FFO CL, Liverpool vs. Fiorentina (Wed Sep 03)


                            Liverpool  |  Fiorentina
                          4-2-0-2-2 N  |  5-1-0-2-2 C
                       Graeme Edwards  |  Jason Fortune
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK G_Mamardvili
                          M_Akanji DF  |  DF A_Wan_Bissaka
                        N_Mazraoui DF  |  DF Gabriel
                       D_Upamecano DF  |  DF R_James
                      L_Spinazzola DF  |  DF P_Estupinan
                            D_Rice DM  |  DF B_Wilmot
                         F_Dimarco DM  |  DM M_Locatelli
                         F_de_Jong AM  |  AM S_Chukwueze
                        L_Trossard AM  |  AM K_Havertz
                        R_De_Tomas FW  |  FW A_Licata
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  FW D_Berardi
                                       |
                            D_Ward SUB |  SUB D_Greif
                          D_Lovren SUB |  SUB G_Zan
                       Y_Rakitskyi SUB |  SUB K_Long
                         H_Mullins SUB |  SUB A_Tymoschuk
                            J_Wind SUB |  SUB K_Djoco




Min. 1  :(liv) D_Upamecano over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds F_de_Jong though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  F_de_Jong with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 7  :(liv) R_De_Tomas beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_De_Tomas pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  That's given Liverpool the advantage! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Fiorentina ...
Min. 11 :(fio) A_Licata cuts inside D_Upamecano 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  M_Akanji stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 12 :(fio) A_Licata lobs it over N_Mazraoui 
          ...  L_Trossard goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  R_James shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to D_Berardi instead 
          ...  D_Upamecano takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 16 :(liv) L_Trossard with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  L_Trossard strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 24 :(liv) F_Chiesa dribbles past P_Estupinan 
          ...  F_Chiesa sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  Saved by G_Mamardvili 
Min. 28 :(fio) R_James with a byline cross to P_Estupinan 
          ...  F_Dimarco with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Fiorentina players 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Graeme Edwards looks relieved 
Min. 29 :(fio) M_Locatelli gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  A_Licata is unmarked 
          ...  A_Licata is clean through! 
          ...  T_Courtois tries to make himself big 
          ...  He rounds T_Courtois 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 30 :(fio) P_Estupinan drives it forward to D_Berardi 
          ...  D_Berardi beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  He tries to slide it past T_Courtois 
          ...  T_Courtois dives bravely at his feet!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  It is cleared by F_Dimarco 
Min. 31 :(liv) L_Trossard slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  L_Trossard tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 31 :(fio) A_Licata cuts inside D_Upamecano 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in B_Wilmot! 
          ...  F_Dimarco reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 39 :(liv) M_Akanji drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_de_Jong 
          ...  F_de_Jong hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Trossard floats the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to D_Rice 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Mazraoui! 
          ...  R_James reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(fio) A_Licata takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  L_Trossard clears with a diving header 
Min. 47 :(liv) D_Upamecano can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to L_Trossard 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by B_Wilmot 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-0 Fiorentina

Min. 49 :(fio) R_James plays it long to P_Estupinan 
          ...  L_Spinazzola with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 50 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  Fiorentina have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 50 :(fio) R_James with an early cross to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  S_Chukwueze with the chance! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 58 :(fio) P_Estupinan retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  K_Havertz latches onto the end of it 
          ...  N_Mazraoui with the block 
Min. 59 :(liv) L_Spinazzola knocks the ball past Gabriel 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Rice! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili goes in studs first 
          ...  That looked like a dive! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The Referee was tricked there! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas is the man who takes it 
          ...  G_Mamardvili guesses correctly 
          ...  But the shot's too powerful! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Fiorentina...
Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Lovren 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_de_Jong 
Min. 61 :(liv) F_Dimarco unselfishly lays the ball back to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 62 :(fio) R_James is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  M_Akanji reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Locatelli chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  K_Havertz gets to it! 
          ...  T_Courtois tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  S_Chukwueze flights it in! 
          ...  T_Courtois reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 64 :(fio) A_Licata with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  D_Upamecano is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 66 :(fio) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  S_Chukwueze is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  D_Rice fouls badly 
Min. 68 :(liv) R_De_Tomas runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs P_Estupinan 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  R_De_Tomas lobs G_Mamardvili! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Spinazzola swings it in! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 69 :(fio) R_James moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  S_Chukwueze has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 73 :(fio) P_Estupinan with the cross-field pass to A_Licata 
          ...  N_Mazraoui tackles cleanly 
Min. 74 :(liv) D_Rice reads the run of D_Lovren 
          ...  But M_Locatelli spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 75 :(liv) F_Dimarco looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Rice 
          ...  R_James reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 75 :(fio) S_Chukwueze spots K_Havertz who is in acres of space 
          ...  R_De_Tomas with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 75 :(fio) B_Wilmot threads the through ball to A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 81 :(liv) F_Chiesa with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  F_Chiesa attempts a low drive! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili beats the ball away 
Min. 85 :(fio) D_Berardi picks out Gabriel with the cross 
          ...  Gabriel must beat T_Courtois! 
          ...  T_Courtois watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 86 :(liv) D_Rice backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Upamecano gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Upamecano with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It floats over G_Mamardvili 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 93 :(liv) R_De_Tomas sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  P_Estupinan wins the ball with a clear tackle 

*************  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 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_De_Tomas (7,59 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Upamecano (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : R_James
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Fiorentina
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       7
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       4
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       13
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Final Score          : Liverpool 2 - 0 Fiorentina
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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  27   1   1   1  15 |  99   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
M_Akanji       DF   1  23  20  12  26 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  15   0
N_Mazraoui     DF   1  23  18  10  27 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
D_Upamecano    DF   1  23  18   8  27 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  15  32  20
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  23  20  16  27 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
D_Rice         DM   1  20  24   5  27 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  25
F_Dimarco      DM   1  20  22  13  24 |  99   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  26   0
F_de_Jong      AM   1  12  23  21  28 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
L_Trossard     AM   1  11  24  22  24 |  99   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  29   0  18
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  18  25  25 |  99   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  56
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  20  24  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
D_Ward         GK  24   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Lovren       DF   1  21  16  13  29 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Rakitskyi    DF   1  18  12  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Mullins      MF   1  14  18   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wind         FW   1   5  10  15  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Mamardvili   GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  24  19  13  23 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
Gabriel        DF   1  23  20   5  27 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
R_James        DF   1  23  19   9  25 |  99   0   2   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  80   0
P_Estupinan    DF   1  23  20  16  27 |  99   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  45   0
B_Wilmot       DF   1  22  14   5  21 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  21   0
M_Locatelli    DM   1  20  23  16  27 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  12   0
S_Chukwueze    AM   1   4  22  22  27 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  16
K_Havertz      AM   1   7  22  22  29 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Licata       FW   1   5  15  17  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  13
D_Berardi      FW   1   9  21  25  30 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   7
D_Greif        GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zan          DF   1  17  11  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Long         DF   1  14  10   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tymoschuk    MF   1  11  18  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Djoco        FW   1   5  13  14  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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