christinoa SUB |  SUB A_Mitrovic
                               Ely SUB |  SUB D_Lehman

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 4  :(shk) A_Kerzhakov has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  C_Bellamy collects the loose ball!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Reinaldo
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Inacio drives it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Buffon
Min. 8  :(shk) O_Ighalo takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Reinaldo
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  J_Hernandez is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 9  :(lpl) T_Kroos takes advantage of a mistake by Carr
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  T_Kroos has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Pagliuca just watches float over the bar!
Min. 12 :(shk) C_Bellamy knocks it past J_A_Riise and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Reinaldo takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 12 :(lpl) A_Lombardo with a well-controlled run
          ...  K_Wemberg knocks the ball back to G_Pagliuca
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past G_Pagliuca!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by T_Kroos
          ...  J_Hernandez gets his head on it
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 13 :(lpl) E_Stranger sprints past the defender
          ...  E_Stranger looks to see where G_Pagliuca is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 16 :(shk) Carr with an incisive pass to A_Kerzhakov
          ...  A_Kerzhakov smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  G_Buffon tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 17 :(lpl) J_A_Riise looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 22 :(lpl) E_Stranger pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Kerzhakov
Min. 23 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry sprints past the defender
          ...  Ru_B_Perry hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 23 :(lpl) T_Kroos loses J_Height
          ...  T_Kroos drives it towards goal !
          ...  G_Pagliuca with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 24 :(shk) O_Ighalo jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  J_A_Riise clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 27 :(lpl) E_Stranger beats Carr
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  E_Stranger has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Pagliuca tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 29 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Ru_B_Perry has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  G_Buffon collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 29 :(lpl) J_Hernandez with the heel pass to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 31 :(lpl) Reinaldo with the heel pass to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos lobs G_Pagliuca!
          ...  G_Pagliuca won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 32 :(lpl) T_Kroos holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Stranger
          ...  Carr clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 35 :(shk) K_Wemberg leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Inacio
          ...  But X_Shaqiri wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 38 :(shk) Adriano jumps over A_Lombardo's challenge
          ...  X_Shaqiri with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 38 :(lpl) Renald moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos hits the ball first time!
          ...  G_Pagliuca parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 39 :(lpl) Curled in dangerously from P_Nedved to E_Stranger
          ...  A thundering drive by E_Stranger !
          ...  G_Pagliuca gathers it easily
Min. 40 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to O_Ighalo
          ...  O_Ighalo hits a curling shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  That's given Schalke 04 the advantage!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 42 :(shk) O_Ighalo takes advantage of a mistake by W_Van_Boer
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Renald with the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Adriano plays it short to Papakoli_Diop
          ...  A left-footer by Papakoli_Diop !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shk) Adriano with an intelligent ball to O_Ighalo
          ...  Reinaldo with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 44 :(shk) J_Height has it now
          ...  He takes on Reinaldo
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Adriano!
          ...  Cleaned up by W_Van_Boer
Min. 44 :(lpl) T_Kroos plays in A_Lombardo with a beautiful ball
          ...  O_Ighalo with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 44 :(lpl) J_Hernandez sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Nedved
          ...  Carr goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 1-0 Liverpool

Min. 46 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_Height gets on the end of it
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Height !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  G_Buffon never had a chance!
Min. 48 :(lpl) J_Hernandez brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Carr
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Kroos!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  C_Cakir reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 52 :(shk) Adriano with the first time flick to A_Kerzhakov
          ...  A_Kerzhakov drives the shot in!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Liverpool fans taunt him!
Min. 55 :(shk) O_Ighalo slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Fine tackle by W_Van_Boer
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 59 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri back heels to find E_Stranger in space
          ...  K_Wemberg forces him off the ball
Min. 62 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Renald
          ...  He knocks it to A_Kerzhakov!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov blasts it at the goal !
          ...  G_Buffon makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 64 :(shk) Inacio sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy tries to beat G_Buffon from outside the area!
          ...  But G_Buffon parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 64 :(lpl) T_Kroos is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Stranger
          ...  O_Ighalo reads the play well
Min. 67 :(lpl) E_Stranger with a 50-yard pass to A_Lombardo
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Carr
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 70 :(shk) D_Dalot takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Kerzhakov
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(shk) Rocket takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Adriano as MF
Min. 70 :(shk) Ely is going to be brought on
          ...  O_Ighalo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) A_Mitrovic replaces an unhappy J_Hernandez and will play as a MF
Min. 72 :(lpl) E_Stranger runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off K_Wemberg back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  A powerful shot by E_Stranger !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 74 :(shk) Ely takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  J_A_Riise tackles from behind
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 74 :(lpl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  D_Abdoun will come on for X_Shaqiri and play DF
Min. 75 :(lpl) Liverpool will now play D
Min. 80 :(shk) Inacio kicks T_Kroos!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 83 :(shk) Ely off the woodwork.
          ...  Inacio picks up the deflection
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Abdoun takes possession
Min. 83 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  K_Wemberg gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Renald pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 87 :(shk) Ely takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  D_Abdoun bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  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          : Papakoli_Diop (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Ighalo (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Ighalo (44), A_Kerzhakov (48), Inacio (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : T_Kroos
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_A_Riise (74)
Booked               : Renald (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Schalke 04   |   Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       11
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           5        |       4
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          11        |       12
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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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G_Pagliuca     GK  35   5   5   2  23 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  28  16   8  24 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  55  21
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  28  11   7  42 |  73   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  18   8  19
Carr           DF   2  26   9   8  11 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
K_Wemberg      DF   2  26   6   7  32 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Height       DM   3  15  25   7  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Adriano        MF   1   8  26  12  43 |  73   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Inacio         MF   2  14  25  13  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  24  17  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  26  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  25  21 |  73   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  18  -2  33
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dalot        DF   2  25  10   6  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Rocket         MF   2  10  25  10  33 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ely            FW   2   4   8  25  22 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20

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 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  31   6   6  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Reinaldo       DF   1  29  12   6  20 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  28   7   9  32 |  77   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0 -10
Renald         DF   2  27   8  10  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  17  26   8  29 |  77   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  25  20  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  22
J_Hernandez    AM   1   8  26  20  26 |  73   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  25  23  17 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   8  28  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  23
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6   9  27  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -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 |  19   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
M_Dembele      DM   1  11  25   6  42 |   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Lehman       FW   3   9   7  25  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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