Match Report


LiverpoolLiverpool     Cardiff CityCardiff City
Tom BinghamTom Bingham Ralf Tillie Ralf Tillie
David VargasD. Vargas76
G
1
G
73Andrei SavuA. Savu
Max IdrissaM. Idrissa76
D
2
D
73Darius OakesD. Oakes
Pascal KiekensP. Kiekens73
D
3
D
75Ian MilburnI. Milburn
Riad GhaziR. Ghazi74
D
4
D
74Regillio Van Der LuerR. Van Der Luer
Manfred StraussM. Strauss81
D
5
M
76Leon BrambleL. Bramble
Ed DijkstraE. Dijkstra83
M
6
M
75Yuriy YaremchukY. Yaremchuk
Igor OnopkoI. Onopko83
M
7captain
M
78Omer BrambleO. Bramble
Torsten WinklerT. Winkler86
A
captain8
M
75Claudio MarquitosC. Marquitos
Jonatan JohanssonJ. Johansson82
A
9
A
73Jason ElenioJ. Elenio
Pascal WüthrichP. Wüthrich88
A
10
A
81Robert WolfR. Wolf
Jesper MyssingJ. Myssing78
A
11
A
77Bernard IpouaB. Ipoua
 
Nicolas MonteroN. Montero72
D
12
D
61Morris GodberM. Godber
Carlton BarmbyC. Barmby75
M
13
M
73Kader AllouacheK. Allouache
Joao MoreiraJ. Moreira77
A
14
M
72Ricardo Del SolR. Del Sol

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Cardiff City. A crowd of 18,278 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Peters.


0.00
Cardiff City kick off and get the match underway!
10.34
Ed Dijkstra threads the ball through to Jonatan Johansson. Jonatan Johansson whips in a cross ball towards Igor Onopko. Igor Onopko heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
14.03
Manfred Strauss deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ed Dijkstra. Ed Dijkstra makes a beautiful solo run. Ed Dijkstra lofts in a cross ball towards Jonatan Johansson. With a superhuman jump, Jonatan Johansson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Andrei Savu manages to keep it out.
30.54
Igor Onopko sees space and advances. Igor Onopko shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
33.58
Jesper Myssing flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Wüthrich controls it well on his chest. Pascal Wüthrich lofts in a cross ball towards Ed Dijkstra. Ed Dijkstra makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ed Dijkstra!
38.23
Manfred Strauss clumsily knocks into Omer Bramble. The referee warns Manfred Strauss to calm down! Omer Bramble hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.23
Free kick to Cardiff City just outside the area...
39.51
Robert Wolf takes a cautious run up but it's too wide. Goal kick.
44.57
Yuriy Yaremchuk threads a neat ball through to Omer Bramble. Omer Bramble plays a one-two with Bernard Ipoua and rushes in on goal... Riad Ghazi catches Omer Bramble on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
51.11
Bernard Ipoua knocks the ball forward to Jason Elenio. Jason Elenio shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.20
Max Idrissa threads a neat ball through to Pascal Wüthrich. Pascal Wüthrich threads a neat ball through to Igor Onopko. Igor Onopko plays a one-two with Ed Dijkstra and rushes in on goal... Igor Onopko shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.20
Liverpool have made 3 substitutions with Nicolas Montero replacing Riad Ghazi, Carlton Barmby replacing Igor Onopko and Joao Moreira replacing Jesper Myssing .Cardiff City have made 2 substitutions with Kader Allouache replacing Yuriy Yaremchuk and Ricardo Del Sol replacing Claudio Marquitos .
61.26
Ian Milburn sees a break and surges forward. Ian Milburn flicks a high pass forward. Robert Wolf collects the pass. Robert Wolf finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
67.47
Ian Milburn knocks the ball forward to Kader Allouache. Kader Allouache flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Del Sol who takes it down. Ricardo Del Sol flicks a high pass forward. Leon Bramble controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Leon Bramble provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
72.33
Pascal Kiekens makes a simple pass to Ed Dijkstra. Ed Dijkstra flicks a high pass forward. Joao Moreira controls it well on his chest. Joao Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Ed Dijkstra. With a superhuman jump, Ed Dijkstra connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Andrei Savu gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
73.09
Kader Allouache makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Bramble. Omer Bramble threads the ball through to Jason Elenio but he's offside!
77.11
Cardiff City have made a substitution with Morris Godber replacing Darius Oakes .
78.12
Nicolas Montero kicks a strong pass forward to Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ed Dijkstra. Ed Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball towards Joao Moreira. Morris Godber catches Joao Moreira on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
85.52
Regillio Van Der Luer sees Ricardo Del Sol in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Del Sol threads a neat ball through to Omer Bramble. Omer Bramble controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Liverpool

Cardiff City
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.3%
65.7%
Play Area
31.4%
42.9%
25.7%

Scorers
Igor Onopko 31, 53
Ed Dijkstra 34
Omer Bramble 86

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Igor Onopko of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.David Vargas (GK)
6
2.Max Idrissa (DEF)
6
3.Pascal Kiekens (DEF)
6
4.Riad Ghazi (DEF)
6
5.Manfred Strauss (DEF)
6
6.Ed Dijkstra (MID)goal scored
9
7.Igor Onopko (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Torsten Winkler (ATT)
6
9.Jonatan Johansson (ATT)
6
10.Pascal Wüthrich (ATT)
6
11.Jesper Myssing (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicolas Montero (DEF)
6
13.Carlton Barmby (MID)
6
14.Joao Moreira (ATT)
6

1.Andrei Savu (GK)
6
2.Darius Oakes (DEF)
6
3.Ian Milburn (DEF)
7
4.Regillio Van Der Luer (DEF)
6
5.Leon Bramble (MID)
6
6.Yuriy Yaremchuk (MID)
6
7.Omer Bramble (MID)goal scored
8
8.Claudio Marquitos (MID)
6
9.Jason Elenio (ATT)
6
10.Robert Wolf (ATT)
6
11.Bernard Ipoua (ATT)
6
 
12.Morris Godber (DEF)
6
13.Kader Allouache (MID)
6
14.Ricardo Del Sol (MID)
6