Post by gerrard on Aug 19, 2009 23:54:10 GMT
LIVERPOOL 4 - 0 STOKE CITY
Wednesday 19 August 2009 20:00 , Barclays Premier League
JOHNSON NETS IN 4-0 DEMOLITION
Glen Johnson marked his home debut with a goal as Liverpool secured their first victory of the season with a 4-0 win over Stoke City at Anfield.
Teams:
Liverpool: Reina, Insua, Carragher, Sanchez Ayala, Johnson, Benayoun, Mascherano, Leiva, Kuyt, Gerrard (captain), Torres. Subs - Voronin, Cavalieri, Dossena, Ngog, Riera, Kelly, Babel
Stoke City: Sorensen, Higginbotham, Shawcross, Faye (captain), Wilkinson, Etherington, Delap, Whitehead, Whelan, Cresswell, Beattie. Subs - Cort, Simonsen, Pugh, Fuller, Griffin, Lawrence, Kitson
Man-of-the-Match: Glen Johnson
19:00 GMT : Match Starts
1 min : The visitors kick-off in a raucous Anfield
1 min : And the first chant of the day is for Rafa Benitez
3 mins : 20-yard blast from Lucas smothered by Sorensen
4 mins : First touch for young Ayala is an easy pass to Masch
4 mins : GOAL! Fernando Torres: Gerrard plays a one-two with Lucas before sending a bobbled cross which Torres tucked away
7 mins : Kuyt cross just too high for Yossi. Great start...
7 mins : Dean Whitehead said this morning they had to deal with Gerrard...we've just seen what happens when you don't
9 mins : Long throw from Delap causes problems and Stoke have a corner
10 mins : The Reds clear and the break is on...Johnson finds Torres, who's fouled. Dangerous free-kick
11 mins : Gerrard in-swinger but Ayala can't direct his header on target
12 mins : First Booking: Dean Whitehead: Left his leg in on Masch
13 mins : The opposition fans haven't stopped singing about Stevie...he responds with a fierce but fair tackle...best player in England
14 mins : Great block by Stevie
16 mins : Masch tries to thread his mate Yossi through but it's just too heavy
18 mins : Carra plays Johnson through down the right...he's got space to cross but Sorensen cuts it out before the lurking Torres can get there
19 mins : Deep ball into the Reds box...Reina out well to punch clear
20 mins : Carra yelling at Ayala to yell at Insua
21 mins : Torres bursts down the right...brilliant cross headed on by Kuyt...open goal for Insua...oh dear
21 mins : It's wide from the youngster but he did well to get there
24 mins : Delap launches one into the box from the touchline...skims Ayala's head...and thankfully lands in the palms of Pepe Reina
25 mins : Fine tackle by Lucas, who's having another good game
26 mins : Fantastic ball from Masch to Insua down the left...the youngster's touch is excellent...can he find someone...ah, his powerful cross is too close to Sorensen
28 mins : Another Delap throw is eventually gathered by Reina...that's the best way to deal with them, get the keeper to come and collect
30 mins : Gerrard cross is cleared but a snapshot from Johnson isn't far off...
33 mins : Yossi gives away a free-kick in a decent position for the Potters
33 mins : ...Insua heads clear
35 mins : Etherington buys a foul off Masch
37 mins : Torres is down in the opposition box...there's blood dripping from his forehead
38 mins : The Spaniard is on his feet...and on his way down the tunnel for stitches
41 mins : Johnson wins a free-kick with nice feet on the edge of the box...it's basically a corner 10 yards forward
42 mins : ...wasted
43 mins : Composed header clear from Ayala is applauded by the Kop
43 mins : Torres back on...
44 mins : Lucas fouled...ref plays advantage...Kuyt has it...his low drive is easy for the keeper
44 mins : Well-timed tackle from Insua set Liverpool on the counter...Torres has it...goes one way then another...his shot is deflected over for a corner...
45 mins : GOAL! Glen Johnson: Kuyt header is cleared off the line but Johnson makes no mistake with a scissor kick from the rebound
19:48 GMT : Half Time Reached
20:03 GMT : Second Half Begins
46 mins : Torres and Gerrard get the second half underway
46 mins : Man Utd losing 1-0 to Burnley...55 mins gone...Carrick missed a pen
48 mins : World-class save from Reina to deny Delap
51 mins : Marvellous clearance from Johnson as Stoke go on the attack once more
52 mins : Surging run from the impressive Insua down the left...just can't get his cross in
54 mins : Gerrard works himself into enough space to shoot...it's parried by Sorensen but the rebound comes too quickly for Kuyt
55 mins : Johnson wins a corner...he's having a brilliant game
56 mins : Attendance 44,318
57 mins : Gerrard finds Johnson down the right...makes his man look silly before passing to Dirk...his cross is just beyond Torres
59 mins : Beattie tries one from the half-way line, forgetting for a moment he is not very good
59 mins : Sublime touch from Gerrard
60 mins : Torres has a fair load of stitches in his eyebrow
60 mins : Johnson dances past Higginbotham before having a left-foot drive saved
62 mins : Substitution: Ricardo Fuller for James Beattie:
62 mins : Substitution: Liam Lawrence for Richard Cresswell:
63 mins : Kuyt bursts forward...tries to lay to Torres but Shawcross intercepts
64 mins : Mecurial play by Yossi on the edge of the box
65 mins : Torres wins a corner
66 mins : Kuyt cross is almost headed into his own goal by Shawcross...corner
67 mins : Lucas does well to win back possession but Gerrard can't control
68 mins : Lovely one-two between Yossi and Fernando but the little Israeli is tackled
69 mins : Yossi uses the run of Insua to find space for a shot...just over
69 mins : Substitution: Danny Pugh for Dean Whitehead:
71 mins : Beautiful football from Liverpool but the cross is high and wide from our Argentine left-back
72 mins : Johnson looks so classy
73 mins : Ayala winning everything in the air...he looked nervous in possession earlier but seems to have relaxed
67 mins : Audacious flick from Torres and he wins a corner
78 mins : GOAL! Dirk Kuyt: An absolutely sublime touch from Gerrard before his cross is tapped home by Kuyt
81 mins : United have lost 1-0....
82 mins : Substitution: Andriy Voronin for Steven Gerrard:
82 mins : Substitution: Albert Riera for Dirk Kuyt:
83 mins : Masch ball is dummied by Yossi...Johnson is free down the right but his cross lets him down. Only thing he's done wrong all night
85 mins : Substitution: David Ngog for Fernando Torres:
90 mins : Another fine tackle from the Brazilian...Mascherano-esque
90 mins : GOAL! David Ngog: Sorensen fails to deal with Johnson's cross and Ngog heads home from one yard
20:53 GMT : Match Over
*thankypoos LFC tv
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Wednesday 19 August 2009 20:00 , Barclays Premier League
JOHNSON NETS IN 4-0 DEMOLITION
Glen Johnson marked his home debut with a goal as Liverpool secured their first victory of the season with a 4-0 win over Stoke City at Anfield.
Teams:
Liverpool: Reina, Insua, Carragher, Sanchez Ayala, Johnson, Benayoun, Mascherano, Leiva, Kuyt, Gerrard (captain), Torres. Subs - Voronin, Cavalieri, Dossena, Ngog, Riera, Kelly, Babel
Stoke City: Sorensen, Higginbotham, Shawcross, Faye (captain), Wilkinson, Etherington, Delap, Whitehead, Whelan, Cresswell, Beattie. Subs - Cort, Simonsen, Pugh, Fuller, Griffin, Lawrence, Kitson
Man-of-the-Match: Glen Johnson
19:00 GMT : Match Starts
1 min : The visitors kick-off in a raucous Anfield
1 min : And the first chant of the day is for Rafa Benitez
3 mins : 20-yard blast from Lucas smothered by Sorensen
4 mins : First touch for young Ayala is an easy pass to Masch
4 mins : GOAL! Fernando Torres: Gerrard plays a one-two with Lucas before sending a bobbled cross which Torres tucked away
7 mins : Kuyt cross just too high for Yossi. Great start...
7 mins : Dean Whitehead said this morning they had to deal with Gerrard...we've just seen what happens when you don't
9 mins : Long throw from Delap causes problems and Stoke have a corner
10 mins : The Reds clear and the break is on...Johnson finds Torres, who's fouled. Dangerous free-kick
11 mins : Gerrard in-swinger but Ayala can't direct his header on target
12 mins : First Booking: Dean Whitehead: Left his leg in on Masch
13 mins : The opposition fans haven't stopped singing about Stevie...he responds with a fierce but fair tackle...best player in England
14 mins : Great block by Stevie
16 mins : Masch tries to thread his mate Yossi through but it's just too heavy
18 mins : Carra plays Johnson through down the right...he's got space to cross but Sorensen cuts it out before the lurking Torres can get there
19 mins : Deep ball into the Reds box...Reina out well to punch clear
20 mins : Carra yelling at Ayala to yell at Insua
21 mins : Torres bursts down the right...brilliant cross headed on by Kuyt...open goal for Insua...oh dear
21 mins : It's wide from the youngster but he did well to get there
24 mins : Delap launches one into the box from the touchline...skims Ayala's head...and thankfully lands in the palms of Pepe Reina
25 mins : Fine tackle by Lucas, who's having another good game
26 mins : Fantastic ball from Masch to Insua down the left...the youngster's touch is excellent...can he find someone...ah, his powerful cross is too close to Sorensen
28 mins : Another Delap throw is eventually gathered by Reina...that's the best way to deal with them, get the keeper to come and collect
30 mins : Gerrard cross is cleared but a snapshot from Johnson isn't far off...
33 mins : Yossi gives away a free-kick in a decent position for the Potters
33 mins : ...Insua heads clear
35 mins : Etherington buys a foul off Masch
37 mins : Torres is down in the opposition box...there's blood dripping from his forehead
38 mins : The Spaniard is on his feet...and on his way down the tunnel for stitches
41 mins : Johnson wins a free-kick with nice feet on the edge of the box...it's basically a corner 10 yards forward
42 mins : ...wasted
43 mins : Composed header clear from Ayala is applauded by the Kop
43 mins : Torres back on...
44 mins : Lucas fouled...ref plays advantage...Kuyt has it...his low drive is easy for the keeper
44 mins : Well-timed tackle from Insua set Liverpool on the counter...Torres has it...goes one way then another...his shot is deflected over for a corner...
45 mins : GOAL! Glen Johnson: Kuyt header is cleared off the line but Johnson makes no mistake with a scissor kick from the rebound
19:48 GMT : Half Time Reached
20:03 GMT : Second Half Begins
46 mins : Torres and Gerrard get the second half underway
46 mins : Man Utd losing 1-0 to Burnley...55 mins gone...Carrick missed a pen
48 mins : World-class save from Reina to deny Delap
51 mins : Marvellous clearance from Johnson as Stoke go on the attack once more
52 mins : Surging run from the impressive Insua down the left...just can't get his cross in
54 mins : Gerrard works himself into enough space to shoot...it's parried by Sorensen but the rebound comes too quickly for Kuyt
55 mins : Johnson wins a corner...he's having a brilliant game
56 mins : Attendance 44,318
57 mins : Gerrard finds Johnson down the right...makes his man look silly before passing to Dirk...his cross is just beyond Torres
59 mins : Beattie tries one from the half-way line, forgetting for a moment he is not very good
59 mins : Sublime touch from Gerrard
60 mins : Torres has a fair load of stitches in his eyebrow
60 mins : Johnson dances past Higginbotham before having a left-foot drive saved
62 mins : Substitution: Ricardo Fuller for James Beattie:
62 mins : Substitution: Liam Lawrence for Richard Cresswell:
63 mins : Kuyt bursts forward...tries to lay to Torres but Shawcross intercepts
64 mins : Mecurial play by Yossi on the edge of the box
65 mins : Torres wins a corner
66 mins : Kuyt cross is almost headed into his own goal by Shawcross...corner
67 mins : Lucas does well to win back possession but Gerrard can't control
68 mins : Lovely one-two between Yossi and Fernando but the little Israeli is tackled
69 mins : Yossi uses the run of Insua to find space for a shot...just over
69 mins : Substitution: Danny Pugh for Dean Whitehead:
71 mins : Beautiful football from Liverpool but the cross is high and wide from our Argentine left-back
72 mins : Johnson looks so classy
73 mins : Ayala winning everything in the air...he looked nervous in possession earlier but seems to have relaxed
67 mins : Audacious flick from Torres and he wins a corner
78 mins : GOAL! Dirk Kuyt: An absolutely sublime touch from Gerrard before his cross is tapped home by Kuyt
81 mins : United have lost 1-0....
82 mins : Substitution: Andriy Voronin for Steven Gerrard:
82 mins : Substitution: Albert Riera for Dirk Kuyt:
83 mins : Masch ball is dummied by Yossi...Johnson is free down the right but his cross lets him down. Only thing he's done wrong all night
85 mins : Substitution: David Ngog for Fernando Torres:
90 mins : Another fine tackle from the Brazilian...Mascherano-esque
90 mins : GOAL! David Ngog: Sorensen fails to deal with Johnson's cross and Ngog heads home from one yard
20:53 GMT : Match Over
*thankypoos LFC tv
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