FFO FA Cup, Liverpool vs. Manchester City (Wed Aug 21)


                            Liverpool  |  Manchester City
                          5-1-0-2-2 C  |  5-1-1-1-2 C
                       Graeme Edwards  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK Ederson
                         M_Hummels DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                           K_Mbabu DF  |  DF J_Stones
                       A_Robertson DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                          M_Akanji DF  |  DF D_Rensch
                        Jordi_Alba DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                         S_M_Savic DM  |  DM N_Rovella
                         F_de_Jong AM  |  MF B_Silva
                          R_Mahrez AM  |  AM J_Bellingham
                        M_Rashford FW  |  FW H_Kane
                          M_Mudryk FW  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                                       |
                       J_Cillessen SUB |  SUB A_Nubel
                          I_Halifa SUB |  SUB J_van_Aken
                           D_Potts SUB |  SUB S_Sohm
                        C_De_Norre SUB |  SUB N_Goodman
                       Thiago_Maia SUB |  SUB P_Foden




Min. 2  :(mnc) H_Kane finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  H_Kane with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  A_Onana is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 5  :(liv) M_Mudryk with a real burst of pace 
          ...  B_Silva is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 7  :(liv) M_Akanji pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  M_Rashford is clean through! 
          ...  D_Rensch seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 9  :(liv) S_M_Savic flicks the ball on to M_Mudryk 
          ...  But J_Stones clears the ball to safety 
Min. 9  :(mnc) B_Silva moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ruben_Dias 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 10 :(liv) M_Rashford takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Laporte 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Jordi_Alba swings it in! 
          ...  Marquinhos deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 10 :(mnc) Marquinhos wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Bellingham 
          ...  M_Akanji robs him of the ball 
Min. 17 :(liv) M_Akanji picks out A_Robertson with the cross 
          ...  Ruben_Dias slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 19 :(liv) A_Robertson plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  F_de_Jong decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by Ruben_Dias 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Akanji curls it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Ederson 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 27 :(liv) M_Rashford looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Mudryk 
          ...  M_Mudryk blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 31 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 36 :(liv) M_Rashford gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds R_Mahrez 
          ...  A_Laporte reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 37 :(liv) M_Mudryk knocks it past J_Stones and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Mudryk tries to chip the ball over Ederson! 
          ...  Interesting. Very interesting! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!!! 
          ...  And Liverpool are leading in the game now 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 38 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 39 :(liv) M_Hummels with an inch perfect pass to M_Mudryk 
          ...  M_Mudryk unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But Ederson with the difficult save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a FW 
Min. 47 :(liv) Jordi_Alba smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Mahrez latches onto the ball 
          ...  J_Stones slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 48 :(liv) R_Mahrez sidesteps Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But J_Bellingham sweeps up the threat 
Min. 48 :(mnc) H_Kane sprints past A_Robertson 
          ...  M_Akanji with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City

Min. 48 :(liv) F_de_Jong looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  M_Rashford receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Rashford throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 50 :(liv) A_Robertson with the heel pass to M_Rashford 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Marquinhos looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 53 :(liv) A_Robertson off the woodwork! 
          ...  R_Mahrez picks up the deflection 
          ...  A heafty challenge by D_Rensch 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Robertson swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  R_Mahrez loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 56 :(liv) R_Mahrez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_de_Jong 
          ...  An audacious effort from F_de_Jong! 
          ...  Ederson collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 58 :(liv) F_de_Jong runs at Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by N_Rovella 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Halifa 
          ...  COMING OFF: Jordi_Alba 
Min. 61 :(liv) M_Rashford with a flashy move 
          ...  M_Rashford with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 61 :(mnc) A_Laporte hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Bellingham latches onto it! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Hummels takes possession 
Min. 61 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic is clutching his leg! 
          ...  This looks like a bad one 
          ...  I think Nick Lovell is going to take him off 
Min. 61 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Goodman 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Vlahovic 
Min. 62 :(liv) F_de_Jong lobs it over Marquinhos 
          ...  F_de_Jong with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_de_Jong hits it into the box! 
          ...  Ederson comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  K_Mbabu with the shot! 
          ...  Ederson makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_de_Jong flights it in! 
          ...  K_Mbabu makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  Ederson blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 63 :(mnc) H_Kane takes advantage of a mistake by M_Akanji 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  But M_Mudryk clears the danger 
Min. 64 :(liv) M_Rashford plays a long ball to I_Halifa 
          ...  I_Halifa has a dig at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  In off the post 
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 69 :(liv) M_Rashford chests it down 
          ...  But Marquinhos wins the ball 
Min. 69 :(mnc) D_Rensch flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  I_Halifa pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 70 :(mnc) N_Goodman takes on S_M_Savic 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  N_Goodman plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Onana plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 71 :(liv) F_de_Jong uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  J_Stones wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 71 :(liv) M_Rashford turns past D_Rensch 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Laporte fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
Min. 72 :(mnc) N_Goodman sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  S_M_Savic cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 73 :(liv) F_de_Jong hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Mahrez latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Bellingham with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  R_Mahrez hoists it forward 
          ...  M_Mudryk gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Stones tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_M_Savic plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Laporte wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 74 :(liv) M_Rashford 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! 
          ...  M_Rashford with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  Ederson goes down well to save 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a AM 
Min. 76 :(mnc) A_Laporte is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  B_Silva latches onto the ball 
          ...  B_Silva with the chance! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Onana 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Onana looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 81 :(liv) I_Halifa is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  R_Mahrez latches onto the ball 
          ...  N_Rovella with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 83 :(mnc) H_Kane with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  H_Kane with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It floats over A_Onana 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 84 :(liv) A_Robertson with a byline cross to F_de_Jong 
          ...  F_de_Jong attempts to nutmeg Ederson! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 84 :(mnc) N_Goodman lobs it over the defender 
          ...  N_Goodman with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by B_Silva 
          ...  J_Stones makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester City are back in it! 
          ...  Graeme Edwards looks a little anxious now 
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 86 :(liv) M_Rashford with the towering header to R_Mahrez 
          ...  R_Mahrez attempts a lob! 
          ...  Ederson gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mbabu floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to R_Mahrez 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Manchester City fans laugh at him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(liv) I_Halifa gains possession 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Stones picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 89 :(liv) S_M_Savic turns past J_Stones 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_M_Savic with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Ederson's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 90 :(liv) I_Halifa curls the ball out wide to M_Rashford 
          ...  D_Rensch slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 92 :(liv) I_Halifa moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Mahrez 
          ...  N_Rovella read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 95 :(liv) I_Halifa spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to F_de_Jong! 
          ...  F_de_Jong has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  Ederson falls over 
          ...  But Ederson is relieved to watch it go out of play! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : M_Rashford (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Mudryk (37), I_Halifa (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Akanji (48), I_Halifa (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Stones
Scorers              : J_Stones (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Silva (5), N_Rovella (81)
Injured              : D_Vlahovic (61)
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :          11        |       2
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       19
Key Passes           :          20        |       4
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Final Score          : Liverpool 2 - 1 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  24   1   1   1  22 |  98   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  23  17   4  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  12   0
K_Mbabu        DF   1  21  19   6  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42
A_Robertson    DF   1  22  18   9  29 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
M_Akanji       DF   1  21  19  10  26 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  16  -4
Jordi_Alba     DF   1  21  18  13  24 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
S_M_Savic      DM   1  18  21   8  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   8  18
F_de_Jong      AM   1  12  21  19  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  16  30
R_Mahrez       AM   1   1  21  21  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   8  16
M_Rashford     FW   1   6  18  23  32 |  98   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  59  12
M_Mudryk       FW   1   9  18  22  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  27   0  25
J_Cillessen    GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Halifa       DF   1  16  17  13  30 |  35   0   0   4   0   1   1   1   0   0  -4  44  30
D_Potts        DF   1  12  10   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_De_Norre     MF   1  10  15  11  24 |   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

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  25   1   1   1  22 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  23  18  16  25 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  11   0
J_Stones       DF   1  22  19  15  26 |  98   0   5   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  70   0  30
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  22  18  14  27 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  28   0  12
D_Rensch       DF   1  21  17  14  28 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  22  17  15  25 |  98   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  24   0
N_Rovella      AM   1  18  22   8  25 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  32  -4  -4
B_Silva        MF   1   4  24  18  24 |  98   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  -4  10   4
J_Bellingham   FW   1  17  23  21  28 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
H_Kane         FW   1   7  18  23  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  17  24  27 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nubel        GK  18   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_van_Aken     DF   1  14   9   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sohm         MF   1   5  16  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Goodman      FW   1   3  13  17  23 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
P_Foden        MF   1   6  21  20  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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