Match Report


Chester CityChester City     LiverpoolLiverpool
Computer Player Computer Player Tom Bingham Tom Bingham
Tomek PolT. Pol74
G
captain1
G
76David VargasD. Vargas
Wilfried CapronW. Capron70
D
2
D
74Riad GhaziR. Ghazi
Syd HendrieS. Hendrie70
D
3
D
73Pascal KiekensP. Kiekens
Zvonimir TomicZ. Tomic63
D
4
D
72Nicolas MonteroN. Montero
Alexandre RamosA. Ramos75
M
5
D
81Manfred StraussM. Strauss
Fernando PastorF. Pastor73
M
6
M
83Ed DijkstraE. Dijkstra
Abel PostigaA. Postiga71
M
7
M
75Carlton BarmbyC. Barmby
Lucas VergaraL. Vergara67
M
8captain
A
86Torsten WinklerT. Winkler
Ralph GoodwinR. Goodwin75
A
9
A
82Jonatan JohanssonJ. Johansson
Dave StandingD. Standing68
A
10
A
88Pascal WüthrichP. Wüthrich
Stanley ProctorS. Proctor62
A
11
A
78Jesper MyssingJ. Myssing
 
Augusto BordiA. Bordi64
M
12
D
32Edmundo VidalE. Vidal
Stuart PattersonS. Patterson60
A
13
M
62Neil MorrisonN. Morrison
Adrian NewtonA. Newton56
G
14
A
77Joao MoreiraJ. Moreira

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Deva Stadium where Chester City play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 19,129 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Chester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Stockdale.


0.00
Chester City kick off and get the match underway!
2.14
Torsten Winkler threads the ball through to Pascal Wüthrich. Pascal Wüthrich plays a scrappy one-two with Carlton Barmby and stumbles forward towards the goal... Pascal Wüthrich looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
8.32
Ed Dijkstra threads a neat ball through to Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
9.24
Pascal Kiekens flicks the ball to his team mate, Ed Dijkstra. Ed Dijkstra plays the ball forward to Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby whips in a cross ball towards Jesper Myssing. Jesper Myssing heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
15.58
Ed Dijkstra flicks a high pass forward to Jesper Myssing who brings the ball under control. Jesper Myssing whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Tomek Pol reads it well. Good keeping!
16.48
Without breaking stride, Ed Dijkstra plays the ball forward to Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
27.45
Ed Dijkstra knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Winkler. Torsten Winkler lofts in a cross ball towards Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
30.40
Carlton Barmby makes a probing pass to Ed Dijkstra. Ed Dijkstra whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Winkler. Torsten Winkler connects with a diving header but is denied by Syd Hendrie. Excellent block.
32.30
Syd Hendrie passes the ball forward to Wilfried Capron. Wilfried Capron threads the ball through to Stanley Proctor. Stanley Proctor shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
34.13
Riad Ghazi threads a neat ball through to Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby plays the ball forward to Ed Dijkstra. Ed Dijkstra lofts in a cross ball towards Pascal Wüthrich. Pascal Wüthrich directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Tomek Pol has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.32
Riad Ghazi sees Jesper Myssing in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jesper Myssing cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Jesper Myssing provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Fernando Pastor barges into Manfred Strauss. Fernando Pastor is shown the yellow card! Manfred Strauss carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chester City appear unchanged since the first half. Liverpool also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
49.19
Syd Hendrie comes in with a late challenge on Torsten Winkler. The referee calls over Syd Hendrie and shows him a yellow card! Torsten Winkler stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.20
Nicolas Montero knocks the ball forward to Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ed Dijkstra. Ed Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball towards Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
57.57
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
59.57
Stanley Proctor comes in with a late challenge on Pascal Kiekens. The referee calls over Stanley Proctor and warns him to calm down! Pascal Kiekens runs off the knock.
60.36
Liverpool have made 3 substitutions with Edmundo Vidal replacing Manfred Strauss, Neil Morrison replacing Ed Dijkstra and Joao Moreira replacing Jesper Myssing .
67.09
Alexandre Ramos makes a simple pass to Fernando Pastor. Fernando Pastor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.19
Lucas Vergara makes a probing pass to Stanley Proctor. Stanley Proctor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
71.33
Nicolas Montero knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Kiekens. Pascal Kiekens chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Winkler. Torsten Winkler plays a one-two with Neil Morrison and advances towards the goal... Torsten Winkler shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Tomek Pol manages to gather it.
72.44
Fernando Pastor surges forward with the ball. Fernando Pastor knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Stanley Proctor is offside!
75.40
Carlton Barmby knocks the ball forward to Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
79.20
Abel Postiga flicks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
81.27
Carlton Barmby chips the ball to his team mate, Pascal Wüthrich. Pascal Wüthrich knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Neil Morrison is offside!
83.42
Syd Hendrie threads the ball through to Abel Postiga. With some swift thinking, Abel Postiga plays the ball forward to Fernando Pastor. Fernando Pastor knocks in a cross ball towards Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin rises majestically and gets a header on goal. David Vargas manages to gather it easily.
84.47
Nicolas Montero sees space and advances. Nicolas Montero makes a simple pass to Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Winkler but he's offside!
85.58
Alexandre Ramos catches Neil Morrison on the ankles. The referee warns Alexandre Ramos to calm down! Neil Morrison grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Pascal Kiekens chips the ball to his team mate, Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison lofts in a cross ball towards Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby flicks the ball with his head but somehow Tomek Pol manages to keep it out.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Chester City

Liverpool
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.5%
63.5%
Play Area
25.7%
43.2%
31.1%

Scorers
Pascal Wüthrich 2, 34
Jesper Myssing 42
Carlton Barmby 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carlton Barmby of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.Tomek Pol (GK)
6
2.Wilfried Capron (DEF)
6
3.Syd Hendrie (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Zvonimir Tomic (DEF)
6
5.Alexandre Ramos (MID)
6
6.Fernando Pastor (MID)yellow card
6
7.Abel Postiga (MID)
6
8.Lucas Vergara (MID)
6
9.Ralph Goodwin (ATT)
6
10.Dave Standing (ATT)
6
11.Stanley Proctor (ATT)
6
 
12.Augusto Bordi (MID)
0
13.Stuart Patterson (ATT)
0
14.Adrian Newton (GK)
0

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