June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match 1, Werder Bremen vs. Liverpool (Wed Jul 17)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Liverpool
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK Daniel_Fuzato
                          M_Friedl DF  |  DF F_Baresi
                      Jerzinho_Jnr DF  |  DF F_Alves
                       M_Veljkovic DF  |  DF J_Vallejo
                        A_Ibarguen DF  |  DF M_Gorgon
                         G_Panucci DF  |  DM S_Petrov
                     L_Bittencourt MF  |  MF Ze_Roberto
                          N_Valsic MF  |  MF P_Dicanio
                           A_Addey MF  |  AM Jota
                            L_Riva FW  |  FW J_Lingaurd
                           Y_Osako FW  |  FW M_Skiba
                                       |
                       K_Hitchcock SUB |  SUB D_Randolph
                        A_Carabali SUB |  SUB V_Coufal
                             Dunga SUB |  SUB M_Kilman
                        S_Berghuis SUB |  SUB M_Kean
                       Del_Vecchio SUB |  SUB Demba_Ba

Referee: S_Scharer (Switzerland)


Min. 6  :(lpl) Jota sidesteps M_Veljkovic
          ...  A_Ibarguen with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 15 :(lpl) M_Skiba brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Lingaurd gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Lingaurd with the chance !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The crowd goes wild !
          ...  And Liverpool are leading in the game now
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 16 :(lpl) P_Dicanio moves into a DM role on the manager's orders
Min. 17 :(wbn) Y_Osako takes advantage of a mistake by S_Petrov
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  M_Gorgon with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  S_Scharer shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 18 :(wbn) L_Riva takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past S_Petrov
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  L_Riva cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman raised his flag
Min. 21 :(wbn) N_Valsic looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Y_Osako
          ...  Ze_Roberto with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 25 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Jota
          ...  A_Ibarguen is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  S_Scharer just wants to lecture him
Min. 28 :(wbn) L_Riva turns on a sixpence
          ...  M_Skiba with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 29 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Osako
          ...  But S_Petrov sweeps up the threat
Min. 32 :(wbn) A_Addey takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into L_Bittencourt
          ...  P_Dicanio leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 35 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt crosses into the box, finding L_Riva
          ...  F_Baresi gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 36 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E
Min. 36 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt shifts into the AM position in a tactical change
Min. 36 :(lpl) M_Skiba sidesteps Jerzinho_Jnr
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Ibarguen is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  S_Scharer calls him over
          ...  S_Scharer tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 39 :(wbn) L_Riva sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  L_Riva tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Daniel_Fuzato gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 40 :(lpl) Jota gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  J_Lingaurd is unmarked
          ...  J_Lingaurd hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt fires over a low cross to Y_Osako
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  F_Baresi looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 45 :(lpl) Jota kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  F_Baresi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  L_Riva with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 0-1 Liverpool

Min. 48 :(wbn) N_Valsic with a slide rule pass to L_Bittencourt
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Baresi
Min. 59 :(wbn) G_Panucci plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  G_Panucci rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  S_Scharer talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans celebrate the goal
          ...  Werder Bremen are back on level terms now!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 59 :(lpl) F_Baresi with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jota
          ...  Jota with the attempt at goal!
          ...  T_Courtois gets up well to catch that one
Min. 61 :(wbn) Y_Osako sidesteps F_Baresi
          ...  But S_Petrov with the fine tackle
Min. 61 :(lpl) J_Lingaurd takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  N_Valsic with a terrible tackle
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  S_Scharer calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(wbn) L_Riva takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Gorgon
          ...  But J_Vallejo wins the ball
Min. 65 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto back heels to find S_Petrov in space
          ...  N_Valsic fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  S_Scharer gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Skiba takes it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Liverpool go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-2 Liverpool...
Min. 66 :(wbn) S_Berghuis replaces an unhappy Jerzinho_Jnr and will play as a AM
Min. 66 :(wbn) Werder Bremen altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 68 :(lpl) F_Baresi 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_Addey is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 68 :(lpl) Jota flicks the ball through
          ...  M_Skiba runs onto it!
          ...  M_Veljkovic slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Ze_Roberto
          ...  M_Gorgon makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But T_Courtois stops that one easily
Min. 71 :(lpl) Liverpool restructured their strategy to D
Min. 71 :(wbn) L_Riva pushes it past S_Petrov
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Vallejo hits it out for a throw
Min. 71 :(lpl) Jota makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  M_Veljkovic with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(lpl) V_Coufal is being brought on
          ...  F_Baresi is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(lpl) M_Kilman replaces S_Petrov and will play DM
Min. 75 :(lpl) M_Kean comes on for Jota and will play AM to the delight of the fans
Min. 78 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  L_Riva runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Kilman forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Addey hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Ze_Roberto reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 79 :(wbn) A_Addey with the through ball to S_Berghuis
          ...  V_Coufal with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 80 :(wbn) G_Panucci chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Friedl
          ...  M_Friedl belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But Daniel_Fuzato makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 81 :(lpl) M_Kean controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Friedl
          ...  He puts in M_Skiba!
          ...  M_Friedl with an ugly foul
          ...  S_Scharer will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 81 :(lpl) M_Kean hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Skiba collects the loose ball!
          ...  But M_Veljkovic wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 82 :(wbn) Del_Vecchio is ready to come on to replace Y_Osako
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 82 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Del_Vecchio
          ...  He knocks it to M_Skiba!
          ...  M_Skiba attempts the shot!
          ...  But T_Courtois dives to his left
          ...  I think T_Courtois just got a hand on that one
          ...  S_Scharer has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 85 :(wbn) A_Addey has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Ze_Roberto
          ...  He puts in L_Riva!
          ...  F_Alves takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(lpl) P_Dicanio slides it through the middle to J_Lingaurd
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Panucci
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 95,292
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : L_Bittencourt
Scorers              : G_Panucci (59)
Sent Off             : N_Valsic (65)
Booked               : A_Ibarguen (36), A_Addey (68), M_Veljkovic (71), M_Friedl (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : M_Skiba (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Lingaurd (15), M_Skiba (65 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Gorgon (17), M_Skiba (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       6
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           3        |       5
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :           8        |       11
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 1 - 2 Liverpool
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
M_Friedl       DF   1  31   9   5  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Jerzinho_Jnr   DF   1  30   7   1  17 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Veljkovic    DF   1  29   8   1  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  27   1  19  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
G_Panucci      DF   3  26   9   5  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
L_Bittencourt  AM   2   1  29  20  28 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
N_Valsic       MF   2   8  28  18  29 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -20 -30
A_Addey        MF   2  11  27  10  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22  -2 -22
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  30  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Y_Osako        FW   2   1   5  30  31 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Hitchcock    GK  24   2   5   1  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   1  27  11   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dunga          MF   2  12  29   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Berghuis     AM   2   4  26  17  20 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   8  26  20 |  12   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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Daniel_Fuzato  GK  30   2   5   5  11 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
F_Baresi       DF   3  30  10   8  30 |  77   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
F_Alves        DF   2  27  15   1  38 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Vallejo      DF   2  27  13   7  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Gorgon       DF   2  27  10   7  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
S_Petrov       DM   1  19  28   9  14 |  77   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  11  27  17  11 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
P_Dicanio      DM   2  10  27   1  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jota           AM   2   4  26  23  18 |  77   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
J_Lingaurd     FW   1   5  11  27  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   0  -2  28  28
D_Randolph     GK  24   1   5   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Coufal       DF   1  27   2   3  30 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Kilman       DM   1  26   8   1  28 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Kean         AM   2   5  27   2  29 |  19   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Demba_Ba       FW   2   5   1  29  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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