FFO2 Premiership, Liverpool vs. Brighton (Mon Apr 10) Liverpool | Brighton 5-2-3 P | 5-1-0-3-1 A Hamza Siddiqui | Peter Hayward | B_Samba GK | GK R_Sanchez D_Lovren DF | DF A_Florenzi J_Matip DF | DF Yeray J_Denayer DF | DF H_Bellerin Palhinha DF | DF B_Hubner Douglas_Luiz MF | DF D_Godin D_McNeil MF | DM Y_Bissouma Y_F_Carrasco FW | AM Douglas_Costa N_Gonzalez DF | AM M_Kovacic A_Silva FW | AM M_Reus Munir FW | FW S_Haller | A_Iacobucci SUB | SUB S_Mignolet B_Mee SUB | SUB F_Medina Thiago_Maia SUB | SUB L_Torreira P_Downing SUB | SUB D_Drexler N_Mendy SUB | SUB L_Alberto Min. 2 :(bri) A_Florenzi cuts the ball back to H_Bellerin ... Y_F_Carrasco with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 2 :(bri) M_Reus plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Haller keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... S_Haller hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... B_Samba makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 3 :(liv) A_Silva jumps over A_Florenzi's challenge ... A_Silva sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 5 :(bri) S_Haller holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Reus ... M_Reus cracks a laser towards goal! ... B_Samba goes down well to save Min. 7 :(bri) M_Kovacic with a perfectly timed run ... Good sliding challenge from N_Gonzalez and it had to be Min. 8 :(bri) Douglas_Costa with the header on ... He finds S_Haller in space ... D_McNeil with a pull on the shirt ... He got away with just a warning Min. 8 :(bri) D_Godin looks in some pain. He'll have to come off Min. 8 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: F_Medina ... COMING OFF: D_Godin Min. 11 :(bri) M_Reus plays it long to S_Haller ... S_Haller hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... B_Samba with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 14 :(liv) Palhinha with a short pass to find Douglas_Luiz ... Douglas_Luiz keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 16 :(bri) A_Florenzi skips the challenge from the defender ... Well executed sliding challenge from N_Gonzalez Min. 18 :(bri) Y_Bissouma spots S_Haller who is in acres of space ... S_Haller flicks the header toward the far post! ... But B_Samba parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 22 :(liv) J_Matip spots his team mate making a run ... He finds A_Silva with a lovely pass! ... Y_Bissouma robs him of the ball Min. 24 :(liv) D_McNeil curls the ball out wide to A_Silva ... Yeray wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Douglas_Luiz chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball comes to Munir ... He knocks it goalward ... GOAL!! ... A quality strike ... Liverpool have taken the lead! ... Liverpool 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 27 :(bri) S_Haller beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... D_McNeil muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... M_Kovacic hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... B_Samba can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... That's levelled the scores! ... they've done it! Absolutely incredible! ... It ain't over 'til it's over ... Liverpool 1-1 Brighton ... Min. 27 :(bri) S_Haller rushes through the defence ... A delicate header from S_Haller! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 28 :(bri) H_Bellerin with the nod to Douglas_Costa ... J_Matip clears with a diving header Min. 40 :(bri) M_Kovacic brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Medina gets on the end of the pass ... F_Medina with his head down lets it go! ... But B_Samba punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 42 :(bri) A_Florenzi lays the ball back to S_Haller ... J_Denayer with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bri) M_Reus slips past his marker J_Denayer ... The ball is whipped into Douglas_Costa ... A left-footer by Douglas_Costa! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... That's put Brighton in front! ... Liverpool 1-2 Brighton ... Min. 44 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to C Min. 44 :(liv) J_Matip flicks the ball on to Munir ... Y_Bissouma with the foul Min. 45 :(bri) M_Kovacic gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to S_Haller ... S_Haller unleashes a pile driver! ... B_Samba watches it sail wide! Min. 48 :(liv) D_McNeil runs towards the goal ... M_Reus with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee checks with VAR ... PENALTY!! ... A_Silva places the ball on the spot! ... That's been fired well wide! ... The keeper must have put him off as that was dismal! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-2 Brighton Min. 46 :(bri) S_Haller has broken clear! Just B_Samba to beat! ... J_Matip brings him down! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 47 :(bri) Yeray plays in M_Reus with a beautiful ball ... M_Reus keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 52 :(bri) Y_Bissouma cuts inside Palhinha ... He worked that well ... He puts in S_Haller! ... D_Lovren with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 54 :(liv) N_Gonzalez kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... N_Gonzalez sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... R_Sanchez is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 56 :(liv) N_Gonzalez sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to D_Lovren ... S_Haller scythes the player down! ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 57 :(liv) D_McNeil is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to A_Silva ... A_Silva tries to place it in the corner! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And R_Sanchez reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... D_McNeil drives it into the box! ... N_Gonzalez gets a shot in ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 58 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... What a fantastic interception by Yeray Min. 59 :(liv) J_Matip pushes it past Yeray ... J_Matip tries to chip the ball over R_Sanchez! ... R_Sanchez gathers it comfortably Min. 64 :(bri) M_Reus runs at the heart of the defence ... Palhinha pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 65 :(liv) J_Matip with the header on ... He finds Palhinha in space ... Palhinha has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 67 :(liv) Munir with a flashy move ... A_Florenzi slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 68 :(liv) N_Gonzalez hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Munir latches onto it! ... Y_Bissouma tackles cleanly Min. 69 :(bri) M_Reus hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Florenzi latches onto it! ... A_Florenzi tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But B_Samba punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Torreira ... COMING OFF: S_Haller Min. 76 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco feeds the ball to D_McNeil ... But Yeray spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 76 :(bri) B_Hubner with a long pass to M_Kovacic ... Another tackle close to the line by D_Lovren ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... M_Kovacic chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Denayer reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 78 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco with a precise pass to J_Matip ... M_Kovacic takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 80 :(bri) Douglas_Costa beats J_Matip ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... J_Matip reacts well to win the ball back Min. 81 :(liv) D_Lovren beats F_Medina ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... D_Lovren tries to chip the ball over R_Sanchez! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 82 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco finds himself in a good position ... M_Kovacic takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 83 :(bri) M_Reus takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... A skilful effort from M_Reus! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(liv) J_Denayer spots Douglas_Luiz who is in acres of space ... A delicate chip from Douglas_Luiz! ... He's pulled it wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Anfield ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Munir Scorers : Munir (24) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_McNeil (27) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Reus (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Kovacic (27), Douglas_Costa (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Haller (56) Injured : D_Godin (8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 10 | 12 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 4 | 8 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 16 | 11 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 9 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Liverpool 1 - 2 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Samba GK 13 1 1 1 28 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 D_Lovren DF 1 19 14 12 29 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 0 12 J_Matip DF 1 19 15 11 29 | 97 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 34 17 J_Denayer DF 1 18 13 6 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 0 Palhinha DF 1 14 18 9 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 Douglas_Luiz MF 1 15 18 9 27 | 97 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 30 D_McNeil MF 1 8 18 14 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 26 -2 Y_F_Carrasco FW 1 4 18 16 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 N_Gonzalez DF 1 15 18 6 28 | 97 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 50 28 36 A_Silva FW 1 6 11 20 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Munir FW 1 2 15 19 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 A_Iacobucci GK 12 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Mee DF 1 16 11 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thiago_Maia MF 1 6 12 3 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Downing DF 1 11 7 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mendy FW 1 6 11 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 1 18 14 8 27 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 36 20 Yeray DF 1 19 11 7 33 | 97 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 21 0 H_Bellerin DF 1 18 13 8 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 B_Hubner DF 1 17 12 7 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Godin DF 1 18 12 10 24 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bissouma DM 1 13 18 9 31 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 28 0 Douglas_Costa AM 1 4 17 13 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 38 M_Kovacic AM 1 5 19 13 22 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 35 26 38 M_Reus AM 1 4 18 15 24 | 97 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 78 31 S_Haller FW 1 6 10 19 27 | 74 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 20 35 S_Mignolet GK 15 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 14 10 3 28 | 89 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 L_Torreira MF 1 13 17 6 33 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drexler MF 1 3 15 12 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 16 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1681115707 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40