Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| John Rankin | J. Rankin |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Ledley Lockley | L. Lockley | |||||||||
| Brian Keane | B. Keane | | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Stephen Youds | S. Youds | |||||||||
| Glynn Southgate | G. Southgate | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Sammy Madar | S. Madar | |||||||||
| Peter Atherton | P. Atherton | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Dennis Dodd | D. Dodd | |||||||||
| Richard Serrant | R. Serrant | | 74 | M | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Nicholas Standing | N. Standing | |||||||||
| Ross Izzet | R. Izzet | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Adam Barrett | A. Barrett | |||||||||
| David Peters | D. Peters | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Ben Mason | B. Mason | |||||||||
| Mauricio Vidal | M. Vidal |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | John Greening | J. Greening | |||||||||
| Craig Gower | C. Gower | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Antonio Vila | A. Vila | |||||||||
| Dave Thomson | D. Thomson | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Scott Maclean | S. Maclean | |||||||||
| Matt Taylor | M. Taylor | | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Kieron Prior | K. Prior | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Portsmouth. A crowd of 19,289 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Liverpool and Portsmouth are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Liverpool and Portsmouth are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Portsmouth kick off and get the match underway!
6.20
0-0Stephen Youds threads the ball through to John Greening. John Greening surges forward with the ball. John Greening knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Rankin who gathers it comfortably.
8.07
0-0Brian Keane flicks the ball to his team mate, Ross Izzet. Ross Izzet makes a simple pass to Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Craig Gower. Craig Gower directs the ball goalwards with his head. Ledley Lockley easily smothers it.
14.18
0-0Ben Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Prior. Kieron Prior whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Vila. Antonio Vila is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.47
Nicholas Standing kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Maclean. Scott Maclean shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
22.31
Peter Atherton knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Izzet. Ross Izzet passes the ball forward to Craig Gower. Craig Gower shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
26.49
Stephen Youds kicks a strong pass forward to Ben Mason. Ben Mason kicks a strong pass forward to Kieron Prior. Kieron Prior knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Rankin who gathers it comfortably.
30.04
David Peters passes the ball forward to Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Ledley Lockley easily smothers it!
34.53
40.26
1-0David Peters kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson goes all the way! Dave Thomson takes a shot at goal. Dave Thomson scores for Liverpool!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Liverpool start the second half!
47.03
1-0Scott Maclean barges into Glynn Southgate. The referee calls over Scott Maclean and warns him to calm down! Glynn Southgate stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.00
Adam Barrett threads the ball through to Antonio Vila. Antonio Vila shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
54.03
1-0Ross Izzet chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Gower but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.42
Dennis Dodd kicks a strong pass forward to Nicholas Standing. Nicholas Standing makes a simple pass to Antonio Vila. Antonio Vila shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
59.04
Adam Barrett sees space and advances. Adam Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Maclean. Scott Maclean is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
61.54
Sammy Madar advances with the ball. Sammy Madar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Maclean. Scott Maclean whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Vila. Antonio Vila heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.44
Glynn Southgate controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Peters. David Peters takes it forward alone. David Peters threads the ball through to Craig Gower but he's offside!
69.37
Mauricio Vidal passes the ball forward to Matt Taylor. Matt Taylor makes a probing pass to Dave Thomson but he's offside!
73.58
Brian Keane lofts the ball long. Craig Gower plays a perfect one-two with Matt Taylor and rushes in on goal... Craig Gower shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ledley Lockley.
75.12
Stephen Youds passes the ball forward to Ben Mason. Ben Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Prior. Kieron Prior makes a probing pass to Antonio Vila but he's offside!
78.18
Ross Izzet knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Gower. Craig Gower whips in a cross ball towards Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.15
David Peters passes the ball forward to Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson goes all the way! Dave Thomson takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.45
Brian Keane deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ross Izzet. Ross Izzet flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Taylor. Matt Taylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.46
Ross Izzet knocks the ball forward to Matt Taylor. Matt Taylor whips in a cross ball towards Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Dave Thomson 40, 78, 85 |