Match Report


LiverpoolLiverpool     WatfordWatford
Peter HeslopPeter Heslop Stuart Longworth Stuart Longworth
Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra81
G
1captain
G
82Eddy DacourtE. Dacourt
Adrian Lua-LuaA. Lua-Lua86
D
2
D
77Guilherme AlvesG. Alves
Bojan IsakssonB. Isaksson84
D
3
D
79Ruben RegoR. Rego
Mike TaylorM. Taylor77
D
4
D
79Tony BakkerT. Bakker
Robert DixonR. Dixon83
M
captain5
D
82Salvatore StanicS. Stanic
David QuaresmaD. Quaresma80
M
6
M
85Titus ColeT. Cole
Neil SeamanN. Seaman84
M
7
M
83Graham JoachimG. Joachim
Jason BellamyJ. Bellamy81
M
8
M
85Rodolfo MarquitosR. Marquitos
Pedro LimaP. Lima85
A
9
A
84João Pedro JulinhoJ. Julinho
Marcos BravoM. Bravo87
A
10
A
78Wagneau CamadiniW. Camadini
Cor Van Den BerghC. Van Den Bergh80
A
11
A
89Diego SotoD. Soto
 
Richard HamiltonR. Hamilton78
D
12
D
68Felipe RomeroF. Romero
Guillermo AguilarG. Aguilar80
M
13
M
72Tommy LockleyT. Lockley
Alfredo ButraguenoA. Butragueno78
A
14
A
89Romero P. ZamoraR. Zamora

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Watford. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Keegan.


0.00
The first half starts with Watford kicking off!
2.07
Without breaking stride, Marcos Bravo plays the ball forward to Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Eddy Dacourt.
3.38
Corner kick to Liverpool. Robert Dixon plays it short to Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Tony Bakker.
6.07
Salvatore Stanic slams into Cor Van Den Bergh with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Cor Van Den Bergh hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.07
Ruben Rego barges into Pedro Lima. Ruben Rego is warned by the referee! Pedro Lima hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.35
Titus Cole flicks the ball to his team mate, Wagneau Camadini. Wagneau Camadini plays a one-two with João Pedro Julinho and rushes in on goal... Wagneau Camadini side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Wagneau Camadini!
18.04
David Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Jason Bellamy collects the pass. Jason Bellamy flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Bravo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcos Bravo plays a scrappy one-two with Cor Van Den Bergh and advances towards the goal... Marcos Bravo comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Wonderful reactions from Eddy Dacourt keeps it out!
24.33
Graham Joachim flicks a high ball forward to Wagneau Camadini who takes it down. Wagneau Camadini threads a neat, attacking ball through to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
30.19
David Quaresma deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima tries a spectacular long range effort but Eddy Dacourt is on top of it.
32.11
Adrian Lua-Lua brings the ball forward. Adrian Lua-Lua chips the ball to his team mate, Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.18
David Quaresma threads the ball through to Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh makes a probing pass to Marcos Bravo but he's offside!
36.50
Cor Van Den Bergh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
38.09
Pedro Lima comes in with a late challenge on Tony Bakker. Pedro Lima is given a warning by the referee! Tony Bakker stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.17
Bojan Isaksson knocks the ball forward to Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Eddy Dacourt manages to gather it effortlessly.
45.00
Neil Seaman knocks the ball to his team mate, Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh runs straight at the defence! Cor Van Den Bergh strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Eddy Dacourt reads it well. Nice keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool have changed their lineup with Guillermo Aguilar replacing Robert Dixon and Alfredo Butragueno replacing Cor Van Den Bergh. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. The Watford players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Liverpool kick off the second half!
51.37
Adrian Lua-Lua flicks a high ball forward to Neil Seaman who takes it down. Neil Seaman threads the ball through to Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.03
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
57.24
Neil Seaman kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Pedro Lima scores for Liverpool!!
71.15
Jason Bellamy threads the ball through to Alfredo Butragueno. Alfredo Butragueno threads the ball through to Pedro Lima but he's offside!
72.36
Titus Cole threads a neat ball through to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Joachim. Some world-class footwork from Graham Joachim provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.49
David Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Butragueno. Alfredo Butragueno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.53
Adrian Lua-Lua makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Quaresma. David Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Butragueno. Alfredo Butragueno plays a scrappy one-two with Pedro Lima and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alfredo Butragueno shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Solid save from Eddy Dacourt. What a great pair of hands!
84.56
Diego Soto threads a neat ball through to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim threads a neat ball through to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho whips in a cross ball towards Titus Cole. Titus Cole beats his man to it with a header. Wonderful reactions from Fabricio Pereyra keeps it out!
87.32
João Pedro Julinho catches Guillermo Aguilar on the ankles. The referee calls over João Pedro Julinho and shows him a yellow card! Guillermo Aguilar hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Liverpool

Watford
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
72.2%
27.8%
Play Area
22.8%
48.1%
29.1%

Scorers
Pedro Lima 57
Wagneau Camadini 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eddy Dacourt of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
6
2.Adrian Lua-Lua (DEF)
6
3.Bojan Isaksson (DEF)
6
4.Mike Taylor (DEF)
6
5.Robert Dixon (MID)
6
6.David Quaresma (MID)
7
7.Neil Seaman (MID)
6
8.Jason Bellamy (MID)
6
9.Pedro Lima (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Marcos Bravo (ATT)
7
11.Cor Van Den Bergh (ATT)
6
 
12.Richard Hamilton (DEF)
0
13.Guillermo Aguilar (MID)
6
14.Alfredo Butragueno (ATT)
6

1.Eddy Dacourt (GK)
8
2.Guilherme Alves (DEF)
6
3.Ruben Rego (DEF)
5
4.Tony Bakker (DEF)
6
5.Salvatore Stanic (DEF)red card
3
6.Titus Cole (MID)
6
7.Graham Joachim (MID)
6
8.Rodolfo Marquitos (MID)
6
9.João Pedro Julinho (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Wagneau Camadini (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Diego Soto (ATT)
6
 
12.Felipe Romero (DEF)
0
13.Tommy Lockley (MID)
0
14.Romero P. Zamora (ATT)
0