Elite Football League Cup 1st Round Match, Liverpool vs. Chelsea (Sun Oct 30)


                            Liverpool  |  Chelsea
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-4-1 N
                          Malky McKay  |  Rowan Hunter
                                       |
                        T_Peterson GK  |  GK A_Boruc
                            C_John DF  |  DF S_Pressley
                     D_Majstorovic DF  |  DF R_Byrne
                      D_Bornosuzov DF  |  DF C_Cuellar
                        Kuzmanovic DF  |  DF Samba_Sow
                        B_Ferguson MF  |  DM Honzo
                          B_Robson MF  |  MF A_Jolie
                      Song_Billong MF  |  MF M_Bidoudane
                        S_Perrotta MF  |  MF D_Platt
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  MF M_Giglio
                         M_Bangura FW  |  FW F_Morientes
                                       |
                         F_Forster SUB |  SUB P_Medhurst
                         A_Mayfair SUB |  SUB A_Helender
                          B_Stancu SUB |  SUB R_Knight
                         A_Johnson SUB |  SUB R_Palazuelos
                       M_Rasmussen SUB |  SUB M_Magnusson

Referee: D_Foster (England)


Min. 1  :(lpl) B_Ferguson with a glorious long pass to D_Majstorovic 
          ...  D_Majstorovic beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at A_Boruc 
          ...  He dinks it over A_Boruc 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 2  :(lpl) B_Ferguson with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Bangura gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Bangura tries the shot ! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 7  :(lpl) C_John finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  What a shot from C_John ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But A_Boruc makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 7  :(chs) Samba_Sow sprints past the defender 
          ...  Samba_Sow with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  But T_Peterson palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 10 :(lpl) B_Robson takes advantage of a mistake by Samba_Sow 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  B_Robson hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 13 :(lpl) Song_Billong works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Kuzmanovic 
          ...  But R_Byrne wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_John! 
          ...  A_Boruc fists it away! 
Min. 13 :(chs) M_Bidoudane sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to F_Morientes 
          ...  F_Morientes with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  T_Peterson gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 15 :(lpl) D_Rommedahl with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Samba_Sow 
          ...  D_Rommedahl sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Boruc with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 17 :(lpl) B_Robson with a flicked pass to D_Rommedahl 
          ...  D_Rommedahl with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But A_Boruc parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 17 :(chs) A_Jolie with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  F_Morientes gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  C_John hits it out for a throw 
Min. 18 :(lpl) B_Robson finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  B_Robson bears down on goal! 
          ...  A_Boruc falls over 
          ...  But A_Boruc is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 19 :(lpl) S_Perrotta takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  S_Perrotta sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Kuzmanovic chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Boruc 
Min. 21 :(chs) Samba_Sow is too quick for the defence 
          ...  Samba_Sow belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 25 :(lpl) D_Rommedahl has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Cuellar wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 28 :(lpl) Song_Billong 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! 
          ...  B_Robson receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  F_Morientes hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Majstorovic chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Boruc catches it! 
Min. 28 :(lpl) D_Rommedahl knocks it past Samba_Sow and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  D_Platt with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Liverpool players 
Min. 31 :(lpl) S_Perrotta runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Kuzmanovic 
          ...  S_Pressley with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 32 :(lpl) Song_Billong slides it through the middle to B_Robson 
          ...  B_Robson tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 33 :(lpl) D_Rommedahl turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  D_Rommedahl with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) M_Bidoudane hits a hard pass to F_Morientes 
          ...  F_Morientes with the header ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Peterson dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Peterson beaten! 
Min. 44 :(lpl) S_Perrotta sprints past the defender 
          ...  F_Morientes with a superb challenge 
          ...  D_Foster has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  D_Foster calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Rowan Hunter looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  M_Bangura bends it round the wall 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Robson hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Ferguson gets his head on it 
          ...  A_Boruc watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 45 :(lpl) Song_Billong runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  M_Bidoudane with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  D_Foster wants a quiet word 
Min. 49 :(lpl) Kuzmanovic looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Rommedahl 
          ...  But C_Cuellar clears the danger 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

Min. 46 :(lpl) C_John is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Robson 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by S_Pressley !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 47 :(lpl) Song_Billong skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Rommedahl 
          ...  But R_Byrne wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 50 :(chs) M_Bidoudane finds C_Cuellar with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Majstorovic goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Rowan Hunter looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 52 :(lpl) M_Bangura flicks it over S_Pressley's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Bangura rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  A_Boruc makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 53 :(lpl) D_Rommedahl beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  D_Rommedahl with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 55 :(lpl) M_Bangura with the mazy run 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Byrne 
Min. 56 :(lpl) Kuzmanovic sprints past R_Byrne 
          ...  Kuzmanovic strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But A_Boruc punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 57 :(lpl) Song_Billong looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Bangura 
          ...  M_Bangura carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 60 :(lpl) C_John runs at S_Pressley 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  C_John with a powerful header ! 
          ...  A_Boruc narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 62 :(lpl) The ball is passed in from B_Robson, he finds S_Perrotta 
          ...  The cross hits S_Perrotta on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  A_Boruc never had a chance! 
Min. 63 :(chs) D_Platt bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to F_Morientes 
          ...  F_Morientes has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  T_Peterson makes a fine save 
Min. 65 :(chs) A_Helender is being prepared to come on 
          ...  C_Cuellar is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 65 :(chs) R_Palazuelos will replace A_Jolie and play AM 
Min. 65 :(chs) A_Helender knocks it past S_Perrotta and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  Kuzmanovic makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 66 :(lpl) S_Perrotta plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  A delicate chip from S_Perrotta ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 67 :(chs) S_Pressley beats C_John 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  But B_Robson wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but D_Foster has none of it. 
Min. 69 :(chs) M_Bidoudane controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  R_Palazuelos gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  S_Perrotta with a nasty foul 
          ...  D_Foster wants a quiet word 
Min. 69 :(chs) D_Platt retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  M_Bidoudane gets on the end of it 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Robson 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Giglio plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  T_Peterson reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 70 :(lpl) A_Mayfair is being prepared to come on 
          ...  D_Bornosuzov is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 70 :(lpl) B_Stancu is being prepared to come on 
          ...  Song_Billong is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 73 :(lpl) M_Rasmussen comes on for D_Rommedahl and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 73 :(lpl) A_Mayfair jumps over S_Pressley's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Platt with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 74 :(chs) D_Platt sidesteps Kuzmanovic 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  C_John with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  D_Foster reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 77 :(lpl) S_Perrotta turns past R_Byrne 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_Perrotta with the shot ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 81 :(lpl) S_Perrotta looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Kuzmanovic 
          ...  S_Pressley robs him of the ball 
Min. 84 :(lpl) B_Ferguson plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  S_Perrotta keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  R_Byrne slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 87 :(chs) M_Giglio lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  Samba_Sow latches on to it 
          ...  Samba_Sow tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Samba_Sow curls it into the box! 
          ...  T_Peterson catches it! 
Min. 87 :(lpl) M_Rasmussen with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  S_Pressley rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  D_Foster will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(lpl) A_Mayfair with the header on 
          ...  He finds M_Bangura in space 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Helender looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 91 :(chs) M_Giglio takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Platt 
          ...  D_Majstorovic takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  It’s a RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Bangura steps up!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  F_Morientes steps up!
          ...  He sends T_Peterson the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Rasmussen steps up!
          ...  He sends A_Boruc the wrong way 
          ...  But it has gone wide!! 
          ...  Shocking miss!! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  R_Palazuelos is taking it!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-2 Chelsea...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Perrotta is taking it!
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-2 Chelsea...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Bidoudane steps up!
          ...  He sends T_Peterson the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-3 Chelsea...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  B_Stancu steps up!
          ...  A_Boruc dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  Liverpool 3-3 Chelsea...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Platt steps up!
          ...  He's put it over! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  B_Robson steps up!
          ...  He sends A_Boruc the wrong way 
          ...  But it has gone wide!! 
          ...  Shocking miss!! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Giglio steps up!
          ...  T_Peterson dives and saves it!! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  C_John steps up!
          ...  He sends A_Boruc the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Liverpool 4-3 Chelsea...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Honzo is taking it!
          ...  He sends T_Peterson the wrong way 
          ...  But it has gone wide!! 
          ...  Shocking miss!! 


          ...  Liverpool wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 50,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : C_John
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_Majstorovic (91)
Booked               : C_John (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : A_Boruc (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       6
Off target           :          13        |       3
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       15
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : Liverpool 0 - 0 Chelsea
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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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T_Peterson     GK  30   1   2   1  10 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
C_John         DF   2  23   8   7  31 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  23  10  14
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  22   5   5  47 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  22   4   8  39 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kuzmanovic     DF   2  22   7   5  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  65  12   8
B_Ferguson     MF   1   4  30   1  30 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
B_Robson       MF   2   9  23   8  29 |  97   0   2   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  50  24   8
Song_Billong   MF   3   6  21  16  25 |  74   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
S_Perrotta     MF   2   7  21  16  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   5   9  23  27 |  77   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
M_Bangura      FW   3   8   7  22  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
F_Forster      GK  21   5   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mayfair      DF   2  21   7   5  29 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
B_Stancu       MF   2   6  20  15  34 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      MF   2   5  21  16  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rasmussen    FW   2   5  10  21  37 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Boruc        GK  31   1   1   1  11 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
S_Pressley     DF   2  21   7   6  39 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
R_Byrne        DF   2  23   9   3  22 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
C_Cuellar      DF   2  22   6   8  41 |  69   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0
Samba_Sow      DF   1  22  11   4  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Honzo          DM   1  12  22   7  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Jolie        MF   1   8  23   5  35 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Bidoudane    MF   2   8  22  13  27 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
D_Platt        MF   1   3  22  10  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Giglio       MF   1   2  21   8  37 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
F_Morientes    FW   1   3   9  22  35 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  25   0  16
P_Medhurst     GK  22   2   2   4  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Helender     DF   1  20   6   7  21 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
R_Knight       MF   1   2  20   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Palazuelos   AM   2   5  10  21  26 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Magnusson    FW   1   3   5  23  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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