Match Report


LiverpoolLiverpool     Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers
Maurice Joseph ColeMaurice Joseph Cole Wilson Kennedy Wilson Kennedy
René ChappuisR. Chappuis74
G
1
G
78Jonatan HamrinJ. Hamrin
Damien FentonD. Fenton70
D
2
D
71Julian KoncheskyJ. Konchesky
Andri SigurjónssonA. Sigurjónsson78
D
3captain
D
71Ryouichi AkioR. Akio
Craig ProctorC. Proctor71
D
4
D
70Richard CooperR. Cooper
Dean WetherallD. Wetherall73
D
captain5
D
62Carlton JackC. Jack
Ruel BellamyR. Bellamy71
M
6
M
69Robert LawrenceR. Lawrence
Daisuke OkamotoD. Okamoto73
M
7
M
65Joe InsleyJ. Insley
Thierry BrandT. Brand72
A
8
M
68Gareth ThompsonG. Thompson
Alex HendersonA. Henderson71
A
9
A
71Patrick DichioP. Dichio
Duncan EdworthyD. Edworthy70
A
10
A
74Peter GeorgeP. George
Neil WestwoodN. Westwood75
A
11
A
66Jonathan DoddJ. Dodd
 
Alan MannA. Mann70
D
12
M
63Malcolm BurbageM. Burbage
Oscar Jr. GravaO. Grava68
M
13
M
71Jacob SmithJ. Smith
Victor KettingV. Ketting69
A
14
A
64Darren GeorgeD. George

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Leon Vassell.


0.00
The first half starts with Wolverhampton Wanderers kicking off!
2.37
Robert Lawrence plays the ball forward to Peter George. Peter George puts a great ball through. Patrick Dichio runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
3.13
Ryouichi Akio threads the ball through to Robert Lawrence. Robert Lawrence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Dodd. Jonathan Dodd edges inside the box! Damien Fenton comes in with a late challenge on Jonathan Dodd. Jonathan Dodd appeals for a penalty! Given!!
3.13
The referee points to the spot..
4.04
Patrick Dichio takes a cautious run up but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.41
Richard Cooper makes a strong solo run forward. With a delightful solo run, Richard Cooper stretches the opposition's defence. Richard Cooper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
8.43
Seeing a gap ahead, Carlton Jack plays the ball forward to Gareth Thompson. Gareth Thompson sees space and advances. Gareth Thompson chips the ball to his team mate, Peter George. Peter George takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers!
12.39
Daisuke Okamoto threads the ball through to Neil Westwood. Neil Westwood finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.19
Craig Proctor threads the ball through to Daisuke Okamoto. Daisuke Okamoto flicks a high pass forward to Neil Westwood who brings the ball under control. Neil Westwood knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Konchesky.
16.48
Joe Insley passes the ball forward to Jonathan Dodd. Jonathan Dodd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.11
Craig Proctor launches a long ball forward. Alex Henderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.20
Gareth Thompson knocks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Dichio. Patrick Dichio plays a scrappy one-two with Peter George and advances towards the goal... Patrick Dichio looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.06
Daisuke Okamoto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Edworthy. Duncan Edworthy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Jonatan Hamrin is on top of it.
32.53
Richard Cooper knocks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Thompson. Gareth Thompson flicks a high pass forward to Jonathan Dodd who brings the ball under control. Jonathan Dodd shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but René Chappuis comfortably smothers it!
34.24
Ruel Bellamy sees a break and surges forward. Ruel Bellamy knocks in a cross ball towards Thierry Brand. Thierry Brand jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Jonatan Hamrin. Excellent save.
38.47
Daisuke Okamoto clumsily knocks into Robert Lawrence. Daisuke Okamoto is given a warning by the referee! Robert Lawrence stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.01
Daisuke Okamoto hits a low pass to Duncan Edworthy. Duncan Edworthy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.55
Richard Cooper threads a neat ball through to Robert Lawrence. Robert Lawrence knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Dodd. Jonathan Dodd tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
42.04
With fabulous vision, Daisuke Okamoto plays the ball forward to Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Brand. Thierry Brand makes a deft header. The ball strikes Ryouichi Akio's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
43.33
Corner kick to Liverpool. Ruel Bellamy chips it to the near post. Richard Cooper jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool appear unchanged since the first half. Wolverhampton Wanderers have changed their lineup with Jacob Smith replacing Joe Insley and Malcolm Burbage replacing Gareth Thompson and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. The Wolverhampton Wanderers players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Liverpool kick off and get the second half underway!
48.31
Ryouichi Akio flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Burbage. Malcolm Burbage threads a neat ball through to Jonathan Dodd. Jonathan Dodd shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.34
Ruel Bellamy threads a neat ball through to Neil Westwood. Neil Westwood knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonatan Hamrin who gathers it comfortably.
59.42
Daisuke Okamoto hits a low pass to Thierry Brand. Thierry Brand shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.18
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a substitution with Darren George replacing Jonathan Dodd .
65.22
Daisuke Okamoto flicks a high pass forward. Alex Henderson controls it well on his chest. Alex Henderson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Konchesky.
67.25
Ruel Bellamy knocks the ball forward to Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.09
Robert Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Peter George holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter George rushes past Andri Sigurjónsson! Peter George side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by René Chappuis!
72.44
Daisuke Okamoto comes in with a late challenge on Jacob Smith. Daisuke Okamoto is shown the yellow card! Jacob Smith hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.47
Andri Sigurjónsson knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Bellamy. Ruel Bellamy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Edworthy. Duncan Edworthy finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
77.57
Daisuke Okamoto hits a low pass to Neil Westwood. Neil Westwood knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Konchesky.
78.44
Daisuke Okamoto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Westwood. Neil Westwood knocks in a cross ball towards Thierry Brand. Thierry Brand rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is deflected wide by Ryouichi Akio.
79.09
It's a corner kick. Ruel Bellamy kicks a low ball out wide. Darren George reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
81.32
Jacob Smith flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Dichio. Patrick Dichio skips past Craig Proctor! Craig Proctor catches Patrick Dichio on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
84.53
Daisuke Okamoto sees Thierry Brand in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thierry Brand finds some space and shoots from distance. It's there!! Jonatan Hamrin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Damien Fenton lofts the ball long. Thierry Brand controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Liverpool

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

Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
23.8%
44%
32.1%

Scorers
Thierry Brand 85
Peter George 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Peter George of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.René Chappuis (GK)
7
2.Damien Fenton (DEF)
6
3.Andri Sigurjónsson (DEF)
6
4.Craig Proctor (DEF)
6
5.Dean Wetherall (DEF)
6
6.Ruel Bellamy (MID)
7
7.Daisuke Okamoto (MID)yellow card
8
8.Thierry Brand (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Alex Henderson (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Edworthy (ATT)
6
11.Neil Westwood (ATT)
6
 
12.Alan Mann (DEF)
0
13.Oscar Jr. Grava (MID)
0
14.Victor Ketting (ATT)
0

1.Jonatan Hamrin (GK)
7
2.Julian Konchesky (DEF)
6
3.Ryouichi Akio (DEF)
8
4.Richard Cooper (DEF)
8
5.Carlton Jack (DEF)
6
6.Robert Lawrence (MID)
7
7.Joe Insley (MID)
6
8.Gareth Thompson (MID)
8
9.Patrick Dichio (ATT)
6
10.Peter George (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Jonathan Dodd (ATT)
6
 
12.Malcolm Burbage (MID)
6
13.Jacob Smith (MID)
6
14.Darren George (ATT)
6