FFO2 Premiership, Liverpool vs. Manchester City (Mon Mar 27)


                            Liverpool  |  Manchester City
                              5-3-2 P  |  5-2-3 P
                       Hamza Siddiqui  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK Ederson
                          D_Lovren DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF J_Stones
                         J_Denayer DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                          Palhinha DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                      Douglas_Luiz MF  |  DF N_Rovella
                          D_McNeil MF  |  MF B_Silva
                      Y_F_Carrasco MF  |  MF J_Grealish
                        N_Gonzalez DF  |  FW H_Kane
                           A_Silva FW  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                             Munir FW  |  FW P_Foden
                                       |
                           B_Samba SUB |  SUB A_Nubel
                             B_Mee SUB |  SUB J_Gimenez
                       Thiago_Maia SUB |  SUB E_Velazquez
                         P_Downing SUB |  SUB K_Lasagna
                           N_Mendy SUB |  SUB J_Murphy




Min. 3  :(liv) Douglas_Luiz heads the ball back to Munir 
          ...  Cleaned up by H_Kane 
Min. 3  :(mnc) N_Rovella finds D_Vlahovic on the edge of the box 
          ...  D_Lovren hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Foden lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Marquinhos tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  N_Rovella flights it in! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 4  :(liv) J_Matip looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Lovren 
          ...  Ruben_Dias slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 5  :(liv) Douglas_Luiz knocks the ball on and sprints past J_Stones 
          ...  A delightful ball in to D_McNeil 
          ...  D_McNeil with the chance! 
          ...  Ederson saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 6  :(mnc) A_Laporte with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  P_Foden gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  P_Foden hits a curling shot! 
          ...  A_Onana with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 8  :(mnc) J_Grealish stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Denayer!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 14 :(mnc) H_Kane with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden looks to see where A_Onana is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  A_Onana watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 16 :(liv) D_Lovren floats the ball in to find D_McNeil 
          ...  N_Rovella reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 16 :(mnc) A_Laporte kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  H_Kane with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But A_Onana reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Onana anyway 
Min. 17 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Silva 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by Marquinhos 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 19 :(liv) J_Matip eases past A_Laporte 
          ...  But Ruben_Dias wins the tackle 
Min. 19 :(mnc) J_Grealish spits at Y_F_Carrasco 
          ...  He should be ashamed! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 21 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias tries to clear it under pressure with a big clearance! 
          ...  He's miskicked it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Hindsight being 20-20, was that the best decision? 
          ...  Probably not! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 23 :(mnc) A_Laporte finds J_Grealish in the box 
          ...  J_Grealish hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  A_Onana fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 25 :(liv) J_Matip had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  J_Matip with the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 25 :(mnc) N_Rovella spits at J_Matip 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 26 :(liv) J_Denayer finds A_Silva on the edge of the box 
          ...  Ruben_Dias takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 29 :(liv) Munir brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  D_McNeil makes himself available 
          ...  D_McNeil with the shot on net! 
          ...  But Ederson with the difficult save 
Min. 30 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 31 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco with a real burst of pace 
          ...  Y_F_Carrasco drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 32 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic makes a run into space 
          ...  D_Vlahovic hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Onana is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 33 :(mnc) B_Silva with an intelligent ball to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But A_Onana reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 34 :(liv) J_Denayer plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Silva keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A_Silva blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  Ederson falls over 
          ...  But Ederson is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 38 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  Douglas_Luiz with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But Ederson parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 38 :(mnc) H_Kane takes advantage of a mistake by J_Matip 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Munir takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias fires it towards the goal 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 38 :(mnc) A_Laporte is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic fires the shot in! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Onana 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco with a burst of pace 
          ...  Y_F_Carrasco tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  But Ederson comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 45 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Grealish latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Lovren hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Onana comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 47 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  N_Gonzalez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  N_Gonzalez is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has Ederson to beat 
          ...  He tries to flick it past Ederson 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(mnc) A_Laporte looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Marquinhos 
          ...  Marquinhos looks to see where A_Onana is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 47 :(mnc) H_Kane with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves J_Denayer behind 
          ...  H_Kane with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But A_Onana just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 50 :(mnc) J_Grealish barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  J_Grealish with a thundering volley! 
          ...  A_Onana with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 51 :(liv) A_Silva takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  A_Silva launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Ederson makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic jumps over D_McNeil's challenge 
          ...  D_Vlahovic flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  A_Onana with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 55 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a FW 
Min. 56 :(mnc) Marquinhos brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Foden gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Driven towards goal by P_Foden! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 57 :(mnc) Marquinhos finds his way through 
          ...  A great volley from Marquinhos! 
          ...  A_Onana is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  That's given Manchester City the advantage! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 62 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from Ruben_Dias to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But A_Onana makes a fine save 
Min. 65 :(liv) D_Lovren takes on B_Silva 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  D_Lovren lobs Ederson! 
          ...  Ederson parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 66 :(mnc) B_Silva pass splits open the defence and finds J_Stones 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Stones! 
          ...  A_Onana parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 67 :(mnc) Marquinhos makes the tackle 
          ...  Blocked by J_Matip 
Min. 74 :(mnc) J_Grealish takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But A_Onana tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Rovella drives it into the box! 
          ...  D_Lovren with the clearance 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 79 :(liv) Palhinha has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Rovella! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Rovella with an awful challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 79 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Gimenez 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Foden 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Silva with the outside of his boot 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 85 :(liv) D_McNeil with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows J_Stones a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_McNeil hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  Ederson saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mnc) Marquinhos crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Vlahovic in the box 
          ...  Douglas_Luiz slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Kane floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Denayer gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 89 :(liv) N_Gonzalez kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Munir gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A skilful effort from Munir! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 90 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco flights the ball to A_Silva 
          ...  Marquinhos with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 92 :(liv) Palhinha sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Lovren 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Gimenez 
Min. 92 :(mnc) Marquinhos spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds B_Silva with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Y_F_Carrasco with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 92 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Silva latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Laporte with the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 93 :(mnc) B_Silva turns on a sixpence 
          ...  A_Silva with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 94 :(liv) Palhinha hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Y_F_Carrasco latches onto it! 
          ...  Well intercepted by J_Gimenez 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Y_F_Carrasco
Scorers              : Ruben_Dias (21 og), N_Gonzalez (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_F_Carrasco (92), A_Silva (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Marquinhos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Marquinhos (46,57), P_Foden (56)
Sent Off             : N_Rovella (79)
Booked               : Marquinhos (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       19
Off target           :           3        |       7
On target            :          10        |       12
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           3        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       15
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Final Score          : Liverpool 2 - 3 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Onana        GK  21   1   1   1  22 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
D_Lovren       DF   1  18  14  12  29 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  66  18  16
J_Matip        DF   1  19  15  11  29 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  17  13
J_Denayer      DF   1  18  13   6  26 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  38   0
Palhinha       DF   1  14  18   9  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
Douglas_Luiz   MF   1  15  17   8  27 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  45  20
D_McNeil       MF   1   8  18  14  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  42
Y_F_Carrasco   MF   1   4  18  16  25 |  96   0   0   3   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  62  18
N_Gonzalez     DF   1  15  18   6  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  14  52
A_Silva        FW   1   6  11  19  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  25
Munir          FW   1   2  15  19  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   5
B_Samba        GK  13   1   1   1  28 |   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 - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  23   1   1   1  22 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  20  16  14  25 |  96   0   1   3   1   3   2   1   0   0  18  70  80
J_Stones       DF   1  20  17  13  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
A_Laporte      DF   1  19  15  13  25 |  96   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  19  16  12  27 |  96   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  51  20  12
N_Rovella      DF   1  15  18   6  25 |  81   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  15   4 -10
B_Silva        MF   1   4  21  16  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   8  20  16  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  24
H_Kane         FW   1   6  16  21  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  34  16  21
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  15  20  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
P_Foden        FW   1   5  19  17  28 |  81   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  59
A_Nubel        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gimenez      DF   1  18  14  10  27 |  15   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0
E_Velazquez    DF   1  13   9   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Lasagna      FW   1   4   8  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Murphy       MF   1   2  10   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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