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Match Report

Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Swindon Town. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jody Bolton.


0.00
Swindon Town get the match underway!
3.26
Graham Harley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Venus. Peter Venus plays a one-two with Victor Ketting and rushes in on goal... Peter Venus side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Simon Matthäus!
8.14
Luke Stuart flicks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Tolley. Aaron Tolley knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Gerrard. Colin Gerrard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Proctor.
10.42
Anthony Edghill threads a neat ball through to Steven Keegan. Steven Keegan flicks a high pass forward. Victor Ketting collects the pass. Victor Ketting deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruel Davies but the linesman indicates offside!
15.45
Steven Keegan flicks a high pass forward to Ruel Davies who brings the ball under control. Ruel Davies cuts inside the box! Ruel Davies makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Simon Matthäus has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.24
Andy Ball makes a beautiful solo run. Andy Ball whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Boertien. Ugo Boertien gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just off target!
21.02
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
26.50
Steven Keegan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Venus. Peter Venus edges inside the box! Peter Venus cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper, Simon Matthäus, sees it late!! Goal for Liverpool!
34.52
Gavin Potts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aaron Tolley. Aaron Tolley knocks the ball forward to Ugo Boertien. Ugo Boertien threads the ball through into the box. Colin Gerrard shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
36.39
Graham Harley takes a quick throw-in. Ralph Mcgreal sees Ruel Davies in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruel Davies threads a neat, attacking ball through to Peter Venus. Peter Venus tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.56
Aaron Tolley catches Steven Keegan on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steven Keegan stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.02
Andy Ball threads a neat ball through to Ugo Boertien. Ugo Boertien runs straight at the defence! Ugo Boertien makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.03
Anthony Edghill flicks a high pass forward. Graham Harley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graham Harley surges forward with the ball. Graham Harley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool appear unchanged since the first half. Swindon Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Liverpool kick off!
47.48
Aaron Tolley barges into Ralph Mcgreal. Aaron Tolley is warned by the referee! Ralph Mcgreal gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
48.39
Steven Keegan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruel Davies. Ruel Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Victor Ketting. Victor Ketting powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
49.07
Aaron Tolley flicks a high pass forward. Colin Gerrard collects the pass. Colin Gerrard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Remi Renaud who gathers it comfortably.
53.23
Anthony Edghill plays the ball forward to Ralph Mcgreal. Ralph Mcgreal threads a neat ball through to Peter Venus. Peter Venus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.51
Anthony Edghill knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Mcgreal. Ralph Mcgreal threads a neat ball through to Ruel Davies. Ruel Davies edges inside the box! Ruel Davies cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
55.57
Andy Ball passes the ball forward to George Guppy. George Guppy knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Boyd. Paolo Boyd knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
60.17
Liverpool have made a substitution with Alex Henderson replacing Victor Ketting .
65.09
Graham Harley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruel Davies. Ruel Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Venus. Peter Venus rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Luke Stuart happens to be in the right place to block it.
73.51
Graham Harley makes a beautiful solo run. Graham Harley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Venus but the linesman indicates offside!
75.16
Andy Ball controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Boertien. Ugo Boertien shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
77.55
Graham Harley flicks a high pass forward to Ruel Davies who brings the ball under control. Ruel Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.29
Aaron Tolley barges into Steven Keegan. Aaron Tolley is warned by the referee again! Steven Keegan runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 4 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 7 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 55.2631578947369 vs 44.7368421052632
Play Area
Home team third: 25.00%, Midfield: 42.11%, Away team third: 32.89%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruel Davies of Liverpool

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Remi Renaud (GK)
6
2. Patrick Wise (DEF)
6
3. Craig Proctor (DEF)
6
7
6
6. Graham Harley (MID)
8
7. Steven Keegan (MID)
7
8. Ralph Mcgreal (MID)
6
9. Ruel Davies (ATT)
9
10. Victor Ketting (ATT)
6
11. Peter Venus (ATT)
8

12. Mike Kuiper (MID)
0
13. John Wright (MID)
0
14. Alex Henderson (ATT)
7

2. Spencer Kanu (DEF)
6
3. Bill Carrick (DEF)
6
4. Luke Stuart (DEF)
6
5. Gavin Potts (DEF)
6
6. Andy Ball (MID)
7
7. Aaron Tolley (MID)
6
8. Colin Gerrard (ATT)
6
9. Paolo Boyd (ATT)
7
10. George Guppy (ATT)
6
11. Ugo Boertien (ATT)
6

12. Kevin Allman (ATT)
0
13. Richard Bramble (ATT)
0
14. Gavin Scowcroft (DEF)
0