FFO2 Premiership, Liverpool vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri May 12) Liverpool | Blackburn Rovers 5-3-2 P | 5-3-1-1 C Hamza Siddiqui | Ryan Field | A_Onana GK | GK R_Majecki D_Lovren DF | DF C_Starfelt J_Matip DF | DF N_Aguerd J_Denayer DF | DF V_Lindelof Douglas_Luiz DF | DF A_Capa Palhinha DF | DF D_Upamecano D_McNeil MF | AM B_Fernandes Y_F_Carrasco MF | MF N_Barella N_Gonzalez MF | MF P_Zielinski A_Silva FW | FW T_Abraham Munir FW | MF J_W_Prowse | A_Iacobucci SUB | SUB G_Gallon B_Mee SUB | SUB L_Woudenberg G_Honeyman SUB | SUB K_Freeman J_Rothwell SUB | SUB M_Elneny B_Dack SUB | SUB D_Zapata Min. 1 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco cuts through the defence ... Y_F_Carrasco curls the ball in on goal! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 2 :(bla) P_Zielinski skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to B_Fernandes ... B_Fernandes goes for goal! ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 3 :(liv) D_McNeil drives the ball across field ... It comes to N_Gonzalez ... N_Gonzalez hits a curling shot! ... R_Majecki makes a good save Min. 6 :(bla) C_Starfelt with a neat pass into A_Capa ... A_Capa from 20 yards! ... A_Onana with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 8 :(liv) D_Lovren takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to D_McNeil ... D_McNeil attempts to nutmeg R_Majecki! ... R_Majecki collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 9 :(liv) D_McNeil with a real burst of pace ... He leaves D_Upamecano behind ... D_McNeil throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... R_Majecki makes a good save Min. 10 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... J_Matip is unmarked ... D_Upamecano gets to the ball first Min. 11 :(bla) The defender slips and falls over! ... T_Abraham is through! ... T_Abraham sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 12 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco with an intelligent ball to Douglas_Luiz ... V_Lindelof beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 15 :(bla) T_Abraham knocks the ball past J_Matip ... J_Matip with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 16 :(liv) Munir takes on 3 men ... Munir with a bomb of a shot! ... ITS THERE! ... GOAL!! ... He punches the corner flag in delight! ... Liverpool have snatched the lead! ... Liverpool 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 17 :(liv) Munir gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past A_Capa! ... He has some space now! ... Munir throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 17 :(bla) N_Aguerd with a deep cross to T_Abraham ... But he loses control of it ... D_Lovren hits it out for a throw Min. 20 :(bla) T_Abraham picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... T_Abraham blasts it at the goal! ... A_Onana catches the ball Min. 21 :(liv) Munir skips the challenge from J_W_Prowse ... Munir attempts a chip! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 24 :(bla) N_Aguerd beats D_Lovren ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... A powerful shot by N_Aguerd! ... A_Onana gathers it comfortably Min. 25 :(liv) A_Onana looks in some pain. He'll have to come off Min. 25 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: A_Iacobucci ... COMING OFF: A_Onana Min. 30 :(liv) J_Denayer is in some pain ... It looks like he'll carry on though Min. 30 :(bla) N_Barella plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... T_Abraham keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... T_Abraham lobs A_Iacobucci! ... But A_Iacobucci makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 32 :(liv) A_Silva eases past D_Upamecano ... A_Silva hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... R_Majecki with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 36 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Munir gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But N_Barella slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 37 :(bla) J_W_Prowse looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to B_Fernandes ... B_Fernandes with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... He hits the side netting Min. 38 :(liv) D_Lovren drives the ball across field ... It comes to Y_F_Carrasco ... Y_F_Carrasco fires off a right-footed shot! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the crowd! ... The fans love him!! ... Liverpool 2-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 39 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A Min. 40 :(liv) D_McNeil back heels to find Munir in space ... Fine tackle by C_Starfelt ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 40 :(bla) V_Lindelof takes advantage of a mistake by J_Matip ... V_Lindelof with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But A_Iacobucci palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to Palhinha ... Excellent sliding challenge from V_Lindelof ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 46 :(liv) Munir knocks it past N_Aguerd and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Munir hits a crisp volley! ... R_Majecki with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Liverpool 2-0 Blackburn Rovers Min. 47 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: D_Zapata ... COMING OFF: J_W_Prowse Min. 47 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco sprints past N_Barella ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... V_Lindelof with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 48 :(liv) J_Matip with a slick pass to D_Lovren ... D_Lovren unleashes a pile driver! ... R_Majecki is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... R_Majecki holds his head in his hands! ... Liverpool 3-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 49 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... Liverpool have changed their playing style to C Min. 49 :(liv) D_McNeil takes advantage of a mistake by N_Barella ... It's a lucky break ... D_McNeil tries to lob the keeper! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for R_Majecki ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... R_Majecki looks embarrassed! ... Liverpool 4-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 50 :(bla) D_Upamecano looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to P_Zielinski ... N_Gonzalez makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... N_Barella dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Denayer wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 54 :(liv) Munir with electric pace ... He eases past C_Starfelt ... Munir fires a shot at goal! ... R_Majecki can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... R_Majecki was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 54 :(bla) D_Zapata flicks the ball on to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... A_Iacobucci saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 54 :(liv) D_Lovren takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... N_Barella takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 55 :(liv) Munir finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... V_Lindelof pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... N_Gonzalez swings it in ... Munir gets on the end of it ... N_Aguerd dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 57 :(liv) Munir with a real burst of pace ... He leaves A_Capa behind ... Munir sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... R_Majecki makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 57 :(bla) P_Zielinski sprints past J_Denayer ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... J_Denayer with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... PENALTY!! ... T_Abraham takes it ... GOAL!! ... Smashed into the top corner ... Liverpool 4-1 Blackburn Rovers... Min. 59 :(bla) D_Zapata sprints past the defender ... A_Silva pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 64 :(liv) Palhinha beats N_Aguerd ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Palhinha rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But R_Majecki punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 66 :(liv) D_McNeil leaves N_Aguerd standing ... D_Upamecano clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 66 :(bla) N_Aguerd with a penetrating pass to B_Fernandes ... J_Matip is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball Min. 68 :(liv) D_Lovren wins possession ... He plays the ball across to Munir ... A_Capa brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 70 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P Min. 71 :(liv) A_Silva with a well-controlled run ... A_Silva sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 74 :(bla) D_Upamecano with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... N_Gonzalez body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! Min. 76 :(bla) B_Fernandes with a measured pass to N_Barella ... N_Barella with a scorcher of a shot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 79 :(liv) Munir kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Silva gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Silva cracks a laser towards goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... R_Majecki moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... R_Majecki catches it with style! Min. 81 :(liv) J_Denayer is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to D_Lovren ... D_Lovren tries the lob from 30 yards! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 82 :(bla) B_Fernandes finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... Douglas_Luiz reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 87 :(liv) Palhinha jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Douglas_Luiz ... Douglas_Luiz with the overhead! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... R_Majecki was beaten there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bla) P_Zielinski retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... N_Barella latches onto the end of it ... N_Barella tries the shot! ... But A_Iacobucci punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Iacobucci got a touch Min. 90 :(liv) D_McNeil holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to Douglas_Luiz ... Douglas_Luiz with a bicycle kick! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Anfield ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Lovren (Man of the Match) Scorers : Munir (16), Y_F_Carrasco (38), D_Lovren (48), D_McNeil (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Matip (15) Injured : A_Onana (25) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Abraham Scorers : T_Abraham (57 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 20 | 12 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 12 | 8 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 12 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 9 Key Passes : 14 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Liverpool 4 - 1 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 D_Lovren DF 1 19 15 12 29 | 95 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 21 76 52 J_Matip DF 1 19 15 12 29 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 40 -2 J_Denayer DF 1 19 13 6 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 19 0 Douglas_Luiz DF 1 15 18 9 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 14 30 Palhinha DF 1 14 18 9 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 19 D_McNeil MF 1 8 19 14 28 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 39 64 Y_F_Carrasco MF 1 4 18 16 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 42 40 N_Gonzalez MF 1 15 18 6 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 22 A_Silva FW 1 6 11 20 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Munir FW 1 2 15 19 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 17 59 A_Iacobucci GK 12 1 1 1 24 | 70 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 B_Mee DF 1 16 11 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Honeyman MF 1 7 15 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rothwell MF 1 7 13 4 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Dack MF 1 4 10 5 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Majecki GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 19 14 9 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 19 11 10 21 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 21 18 V_Lindelof DF 1 18 15 7 19 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 66 0 21 A_Capa DF 1 18 14 3 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 25 D_Upamecano DF 1 18 15 6 27 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 17 0 B_Fernandes AM 1 5 19 16 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 16 N_Barella MF 1 9 19 15 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 31 13 22 P_Zielinski MF 1 3 19 15 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 T_Abraham FW 1 4 13 19 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 J_W_Prowse MF 1 12 18 12 22 | 48 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 G_Gallon GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Woudenberg DF 1 11 7 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Freeman DF 1 11 5 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Elneny MF 1 7 13 5 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Zapata FW 1 4 11 18 25 | 47 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 1683879516 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40