Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | Rochdale | Rochdale | ||||||||||||||||
| Nelson Edotu | Nelson Edotu | Sudais Ramadhan | Sudais Ramadhan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jacob Fox | J. Fox |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Scott Heskey | S. Heskey | |||||||||
| James Allman | J. Allman | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Stefan Andersson | S. Andersson | |||||||||
| Wayne Roberts | W. Roberts | | 41 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Eddie Drake | E. Drake | |||||||||
| Nikolas Thielemann | N. Thielemann |  | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Robbie Beckham | R. Beckham | |||||||||
| John Gardner | J. Gardner | | 42 | D | | 5 | | M | 60 | | Ugo Tiler | U. Tiler | |||||||||
| Damien Hapgood | D. Hapgood | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 |  | Angelo Pédros | A. Pédros | |||||||||
| Paul Makin | P. Makin | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | Georgios Kamaras | G. Kamaras | |||||||||
| Dinu Petrescu | D. Petrescu |  | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Torsten Buchwald | T. Buchwald | |||||||||
| Ugo Carrick | U. Carrick | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Spencer Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Billy Milburn | B. Milburn | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Harry Green | H. Green | |||||||||
| Julian Impey | J. Impey | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 |  | Hugo Garba | H. Garba | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Rochdale. A crowd of 9,013 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rochdale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rochdale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Liverpool kick off!
6.04
0-0John Gardner hacks Spencer Wright-Phillips from behind! The referee calls over John Gardner and warns him to calm down! Spencer Wright-Phillips hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.24
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
14.43
0-0Angelo Pédros sees a break and surges forward. Angelo Pédros passes the ball forward but Spencer Wright-Phillips is offside!
16.15
0-0Robbie Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Georgios Kamaras. Georgios Kamaras sees a break and surges forward. Georgios Kamaras plays a perfect one-two with Hugo Garba and rushes in on goal... Georgios Kamaras takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
20.56
Dinu Petrescu threads the ball through to Julian Impey. Julian Impey shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.32
0-1Eddie Drake makes a simple pass to Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald makes a probing pass to Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba goes all the way! Hugo Garba takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hugo Garba!
24.59
Georgios Kamaras chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.32
James Allman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dinu Petrescu. Dinu Petrescu threads the ball through to Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Julian Impey. Julian Impey flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Julian Impey!
32.28
Torsten Buchwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba goes all the way! Hugo Garba takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
33.23
Spencer Wright-Phillips catches Wayne Roberts on the ankles. Spencer Wright-Phillips is warned by the referee! Wayne Roberts hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.52
Stefan Andersson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Georgios Kamaras. Georgios Kamaras kicks a strong pass forward to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Garba but he's offside!
40.49
Torsten Buchwald brings the ball forward. Torsten Buchwald whips in a cross ball towards Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Spencer Wright-Phillips!
45.00
Eddie Drake advances with the ball. Eddie Drake chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba plays a perfect one-two with Harry Green and rushes in on goal... Hugo Garba takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Rochdale kick off the second half!
47.30
Robbie Beckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Tiler. Ugo Tiler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Green. Harry Green knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
51.45
Angelo Pédros takes it forward alone. Angelo Pédros goes all the way! Angelo Pédros shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
53.43
Dinu Petrescu takes it forward alone. Dinu Petrescu finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
57.49
Damien Hapgood makes a simple pass to Julian Impey. Julian Impey finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
61.08
Georgios Kamaras chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba plays a perfect one-two with Harry Green and rushes in on goal... Hugo Garba rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hugo Garba!
66.06
2-5Angelo Pédros deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Green. Harry Green plays a perfect one-two with Spencer Wright-Phillips and rushes in on goal... Harry Green shoots from just inside the box but Jacob Fox is on top of it.
71.48
Ugo Tiler advances with the ball. Ugo Tiler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Green. Harry Green shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
73.38
James Allman makes a simple pass to Damien Hapgood. Damien Hapgood makes a simple pass to Julian Impey. Julian Impey shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.59
Nikolas Thielemann flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Makin. Paul Makin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Impey. Julian Impey knocks in a cross ball towards Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.13
Ugo Tiler makes a probing pass to Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harry Green. Harry Green tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.54
Angelo Pédros catches Paul Makin on the ankles. The referee calls over Angelo Pédros and warns him to calm down! Paul Makin runs off the knock.
89.15
Rochdale are easily keeping Liverpool at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
5
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
37%
63%
Play Area
37%
41.1%
21.9%
Scorers
| Julian Impey 26 Dinu Petrescu 53 | Hugo Garba 21, 45, 47, 61 Spencer Wright-Phillips 40 |