Match Report


Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers     LiverpoolLiverpool
Si WilliamsSi Williams Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy
Joel KolkJ. Kolk75
G
1captain
G
84Diego PeraltaD. Peralta
John BradyJ. Brady81
D
2
D
70Danny BarrettD. Barrett
Leon MendoncaL. Mendonca74
D
3
D
81Philip LassiterP. Lassiter
Allan VoisinA. Voisin80
D
4
D
80Neil HitchcockN. Hitchcock
David KirklandD. Kirkland76
D
5
D
87Damien AllmanD. Allman
John PlattJ. Platt73
M
6
M
77Kevin SzepanK. Szepan
Nicholas BosnichN. Bosnich78
M
7
M
74Daniel JedaD. Jeda
Seth WilliamsS. Williams76
A
8
A
77Adam BeckhamA. Beckham
Daniel RosalesD. Rosales77
A
9
A
84Alan MersonA. Merson
Corentin HognonC. Hognon76
A
captain10
A
79Joe CampbellJ. Campbell
Luke VassellL. Vassell76
A
11
A
77Quim ReisQ. Reis
 
Ashley PattersonA. Patterson74
D
12
A
74Nigel GrondinN. Grondin
Pablo MoralesP. Morales73
M
13
M
83Vicente VelascoV. Velasco
David LindemannD. Lindemann74
A
14
M
75Terry NewtonT. Newton

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 19,269 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool are lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Sherwood.


0.00
Liverpool kick off!
3.04
Kevin Szepan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Jeda. Daniel Jeda rushes past Leon Mendonca! John Brady hacks Daniel Jeda from behind! Daniel Jeda appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
4.30
Leon Mendonca knocks the ball forward to John Platt. John Platt makes a simple pass to Nicholas Bosnich. Nicholas Bosnich makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Daniel Rosales. Philip Lassiter comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Rosales. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
6.01
Kevin Szepan flicks a high pass forward. Quim Reis collects the pass. Quim Reis advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Quim Reis provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
8.46
Leon Mendonca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seth Williams. Seth Williams chips the ball to his team mate, John Platt. John Platt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
12.03
Nicholas Bosnich flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Rosales. Daniel Rosales knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Bosnich. Nicholas Bosnich powers a header at goal but is denied by Damien Allman. Excellent block.
16.03
Allan Voisin knocks the ball to his team mate, John Platt. John Platt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seth Williams. Seth Williams shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
18.02
Kevin Szepan passes the ball forward to Daniel Jeda. Daniel Jeda flicks the ball to his team mate, Joe Campbell. Joe Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
20.06
Daniel Jeda comes in with a late challenge on Leon Mendonca. Daniel Jeda is given a warning by the referee! Leon Mendonca carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.24
John Platt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Rosales. Daniel Rosales kicks a strong pass forward to Seth Williams but the referee indicates it's offside!
26.24
Wolverhampton Wanderers are in full control of this game.
27.49
Damien Allman comes in with a late challenge on John Platt. The referee calls over Damien Allman and shows him a yellow card! John Platt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.02
Nicholas Bosnich deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Seth Williams. Without breaking stride, Seth Williams plays the ball forward to Daniel Rosales who has made a great run into the box. Daniel Rosales looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
30.14
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
33.43
Daniel Jeda runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Daniel Jeda shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
34.24
Neil Hitchcock brings the ball forward. Neil Hitchcock makes a great pass forward. Daniel Jeda runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
36.10
Daniel Jeda hacks Nicholas Bosnich from behind! Daniel Jeda is shown the yellow card! Nicholas Bosnich hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.09
Kevin Szepan sees a break and surges forward. Kevin Szepan lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Beckham. With a superhuman jump, Adam Beckham connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Joel Kolk picks it out of the air!
40.21
Leon Mendonca flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Rosales. Daniel Rosales threads a neat ball through to Luke Vassell. Luke Vassell tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Daniel Jeda chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Szepan. Kevin Szepan plays a one-two with Joe Campbell and rushes in on goal... Kevin Szepan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wolverhampton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Liverpool also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers kick off and get the second half underway!
47.29
Philip Lassiter pushes up the pitch. Philip Lassiter runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Philip Lassiter plays a one-two with Quim Reis and advances towards the goal... Philip Lassiter tries a spectacular strike but somehow Joel Kolk manages to keep it out.
49.03
Philip Lassiter makes a strong solo run forward. Philip Lassiter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Merson. Alan Merson knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Beckham. Adam Beckham whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
53.41
Nicholas Bosnich hacks Kevin Szepan from behind! Nicholas Bosnich is warned by the referee! Kevin Szepan stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.16
Kevin Szepan comes in with a late challenge on John Platt. The referee calls over Kevin Szepan and warns him to calm down! John Platt runs off the knock.
55.24
Philip Lassiter flicks a high pass forward. Neil Hitchcock holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Hitchcock chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Jeda. Daniel Jeda makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Campbell but he's offside!
60.30
Liverpool have made 2 substitutions with Nigel Grondin replacing Quim Reis and Vicente Velasco replacing Kevin Szepan .
61.39
Leon Mendonca makes a probing pass to Nicholas Bosnich. Nicholas Bosnich sees a break and surges forward. Nicholas Bosnich lofts in a cross ball towards Corentin Hognon. With a superhuman jump, Corentin Hognon connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.21
Danny Barrett clumsily knocks into Seth Williams. The referee calls over Danny Barrett and shows him a yellow card! Seth Williams hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.26
Leon Mendonca sees John Platt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Platt makes a probing pass to Luke Vassell. Luke Vassell shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
69.31
Philip Lassiter flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Jeda. Daniel Jeda passes the ball forward to Adam Beckham. Adam Beckham plays a one-two with Daniel Jeda and advances towards the goal... Adam Beckham comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
71.26
Damien Allman runs straight at the opposition's defence. Damien Allman finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
72.17
Damien Allman chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Jeda. Daniel Jeda threads a neat ball through to Joe Campbell. Joe Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Grondin. Nigel Grondin knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
77.25
Liverpool have made a substitution with Terry Newton replacing Adam Beckham .
81.20
Philip Lassiter barges into Luke Vassell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Luke Vassell grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.40
Nicholas Bosnich surges forward with the ball. Nicholas Bosnich deftly passes the ball to Luke Vassell, releasing him through on goal. Luke Vassell tries a spectacular strike but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Liverpool
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
6
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
33.3%
42.9%
23.8%

Scorers
Corentin Hognon 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joel Kolk of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Joel Kolk (GK)
9
2.John Brady (DEF)
6
3.Leon Mendonca (DEF)
7
4.Allan Voisin (DEF)
6
5.David Kirkland (DEF)
6
6.John Platt (MID)
7
7.Nicholas Bosnich (MID)
9
8.Seth Williams (ATT)
6
9.Daniel Rosales (ATT)
6
10.Corentin Hognon (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Luke Vassell (ATT)
6
 
12.Ashley Patterson (DEF)
0
13.Pablo Morales (MID)
0
14.David Lindemann (ATT)
0

1.Diego Peralta (GK)
6
2.Danny Barrett (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Philip Lassiter (DEF)yellow card
7
4.Neil Hitchcock (DEF)
6
5.Damien Allman (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Kevin Szepan (MID)
7
7.Daniel Jeda (MID)yellow card
7
8.Adam Beckham (ATT)
6
9.Alan Merson (ATT)
6
10.Joe Campbell (ATT)
6
11.Quim Reis (ATT)
7
 
12.Nigel Grondin (ATT)
6
13.Vicente Velasco (MID)
6
14.Terry Newton (MID)
6