Division One League Match, Liverpool vs. Marseille (Mon Nov 05)


                            Liverpool  |  Marseille
                            5-1-3-1 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          Malky McKay  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                        T_Peterson GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                            C_John DF  |  DF D_Maicon
                        Kuzmanovic DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                     D_Majstorovic DF  |  DF G_Halford
                         Efe_Sodje DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                           M_Kelly DF  |  MF L_Thomas
                     Oscar_Serrano DM  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                     Rabiu_Ibrahim MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                        S_Perrotta MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                         A_Johnson MF  |  FW Yeboah
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                                       |
                        A_McGregor SUB |  SUB S_Given
                         P_Leonard SUB |  SUB Y_Kaboul
                      Song_Billong SUB |  SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
                          B_Stancu SUB |  SUB D_Obua
                         M_Vucinic SUB |  SUB S_Walsh

Referee: B_Kupu (Australia)


Min. 1  :(msl) L_Shawry is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with a terrific drive !
          ...  But T_Peterson punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 1  :(msl) D_Maicon is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 2  :(msl) Y_Sankhare works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 5  :(msl) Y_Sankhare has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Efe_Sodje
          ...  He puts in T_Taiwo!
          ...  T_Taiwo with the attempt at goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Peterson never had a chance!
          ...  That puts Marseille ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 6  :(msl) G_Halford with a slick pass to L_Thomas
          ...  But S_Perrotta comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 7  :(lpl) A defence splitting pass from S_Perrotta to A_Johnson
          ...  But T_Taiwo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kelly floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 9  :(msl) L_Thomas boots it towards A_Marcos
          ...  Efe_Sodje makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 12 :(lpl) Efe_Sodje brings it under control
          ...  He takes on T_Taiwo
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Rommedahl!
          ...  D_Rommedahl with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 13 :(msl) A_Marcos flicks the ball through
          ...  Yeboah runs onto it!
          ...  But Efe_Sodje wins the tackle
Min. 18 :(msl) L_Thomas looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah with a stunning strike !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 19 :(lpl) S_Perrotta takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Perrotta !
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it over
          ...  B_Kupu has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 27 :(msl) Yeboah sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A_Johnson scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  B_Kupu wants a quiet word
Min. 28 :(lpl) Efe_Sodje looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Kuzmanovic
          ...  T_Taiwo rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's B_Kupu going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 29 :(lpl) S_Perrotta finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  But T_Taiwo clears the danger
Min. 31 :(lpl) D_Rommedahl with a perfectly timed run
          ...  D_Rommedahl has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  R_Higuita won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 32 :(lpl) S_Perrotta works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Johnson
          ...  T_Taiwo beats him to the ball
Min. 35 :(lpl) D_Majstorovic is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Rabiu_Ibrahim
          ...  Rabiu_Ibrahim looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  What agility from R_Higuita
Min. 36 :(msl) Y_Sankhare has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past S_Perrotta
          ...  He knocks it to J_Digweed!
          ...  C_John with the tackle
Min. 39 :(lpl) D_Rommedahl knocks the ball past G_Halford
          ...  But D_Maicon barges him off the ball
Min. 41 :(lpl) T_Peterson pulls up
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went
          ...  He wont be able to continue!!
Min. 41 :(lpl) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_McGregor will come on for T_Peterson and play GK
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(msl) Yeboah 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!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 0-1 Marseille

Min. 47 :(lpl) S_Perrotta could get a shot on goal here
          ...  A wicked drive by S_Perrotta !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 52 :(msl) A_Marcos flicks it over Kuzmanovic and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Kelly is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 54 :(lpl) Efe_Sodje picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Efe_Sodje cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But R_Higuita smothers the ball.
Min. 55 :(lpl) D_Majstorovic with the diagonal pass Oscar_Serrano
          ...  T_Taiwo plays the back pass
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Johnson drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 56 :(lpl) S_Perrotta hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Rommedahl latches onto it!
          ...  J_Digweed makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_John swings it in!
          ...  R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 58 :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano beats D_Maicon
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  But J_Digweed slides in
Min. 64 :(msl) L_Thomas with a pinpoint pass to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  A_McGregor narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 65 :(lpl) M_Vucinic is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Rommedahl is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 66 :(lpl) M_Vucinic gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past T_Taiwo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Vucinic with a terrific drive !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 68 :(lpl) A_Johnson takes on 3 men
          ...  A_Johnson attempts a low drive!
          ...  R_Higuita falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  R_Higuita looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rabiu_Ibrahim chips the ball into the area!
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 70 :(lpl) P_Leonard is coming on and C_John is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 76 :(msl) Y_Kaboul is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Maicon is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 76 :(lpl) Kuzmanovic cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Kelly
          ...  G_Halford seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 76 :(msl) L_Thomas takes advantage of a mistake by Kuzmanovic
          ...  M_Kelly robs him of the ball
Min. 78 :(msl) D_Obua replaces A_Marcos and will play MF
Min. 79 :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Rabiu_Ibrahim
          ...  Rabiu_Ibrahim hits a curling shot!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 80 :(msl) S_Walsh takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Digweed
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 81 :(lpl) Rabiu_Ibrahim finds the run of A_Johnson
          ...  A_Johnson looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!!
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 81 :(lpl) Kuzmanovic is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 86 :(lpl) M_Vucinic runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  M_Vucinic hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  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          : Rabiu_Ibrahim
Scorers              : A_Johnson (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Kelly (52)
Injured              : T_Peterson (41)
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : T_Taiwo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Taiwo (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          69        |       31
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 1 Marseille
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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  31   1   2   1  10 |  41   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_John         DF   2  24   8   7  31 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Kuzmanovic     DF   2  23   8   5  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  23   5   5  47 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  23   4   2  28 |  93   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  24   8
M_Kelly        DF   2  22  13  13  33 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
Oscar_Serrano  DM   2  14  23  11  19 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
Rabiu_Ibrahim  MF   1   6  22  18  23 |  93   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  32   9
S_Perrotta     MF   2   8  22  17  27 |  93   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  36   9
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  22  16  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   5   9  24  27 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
A_McGregor     GK  22   5   2   6  16 |  52   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
P_Leonard      DF   2  23   7   4  34 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Song_Billong   MF   3   6  22  16  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Stancu       MF   2   6  22  16  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  23  14 |  26   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  36   2   2   2  34 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  26  12   3  24 |  78   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  26   4   3  31 |  93   0   5   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  75   0  28
G_Halford      DF   1  26   7   3  35 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   6  25   6  18 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  24  10  36 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  24  10  42 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  80   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  25  19 |  82   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  30   0  17
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  23  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Walsh        FW   1   2   8  22  20 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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