Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Chanda Kalata | Chanda Kalata | manager | Matwaba Kalata | Matwaba Kalata | |||||||||||||||||
| David Hulme | D. Hulme |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Titus Waters | T. Waters | |||||||||
| Ben Lua-Lua | B. Lua-Lua | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Fredrik Insley | F. Insley | |||||||||
| Joost Van Der Leegte | J. Van Der Leegte |  | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Said Borios | S. Borios | |||||||||
| Niccolo Jess | N. Jess | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Ashley Owen | A. Owen | |||||||||
| Neil Rae | N. Rae |  | 57 | D | | 5 | | M | 69 | | Oleg Makin | O. Makin | |||||||||
| Alfred Bailey | A. Bailey | | 56 | D | | 6 | | M | 69 |  | Baldur Thórhallsson | B. Thórhallsson | |||||||||
| Neil Sturridge | N. Sturridge | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Anthony Bower | A. Bower | |||||||||
| Gabriel Fuentes | G. Fuentes |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Emile Higginbotham | E. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Stephen Lowe | S. Lowe | | 49 | M | | 9 | | A | 66 |  | Ruslan Prykhodnoy | R. Prykhodnoy | |||||||||
| Ferdinand Maoulida | F. Maoulida | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Callum Meiklejohn | C. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Graeme Charlton | G. Charlton | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 |  | Ottavio Medri | O. Medri | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 9,571 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Liverpool are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Liverpool are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Liverpool kick off and get the match underway!
6.49
0-0Baldur Thórhallsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri shoots from distance. It curls slightly but David Hulme manages to gather it comfortably.
8.48
0-0Alfred Bailey threads the ball through to Gabriel Fuentes. Gabriel Fuentes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Charlton. Graeme Charlton shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.29
Neil Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Fuentes. Gabriel Fuentes threads the ball through to Graeme Charlton. Graeme Charlton shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.05
Joost Van Der Leegte chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Sturridge. Neil Sturridge knocks the ball forward to Graeme Charlton. Graeme Charlton shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
20.28
0-0Said Borios knocks the ball forward to Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin sees a break and surges forward. Oleg Makin passes the ball forward but Ottavio Medri is offside!
21.49
0-0Ben Lua-Lua hacks Ruslan Prykhodnoy from behind! The referee calls over Ben Lua-Lua and shows him a yellow card! Ruslan Prykhodnoy runs off the knock.
26.39
Neil Rae sees a break and surges forward. Neil Rae makes a probing pass to Graeme Charlton. Graeme Charlton shoots from 20 yards. Titus Waters easily smothers it.
27.54
Stephen Lowe barges into Oleg Makin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oleg Makin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.23
0-1Said Borios makes a probing pass to Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball towards Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.10
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
34.51
Gabriel Fuentes threads the ball through to Graeme Charlton. Graeme Charlton shoots from 25 yards. Titus Waters easily smothers it.
38.07
Anthony Bower knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.41
Stephen Lowe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graeme Charlton. Graeme Charlton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Chelsea start the second half!
47.10
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
51.49
0-1Baldur Thórhallsson sees a break and surges forward. Baldur Thórhallsson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfred Bailey.
63.05
Baldur Thórhallsson threads the ball through to Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri threads the ball through to Callum Meiklejohn but he's offside!
65.22
Baldur Thórhallsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.11
Oleg Makin passes the ball forward to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Hulme who gathers it comfortably.
73.58
Anthony Bower flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn goes all the way! Callum Meiklejohn cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
75.25
Gabriel Fuentes chips the ball to his team mate, Ferdinand Maoulida. Ferdinand Maoulida shoots from 20 yards. Titus Waters easily smothers it.
79.12
Baldur Thórhallsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn goes all the way! Callum Meiklejohn takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.31
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
Stephen Lowe flicks the ball to his team mate, Ferdinand Maoulida. Ferdinand Maoulida lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Charlton. Graeme Charlton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Titus Waters easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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Match Statistics
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