FFO Prem, Liverpool vs. Cardiff City (Mon May 26)


                            Liverpool  |  Cardiff City
                              5-2-3 P  |  4-3-1-2 P
                       Graeme Edwards  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                           R_James DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                        D_Llorente DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                          B_Pavard DF  |  DF J_Justin
                       Fran_Garcia DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                          M_Akanji DF  |  MF M_Brozovic
                       R_Bentancur MF  |  MF M_Caqueret
                          I_Halifa MF  |  MF T_Lemar
                          M_Mudryk FW  |  AM M_Gotze
                        R_De_Tomas FW  |  FW A_Silva
                         P_Sarabia FW  |  FW J_Brekalo
                                       |
                           S_Bolat SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                       Y_Rakitskyi SUB |  SUB J_Taylor
                          A_Witsel SUB |  SUB R_Ferdinand
                           M_Niang SUB |  SUB S_Kalu
                           M_Kulic SUB |  SUB J_OBrien




Min. 3  :(liv) B_Pavard turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Liverpool fans chant his name! 
          ...  That's put Liverpool into the lead! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 4  :(liv) B_Pavard with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Mudryk gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Mudryk fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 5  :(car) T_Lockyer with a slide rule pass to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a stunning strike! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Caqueret with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  T_Courtois easily catches it! 
Min. 7  :(liv) Fran_Garcia with a smart pass to M_Mudryk 
          ...  M_Mudryk with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  R_Allsop won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 9  :(liv) Fran_Garcia plays in R_De_Tomas with a beautiful ball 
          ...  M_Gotze with an ugly foul 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Graeme Edwards looks annoyed that there was no card there 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas with the outside of his boot 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 11 :(liv) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  But N_Osborne reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 12 :(liv) R_James kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_De_Tomas gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But R_Allsop reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on R_Allsop anyway 
Min. 14 :(liv) Curled in dangerously from R_James to I_Halifa 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 14 :(liv) D_Llorente takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Sarabia 
          ...  A_Silva with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 18 :(liv) B_Pavard with a deep cross to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Allsop dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Allsop beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  P_Sarabia flights it in! 
          ...  R_Allsop comes out and claims it! 
Min. 24 :(liv) P_Sarabia jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Mudryk 
          ...  M_Gotze reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 26 :(liv) R_De_Tomas with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows J_Vestergaard a clean set of heals 
          ...  Well intercepted by T_Lockyer 
Min. 28 :(car) J_Vestergaard floats the ball in to find J_Justin 
          ...  R_Bentancur with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Matt Rose looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 29 :(liv) R_Bentancur with a slide rule pass to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia tries to beat R_Allsop from outside the area! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 31 :(car) J_Justin takes advantage of a mistake by B_Pavard 
          ...  He crosses to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze with the shot! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 38 :(car) J_Vestergaard with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows D_Llorente a clean set of heals 
          ...  B_Pavard with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(liv) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  P_Sarabia is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by J_Justin! 
          ...  P_Sarabia tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Pavard swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  R_Allsop thumps the ball away! 

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

Min. 46 :(liv) R_James runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  P_Sarabia latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A thundering drive by P_Sarabia! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Allsop is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Fran_Garcia 
          ...  M_Mudryk gets to it! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 48 :(car) T_Lemar lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Brozovic latches on to it 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Brozovic! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Courtois beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  J_Justin flights it in! 
          ...  T_Courtois easily claims the ball! 
Min. 52 :(car) M_Brozovic breaks free from D_Llorente 
          ...  M_Brozovic could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He kisses the badge! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  Cardiff City have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 53 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 54 :(liv) R_James gets to the byline and finds M_Mudryk with a beautiful cross 
          ...  M_Mudryk belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 55 :(liv) P_Sarabia plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A delicate chip from P_Sarabia! 
          ...  R_Allsop with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 58 :(liv) M_Mudryk sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by T_Lockyer 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Ferdinand 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Caqueret 
Min. 60 :(car) M_Brozovic has it now 
          ...  He takes on B_Pavard 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Silva! 
          ...  But M_Akanji wins the tackle 
Min. 63 :(car) M_Brozovic volleys it forward. He finds T_Lemar 
          ...  A cracking drive from T_Lemar! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 67 :(liv) P_Sarabia sidesteps his marker 
          ...  P_Sarabia leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Niang 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Sarabia 
Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Pavard 
Min. 70 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  Liverpool have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Kalu 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gotze 
Min. 70 :(car) J_Brekalo 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  M_Akanji fouls badly 
Min. 72 :(car) R_Ferdinand with the heel pass to T_Lockyer 
          ...  T_Lockyer rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Ferdinand hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  T_Courtois easily claims the ball! 
Min. 74 :(liv) R_James with the dribble 
          ...  A_Silva is easily beaten 
          ...  R_James with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  R_Allsop gathers it easily 
Min. 75 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Witsel 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Halifa 
Min. 79 :(liv) R_De_Tomas sprints past T_Lockyer 
          ...  R_De_Tomas flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 
Min. 80 :(liv) R_De_Tomas has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Niang collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Niang rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 81 :(liv) R_Allsop miskicks! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas takes control of the ball! 
          ...  J_Justin with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 83 :(car) A_Silva sidesteps R_James 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Silva with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 85 :(liv) M_Mudryk sidesteps his marker 
          ...  M_Brozovic slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 85 :(car) A_Silva slips past Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  A_Silva with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 87 :(liv) M_Mudryk jinks through the defence 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Mudryk! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(car) R_Ferdinand crosses to A_Silva 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_James 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  T_Courtois jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 91 :(liv) M_Akanji sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Niang 
          ...  A_Silva pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : R_De_Tomas
Scorers              : R_De_Tomas (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Brozovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Brozovic (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Silva (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       8
Off target           :          13        |       7
On target            :           4        |       1
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           4        |       12
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 1 Cardiff 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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T_Courtois     GK  26   1   1   1  15 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
R_James        DF   1  23  19   9  25 |  94   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  44  19
D_Llorente     DF   1  23  19   7  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
B_Pavard       DF   1  22  18   8  26 |  73   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  52   0
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  21  18   5  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Akanji       DF   1  22  20  11  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  10   0
R_Bentancur    MF   1  21  22  10  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
I_Halifa       MF   1  17  19  14  30 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mudryk       FW   1  10  19  23  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  17  25  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  13  21
P_Sarabia      FW   1   5  20  20  25 |  73   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  36
S_Bolat        GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Rakitskyi    DF   1  19  13  12  29 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Witsel       MF   1  13  17   8  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Niang        FW   1   7  12  18  27 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
M_Kulic        FW   1   9  12  17  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Cardiff 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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R_Allsop       GK  25   1   1   1  28 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  21  16   8  27 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  14  19
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  13  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  15  14
J_Justin       DF   1  19  15   8  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  19  15   9  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  20  10  29 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  22  20  59
M_Caqueret     MF   1  14  20   4  25 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Lemar        MF   1   4  20  18  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   9
M_Gotze        AM   1   6  20  15  26 |  73   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  31   0  12
A_Silva        FW   1   7  13  24  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   2
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  14  18  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Alnwick      GK  17   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Taylor       DF  15   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Ferdinand    MF   1  18  15   3  28 |  31   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Kalu         AM   1   4  15   8  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_OBrien       FW   1  14  11   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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