Unknown Match Type, West Ham United vs. Liverpool (Sun Jun 28) West Ham United | Liverpool 4-4-2 A | 4-1-3-1-1 C Mike McLeod | John Matchett | G_Buffon GK | GK D_Marshall E_Junior DF | DF C_Cuellar F_Arpinon DF | DF A_Hill F_Coloccini DF | DF P_Denvers J_Heitinga DF | DF D_Diaz A_Riera MF | DM N_Morais K_Connolly MF | MF T_Walcott E_Humperdink MF | MF D_Pizzaro S_Keita MF | MF S_Leto P_Goddard FW | AM S_Gillet S_Kuqi FW | FW R_Ventqvist | J_Walker SUB | SUB T_Sorensen C_Metzelder SUB | SUB J_Shermanx07 M_Noble SUB | SUB L_Pause P_Farnerud SUB | SUB P_Gallagher BW_Phillips SUB | SUB C_Campbell Referee: G_Barber (England) Min. 1 :(liv) S_Leto looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to N_Morais ... N_Morais has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... G_Buffon tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... D_Diaz curls it into the box! ... G_Buffon makes the catch! Min. 2 :(wes) A_Riera holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Kuqi ... D_Pizzaro reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 4 :(wes) K_Connolly with a measured ball to E_Junior ... E_Junior lobs D_Marshall! ... D_Marshall won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... Lets see if West Ham United can hang onto that lead! ... West Ham United 1-0 Liverpool ... Min. 5 :(liv) Liverpool made the switch to a A strategy Min. 5 :(wes) J_Heitinga with a measured pass to S_Keita ... R_Ventqvist with a nasty foul ... G_Barber will want to speak to him ... G_Barber gave him a strong warning Min. 6 :(wes) E_Humperdink sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to K_Connolly ... K_Connolly is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But G_Barber waves play on ... He just has to beat D_Marshall ... He rounds D_Marshall ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! Min. 9 :(liv) S_Gillet chips the ball over the defence and finds P_Denvers ... F_Coloccini with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 10 :(liv) D_Pizzaro looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Ventqvist ... A thundering drive by R_Ventqvist ! ... G_Buffon claws it off the line ... G_Barber consults his assistant ... GOAL !! ... Liverpool have squared things up with that goal! ... West Ham United 1-1 Liverpool ... Min. 11 :(wes) S_Kuqi takes advantage of a mistake by P_Denvers ... That mistake could prove costly ... S_Kuqi aims for the top right corner ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 12 :(wes) P_Goddard cuts inside P_Denvers ... He worked that well ... P_Goddard hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 13 :(liv) S_Leto has the ball ... He knocks the ball past F_Coloccini ... He puts in D_Pizzaro! ... D_Pizzaro goes for goal ! ... G_Buffon parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 14 :(wes) E_Junior skips the challenge from C_Cuellar ... E_Junior with a bicycle kick ! ... D_Marshall turns it behind for a corner Min. 16 :(wes) P_Goddard with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from D_Pizzaro ... P_Goddard with the crafty shot! ... But D_Marshall makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 18 :(wes) E_Junior with the deft touch ... He takes it past A_Hill ... He knocks it to F_Arpinon! ... F_Arpinon with a powerful header ! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 18 :(liv) D_Pizzaro leaves J_Heitinga standing ... F_Arpinon slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 20 :(wes) F_Coloccini jumps over D_Diaz's challenge ... F_Coloccini pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Liverpool fans taunt him! Min. 20 :(liv) S_Leto plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... T_Walcott decides to go for goal instead! ... J_Heitinga reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 22 :(wes) F_Arpinon feeds the ball through the middle ... S_Kuqi runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Excellent sliding challenge by S_Leto ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... E_Junior plays it towards the near post! ... D_Marshall fists it away! Min. 22 :(liv) P_Denvers sidesteps J_Heitinga ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... P_Denvers attempts a chip! ... G_Buffon gets up well to catch that one Min. 23 :(wes) F_Arpinon comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... F_Arpinon rifles it to the far post ! ... D_Marshall goes down well to save Min. 25 :(liv) D_Pizzaro looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Ventqvist ... R_Ventqvist attempts the shot! ... G_Buffon makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 33 :(wes) E_Humperdink with a short pass to find P_Goddard ... P_Goddard with a stunning strike ! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Liverpool fans taunt him about that effort Min. 33 :(liv) S_Gillet leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to D_Pizzaro ... D_Pizzaro aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... G_Buffon goes down well to save Min. 35 :(wes) E_Humperdink is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... S_Kuqi latches onto the ball ... S_Kuqi rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 36 :(wes) A_Riera retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... E_Humperdink gets on the end of it ... E_Humperdink with the shot ! ... It floats over D_Marshall ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 36 :(liv) A_Hill is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to R_Ventqvist ... E_Junior is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... John Matchett looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 37 :(wes) P_Goddard steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... P_Goddard with a scorcher of a shot ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 37 :(liv) S_Gillet with the through ball to R_Ventqvist ... R_Ventqvist is clean through! ... He rounds G_Buffon ... He nutmegs G_Buffon ... G_Buffon does well to save it !! Min. 39 :(wes) A_Riera skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Kuqi ... P_Denvers intercepts the pass Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(wes) P_Goddard knocks the ball past C_Cuellar ... P_Goddard fires the shot in! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... K_Connolly chips the ball into the area! ... A_Riera gets something on it! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Keita chips the ball in towards the far post! ... D_Diaz reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 44 :(liv) D_Pizzaro takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Ventqvist ... R_Ventqvist with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... G_Buffon dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! Min. 47 :(liv) P_Denvers looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to N_Morais ... J_Heitinga bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham United 1-1 Liverpool Min. 46 :(liv) P_Denvers with the through ball to R_Ventqvist ... R_Ventqvist with a scorcher of a shot ! ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Lets see if Liverpool can hang onto that lead! ... West Ham United 1-2 Liverpool ... Min. 49 :(wes) J_Heitinga picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... Fine tackle by P_Denvers ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 53 :(liv) D_Diaz runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to R_Ventqvist ... R_Ventqvist with the attempt at goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 54 :(liv) S_Leto with a precise ball to P_Denvers ... P_Denvers attempts to nutmeg G_Buffon! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 56 :(liv) T_Walcott pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... P_Denvers is clean through! ... P_Denvers unleashes a pile driver ! ... But G_Buffon palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 58 :(wes) E_Humperdink sidesteps C_Cuellar ... E_Humperdink leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 58 :(liv) T_Walcott controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Heitinga ... He made it look easy Min. 60 :(wes) S_Keita takes advantage of a mistake by D_Diaz ... It's a lucky break ... N_Morais wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... K_Connolly plays it into the danger area! ... S_Keita tries to place the shot! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 61 :(wes) F_Coloccini lobs it over A_Hill ... F_Coloccini sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 61 :(liv) S_Gillet sidesteps F_Arpinon ... He showed great skill there ... A skilful effort from S_Gillet ! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 62 :(liv) D_Pizzaro slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... D_Pizzaro hits a great shot ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 65 :(wes) J_Heitinga sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to F_Arpinon ... But C_Cuellar wins the tackle cleanly Min. 66 :(liv) L_Pause is being brought on ... S_Gillet is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 67 :(liv) Liverpool changed their strategy to play D Min. 67 :(wes) F_Arpinon knocks it forward ... L_Pause slips ... P_Goddard gets to it! ... P_Goddard with a blistering shot ! ... What agility from D_Marshall Min. 70 :(liv) T_Walcott runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... F_Coloccini forces him off the ball Min. 72 :(liv) R_Ventqvist turns on a sixpence ... R_Ventqvist attempts a chip! ... G_Buffon gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... It's pushed behind ! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by P_Denvers ... G_Buffon fists it away! Min. 81 :(wes) F_Arpinon unselfishly heads the ball back to K_Connolly ... But he loses control of it ... P_Denvers hits it out for a throw Min. 81 :(liv) D_Pizzaro knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... D_Pizzaro with a bicycle kick ! ... G_Buffon with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 82 :(liv) T_Walcott reads the run of R_Ventqvist ... E_Junior gets to the ball first Min. 83 :(liv) S_Leto looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Ventqvist ... Brilliantly taken away by F_Coloccini !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(liv) A_Hill with a short pass to find R_Ventqvist ... K_Connolly tackles from behind ... He could be off here! ... G_Barber reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Upton Park Attendance : 28,036 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Junior Scorers : E_Junior (4) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Junior (36), K_Connolly (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Ventqvist (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Ventqvist (10,46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 19 | 16 Off target : 14 | 5 On target : 5 | 11 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham United 1 - 2 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Ham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Buffon GK 29 1 1 1 38 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 E_Junior DF 2 23 15 10 8 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 14 45 F_Arpinon DF 2 22 19 10 6 | 96 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 72 14 F_Coloccini DF 1 22 12 8 20 | 96 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 39 0 4 J_Heitinga DF 1 20 15 10 39 | 96 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 56 0 A_Riera MF 1 10 29 9 32 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 2 K_Connolly MF 1 10 29 8 27 | 96 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 -4 31 -2 E_Humperdink MF 2 13 26 13 29 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 51 4 S_Keita MF 1 7 27 10 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -8 P_Goddard FW 1 8 11 22 39 | 96 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 S_Kuqi FW 1 6 8 24 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 J_Walker GK 21 1 1 1 40 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Metzelder DF 1 16 8 8 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Noble MF 1 10 19 5 44 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Farnerud MF 1 4 18 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BW_Phillips FW 1 9 17 21 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Marshall GK 29 2 2 2 17 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 C_Cuellar DF 1 20 11 10 32 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 A_Hill DF 1 20 13 4 29 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 P_Denvers DF 1 23 10 7 20 | 96 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 36 106 26 D_Diaz DF 1 22 15 4 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 0 N_Morais DM 1 15 20 8 32 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 12 T_Walcott MF 1 8 25 8 17 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 D_Pizzaro MF 1 11 24 12 33 | 96 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 34 93 38 S_Leto MF 1 9 20 10 27 | 96 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 115 0 S_Gillet AM 1 7 21 11 15 | 68 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 76 12 R_Ventqvist FW 1 3 12 25 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 114 T_Sorensen GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Shermanx07 DF 1 12 9 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Pause DF 1 20 10 8 27 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Gallagher MF 1 8 20 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Campbell FW 1 5 9 20 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1246221184 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35