Intercontinental Trophy, Liverpool vs. Columbus Crew (Sun Sep 01)


                            Liverpool  |  Columbus Crew
                            3-2-3-2 E  |  4-4-2 N
                     Thomas Edvardsen  |  -
                                       |
                       Ivor_Pandur GK  |  GK N_Hagen
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF R_Camacho
                             L_Mai DF  |  DF M_Amundsen
                            L_Shaw DM  |  DF M_Farsi
                          P_Retsos DF  |  DF Y_Cheberko
                         J_Willock DM  |  MF Y_Yeboah
                        A_Garnacho FW  |  MF M_Arfsten
                      D_Szoboszlai MF  |  MF D_Jones
                           J_Felix FW  |  MF A_Matan
                          S_Tonali MF  |  FW C_Hernandz
                            Gerson MF  |  FW D_Rossi
                                       |
                      R-T_Hoffmann SUB |  SUB E_Bush
                          W_Saliba SUB |  SUB S_Moreira
                      Javier_Casas SUB |  SUB D_Nagbe
                        T_A-Arnold SUB |  SUB A_Morris
                           M_Salah SUB |  SUB J_Russel-Rowe

Referee: Michael_Salisbury (Lancashire)


Min. 4  :(liv) Gerson hoofs it up field to find L_Mai 
          ...  L_Mai shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But N_Hagen makes an easy save 
Min. 6  :(liv) Gerson heads the ball back to S_Tonali 
          ...  S_Tonali fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  N_Hagen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Tonali floats the ball in! 
          ...  Y_Yeboah belts it clear 
Min. 11 :(col) M_Amundsen slides it through the middle to Y_Yeboah 
          ...  J_Felix is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from Michael_Salisbury 
Min. 12 :(col) A_Matan drives it across the face of the goal M_Farsi 
          ...  M_Farsi hits a great drive! 
          ...  But Ivor_Pandur tips it behind 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 14 :(col) M_Arfsten hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  C_Hernandz latches onto it! 
          ...  C_Hernandz drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 17 :(liv) J_Felix beats R_Camacho 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  M_Arfsten looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 18 :(liv) Gerson looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to Ruben_Dias 
          ...  A cracking drive from Ruben_Dias ! 
          ...  N_Hagen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  He was caught offside 
Min. 19 :(liv) J_Felix with a simple pass to A_Garnacho 
          ...  A_Garnacho has a dig at goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Liverpool go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Columbus Crew ...
Min. 20 :(col) D_Jones plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Y_Cheberko keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 22 :(liv) S_Tonali cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  R_Camacho wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 24 :(liv) S_Tonali makes the tackle 
          ...  R_Camacho wins the ball 
Min. 24 :(liv) Ruben_Dias sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Gerson 
          ...  D_Rossi with an over the top challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  D_Szoboszlai bends it in 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 28 :(liv) J_Willock gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at D_Jones 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 28 :(liv) J_Felix sidesteps M_Amundsen 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  D_Rossi goes in studs first 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 31 :(liv) Ruben_Dias is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Garnacho 
          ...  A_Garnacho smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  N_Hagen moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 33 :(col) D_Rossi makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  J_Felix tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Jones! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to D_Rossi 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 36 :(col) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Columbus Crew will now play E 
Min. 36 :(col) Y_Yeboah seems to have switched to a AM role 
Min. 36 :(col) C_Hernandz has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Mai! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! 
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now 
Min. 36 :(liv) L_Shaw changes position to fill a DF slot 
Min. 36 :(liv) It appears J_Willock is playing as a DF 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  M_Arfsten fires it towards the goal 
          ...  But Ivor_Pandur punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 37 :(liv) Gerson looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Felix 
          ...  J_Felix is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds N_Hagen 
          ...  He slips it underneath N_Hagen 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Columbus Crew ...
Min. 38 :(liv) A_Garnacho rushes through the defence 
          ...  A_Garnacho tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  But N_Hagen tips it over 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 38 :(col) D_Jones with a short pass to find C_Hernandz 
          ...  P_Retsos slices it 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Rossi crosses it in! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur easily claims the ball! 
Min. 39 :(liv) S_Tonali with a 50-yard pass to A_Garnacho 
          ...  A_Garnacho launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 39 :(col) A_Matan slides it through the middle to M_Farsi 
          ...  M_Farsi with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But Ivor_Pandur is equal to it 
Min. 40 :(col) D_Rossi finds the space intelligently 
          ...  A delicate header from D_Rossi ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 40 :(liv) Gerson plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Felix 
          ...  M_Farsi fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  J_Willock bends it round the wall 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 41 :(liv) S_Tonali plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Gerson keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Gerson has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(liv) A_Garnacho pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Amundsen wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 45 :(liv) S_Tonali drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  M_Amundsen reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 45 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Felix 
          ...  D_Jones with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 2-0 Columbus Crew

Min. 47 :(col) A_Matan hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Arfsten latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Arfsten with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 50 :(liv) Gerson changes position to fill a DM slot 
Min. 50 :(liv) S_Tonali with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  D_Szoboszlai fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  N_Hagen parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 53 :(liv) L_Shaw moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Felix 
          ...  J_Felix with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  N_Hagen takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 53 :(liv) Gerson nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  D_Rossi with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  His 2nd yellow card, that's an early shower for him ! 
Min. 53 :(col) There's going to be a change 
          ...  J_Russel-Rowe will come on for A_Matan and play FW 
Min. 55 :(liv) L_Shaw gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at M_Farsi 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 57 :(col) J_Russel-Rowe is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 57 :(col) D_Nagbe replaces J_Russel-Rowe and will play FW 
Min. 60 :(liv) W_Saliba is being prepared to come on 
          ...  P_Retsos is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 60 :(liv) Javier_Casas replaces S_Tonali and will play MF 
Min. 60 :(col) Y_Yeboah hits a hard pass to C_Hernandz 
          ...  L_Mai takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from Michael_Salisbury 
Min. 61 :(liv) J_Felix has changed his position on the pitch to a AM 
Min. 61 :(liv) J_Felix flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Y_Cheberko brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 65 :(col) The Columbus Crew manager told his side to change to a A strategy 
Min. 69 :(liv) Javier_Casas runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  R_Camacho brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But Michael_Salisbury waves play on!!! 
Min. 70 :(liv) T_A-Arnold is being prepared to come on 
          ...  L_Mai is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 70 :(liv) M_Salah takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace A_Garnacho as FW 
Min. 70 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Salah decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Salah aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  N_Hagen won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 71 :(liv) Javier_Casas is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Szoboszlai ! 
          ...  N_Hagen makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 72 :(liv) Javier_Casas moves to DM 
Min. 72 :(col) Y_Yeboah looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Hernandz 
          ...  But W_Saliba puts it in row Z! 
Min. 73 :(liv) M_Salah moves to AM 
Min. 80 :(col) A_Morris replaces an unhappy D_Jones and will play as a MF 
Min. 81 :(liv) Gerson runs at Y_Cheberko 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Gerson hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  N_Hagen is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Willock curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Camacho gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 82 :(col) S_Moreira will come on for M_Amundsen and play DF 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(col) C_Hernandz knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  C_Hernandz could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur looks dejected! 
          ...  That’s given Columbus Crew a glimmer of hope! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Columbus Crew ...
Min. 90 :(liv) It seems Liverpool are making a tactical change to D 
Min. 92 :(liv) W_Saliba sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Moreira brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But Michael_Salisbury waves play on!!! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : J_Felix (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Garnacho (19), J_Felix (37)
Sent Off             : Ruben_Dias (36)
Booked               : J_Willock (28), L_Shaw (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Columbus Crew Match Info
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Best player          : C_Hernandz
Scorers              : C_Hernandz (89)
Sent Off             : D_Rossi (53)
Booked               : D_Jones (45)
Injured              : J_Russel-Rowe (57)
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Columbus Crew
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       8
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : Liverpool 2 - 1 Columbus Crew
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Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ivor_Pandur    GK  26   1   1   1  21 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  23  15   7  28 |  36   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0  -7   3  -4
L_Mai          DF   1  23  15   2  23 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
L_Shaw         DF   2  22  16   4  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5  15   5
P_Retsos       DF   1  23  15   2  24 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Willock      DF   1  18  22   4  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -2
A_Garnacho     FW   1   9  16  25  25 |  71   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
D_Szoboszlai   MF   1  14  24  15  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Felix        AM   1  10  14  25  20 |  94   0   1   1   1   2   1   0   0   0  13  28  26
S_Tonali       MF   1  15  24  15  24 |  61   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   3
Gerson         DM   1  15  22  14  25 |  94   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   8  66  10
R-T_Hoffmann   GK  23   2   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Saliba       DF   1  22  15  10  21 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Javier_Casas   DM   1  14  21  14  26 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_A-Arnold     DF   2  20  15   5  19 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Salah        AM   1   3  10  21  24 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Columbus Crew
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Hagen        GK  22   3   1   1  25 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
R_Camacho      DF   1  22   8   3  28 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
M_Amundsen     DF   1  22  12   4  24 |  83   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
M_Farsi        DF   1  21  11   4  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Y_Cheberko     DF   1  20   7   2  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Y_Yeboah       AM   1   3  22  13  25 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
M_Arfsten      MF   1   2  21  10  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  10   6
D_Jones        MF   1   7  21   3  25 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -3
A_Matan        MF   1   3  20  10  23 |  54   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Hernandz     FW   1   3  10  23  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
D_Rossi        FW   1   2   6  22  26 |  54   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -5
E_Bush         GK  21   2   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Moreira      DF   1  19  10   3  25 |  11   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Nagbe        FW   1   4  21   8  26 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Morris       MF   1   5  20   6  23 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Russel-Rowe  FW   1   3   5  21  24 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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