Division One League Match, Liverpool vs. Rangers FC (Sun May 15)


                            Liverpool  |  Rangers FC
                          5-1-0-2-2 N  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                        T_Peterson GK  |  GK Belushi
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF L_Roy
                         T_Butcher DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                          M_Babbel DF  |  DF Raúl_Albil
                          A_Brehme DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                          G_Cooper DF  |  DM J_Wilshere
                        Wellington DM  |  MF L_Copland
                       J_Henderson AM  |  MF K_Richard
                       J_Hernandez AM  |  MF B_Hemoth
                       Matej_Vydra FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                           A_Bagsy FW  |  FW H_Rodellega
                                       |
                            S_Kerr SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                           G_Piqué SUB |  SUB L_Gasparotto
                         X_Shaqiri SUB |  SUB R_VD_Vaart
                       D_Albertini SUB |  SUB D_Platt
                      Divock_Origi SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 7  :(rfc) L_Roy with a measured pass to R_Acquafresca
          ...  M_Babbel takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 11 :(lpl) J_Paintsil finds A_Bagsy on the edge of the box
          ...  But Raúl_Albil wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 11 :(rfc) K_Richard looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Rodellega
          ...  A delicate header from H_Rodellega !
          ...  T_Peterson makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 13 :(lpl) A_Bagsy stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  A_Bagsy hits a curling shot!
          ...  Belushi gets his fingertips to it
Min. 15 :(rfc) B_Hemoth takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a little chip!
          ...  But T_Peterson is equal to it
Min. 16 :(rfc) J_Wilshere has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Brehme
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Rodellega!
          ...  H_Rodellega looks to see where T_Peterson is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But T_Peterson hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 17 :(rfc) B_Hemoth plays the early ball across the box to find L_Roy in space
          ...  J_Paintsil had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 18 :(lpl) Wellington with an in swinging cross to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Belushi is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Hernandez swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Belushi
Min. 25 :(lpl) J_Hernandez brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Wilshere clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 25 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Paintsil
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a blistering shot !
          ...  T_Peterson falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 26 :(lpl) A_Brehme moves forward
          ...  A_Brehme looks to see where Belushi is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Belushi can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Belushi makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 26 :(rfc) J_A_Riise with the cross-field pass to L_Roy
          ...  But J_Hernandez slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 27 :(rfc) L_Copland lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  H_Rodellega latches on to it
          ...  M_Babbel fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 31 :(lpl) J_Hernandez pushes it past K_Uddin
          ...  K_Uddin goes in studs first
Min. 32 :(rfc) J_Wilshere plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  L_Roy keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  L_Roy has a dig at goal!
          ...  T_Peterson is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 34 :(lpl) M_Babbel with a simple pass to Matej_Vydra
          ...  An audacious effort from Matej_Vydra !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 38 :(rfc) H_Rodellega leaves his marker standing
          ...  M_Babbel gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 39 :(lpl) J_Henderson looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Liverpool go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 42 :(rfc) J_Wilshere brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Matej_Vydra
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Acquafresca!
          ...  What a shot from R_Acquafresca !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  T_Peterson with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rfc) B_Hemoth retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  R_Acquafresca latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_Acquafresca tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  T_Peterson palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Wilshere chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Peterson reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 44 :(lpl) G_Cooper gets possession in his own half
          ...  K_Uddin gets to the ball first
Min. 45 :(rfc) L_Copland with the first time pass to R_Acquafresca
          ...  A cheeky lob from R_Acquafresca !
          ...  T_Peterson watches it sail wide!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-0 Rangers FC

Min. 49 :(lpl) Matej_Vydra spits at K_Uddin
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  H_Webb calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(rfc) L_Gasparotto is being brought on
          ...  J_A_Riise is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(lpl) G_Cooper holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Matej_Vydra
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Roy takes possession
Min. 51 :(rfc) K_Uddin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  R_Acquafresca gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  T_Butcher with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 55 :(lpl) A_Brehme turns past Raúl_Albil
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A_Brehme with the shot !
          ...  Belushi falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  Belushi looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Wellington hits it into the box!
          ...  Belushi jumps well to claim it!
Min. 55 :(rfc) Raúl_Albil threads the through ball to H_Rodellega
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Butcher
Min. 56 :(rfc) L_Gasparotto 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!
          ...  H_Rodellega receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  G_Cooper is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 56 :(rfc) B_Hemoth controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  H_Rodellega gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  H_Rodellega sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Copland plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball comes to R_Acquafresca
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  T_Peterson makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 57 :(lpl) J_Hernandez with a pinpoint pass to A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Belushi has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Belushi reacts well to save!!!
Min. 67 :(lpl) A_Brehme plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  A_Brehme tries the shot !
          ...  But Belushi tips it behind
          ...  H_Webb has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 70 :(lpl) G_Piqué replaces an unhappy J_Paintsil and will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(lpl) D_Albertini will replace J_Hernandez and play AM
Min. 70 :(lpl) Divock_Origi is coming on for Matej_Vydra and playing FW
Min. 70 :(rfc) H_Rodellega finds himself in acres of space
          ...  H_Rodellega with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But T_Peterson makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 75 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart replaces an unhappy L_Copland and will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(rfc) D_Platt will replace J_Wilshere and play MF
Min. 80 :(rfc) Rangers FC will now play A
Min. 81 :(rfc) L_Gasparotto with electric pace
          ...  He eases past G_Cooper
          ...  L_Gasparotto with the side footed shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 83 :(lpl) Wellington 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 D_Albertini
          ...  But B_Hemoth reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 84 :(lpl) G_Piqué with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Divock_Origi
          ...  Divock_Origi tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But Belushi comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 84 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca takes advantage of a mistake by T_Butcher
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Bagsy
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Platt floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Peterson fists it away!
Min. 85 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart hoofs it up field to find H_Rodellega
          ...  T_Butcher with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 86 :(rfc) H_Rodellega crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Acquafresca in the box
          ...  The ball hits T_Butcher in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lpl) G_Cooper with an inch perfect pass to Divock_Origi
          ...  Raúl_Albil cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 60,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : T_Butcher (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Matej_Vydra (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Paintsil (17), Matej_Vydra (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_Acquafresca
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       12
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 0 Rangers FC
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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  38   1   2   1  10 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 105   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  24  12   9  31 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
T_Butcher      DF   2  24   8   7  23 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Babbel       DF   1  23   9   7  33 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
A_Brehme       DF   1  23   7   8  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0  11
G_Cooper       DF   4   7  26  14  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Wellington     DM   1  12  23   6  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Henderson    AM   2   7  24  10  30 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
J_Hernandez    AM   1   7  23  18  26 |  74   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  10   7  26  13 |  74   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  20
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  26  15 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
S_Kerr         GK  27   3   2   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Piqué        DF   2  23   9   6  22 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  15  23   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Albertini    AM   2   7  23  11  24 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Divock_Origi   FW   1   5   9  23  33 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Belushi        GK  39   8   8   5  11 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
L_Roy          DF   3  30   7   9  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
K_Uddin        DF   2  27  12   7  40 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  27  10   6  35 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  24   7   9  32 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Wilshere     DM   2  18  27  11  19 |  84   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
L_Copland      MF   1   8  29   6  21 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
K_Richard      MF   1  10  27   9  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  27   6  22 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  28  36 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  26  13 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  23   7   6  23 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  26   8  24 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
D_Platt        MF   1   4  26  10  25 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  25  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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