Match Report


LiverpoolLiverpool     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Peter HeslopPeter Heslop Jack Herer Jack Herer
Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra81
G
1
G
72Alfredo CalvoA. Calvo
Samir HollmerS. Hollmer81
D
2
D
67Paul MasonP. Mason
Duncan GlassD. Glass85
D
3
D
70Rafael HernandezR. Hernandez
Stefan MalmbergS. Malmberg83
D
4
D
72Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema
Scott InglisS. Inglis89
M
captain5
D
71Ronnie DoddR. Dodd
Peter BarrettP. Barrett82
M
6captain
M
82Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro
David QuaresmaD. Quaresma81
M
7
M
75Nuno AlvesN. Alves
Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero83
M
8
A
69Mast H. BabayaroM. Babayaro
Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie82
A
9
A
71David RegoD. Rego
Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro92
A
10
A
74Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo
Dean GranttD. Grantt80
A
11
A
70Marcos DiazM. Diaz
 
Abraham DelatorreA. Delatorre79
D
12
M
33Carl HeskeyC. Heskey
Paul MikeP. Mike83
M
13
G
29Anthony KingA. King
Carlos Dario GarcíaC. García85
A
14
M
34Henry FerdinandH. Ferdinand

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Nottingham Forest. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by John Brown.


0.00
The first half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
15.11
Nuno Alves kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. With a superhuman jump, Nuno Alves connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Fabricio Pereyra manages to keep it out.
16.45
Samuel Ribeiro catches Peter Barrett on the ankles. The referee calls over Samuel Ribeiro and shows him a yellow card! Peter Barrett runs off the knock.
18.56
Mast H. Babayaro hacks David Quaresma from behind! Mast H. Babayaro is shown the yellow card! David Quaresma runs off the knock.
20.51
Peter Barrett threads a neat ball through to Dean Grantt. Dean Grantt plays a one-two with Paolo Lisbie and rushes in on goal... Dean Grantt rockets a shot on goal but Alfredo Calvo is on top of it.
27.04
Jeroen Venema controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego makes a great pass forward. Mast H. Babayaro runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
39.46
Patricio Caballero flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Ribeiro who takes it down. Miguel Ribeiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
40.03
Nuno Alves flicks a high pass forward. David Rego collects the pass. David Rego knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo makes a convincing header but it flies just off target!
42.58
Scott Inglis kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie puts a great ball through. Dean Grantt runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
44.35
Rafael Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Alves collects the pass. Nuno Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego finds some space and shoots from distance but Fabricio Pereyra is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half. The Nottingham Forest players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest kick off!
47.59
Marcos Diaz flicks a high pass forward to David Rego who brings the ball under control. David Rego plays a scrappy one-two with Nuno Alves and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Rego takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Fabricio Pereyra!
48.34
Rafael Hernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves laces a weighted ball forward to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo makes a great pass forward. Marcos Diaz runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
49.29
Stefan Malmberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Grantt. Dean Grantt plays a scrappy one-two with Miguel Ribeiro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Dean Grantt comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Fantastic reaction save from Alfredo Calvo!
51.11
Nuno Alves chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro skips past Samir Hollmer! Samuel Ribeiro shoots from just inside the box. Good keeping from Fabricio Pereyra as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
52.49
Samuel Ribeiro takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Fabricio Pereyra gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
53.49
Samuel Ribeiro knocks the ball forward to Mast H. Babayaro. Mast H. Babayaro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Fabricio Pereyra manages to keep it out.
54.43
Ronnie Dodd flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Alves collects the pass. With great vision, Nuno Alves plays the ball forward to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves makes a looping header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.37
Jeroen Venema knocks the ball forward to Marcos Diaz. Marcos Diaz knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves makes a looping header on goal. Fabricio Pereyra manages to gather it.
63.04
Samuel Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Mast H. Babayaro. Mast H. Babayaro lofts in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Fabricio Pereyra is on top of it.
71.30
Paul Mason sees Marcos Diaz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcos Diaz shoots from long range but it is miles over!
81.24
Patricio Caballero brings the ball forward. Patricio Caballero knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Peter Barrett is offside!
84.04
Rafael Hernandez passes the ball forward to David Rego. David Rego makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Izquierdo but he's offside!
87.58
Jeroen Venema deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Ribeiro who takes it down. Samuel Ribeiro makes a simple pass, allowing David Rego to run into the box. Some silky footwork from David Rego provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. Fabricio Pereyra gets down and covers it.
90.00
Peter Barrett makes a probing pass to Dean Grantt. Dean Grantt shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Liverpool

Nottingham Forest
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
31.8%
68.2%
Play Area
28.8%
48.5%
22.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabricio Pereyra of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
9
2.Samir Hollmer (DEF)
6
3.Duncan Glass (DEF)
6
4.Stefan Malmberg (DEF)
6
5.Scott Inglis (MID)
6
6.Peter Barrett (MID)
6
7.David Quaresma (MID)
6
8.Patricio Caballero (MID)
6
9.Paolo Lisbie (ATT)
6
10.Miguel Ribeiro (ATT)
6
11.Dean Grantt (ATT)
7
 
12.Abraham Delatorre (DEF)
0
13.Paul Mike (MID)
0
14.Carlos Dario García (ATT)
0

1.Alfredo Calvo (GK)
6
2.Paul Mason (DEF)
6
3.Rafael Hernandez (DEF)
6
4.Jeroen Venema (DEF)
7
5.Ronnie Dodd (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)yellow card
7
7.Nuno Alves (MID)
8
8.Mast H. Babayaro (ATT)yellow card
6
9.David Rego (ATT)
7
10.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)
6
11.Marcos Diaz (ATT)
6
 
12.Carl Heskey (MID)
0
13.Anthony King (GK)
0
14.Henry Ferdinand (MID)
0