Match Report


Bristol CityBristol City     LiverpoolLiverpool
Sean LlewellynSean Llewellyn Computer Player Computer Player
Yyvind HalleY. Halle79
G
1
G
70Abdoulaye Ali SangaréA. Ali Sangaré
Paolo FinneyP. Finney73
D
2
D
82António BurgosA. Burgos
Ugo FortuneU. Fortune73
D
3
D
78Muzzy BulentM. Bulent
Salomon BillongS. Billong80
D
4
D
73Romarin MettomoR. Mettomo
Mohammed AmoahM. Amoah77
D
5
M
84Nordin ElkhatabiN. Elkhatabi
Ernest GutierrezE. Gutierrez76
M
6
M
77Kelly WhiteK. White
Stephan AuerS. Auer76
M
7
M
76Georg HofbauerG. Hofbauer
Maarten StruparM. Strupar76
M
8
M
74Stefan PolsterS. Polster
Alpay TürkyilmazA. Türkyilmaz76
A
9
A
83Igor JorginhoI. Jorginho
Peter UnsworthP. Unsworth77
A
10
A
80Hakan ÖzalanH. Özalan
Youri SalenkoY. Salenko79
A
11
A
77Bruno NunezB. Nunez

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 20,824 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Bristol City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Bristol City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.49
Stephan Auer makes a simple pass to Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré easily smothers it.
3.17
Kelly White knocks the ball to his team mate, Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan knocks in a cross ball towards Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho flicks the ball with his head. Yyvind Halle easily picks it out of the air!
12.48
António Burgos knocks the ball to his team mate, Kelly White. Kelly White chips the ball to his team mate, Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ugo Fortune.
16.54
Kelly White passes the ball forward to Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho lofts in a cross ball towards Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.08
Mohammed Amoah makes a probing pass to Ernest Gutierrez. Ernest Gutierrez makes a beautiful solo run. Ernest Gutierrez lofts in a cross ball towards Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
22.09
Kelly White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez knocks in a cross ball towards Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho flicks the ball with his head but somehow Yyvind Halle manages to keep it out.
24.19
Georg Hofbauer clumsily knocks into Stephan Auer. The referee calls over Georg Hofbauer and shows him a yellow card! Stephan Auer runs off the knock.
26.35
Ugo Fortune makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephan Auer. Stephan Auer chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Unsworth. Peter Unsworth goes all the way! Peter Unsworth takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré!
30.52
António Burgos comes in with a late challenge on Youri Salenko. The referee calls over António Burgos and warns him to calm down! Youri Salenko runs off the knock.
36.34
Peter Unsworth barges into António Burgos. The referee calls over Peter Unsworth and shows him a yellow card! António Burgos stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.44
Ernest Gutierrez sees a break and surges forward. Ernest Gutierrez plays a perfect one-two with Peter Unsworth and rushes in on goal... Ernest Gutierrez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré manages to gather it comfortably.
39.28
Ernest Gutierrez knocks the ball to his team mate, Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The second half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
53.54
Stefan Polster surges forward with the ball. Stefan Polster shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.27
António Burgos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Georg Hofbauer. Georg Hofbauer threads the ball through to Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan knocks in a cross ball towards Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.46
Ernest Gutierrez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Unsworth. Peter Unsworth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko shoots from just inside the box but Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré is on top of it.
61.51
Kelly White makes a beautiful solo run. Kelly White lofts in a cross ball towards Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan heads the ball goalwards but somehow Yyvind Halle manages to keep it out.
63.56
Ernest Gutierrez kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Unsworth. Peter Unsworth knocks the ball to his team mate, Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
67.31
Nordin Elkhatabi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho threads the ball through to Hakan Özalan but he's offside!
71.33
Stephan Auer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
73.22
Maarten Strupar makes a probing pass to Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko plays a perfect one-two with Peter Unsworth and rushes in on goal... Youri Salenko takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré manages to gather it comfortably.
78.34
Liverpool are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bristol City's defence.
81.43
Ugo Fortune deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernest Gutierrez. Ernest Gutierrez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Unsworth. Peter Unsworth shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Youri Salenko of Bristol City
Match Statistics
 

Bristol City

Liverpool
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.8%
37.2%
Play Area
28.2%
46.2%
25.6%

Scorers
Youri Salenko 64