Match Report


LiverpoolLiverpool     Oxford UnitedOxford United
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Lars LindnerL. Lindner67
G
captain1captain
G
65Michael PattersonM. Patterson
Gavin PowellG. Powell50
D
2
D
70Richard SimonsenR. Simonsen
Gabriel HierroG. Hierro55
D
3
D
67Jon RufusJ. Rufus
Steve ToddS. Todd59
D
4
D
61Des MurphyD. Murphy
Rodolfo AguilarR. Aguilar59
M
5
D
48Kieron LightfootK. Lightfoot
Rosario CampiR. Campi54
M
6
M
64Stanley GowerS. Gower
Ruben RibeiroR. Ribeiro61
M
7
M
60Chris McleodC. Mcleod
Paulo PintoP. Pinto57
M
8
M
60Syd SwiftS. Swift
Alexander UnsworthA. Unsworth66
A
9
A
70Gavin JamesG. James
Nick Lua-LuaN. Lua-Lua73
A
10
A
58Anthony MersonA. Merson
Frederico AlvesF. Alves64
A
11
A
52Jonas RöhligJ. Röhlig
 
Ugo GreavesU. Greaves66
G
12
M
59Gary BrandG. Brand
Daniel SalazarD. Salazar76
M
13
M
57Clive ThompsonC. Thompson
Julian GalliJ. Galli53
D
14
M
52Eoin BowyerE. Bowyer

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 8,211 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Jess.


0.00
Oxford United kick off the first half!
2.42
Gabriel Hierro makes a probing pass to Ruben Ribeiro. Ruben Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Alves. Frederico Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jon Rufus.
8.52
Paulo Pinto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nick Lua-Lua. Nick Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Alves. Frederico Alves outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
10.54
Stanley Gower decides to run forward with the ball. Without breaking stride, Stanley Gower plays the ball forward to Anthony Merson who has made a great run into the box. Anthony Merson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
14.26
Ruben Ribeiro sees Frederico Alves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.48
Rosario Campi barges into Syd Swift. Rosario Campi is shown the yellow card! Syd Swift runs off the knock.
18.34
Steve Todd sees Ruben Ribeiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruben Ribeiro hits a low pass to Frederico Alves. Frederico Alves whips in a cross ball towards Nick Lua-Lua. Nick Lua-Lua is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
21.22
Rosario Campi makes a probing pass to Frederico Alves. Frederico Alves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.51
Ruben Ribeiro sees Alexander Unsworth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexander Unsworth knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Alves. Frederico Alves is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.49
Gabriel Hierro sees a break and surges forward. Gabriel Hierro flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Unsworth. Alexander Unsworth finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
34.34
Gabriel Hierro barges into Anthony Merson. The referee warns Gabriel Hierro to calm down! Anthony Merson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.27
Gabriel Hierro clumsily knocks into Gavin James. The referee brings Gabriel Hierro to one side and gives him another warning! Gavin James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.27
Steve Todd flicks a high pass forward to Rodolfo Aguilar who brings the ball under control. Rodolfo Aguilar passes the ball forward to Alexander Unsworth. Alexander Unsworth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.05
With a delightful solo run, Ruben Ribeiro stretches the opposition's defence. Ruben Ribeiro plays a quick one-two with Alexander Unsworth and rushes in on goal... Ruben Ribeiro comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
45.00
Stanley Gower flicks a high ball forward to Anthony Merson who takes it down. Anthony Merson skips past Gabriel Hierro! Anthony Merson side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but somehow Gabriel Hierro happens to be in the right place to block it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool appear unchanged since the first half. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Liverpool get the second half underway!
48.39
Paulo Pinto flicks a high ball forward to Nick Lua-Lua who takes it down. Nick Lua-Lua shoots from distance but it is miles over!
49.41
Ruben Ribeiro makes a beautiful solo run. Ruben Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.12
Chris Mcleod deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Merson. Anthony Merson makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
57.52
Jon Rufus threads a neat ball through to Syd Swift. Syd Swift kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin James. Gavin James shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.45
Jon Rufus powers a long ball forward. Anthony Merson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.41
Des Murphy makes a beautiful solo run. Des Murphy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Merson. Anthony Merson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.42
Stanley Gower flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Röhlig holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonas Röhlig whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Merson. Anthony Merson makes a looping header on goal. Lars Lindner manages to gather it easily.
75.20
Des Murphy hacks Nick Lua-Lua from behind! Des Murphy is shown the yellow card! Nick Lua-Lua runs off the knock.
77.25
Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Gary Brand replacing Richard Simonsen, Clive Thompson replacing Gavin James and Eoin Bowyer replacing Syd Swift .
81.41
Gabriel Hierro sees Rosario Campi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rosario Campi makes a probing pass to Frederico Alves. Frederico Alves knocks the ball forward, putting Alexander Unsworth through on goal. Some good footwork from Alexander Unsworth provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
83.43
Stanley Gower hacks Paulo Pinto from behind! The referee calls over Stanley Gower and warns him to calm down! Paulo Pinto runs off the knock.
85.51
Stanley Gower catches Ruben Ribeiro on the ankles. The referee calls over Stanley Gower again and warns him to calm down! Ruben Ribeiro runs off the knock.
87.16
Ruben Ribeiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Lua-Lua. Nick Lua-Lua tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Liverpool

Oxford United
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.5%
41.5%
Play Area
26.6%
42.6%
30.9%

Scorers
Alexander Unsworth 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruben Ribeiro of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.Lars Lindner (GK)
6
2.Gavin Powell (DEF)
7
3.Gabriel Hierro (DEF)
8
4.Steve Todd (DEF)
7
5.Rodolfo Aguilar (MID)
6
6.Rosario Campi (MID)yellow card
6
7.Ruben Ribeiro (MID)
9
8.Paulo Pinto (MID)
6
9.Alexander Unsworth (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Nick Lua-Lua (ATT)
6
11.Frederico Alves (ATT)
6
 
12.Ugo Greaves (GK)
0
13.Daniel Salazar (MID)
0
14.Julian Galli (DEF)
0

1.Michael Patterson (GK)
7
2.Richard Simonsen (DEF)
6
3.Jon Rufus (DEF)
6
4.Des Murphy (DEF)yellow card
7
5.Kieron Lightfoot (DEF)
6
6.Stanley Gower (MID)
7
7.Chris Mcleod (MID)
6
8.Syd Swift (MID)
6
9.Gavin James (ATT)
6
10.Anthony Merson (ATT)
6
11.Jonas Röhlig (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Brand (MID)
6
13.Clive Thompson (MID)
6
14.Eoin Bowyer (MID)
6