Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 4,378 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Liverpool get the match underway!
2.43
John Gardner chips the ball to his team mate, Dinu Petrescu. Dinu Petrescu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn shoots from distance but it flies wide!
4.32
John Gardner controls the ball well before passing 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 which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.06
Liverpool are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Charlton Athletic's defence.
8.11
Malcolm Palmer kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Barmby. Tony Barmby brings the ball forward. Tony Barmby knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Gardner.
10.23
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
12.42
Dinu Petrescu makes a beautiful solo run. Dinu Petrescu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
15.41
Thomas Bonilla threads the ball through to Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
18.25
Nikolas Thielemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Makin. Paul Makin knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Impey. Julian Impey shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.35
Glynn Richards knocks the ball forward to Gerhard Vogel. Gerhard Vogel whips in a cross ball towards Uwe Hässler. Uwe Hässler flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Jacob Fox had no chance!! Goal for Charlton Athletic!
38.53
Marc Murphy knocks the ball forward to Uwe Hässler. Uwe Hässler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Allman.
39.51
Paul Makin makes a simple pass to Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Trevor Elliott easily picks it out of the air!
44.22
Glynn Richards surges forward with the ball. Glynn Richards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Gardner.
45.00
Paul Makin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Charlton Athletic kick off the second half!
53.32
Nikolas Thielemann makes a probing pass to Dinu Petrescu. Dinu Petrescu knocks the ball forward to Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Impey. Julian Impey is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.10
Thomas Bonilla controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Impey. Julian Impey goes all the way! Julian Impey cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Trevor Elliott.
60.08
Nikolas Thielemann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Makin. Paul Makin passes the ball forward to Julian Impey. Julian Impey shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Trevor Elliott.
61.22
James Allman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dinu Petrescu. Dinu Petrescu makes a probing pass to Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick passes the ball forward but Julian Impey is offside!
63.19
Alexander Lee advances with the ball. Alexander Lee flicks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Vogel. Gerhard Vogel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Fox who gathers it comfortably.
66.54
Liverpool are easily keeping Charlton Athletic at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
67.24
Liverpool are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
69.53
James Allman threads the ball through to Thomas Bonilla. Thomas Bonilla chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.06
Malcolm Palmer barges into Julian Impey. Malcolm Palmer is shown the yellow card! Julian Impey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.13
Paul Makin makes a probing pass to Julian Impey. Julian Impey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexander Lee.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Uwe Hässler of Charlton Athletic
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
7
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.3%
38.7%
Play Area
26.7%
42.7%
30.7%

Scorers