Match Report


LiverpoolLiverpool     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Peter HeslopPeter Heslop John Diffey John Diffey
Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra81
G
1
G
85Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié
Stefan MalmbergS. Malmberg81
D
2
D
72Alec BoothA. Booth
Duncan GlassD. Glass85
D
3
D
77Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Bojan IsakssonB. Isaksson84
D
4
D
75Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois
Mike TaylorM. Taylor78
D
5
M
78Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero
David QuaresmaD. Quaresma80
M
6
M
85Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers
Neil SeamanN. Seaman84
M
captain7
M
85Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero83
M
8
M
81Hugo MorenoH. Moreno
Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie81
A
9
A
76Shota HillS. Hill
Carlos Dario GarcíaC. García83
A
10
A
82Robert ValéryR. Valéry
Marcos BravoM. Bravo89
A
11captain
A
83Ighli CucciariI. Cucciari
 
Nicky MoffatN. Moffat76
D
12
D
71Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra
Guillermo AguilarG. Aguilar81
M
13
M
81Kevin McGroryK. McGrory
Meziane ZeraraM. Zerara78
A
14
A
76Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 20,753 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Kasper.


0.00
Liverpool kick off and get the match underway!
2.17
Roberto Quaresma makes a simple pass to Marcel Birnbaum. Marcel Birnbaum sees a break and surges forward. Marcel Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.26
Marcel Birnbaum sees Hugo Moreno in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Moreno knocks the ball forward to Robert Valéry. Robert Valéry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mike Taylor.
6.35
Marcos Bravo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Marcos Bravo makes a great pass forward. Paolo Lisbie runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
10.22
Sylvain Jeffers makes a simple pass to Marcel Birnbaum. Marcel Birnbaum plays the ball forward to Shota Hill who has made a great run into the box. Shota Hill takes a shot at goal but Fabricio Pereyra is on top of it.
12.27
Wagneau Bourgois sees Marcel Birnbaum in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Without breaking stride, Marcel Birnbaum plays the ball forward to Robert Valéry. Robert Valéry knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill whips the ball goalwards with his head. Fabricio Pereyra gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
21.31
Alec Booth flicks a high pass forward. Sylvain Jeffers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sylvain Jeffers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Valéry. Robert Valéry makes a probing pass between the defence to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.26
David Quaresma flicks a high pass forward to Paolo Lisbie who brings the ball under control. Paolo Lisbie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
30.35
Neil Seaman threads the ball through to David Quaresma. David Quaresma shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
33.50
Jose Caballero threads the ball through to Sylvain Jeffers. Sylvain Jeffers whips in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari makes a convincing header. Fabricio Pereyra gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
38.37
Alec Booth barges into Marcos Bravo. The referee warns Alec Booth to calm down! Marcos Bravo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.31
Neil Seaman knocks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Caballero. Patricio Caballero knocks the ball forward to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
42.33
Neil Seaman makes a beautiful solo run. Neil Seaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Caballero. Patricio Caballero knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Marcos Bravo is offside!
44.29
Jose Caballero sees Marcel Birnbaum in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcel Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Moreno holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo Moreno shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool appear unchanged since the first half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Sebastian Segarra replacing Roberto Quaresma. The Crystal Palace players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Crystal Palace kick off the second half!
47.53
Patricio Caballero flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Lisbie collects the pass. Paolo Lisbie rushes past Wagneau Bourgois! Paolo Lisbie makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
53.46
Wagneau Bourgois threads a neat ball through to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari threads the ball through to Robert Valéry. Robert Valéry whips in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill makes a looping header on goal. Fabricio Pereyra manages to gather it.
55.17
Hugo Moreno comes in with a late challenge on David Quaresma. The referee calls over Hugo Moreno and shows him a yellow card! David Quaresma carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.56
Liverpool have made 3 substitutions with Nicky Moffat replacing Mike Taylor, Guillermo Aguilar replacing David Quaresma and Meziane Zerara replacing Marcos Bravo .
65.49
Alec Booth takes it forward alone. Alec Booth flicks a high pass forward to Shota Hill who brings the ball under control. Shota Hill knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Valéry. Robert Valéry is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.58
Guillermo Aguilar makes a beautiful solo run. Guillermo Aguilar advances with the ball. Guillermo Aguilar finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
83.53
Patricio Caballero darts forward. Patricio Caballero shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Youssouf Olivier Sié comfortably smothers it!
85.39
Duncan Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Caballero.
87.59
Patricio Caballero kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie makes a pass forward but Carlos Dario García makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
89.34
Patricio Caballero brings the ball forward. Patricio Caballero 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!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Liverpool

Crystal Palace
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
26.9%
44.8%
28.4%

Scorers
Paolo Lisbie 48
Ighli Cucciari 21
Robert Valéry 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robert Valéry of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings