UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, February 19, 2015
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Liverpool WWDWW 1
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1st Leg · Anfield

Match Report

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Mario Balotelli's penalty carries Liverpool over Besiktas

Mario Balotelli scored a penalty and Liverpool opened the Europa League knockout stage with a 1-0 win against Besiktas on Thursday.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
18
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
1
36.1
Possession
63.9
8
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
213
Accurate Passes
433
300
Passes
534
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
13
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.4
55
Long Balls
69
22
Accurate Long Balls
41
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
5
20
Effective Tackles
10
28
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
30
Effective Clearances
17
30
Clearances
17

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

LIV · 3-4-2-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 37Martin SkrtelCD
  3. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  4. 23Emre CanCD-R
  5. 24Joe AllenCM-L
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM-R
  7. 18Alberto MorenoLM
  8. 33Jordon IbeRM
  9. 15Daniel SturridgeF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoCF-L
  11. 20Adam LallanaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 45Mario BalotelliSUB
  2. 9Rickie LambertSUB
  3. 52Danny WardSUB
  4. 6Dejan LovrenSUB
  5. 31Raheem SterlingSUB
  6. 29Fabio BoriniSUB
  7. 19Javier ManquilloSUB

BES · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Cenk GönenG
  2. 22Ersan GülümCD-L
  3. 19Pedro FrancoCD-R
  4. 31RamonLB
  5. 2Serdar KurtulusRB
  6. 5José SosaAM
  7. 8Veli KavlakLM
  8. 13Atiba HutchinsonRM
  9. 9Demba BaF
  10. 10Olcay SahanAM-L
  11. 7Gökhan TöreAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Daniel OpareSUB
  2. 20Necip UysalSUB
  3. 15Oguzhan ÖzyakupSUB
  4. 41Enes FidayeoSUB
  5. 18Tolgay ArslanSUB
  6. 11Mustafa PektemekSUB
  7. 21Kerim FreiSUB

Timeline

  1. 44' Ersan Gülüm (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 60' Substitution, Besiktas. Oguzhan Ozyakup replaces José Sosa.
  3. 63' Substitution, Liverpool. Dejan Lovren replaces Joe Allen.
  4. 63' Substitution, Liverpool. Mario Balotelli replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  5. 68' Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 72' Substitution, Besiktas. Kerim Frei replaces Olcay Sahan.
  7. 77' Serdar Kurtulus (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 77' Substitution, Liverpool. Raheem Sterling replaces Adam Lallana.
  9. 84' Ramon (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 85' Goal! Liverpool 1, Besiktas 0. Mario Balotelli (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 90'+3' Pedro Franco (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.