FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Liverpool (Mon Mar 10) Cardiff City | Liverpool 5-1-2-2 C | 4-2-0-3-1 E Matt Rose | Graeme Edwards | R_Allsop GK | GK T_Courtois T_Lockyer DF | DF D_Rugani J_Vestergaard DF | DF D_Llorente I_Fresneda DF | DF M_Akanji R_Ferdinand DF | DF R_Araujo N_Osborne DF | DM R_Bentancur M_Caqueret DM | DM I_Halifa M_Brozovic MF | AM J_Grealish T_Lemar MF | AM M_Kudus I_Thiago FW | AM M_Mudryk A_Silva FW | FW R_De_Tomas | J_Alnwick SUB | SUB S_Bolat D_Caleta_Car SUB | SUB Jordi_Alba J_Justin SUB | SUB Y_Rakitskyi R_Koren SUB | SUB M_Niang D_Zapata SUB | SUB M_Kulic Min. 2 :(liv) M_Kudus with the dribble ... N_Osborne is easily beaten ... But R_Ferdinand wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... M_Mudryk swings it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Allsop ... 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. 3 :(car) N_Osborne slides the ball across to I_Thiago ... I_Thiago strikes a wicked curler! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Courtois's arms ... Unlucky Min. 3 :(car) M_Brozovic is in some pain ... It looks like he'll carry on though Min. 3 :(liv) I_Halifa beats M_Brozovic ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... I_Halifa with a thundering volley! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 4 :(liv) M_Akanji finds R_De_Tomas in acres of space ... R_Ferdinand hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by R_De_Tomas! ... M_Kudus tries to place the shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into R_Allsop's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 9 :(liv) D_Llorente is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Araujo ... R_Araujo with a thundering volley! ... R_Allsop makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 10 :(car) M_Brozovic takes advantage of a mistake by R_Araujo ... It's a lucky break ... M_Brozovic with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Liverpool fans taunt him about that effort Min. 11 :(car) T_Lemar sidesteps R_Bentancur ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Llorente plays the back pass ... T_Courtois can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by T_Lemar ... D_Rugani belts it clear Min. 14 :(liv) D_Rugani runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... D_Rugani strikes a wicked curler! ... It takes a deflection! ... R_Allsop is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Mudryk curls it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... R_Allsop catches it with ease Min. 16 :(car) M_Brozovic with the nod to T_Lockyer ... But R_Araujo wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 20 :(liv) R_De_Tomas beats I_Fresneda ... He showed great skill there ... J_Vestergaard with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Matt Rose looks relieved Min. 27 :(liv) M_Kudus retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... D_Llorente latches onto the end of it ... N_Osborne wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 30 :(liv) R_De_Tomas pushes it past J_Vestergaard ... R_De_Tomas sees R_Allsop off his line! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 31 :(car) N_Osborne has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past M_Akanji ... He puts in T_Lemar! ... T_Lemar uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... T_Courtois with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 31 :(liv) M_Kudus nutmegs the defender ... M_Brozovic with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 33 :(car) M_Brozovic with a real burst of pace ... He shows R_Araujo a clean set of heals ... But D_Llorente reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 35 :(car) I_Thiago runs at the defence ... He nutmegs M_Akanji ... He showed his class there ... Intercepted by R_De_Tomas Min. 40 :(liv) D_Llorente plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Grealish decides to go for goal instead! ... J_Grealish from 20 yards! ... R_Allsop beats the ball away Min. 42 :(liv) I_Halifa with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past I_Thiago ... I_Halifa with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... That's given Liverpool the lead! ... Cardiff City 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... Liverpool have changed their playing style to C Min. 47 :(liv) J_Grealish chips the ball forward to R_Bentancur ... Well executed sliding challenge from T_Lockyer ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-1 Liverpool Min. 48 :(car) A_Silva finds I_Thiago with a ball over the defence ... Good sliding challenge from R_Bentancur ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Brozovic with an outswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of T_Courtois Min. 48 :(car) I_Thiago dribbles past M_Akanji ... R_Bentancur with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 50 :(liv) R_De_Tomas with the mazy run ... I_Fresneda with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 56 :(car) A_Silva picks out M_Caqueret with the cross ... D_Llorente gathers up the loose ball Min. 57 :(car) I_Thiago with a real burst of pace ... D_Llorente goes in studs first ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... M_Caqueret knocks it forward ... A_Silva gets on the end of it ... D_Llorente wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... R_Ferdinand floats the ball in! ... T_Courtois fists it away! Min. 58 :(liv) I_Halifa jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_De_Tomas ... T_Lemar goes in studs first ... He is ordered to cool off ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... J_Grealish swings it in ... M_Mudryk takes control of it! ... M_Mudryk unleashes a pile driver! ... The shot slips through R_Allsop's hands ... GOAL!! ... Oh dear! ... Cardiff City 0-2 Liverpool ... Min. 58 :(car) A_Silva knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... I_Halifa goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 59 :(car) J_Vestergaard has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Rugani! ... He has some space now! ... J_Vestergaard attempts to drive it home! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 59 :(liv) M_Mudryk with a pinpoint pass to M_Akanji ... M_Akanji aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... R_Allsop just watches it float over the bar! Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: J_Justin ... COMING OFF: M_Caqueret Min. 65 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi ... COMING OFF: R_Bentancur Min. 67 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: Jordi_Alba ... COMING OFF: R_Araujo Min. 67 :(car) I_Fresneda brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Justin gets on the end of the pass ... But D_Rugani reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 68 :(liv) M_Akanji is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: R_Koren ... COMING OFF: T_Lemar Min. 74 :(car) A_Silva with a slick pass to J_Justin ... J_Justin hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 75 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: D_Zapata ... COMING OFF: I_Thiago Min. 75 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A Min. 79 :(car) R_Ferdinand turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Lockyer ... A delicate header from T_Lockyer! ... The fans get off their seats! ... T_Courtois plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 80 :(car) J_Justin finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... J_Justin with the strike! ... The shot slips through T_Courtois's hands ... But T_Courtois recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 81 :(car) R_Ferdinand kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_Koren gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Blocked by Jordi_Alba Min. 84 :(liv) R_De_Tomas with a real burst of pace ... He leaves N_Osborne behind ... R_De_Tomas rifles it at the goal! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 85 :(liv) M_Akanji with a slick pass to R_De_Tomas ... I_Fresneda gets to the ball first Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 94 :(car) J_Justin jumps over Y_Rakitskyi's challenge ... J_Justin with the shot! ... T_Courtois can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... T_Courtois makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Silva Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Llorente (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Halifa (42), M_Mudryk (58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 8 | 10 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 3 | 4 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 13 Key Tackles : 5 | 10 Key Passes : 9 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 0 - 2 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Allsop GK 24 1 1 1 28 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 21 16 8 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 20 J_Vestergaard DF 1 20 15 13 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 I_Fresneda DF 1 20 18 3 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 0 R_Ferdinand DF 1 18 15 3 28 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 30 0 N_Osborne DF 1 19 15 9 20 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 30 0 M_Caqueret DM 1 14 20 4 25 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Brozovic MF 1 15 20 10 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 17 T_Lemar MF 1 3 20 18 22 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 I_Thiago FW 1 6 17 22 25 | 77 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 A_Silva FW 1 7 13 23 28 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 J_Alnwick GK 17 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 18 14 13 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Justin MF 1 19 15 8 28 | 35 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 R_Koren AM 1 8 17 16 21 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Zapata FW 1 4 13 20 25 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 26 1 1 1 15 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 D_Rugani DF 1 22 18 3 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 24 D_Llorente DF 1 22 19 7 26 | 97 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 22 0 M_Akanji DF 1 22 19 11 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 16 R_Araujo DF 1 22 17 13 27 | 69 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 R_Bentancur DM 1 21 22 9 32 | 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 I_Halifa DM 1 17 18 13 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 50 J_Grealish AM 1 8 23 19 27 | 97 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 9 M_Kudus AM 1 5 21 20 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 M_Mudryk AM 1 10 19 23 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 16 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 17 23 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 0 8 S_Bolat GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordi_Alba DF 1 21 17 12 24 | 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 Y_Rakitskyi DF 1 19 13 12 29 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Niang FW 1 7 12 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kulic FW 1 9 12 17 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1741631665 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40