SHK 1 - 3 LIVERPOOL (379294210)

Due to an all-day shower, 2330 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Shkastani Club. Manuel Woerner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mikael Nilsson and Doru Iovan. SHK tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Eslam - Ebrahimi, Dadashzadeh, Cheshmeh Noushi - Nikbakht, Bannier, Brunialti, Möhlmann, Omrani - Moadi, Bakhshi.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for LIVERPOOL. They fielded: Pranovich - Santner, Ciccione, Brüggemann - Forssjö, Skorodumov, van der Kuijlen, Gallaga - Boberski, Bari, Flessas.

LIVERPOOL saw most attack opportunities on the wings. With 2 minutes played S. Nikbakht almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. 8 minutes into the game, N. Flessas had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came V. Tselaval'nikau. V. Tselaval'nikau was having a great game - if anything the pouring rain seemed to be spurring him on! A. Möhlmann caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 27 minutes. This gave SHK the 1 - 0 lead. Players in LIVERPOOL heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. With 35 minutes played, D. van der Kuijlen came in from the right and could have evened the score, but the defenders successfully repelled the attack by LIVERPOOL. B. Brunialti could have put SHK up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 36 minutes. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. SHK enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

The visiting team's V. Tselaval'nikau was able to score the 1 - 1 equaliser with a header 48 minutes into the match, after some good work on the right. LIVERPOOL's D. Brüggemann gave the visitors a 1 - 2 lead after 61 minutes with a superb strike from the right. 63 minutes into the match, LIVERPOOL's M. Forssjö demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to F. Boberski who chipped it in for 1 - 3. 69 minutes into the match, V. Skorodumov came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. LIVERPOOL had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

Most important SHK player was A. Möhlmann. A. Omrani on the other hand, had a terrible day. LIVERPOOL's best player was J. Bari. V. Tselaval'nikau was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 3.