Match Report


BuryBury     LiverpoolLiverpool
Paul GaddPaul Gadd Chanda Kalata Chanda Kalata
Glynn BoltonG. Bolton53
G
1
G
58David HulmeD. Hulme
Rafael CastroR. Castro56
D
2
D
60Joost Van Der LeegteJ. Van Der Leegte
Peter DeanP. Dean66
D
3
D
59Niccolo JessN. Jess
Ralph IzzetR. Izzet61
D
4
D
58Ben Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua
Jason MiddletonJ. Middleton55
D
5
D
56Neil RaeN. Rae
Malcolm AndertonM. Anderton44
M
6
M
53Noel BrambleN. Bramble
Graham ToddG. Todd54
M
7
M
57Neil SturridgeN. Sturridge
Nick BishopN. Bishop58
M
8
M
61Gabriel FuentesG. Fuentes
Julian CarrickJ. Carrick49
M
9
A
54Ronnie VernazzaR. Vernazza
Wes BrambleW. Bramble66
A
10
A
63Gabriel FuentesG. Fuentes
Francesco G. BiaF. Bia51
A
11
A
54Liam CarltonL. Carlton

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Gigg Lane where Bury play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 9,154 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Bury are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and Liverpool kick off!
6.02
Ralph Izzet flicks the ball to his team mate, Nick Bishop. Nick Bishop controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble threads the ball through to Francesco G. Bia but he's offside!
14.43
Nick Bishop knocks the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia goes all the way! Francesco G. Bia shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
16.56
Rafael Castro brings the ball forward. Rafael Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble passes the ball forward but Francesco G. Bia is offside!
20.23
Julian Carrick knocks the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wes Bramble but the linesman indicates offside!
21.15
Noel Bramble hacks Julian Carrick from behind! Noel Bramble is given a warning by the referee! Julian Carrick stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.09
Neil Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Noel Bramble. Noel Bramble passes the ball forward to Liam Carlton. Liam Carlton plays a perfect one-two with Gabriel Fuentes and rushes in on goal... Liam Carlton tries a spectacular strike but somehow Glynn Bolton manages to keep it out.
33.18
Bury are easily keeping Liverpool at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
34.30
Nick Bishop catches Neil Sturridge on the ankles. Nick Bishop is warned by the referee! Neil Sturridge runs off the knock.
36.34
Neil Sturridge threads the ball through to Ronnie Vernazza. Ronnie Vernazza plays a perfect one-two with Gabriel Fuentes and rushes in on goal... Ronnie Vernazza tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.48
Joost Van Der Leegte barges into Julian Carrick. Joost Van Der Leegte is warned by the referee! Julian Carrick hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.11
Julian Carrick sees space and advances. Julian Carrick plays a perfect one-two with Francesco G. Bia and rushes in on goal... Julian Carrick takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! David Hulme had no chance!! Goal for Bury!
45.00
Ben Lua-Lua controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Sturridge. Neil Sturridge chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Fuentes. Gabriel Fuentes goes all the way! Gabriel Fuentes takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Bury get the second half underway!
49.27
Graham Todd knocks the ball forward to Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.51
Malcolm Anderton knocks the ball forward to Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Rae.
59.01
Ben Lua-Lua makes a beautiful solo run. Ben Lua-Lua kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Vernazza. Ronnie Vernazza lofts in a cross ball towards Liam Carlton. Liam Carlton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.05
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
61.39
Malcolm Anderton comes in with a late challenge on Gabriel Fuentes. The referee calls over Malcolm Anderton and shows him a yellow card! Gabriel Fuentes runs off the knock.
63.32
Graham Todd knocks the ball to his team mate, Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.10
Liverpool are easily keeping Bury at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
66.39
Bury are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Liverpool's defence.
73.34
Niccolo Jess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriel Fuentes. Gabriel Fuentes kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Vernazza. Ronnie Vernazza knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Fuentes. Gabriel Fuentes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Glynn Bolton easily picks it out of the air!
83.07
Nick Bishop makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
84.40
Graham Todd takes it forward alone. Graham Todd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francesco G. Bia but he's offside!
89.23
Rafael Castro threads the ball through to Nick Bishop. Nick Bishop knocks the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Gabriel Fuentes threads the ball through to Liam Carlton. Liam Carlton passes the ball forward but Gabriel Fuentes is offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Julian Carrick of Bury
Match Statistics
 

Bury

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

Possession
56.5%
43.5%
Play Area
21.7%
44.6%
33.7%

Scorers
Julian Carrick 39