Karlsruher SC vs Liverpool, 2023 Club Friendly
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Late Jota double gives Liverpool win in preseason opener
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Diogo Jota scored two stoppage-time goals to give Liverpool a 4-2 win over Karlsruher SC in their opening game of preseason in Germany on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Karlsruher SC. Philip Heise tries a through ball, but Jérôme Gondorf is caught offside.
- 3': Goal! Karlsruher SC 0, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 4': Foul by Bobby Clark (Liverpool).
- 4': Philip Heise (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Philip Heise.
- 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jérôme Gondorf.
- 9': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 9': Philip Heise (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
- 18': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
- 19': Attempt missed. Jérôme Gondorf (Karlsruher SC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marvin Wanitzek.
- 20': Attempt saved. Lars Stindl (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 20': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
- 22': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 22': Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Foul by Bobby Clark (Liverpool).
- 27': Jérôme Gondorf (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 29': Attempt missed. Marcel Franke (Karlsruher SC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Paul Nebel with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 31': Philip Heise (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 35': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marcel Franke.
- 36': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 37': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 37': Marcel Franke (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 38': Tim Rossmann (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Goal! Karlsruher SC 1, Liverpool 1. Lars Stindl (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marvin Wanitzek following a set piece situation.
- 40': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 41': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Fabian Schleusener (Karlsruher SC).
- 41': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 41': Robin Bormuth (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Offside, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 45': Offside, Karlsruher SC. Marvin Wanitzek tries a through ball, but Fabian Schleusener is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 45'+2': Philip Heise (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Sebastian Jung (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Karlsruher SC 1, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Karlsruher SC 1, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Ben Doak replaces Bobby Clark.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Callum Scanlon replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Luis Díaz.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Virgil van Dijk.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Conor Bradley.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Joël Matip replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Vítezslav Jaros replaces Caoimhín Kelleher.
- 47': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 47': Lars Stindl (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Goal! Karlsruher SC 2, Liverpool 1. Sebastian Jung (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
- 51': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sebastian Jung.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Robin Bormuth.
- 52': Attempt saved. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 54': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball.
- 55': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James McConnell.
- 56': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 56': Lars Stindl (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Callum Scanlon (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sebastian Jung.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McConnell.
- 62': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Jérôme Gondorf (Karlsruher SC).
- 62': Jérôme Gondorf (Karlsruher SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Callum Scanlon (Liverpool).
- 66': Robin Bormuth (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarell Quansah.
- 69': Goal! Karlsruher SC 2, Liverpool 2. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a headed pass.
- 71': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Stefano Marino replaces Philip Heise.
- 74': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Kelvin Arase replaces Tim Rossmann.
- 74': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Marcel Beifus replaces Paul Nebel.
- 74': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Daniel Brosinski replaces Fabian Schleusener.
- 74': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Budu Zivzivadze replaces Sebastian Jung.
- 74': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. David Herold replaces Lars Stindl.
- 74': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Marco Thiede replaces Marcel Franke.
- 75': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by David Herold.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Louie Koumas replaces Callum Scanlon.
- 83': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Dzenis Burnic replaces Jérôme Gondorf.
- 83': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Eren Öztürk replaces Marvin Wanitzek.
- 84': Dzenis Burnic (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 85': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
- 86': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 86': Attempt missed. Eren Öztürk (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Budu Zivzivadze (Karlsruher SC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Brosinski with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
- 89': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Cody Gakpo.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marco Thiede (Karlsruher SC).
- 90'+1': Louie Koumas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Stefano Marino (Karlsruher SC).
- 90'+2': James McConnell (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Goal! Karlsruher SC 2, Liverpool 3. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 90'+3': Goal! Karlsruher SC 2, Liverpool 4. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a through ball.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Karlsruher SC 2, Liverpool 4.
- 0': Match ends, Karlsruher SC 2, Liverpool 4.
- 0': Match ends, Karlsruher SC 2, Liverpool 4.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Karlsruher SC 2, Liverpool 4.
- 0': Match ends, Karlsruher SC 2, Liverpool 4.
Statistics
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13 | Fouls | 4 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
1 | Saves | 5 |
69.4 | Possession | 30.6 |
16 | SHOTS | 9 |
9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
670 | Accurate Passes | 236 |
736 | Passes | 308 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
10 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
26 | Crosses | 20 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
43 | Long Balls | 59 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
9 | Tackles | 13 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
6 | Interceptions | 7 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
17 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Club Friendly
Venue: BBBank Wildpark
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Attendance: 20,000
Venue: BBBank Wildpark
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Attendance: 20,000
Line-Ups
Karlsruher SC (4-1-2-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Patrick Drewes (GK) |
28 | Marcel Franke |
32 | Robin Bormuth |
8 | Jerome Gondorf ![]() |
16 | Philip Heise |
2 | Sebastian Jung |
13 | Lars Stindl |
10 | Marvin Wanitzek |
26 | Paul Nebel |
24 | Fabian Schleusener |
31 | Tim Rossmann |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
84 | Conor Bradley |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
42 | Bobby Clark |
9 | Darwin Núñez |
7 | Luis Díaz |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
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