Division One League Match, Marseille vs. Liverpool (Sun Jan 13)


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

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 2  :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano 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!
          ...  Douglas_Costa with a reckless challenge
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 3  :(lpl) S_Perrotta swings at A_Marcos
          ...  P_Graham has seen it!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  P_Graham had no choice there!!
          ...  Lee Shaw appluads the decision
Min. 4  :(msl) Y_Sankhare pass splits open the defence and finds Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 9  :(lpl) B_Stancu has it now
          ...  He takes on D_Maicon
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Kelly!
          ...  A_Marcos with an awful challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 12 :(lpl) O_G_Solskjaer steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Yeboah
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Cleared by L_Shawry
Min. 13 :(lpl) O_G_Solskjaer kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Yeboah with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 18 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But T_Peterson stops that one easily
Min. 20 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Efe_Sodje tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 23 :(msl) G_Halford 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!
          ...  Y_Sankhare receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  M_Kelly reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa swings it in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Yeboah
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  T_Peterson makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 25 :(msl) A_Marcos drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Yeboah
          ...  Kuzmanovic with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 28 :(msl) L_Koscielny nutmegs B_Stancu, he continues to run forward
          ...  But D_Majstorovic puts it in row Z!
Min. 32 :(msl) G_Halford hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Yeboah latches onto it!
          ...  D_Majstorovic with a nasty foul
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
Min. 33 :(msl) Y_Sankhare spits at C_John
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 34 :(msl) Y_Sankhare jumps over A_Johnson's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Y_Sankhare hits a curling shot!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 35 :(lpl) Kuzmanovic finds Oscar_Serrano in acres of space
          ...  D_Maicon cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 36 :(msl) A_Marcos with a clever shimmy
          ...  A_Marcos with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  C_John with a superb challenge
          ...  P_Graham has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 44 :(lpl) O_G_Solskjaer has space to run with the ball
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  P_Graham ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Lee Shaw looks relieved
Min. 46 :(msl) D_Maicon crosses to Yeboah
          ...  But Kuzmanovic will cut out the threat

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

Min. 46 :(lpl) A_Johnson slides the ball across to Kuzmanovic
          ...  Kuzmanovic tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that R_Higuita got a touch
Min. 47 :(msl) Yeboah brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Yeboah with the chance !
          ...  T_Peterson makes a difficult save
Min. 58 :(lpl) A_Johnson finds Oscar_Serrano with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A delicate header from Oscar_Serrano !
          ...  The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 61 :(lpl) O_G_Solskjaer beats G_Halford
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  L_Koscielny reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 66 :(lpl) D_Rommedahl is going to be brought on
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 67 :(lpl) D_Bornosuzov is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_John is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 67 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia is coming on for A_Johnson and will play MF
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul will come on for L_Koscielny and play DF
Min. 74 :(msl) A_Marcos beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  A_Marcos sees T_Peterson off his line !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 78 :(msl) S_Walsh is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Digweed is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 78 :(lpl) D_Majstorovic with a neat pass into B_Stancu
          ...  G_Halford bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 84 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa with the mazy run
          ...  But D_Majstorovic spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 98,593
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : D_Maicon
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Douglas_Costa (2)
Booked               : A_Marcos (9)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Kuzmanovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Perrotta (3)
Booked               : C_John (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       2
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :           3        |       1
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          16        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :           5        |       5
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 0 Liverpool
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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 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  26  12   3  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
G_Halford      DF   1  26   7   3  35 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55  12   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  24   9   7  36 |  75   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  25  11  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  24  10  42 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  22   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  23  11  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  25  19 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   6  25   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Walsh        FW   1   2   8  22  20 |  14   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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T_Peterson     GK  31   1   2   1  10 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
C_John         DF   2  24   8   8  31 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Kuzmanovic     DF   2  23   8   5  30 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   8
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  23   5   5  47 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  23   4   2  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  22  13  13  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Oscar_Serrano  DM   2  14  23  11  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Perrotta     MF   2   8  22  17  27 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
B_Stancu       MF   2   6  22  16  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  22  16  27 |  70   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  25  26 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Forster      GK  21   5   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  23   4   8  39 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_N_Zogbia     MF   1   3  28  12  21 |  25   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
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   5   9  24  27 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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