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Full Time Report PSV EINDHOVEN LIVERPOOL FC

Full Time Report Quarter-Finals 1st leg - Tuesday 3 April 2007 PSV Stadium - Eindhoven PSV EINDHOVEN LIVERPOOL FC 020:45 3 (0) (1) half time half time 1 GOMES 25 REINA Pepe 2 KROMKAMP Jan 3 FINNAN Steve 6 SIMONS Timmy 5 AGGER Daniel 7 VÄYRYNEN Mika 6 RIISE John Arne 8 COCU Phillip 27' 8 Steven GERRARD 8 GERRARD Steven 11 MÉNDEZ Edison 12 FABIO AURELIO 14 DA COSTA Manuel 14 ALONSO Xabi 15 CULINA Jason 15 CROUCH Peter 17 FARFÁN Jefferson 18 KUYT Dirk 23 SALCIDO Carlos 20 MASCHERANO Javier 26 TARDELLI Diego 39' 20 Javier MASCHERANO 23 CARRAGHER Jamie 21 MOENS Oscar 1 DUDEK Jerzy 9 KLUIVERT Patrick 2 ARBELOA Álvaro 18 ADDO Eric 4 HYYPIÄ Sami 22 FEHÉR Csaba 45' 11 GONZALEZ Mark 28 SUN XIANG 9" 16 PENNANT Jermaine 39 MARCELLIS Dirk 17 BELLAMY Craig 32 ZENDEN Boudewijn 28 SUN XIANG in 46' Coach: 17 Jefferson FARFÁN out Coach: KOEMAN Ronald 49' 6 John Arne RIISE BENÍTEZ Rafael 9 Patrick KLUIVERT in 11 Edison MÉNDEZ out 51' Half Full Half Full Total shots 6 10 Total shots 3 12 On goal 0 2 On goal 2 6 Wide 6 8 Wide 1 5 Blocked 0 0 Blocked 0 1 Free kicks to goal 0 0 9 Patrick KLUIVERT 64' 63' 15 Peter CROUCH Free kicks to goal 0 1 in Saves 1 3 32 Boudewijn ZENDEN Saves 0 2 66' out 6 John Arne RIISE Corners 2 2 22 Csaba FEHÉR in Corners 1 2 68' Fouls committed 7 15 2 Jan KROMKAMP out Fouls committed 9 14 Fouls suffered 8 13 22 Csaba FEHÉR 72' Fouls suffered 7 15 Offside 2 5 Offside 1 2 Possession 54% Possession 46% 56% in 11 Mark GONZALEZ 44% Ball in play 15' 35' 75' out 12 FABIO AURELIO Ball in play 13' 27' Total ball in play 28' 62' Total ball in play 28' 62' Referee: LAYEC Bertrand (FRA) in 16 Jermaine PENNANT Assistant referees: 85' out 15 Peter CROUCH THOISON Christian (FRA) DANSAULT Eric (FRA) Fourth official: LANNOY Stéphane (FRA) 90' UEFA delegate: COURTOIS Alain (BEL) 3'52" 18 Dirk KUYT 22:36:31 CET Goal Booked Sent off Substitution Penalty Owngoal Captain Goalkeeper Misses next match if booked 3 Apr 2007 UEFA Media Information.

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