Match Report


LiverpoolLiverpool     SunderlandSunderland
Peter HeslopPeter Heslop Nuno Sousa Nuno Sousa
Kevin MasurK. Masur44
G
1
G
78Stephane AelbrechtS. Aelbrecht
Nicky MoffatN. Moffat75
D
2
D
79Martin CabreraM. Cabrera
Adrian Lua-LuaA. Lua-Lua86
D
3captain
D
88Alex GemmellA. Gemmell
Bojan IsakssonB. Isaksson84
D
4
D
78Harvey ShawH. Shaw
Mike TaylorM. Taylor77
D
5
M
85Pedro LopesP. Lopes
David QuaresmaD. Quaresma80
M
6
M
88Richard BaileyR. Bailey
Robert DixonR. Dixon83
M
captain7
M
80Warren CoppingerW. Coppinger
Paul MikeP. Mike79
M
8
M
84Neil RitchieN. Ritchie
Pedro LimaP. Lima85
A
9
A
87Pieter DijkhuizenP. Dijkhuizen
Marcos BravoM. Bravo88
A
10
A
87Bernardo BermudezB. Bermudez
Cor Van Den BerghC. Van Den Bergh80
A
11
A
86Maksym YevstratenkoM. Yevstratenko
 
Richard HamiltonR. Hamilton78
D
12
D
76Cosimo MacchiC. Macchi
Neil SeamanN. Seaman84
M
13
M
85Joao Batista FerreiraJ. Ferreira
Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie80
A
14
A
77Philippe BenyachouP. Benyachou

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 20,596 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eddie Ripley.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sunderland get the match underway!
3.32
Paul Mike sees Cor Van Den Bergh in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cor Van Den Bergh plays a scrappy one-two with Marcos Bravo and advances towards the goal... Cor Van Den Bergh comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Stephane Aelbrecht manages to keep it out.
6.48
Cor Van Den Bergh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Stephane Aelbrecht!
9.01
Robert Dixon knocks the ball forward to Paul Mike. Paul Mike flicks a high pass forward. Cor Van Den Bergh controls it well on his chest. Cor Van Den Bergh lofts in a cross ball towards Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo connects with a diving header but Stephane Aelbrecht is on top of it.
15.37
Bojan Isaksson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Dixon. Robert Dixon passes the ball forward to Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Stephane Aelbrecht. Excellent save.
16.50
Neil Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez plays a scrappy one-two with Pieter Dijkhuizen and advances towards the goal... Bernardo Bermudez shoots from just inside the box. Bernardo Bermudez scores for Sunderland!!
26.33
Pedro Lopes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Neil Ritchie through on goal. Neil Ritchie makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
30.33
Adrian Lua-Lua brings the ball forward. Adrian Lua-Lua runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Adrian Lua-Lua whips in a cross ball towards Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
34.39
Pedro Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Bernardo Bermudez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bernardo Bermudez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Warren Coppinger but he's offside!
38.01
Bojan Isaksson surges forward with the ball. Bojan Isaksson flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima shoots from 25 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
44.23
Robert Dixon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh threads a neat, attacking ball through to Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Wonderful reactions from Stephane Aelbrecht keeps it out!
45.00
Robert Dixon flicks a high pass forward. Cor Van Den Bergh holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cor Van Den Bergh whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool have changed their lineup with Neil Seaman replacing Paul Mike. Sunderland appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Liverpool start the second half!
47.13
Bojan Isaksson threads a neat ball through to David Quaresma. Showing composure, David Quaresma plays the ball forward to Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Cor Van Den Bergh!
53.29
Martin Cabrera knocks the ball forward to Pedro Lopes. Pedro Lopes makes a probing pass to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko rushes past Neil Seaman! Maksym Yevstratenko cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
55.50
Mike Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo lofts in a cross ball towards Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh whips the ball goalwards with his head. Stephane Aelbrecht comfortably punches it away to safety.
57.39
David Quaresma knocks the ball forward to Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Bravo but the linesman indicates offside!
60.24
Liverpool have made 2 substitutions with Richard Hamilton replacing Adrian Lua-Lua and Paolo Lisbie replacing Pedro Lima .
63.24
Robert Dixon makes a strong solo run forward. Robert Dixon makes an attacking run forward. Robert Dixon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
66.13
David Quaresma threads the ball through to Neil Seaman. Neil Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Cor Van Den Bergh holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cor Van Den Bergh shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Stephane Aelbrecht!
71.19
Maksym Yevstratenko flicks a high pass forward. Pieter Dijkhuizen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pieter Dijkhuizen plays a quick one-two with Maksym Yevstratenko and rushes in on goal... Pieter Dijkhuizen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
73.08
Robert Dixon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie runs straight at the defence! Paolo Lisbie rockets a shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Stephane Aelbrecht!
77.51
Richard Bailey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pieter Dijkhuizen. Pieter Dijkhuizen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Masur who gathers it comfortably.
83.55
Warren Coppinger hits a low pass to Pedro Lopes. Pedro Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
85.57
Richard Bailey takes a short throw-in bringing Pedro Lopes into play. Pedro Lopes threads a neat ball through to Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.17
David Quaresma makes a simple pass to Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Lisbie but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Liverpool

Sunderland
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
12
3
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
35.9%
41%
23.1%

Scorers
Cor Van Den Bergh 30, 47
Pedro Lima 38, 45
Bernardo Bermudez 16
Neil Ritchie 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cor Van Den Bergh of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.Kevin Masur (GK)
6
2.Nicky Moffat (DEF)
6
3.Adrian Lua-Lua (DEF)
7
4.Bojan Isaksson (DEF)
7
5.Mike Taylor (DEF)
6
6.David Quaresma (MID)
6
7.Robert Dixon (MID)
7
8.Paul Mike (MID)
6
9.Pedro Lima (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Marcos Bravo (ATT)
6
11.Cor Van Den Bergh (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Richard Hamilton (DEF)
6
13.Neil Seaman (MID)
6
14.Paolo Lisbie (ATT)
6

1.Stephane Aelbrecht (GK)
7
2.Martin Cabrera (DEF)
6
3.Alex Gemmell (DEF)
6
4.Harvey Shaw (DEF)
6
5.Pedro Lopes (MID)
6
6.Richard Bailey (MID)
6
7.Warren Coppinger (MID)
6
8.Neil Ritchie (MID)goal scored
7
9.Pieter Dijkhuizen (ATT)
6
10.Bernardo Bermudez (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Maksym Yevstratenko (ATT)
6
 
12.Cosimo Macchi (DEF)
0
13.Joao Batista Ferreira (MID)
0
14.Philippe Benyachou (ATT)
0