Hertha Berlin vs Liverpool, 2021 Club Friendly

· Club Friendly
Hertha Berlin
  • 21': Santiago Ascacibar
  • 31': Suat Serdar
  • 66': Stevan Jovetic
  • 80': Stevan Jovetic
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4 - 3
Liverpool
  • 37': Sadio Mané
  • 42': Takumi Minamino
  • 88': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez return in friendly loss vs. Hertha

Liverpool were defeated by Hertha Berlin in a 4-3 friendly thriller that saw Reds defensive duo Virgil Van Dijk and Joe Gomez return to the pitch.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 5': Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Kevin-Prince Boateng (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Suat Serdar.
  • 7': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 9': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Liverpool).
  • 9': Kevin-Prince Boateng (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marvin Plattenhardt.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 13': Foul by Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin).
  • 13': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Javairô Dilrosun (Hertha Berlin).
  • 14': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alexander Schwolow.
  • 17': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin).
  • 17': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 21': Goal! Hertha Berlin 1, Liverpool 0. Santiago Ascacibar (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marvin Plattenhardt with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 25': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Vladimír Darida replaces Santiago Ascacibar because of an injury.
  • 26': Offside, Liverpool. Joel Matip tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 28': Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 31': Goal! Hertha Berlin 2, Liverpool 0. Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.
  • 33': Offside, Hertha Berlin. Marvin Plattenhardt tries a through ball, but Javairô Dilrosun is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Liverpool).
  • 34': Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 37': Goal! Hertha Berlin 2, Liverpool 1. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
  • 42': Goal! Hertha Berlin 2, Liverpool 2. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 44': Foul by Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin).
  • 44': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+1': Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Liverpool).
  • 45'+1': Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Hertha Berlin 2, Liverpool 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Hertha Berlin 2, Liverpool 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Jonas Michel Dirkner replaces Suat Serdar.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Adrián replaces Caoimhin Kelleher.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Takumi Minamino.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Harvey Elliott.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Joel Matip.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Rhys Williams replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Milner.
  • 47': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Jonas Michel Dirkner (Hertha Berlin).
  • 47': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 51': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Kevin-Prince Boateng (Hertha Berlin).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Niklas Stark.
  • 55': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Márton Dárdai (Hertha Berlin).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 56': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
  • 56': Kevin-Prince Boateng (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 58': Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 60': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Stevan Jovetic replaces Kevin-Prince Boateng.
  • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
  • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Leighton Clarkson replaces James Milner.
  • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Kaide Gordon replaces Mohamed Salah.
  • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Tyler Morton replaces Naby Keïta.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Kaide Gordon (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Kaide Gordon (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a cross.
  • 66': Goal! Hertha Berlin 3, Liverpool 2. Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Maximilian Mittelstädt replaces Marvin Plattenhardt.
  • 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Linus Gechter replaces Márton Dárdai.
  • 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Lukas Klünter replaces Niklas Stark.
  • 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Deyovaisio Zeefuik replaces Peter Pekarík.
  • 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Ruwen Werthmüller replaces Davie Selke.
  • 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Dennis Jastrzembski replaces Javairô Dilrosun.
  • 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Marlon Morgenstern replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
  • 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk replaces Nathaniel Phillips.
  • 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Rhys Williams.
  • 73': Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (Hertha Berlin).
  • 73': Kaide Gordon (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Tyler Morton (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones with a headed pass.
  • 77': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marlon Morgenstern.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 78': Dennis Jastrzembski (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 79': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Diogo Jota.
  • 80': Goal! Hertha Berlin 4, Liverpool 2. Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruwen Werthmüller following a fast break.
  • 82': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 82': Lukas Klünter (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Dennis Jastrzembski (Hertha Berlin).
  • 82': Neco Williams (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Dennis Jastrzembski (Hertha Berlin).
  • 84': Neco Williams (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Dennis Jastrzembski (Hertha Berlin).
  • 86': Leighton Clarkson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Lukas Klünter (Hertha Berlin).
  • 87': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 88': Goal! Hertha Berlin 4, Liverpool 3. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 89': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 89': Vladimír Darida (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Offside, Hertha Berlin. Stevan Jovetic tries a through ball, but Dennis Jastrzembski is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Hertha Berlin 4, Liverpool 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Hertha Berlin 4, Liverpool 3.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 1
0 Saves 7
53.5 Possession 46.5
22 SHOTS 6
10 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
429 Accurate Passes 363
505 Passes 442
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 3
15 Crosses 7
0.5 Cross % 0.4
55 Long Balls 82
35 Accurate Long Balls 45
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 0
8 Effective Tackles 13
12 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 19
6 Effective Clearances 20
6 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Location: Innsbruck, Austria
Attendance: 15,000

Line-Ups

BSC Hertha Berlin (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alexander Schwolow (GK)
31 Márton Dárdai
5 Niklas Stark
21 Marvin Plattenhardt
2 Peter Pekarík
27 Kevin-Prince Boateng
8 Suat Serdar
18 Santiago Ascacibar
7 Davie Selke Yellow Card
16 Javairô Dilrosun
11 Dodi Lukebakio
Hertha Berlin Substitutes:
Deyovaiso Zeefuik, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Jonas Michel Dirkner, Dennis Jastrzembski, Lukas Klünter, Nils-Jonathan Körber, Stevan Jovetic, Linus Gechter, Vladimír Darida, Ruwen Werthmüller, Marlon Morgenstern.

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
62 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
5 Ibrahima Konaté Yellow Card
32 Joël Matip
21 Kostas Tsimikas
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
7 James Milner
8 Naby Keïta
67 Harvey Elliott
18 Takumi Minamino
10 Sadio Mané
11 Mohamed Salah
Liverpool Substitutes:
Diogo Jota, Conor Bradley, Jake Cain, Billy Koumetio, Curtis Jones, Virgil van Dijk, Rhys Williams, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Neco Williams, Nathaniel Phillips, Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson, Harvey Davies, Adrián, Tyler Morton, Leighton Clarkson, Kaide Gordon, Owen Beck.

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