Match Report


LiverpoolLiverpool     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Peter HeslopPeter Heslop Rastislav Szabó Rastislav Szabó
Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra81
G
1captain
G
79Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey
Abraham DelatorreA. Delatorre79
D
2
D
74Sebastian BarkeroS. Barkero
Stefan MalmbergS. Malmberg83
D
3
D
73Abdelmalek PardeilhanA. Pardeilhan
Mikkel ContehM. Conteh77
D
4
D
72Nicholas GoldbergN. Goldberg
David QuaresmaD. Quaresma81
M
captain5
D
74Bart BertjensB. Bertjens
Peter BarrettP. Barrett82
M
6
M
78Miguel DelgadoM. Delgado
Mohammed De ClerM. De Cler82
M
7
M
78Daniel VegaD. Vega
Paul MikeP. Mike83
M
8
M
79David LopesD. Lopes
Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro92
A
9
A
72Bjšrn Van Den BerghB. Van Den Bergh
Dean GranttD. Grantt80
A
10
A
74Jose CamposJ. Campos
Meziane ZeraraM. Zerara78
A
11
A
78Billy DickovB. Dickov
 
Samir HollmerS. Hollmer82
D
12
D
72Franco BelardiF. Belardi
Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero83
M
13
D
72Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro
Carlos Dario GarcíaC. García85
A
14
A
57John MckinlayJ. Mckinlay

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Oxford United. 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 Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Brown.


0.00
The first half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
6.03
Mikkel Conteh makes a probing pass to Peter Barrett. Peter Barrett surges forward with the ball. Peter Barrett knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bart Bertjens.
8.56
Peter Barrett flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Ribeiro controls it well on his chest. Miguel Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but Eben Dugbatey is on top of his game. Great save!
9.23
Nicholas Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh makes a simple pass to Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov threads a neat, attacking ball through to David Lopes. David Lopes strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Fabricio Pereyra gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
10.41
Mohammed De Cler laces a through ball forward to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.19
Sebastian Barkero comes in with a late challenge on Mohammed De Cler. The referee brings Sebastian Barkero to one side and gives him a warning! Mohammed De Cler runs off the knock.
20.33
Abraham Delatorre hits a low pass to Mohammed De Cler. Mohammed De Cler surges forward with the ball. Mohammed De Cler lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro makes a convincing header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
22.07
Stefan Malmberg clumsily knocks into Jose Campos. Stefan Malmberg is shown the yellow card! Jose Campos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.23
Stefan Malmberg flicks a high ball forward to Mohammed De Cler who gracefully takes it down. Mohammed De Cler passes the ball forward to Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara plays a scrappy one-two with Peter Barrett and advances towards the goal... Meziane Zerara side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Meziane Zerara scores for Liverpool!!
30.44
Peter Barrett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro plays a one-two with Dean Grantt and rushes in on goal... Miguel Ribeiro strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Miguel Ribeiro scores for Liverpool!!
36.37
Miguel Delgado clumsily knocks into Mohammed De Cler. The referee calls over Miguel Delgado and shows him a yellow card! Mohammed De Cler stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.47
Daniel Vega flicks a high ball forward to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh who gracefully takes it down. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mikkel Conteh.
42.19
Mohammed De Cler makes a probing pass to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool have changed their lineup with Samir Hollmer replacing Stefan Malmberg and Carlos Dario García replacing Miguel Ribeiro. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players seem much more motivated whilst the Liverpool players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Oxford United kick off the second half!
59.31
David Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Campos. Jose Campos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabricio Pereyra who gathers it comfortably.
60.02
Liverpool have made a substitution with Patricio Caballero replacing Paul Mike .Oxford United have made 2 substitutions with Franco Belardi replacing Sebastian Barkero and Tiago Monteiro replacing Nicholas Goldberg .
61.04
Franco Belardi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Lopes. Seeing a gap ahead, David Lopes plays the ball forward to Jose Campos. Jose Campos cuts inside the box! Jose Campos cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
66.57
Samir Hollmer hits a low pass to Dean Grantt. Dean Grantt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Eben Dugbatey keeps it out!
69.48
David Lopes comes in with a late challenge on Dean Grantt. The referee brings David Lopes to one side and gives him a warning! Dean Grantt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.14
Mohammed De Cler flicks a high pass forward. Meziane Zerara controls it well on his chest. Meziane Zerara plays a one-two with Carlos Dario García and advances towards the goal... Meziane Zerara makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Bart Bertjens happens to be in the right place to block it.
72.24
Abdelmalek Pardeilhan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Lopes. David Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov advances inside the box! Billy Dickov cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Fabricio Pereyra!
75.38
Billy Dickov comes in with a late challenge on David Quaresma. The referee calls over Billy Dickov and shows him a yellow card! David Quaresma stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.26
Daniel Vega flicks a high ball forward to Jose Campos who takes it down. Jose Campos plays a one-two with Bjšrn Van Den Bergh and rushes in on goal... Jose Campos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
78.53
Daniel Vega makes a simple pass to Jose Campos. Jose Campos finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Fabricio Pereyra.
80.57
Daniel Vega takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Tiago Monteiro side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.50
Daniel Vega flicks a high ball forward to David Lopes who takes it down. David Lopes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.13
With imagination, Peter Barrett plays the ball forward to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Monteiro.
89.00
Peter Barrett flicks a high pass forward. Mohammed De Cler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mohammed De Cler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
David Quaresma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mohammed De Cler. Mohammed De Cler flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Dario García who brings the ball under control. Carlos Dario García whips in a cross ball towards Dean Grantt. Dean Grantt finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Liverpool

Oxford United
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
26.5%
43.4%
30.1%

Scorers
Meziane Zerara 26
Miguel Ribeiro 30, 42
Jose Campos 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Ribeiro of Liverpool

Match Ratings