Match Report


LiverpoolLiverpool     ArsenalArsenal
Peter HeslopPeter Heslop James Hayes James Hayes
Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra81
G
1
G
70Albert PirriA. Pirri
Samir HollmerS. Hollmer82
D
2
D
71Luis FariaL. Faria
Duncan GlassD. Glass85
D
3
D
59Simon WrightS. Wright
Stefan MalmbergS. Malmberg83
D
4captain
D
70Loic LachuerL. Lachuer
Scott InglisS. Inglis89
M
captain5
M
66Arturo GilA. Gil
Peter BarrettP. Barrett82
M
6
M
44Moritz MasurM. Masur
David QuaresmaD. Quaresma81
M
7
M
28David PensalfiniD. Pensalfini
Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero83
M
8
M
70Tim SummerbellT. Summerbell
Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie83
A
9
A
69Demetrio CaputoD. Caputo
Carlos Dario GarcíaC. García85
A
10
A
28Herve AuriolH. Auriol
Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro92
A
11
A
72Daniel PrietoD. Prieto
 
Mikkel ContehM. Conteh77
D
12
D
40Billy SouthgateB. Southgate
Mohammed De ClerM. De Cler82
M
13
M
75Sylvain GascoigneS. Gascoigne
Dean GranttD. Grantt80
A
14
A
72Neil MccallN. Mccall

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 18,048 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Liverpool and Arsenal are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Fenton.


0.00
Liverpool start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.53
Without breaking stride, Peter Barrett plays the ball forward to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
4.35
Scott Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Ribeiro controls it well on his chest. Miguel Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Lisbie but the linesman indicates offside!
6.26
Duncan Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Quaresma. David Quaresma sees Paolo Lisbie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paolo Lisbie lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro directs the ball goalwards with his head but Albert Pirri reads it well. Superb keeping!
12.35
David Quaresma threads the ball through to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but Luis Faria is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
18.49
Loic Lachuer knocks the ball forward to Arturo Gil. Arturo Gil flicks a high pass forward. Moritz Masur collects the pass. Moritz Masur tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
22.01
With great vision, Samir Hollmer plays the ball forward to Peter Barrett. Peter Barrett passes the ball forward to David Quaresma. David Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Lisbie. Some good footwork from Paolo Lisbie provides some space. He shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
26.50
With vision, Scott Inglis laces a weighted ball forward to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tim Summerbell.
27.35
David Quaresma threads the ball through to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie cuts inside the box! Paolo Lisbie makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Albert Pirri had no chance!! Goal for Liverpool!
30.55
Duncan Glass pushes up the pitch. Duncan Glass sees Miguel Ribeiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Ribeiro plays a quick one-two with Carlos Dario García and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Miguel Ribeiro provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
36.21
Patricio Caballero barges into Arturo Gil. The referee warns Patricio Caballero to calm down! Arturo Gil hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.18
David Pensalfini pushes mid-way up the pitch. David Pensalfini makes a beautiful solo run. David Pensalfini shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Fabricio Pereyra manages to gather it effortlessly.
42.25
Peter Barrett hits a low pass to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García cuts inside the box! Carlos Dario García rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Albert Pirri!
45.00
Herve Auriol kicks a strong pass forward to Demetrio Caputo. Demetrio Caputo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Glass.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Arsenal start the second half!
54.49
Duncan Glass threads a neat ball through to David Quaresma. David Quaresma flicks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie cuts inside the box! Paolo Lisbie shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.35
Samir Hollmer sees Peter Barrett in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Peter Barrett sees Paolo Lisbie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paolo Lisbie skips past Luis Faria! Paolo Lisbie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Albert Pirri has to pick the ball from the back of the net! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
60.20
Liverpool have made a substitution with Mohammed De Cler replacing Peter Barrett .Arsenal have made a substitution with Billy Southgate replacing Luis Faria .
61.28
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
63.39
Scott Inglis flicks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie plays a scrappy one-two with Carlos Dario García and advances towards the goal... Paolo Lisbie rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paolo Lisbie!
72.11
Tim Summerbell flicks a high pass forward. Herve Auriol controls it well on his chest. Herve Auriol shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
75.54
Loic Lachuer chips the ball to his team mate, Moritz Masur. Moritz Masur sees space and advances. Moritz Masur tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
77.20
Liverpool have made 2 substitutions with Mikkel Conteh replacing Stefan Malmberg and Dean Grantt replacing Paolo Lisbie .
81.07
Simon Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Pensalfini. David Pensalfini kicks a strong pass forward to Moritz Masur. Moritz Masur shoots from distance but Fabricio Pereyra is on top of it.
83.54
Without breaking stride, Samir Hollmer plays the ball forward to David Quaresma. David Quaresma sees Miguel Ribeiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
84.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Herve Auriol laces a through ball forward to Demetrio Caputo. Demetrio Caputo shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
90.00
Duncan Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patricio Caballero. Patricio Caballero knocks the ball forward to Dean Grantt. Dean Grantt shoots from 20 yards but Albert Pirri reads it well. Fabulous save!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Liverpool

Arsenal
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
10
4
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62%
38%
Play Area
25.3%
43%
31.6%

Scorers
Paolo Lisbie 27, 54, 57, 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Lisbie of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
6
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)
7
8.Patricio Caballero (MID)
6
9.Paolo Lisbie (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
10
10.Carlos Dario García (ATT)
6
11.Miguel Ribeiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Mikkel Conteh (DEF)
6
13.Mohammed De Cler (MID)
6
14.Dean Grantt (ATT)
6

1.Albert Pirri (GK)
7
2.Luis Faria (DEF)
6
3.Simon Wright (DEF)
6
4.Loic Lachuer (DEF)
6
5.Arturo Gil (MID)
6
6.Moritz Masur (MID)
6
7.David Pensalfini (MID)
6
8.Tim Summerbell (MID)
6
9.Demetrio Caputo (ATT)
6
10.Herve Auriol (ATT)
6
11.Daniel Prieto (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Southgate (DEF)
6
13.Sylvain Gascoigne (MID)
0
14.Neil Mccall (ATT)
0