Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré | A. Ali Sangaré |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Chris Moore | C. Moore | |||||||||
| António Burgos | A. Burgos |  | 82 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Zbigniew Dudek | Z. Dudek | |||||||||
| Christian Rummenigge | C. Rummenigge |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Duncan McCoist | D. McCoist | |||||||||
| Neil McCoist | N. McCoist | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Richard Defoe | R. Defoe | |||||||||
| Jochem Hofland | J. Hofland |  | 71 | M | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Nwankwo Sharpe | N. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Marvin Mccann | M. Mccann | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Carl Winterburn | C. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Darius Jacobs | D. Jacobs | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Mark Bastin | M. Bastin | |||||||||
| Michael Jack | M. Jack | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Marcus Mann | M. Mann | |||||||||
| Mario Rosario | M. Rosario |  | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 |  | Tarik Elhamdaoui | T. Elhamdaoui | |||||||||
| Paul Dodd | P. Dodd | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 |  | Jose Tavares | J. Tavares | |||||||||
| Clive Butt | C. Butt | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 | | Paul Standing | P. Standing | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 18,442 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Liverpool are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Liverpool are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Liverpool start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.09
0-0Paul Dodd catches Richard Defoe on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul Dodd and warns him to calm down! Richard Defoe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.43
António Burgos barges into Jose Tavares. António Burgos is warned by the referee! Jose Tavares hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.37
0-0Neil McCoist flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Jack. Michael Jack makes a simple pass to Clive Butt. Clive Butt knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario heads the ball goalwards but somehow Chris Moore manages to keep it out.
14.11
Christian Rummenigge comes in with a late challenge on Jose Tavares. Christian Rummenigge is warned by the referee! Jose Tavares hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.11
0-0Michael Jack controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Dodd. Paul Dodd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Zbigniew Dudek.
16.02
Carl Winterburn barges into Michael Jack. Carl Winterburn is given a warning by the referee! Michael Jack stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.00
0-0Marcus Mann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.12
Darius Jacobs kicks a strong pass forward to Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario passes the ball forward to Clive Butt. Clive Butt rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.17
0-1Duncan McCoist threads the ball through to Marcus Mann. Marcus Mann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui plays a perfect one-two with Paul Standing and rushes in on goal... Tarik Elhamdaoui shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
26.30
António Burgos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darius Jacobs. Darius Jacobs makes a probing pass to Paul Dodd. Paul Dodd shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
28.11
Jochem Hofland chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nwankwo Sharpe.
30.14
Jochem Hofland clumsily knocks into Marcus Mann. The referee calls over Jochem Hofland and warns him to calm down! Marcus Mann stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.21
Carl Winterburn barges into Darius Jacobs. Carl Winterburn is warned by the referee again! Darius Jacobs stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.40
Marcus Mann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Standing. Paul Standing knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré who gathers it comfortably.
36.27
Marcus Mann kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.15
Marvin Mccann knocks the ball forward to Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Chris Moore!
39.02
António Burgos decides to run forward with the ball. António Burgos brings the ball forward. António Burgos shoots from distance. Chris Moore easily smothers it.
40.55
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
42.08
Marvin Mccann flicks the ball to his team mate, Clive Butt. Clive Butt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan McCoist.
45.00
Jochem Hofland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Dodd. Paul Dodd shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Middlesbrough kick off the second half!
47.32
Marvin Mccann threads the ball through to Clive Butt. Clive Butt shoots from 25 yards but Chris Moore is on top of it.
51.45
Mark Bastin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Standing. Paul Standing knocks in a cross ball towards Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.02
Neil McCoist hacks Paul Standing from behind! Neil McCoist is given a warning by the referee! Paul Standing stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.55
0-1Christian Rummenigge barges into Jose Tavares. The referee calls over Christian Rummenigge and shows him a yellow card! Jose Tavares stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.22
Richard Defoe kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Bastin. Mark Bastin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.19
Duncan McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Winterburn. Carl Winterburn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré who gathers it comfortably.
61.56
Carl Winterburn kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Standing. Paul Standing knocks in a cross ball towards Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré!
67.05
Mark Bastin makes a simple pass to Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Rummenigge.
69.37
Marcus Mann clumsily knocks into Marvin Mccann. Marcus Mann is given a warning by the referee! Marvin Mccann stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.17
Zbigniew Dudek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcus Mann. Marcus Mann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Standing. Paul Standing knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.19
Neil McCoist catches Tarik Elhamdaoui on the ankles. Neil McCoist is warned by the referee again! Tarik Elhamdaoui runs off the knock.
73.23
Neil McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Mccann. Marvin Mccann brings the ball forward. Marvin Mccann knocks the ball forward to Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
78.46
Duncan McCoist catches Mario Rosario on the ankles. Duncan McCoist is shown the yellow card! Mario Rosario runs off the knock.
79.21
Liverpool are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
87.08
Richard Defoe knocks the ball forward to Marcus Mann. Marcus Mann passes the ball forward to Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares plays a perfect one-two with Tarik Elhamdaoui and rushes in on goal... Jose Tavares cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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