FFO FA CUP, Liverpool vs. Middlesbrough (Wed Jul 23)


                            Liverpool  |  Middlesbrough
                          4-2-0-2-2 E  |  5-3-2 C
                       Graeme Edwards  |  David Hannah
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK A_Davies
                        D_Dumfries DF  |  DF I_Jones
                        N_Mazraoui DF  |  DF D_Fry
                          M_Akanji DF  |  DF P_McNair
                      L_Spinazzola DF  |  DF A_Dijksteel
                            D_Rice DM  |  DF R_Aguilar
                         D_Zakaria DM  |  MF M_Crooks
                         F_de_Jong AM  |  MF M_Cuisance
                        L_Trossard AM  |  MF M_Ihattaren
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  FW R_Muniz
                        R_De_Tomas FW  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                                       |
                           S_Dieng SUB |  SUB M_Oxley
                        D_Llorente SUB |  SUB S_Whittaker
                       Y_Rakitskyi SUB |  SUB S_Traore
                         H_Mullins SUB |  SUB Z_Misimovic
                           M_Kulic SUB |  SUB G_Agbonlahor




Min. 2  :(liv) L_Trossard with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  L_Trossard with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But A_Davies makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 3  :(liv) L_Spinazzola plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  L_Spinazzola with a stunning strike! 
          ...  A_Davies manages to turn it behind 
Min. 4  :(liv) D_Rice cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to F_Chiesa 
          ...  I_Jones hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Trossard! 
          ...  A_Davies comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  F_de_Jong with the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Davies is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_de_Jong lofts the ball in! 
          ...  R_Aguilar reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 5  :(liv) D_Rice chips the ball forward to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa with the chance! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He kisses the badge! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  That's given Liverpool the advantage! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 6  :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  Liverpool have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 6  :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  D_Rice will now play as a DF 
Min. 8  :(mid) R_Aguilar finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  D_Zakaria goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
Min. 9  :(liv) R_De_Tomas heads the ball back to L_Trossard 
          ...  A powerful shot by L_Trossard! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Davies looks relieved there! 
Min. 11 :(liv) N_Mazraoui is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa with the strike! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a good save 
Min. 11 :(mid) P_McNair sidesteps D_Dumfries 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  L_Spinazzola with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti hits it hard 
          ...  T_Courtois tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  D_Zakaria wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 16 :(mid) P_McNair gets to the byline and finds R_Muniz with a beautiful cross 
          ...  R_Muniz hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But T_Courtois just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 17 :(liv) F_Chiesa with the majestic dribble 
          ...  A_Dijksteel wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 24 :(mid) R_Muniz with the first time pass to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a stunning strike! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a good save 
Min. 26 :(liv) L_Spinazzola takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  L_Spinazzola sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 27 :(liv) F_de_Jong beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Davies gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 29 :(mid) M_Cuisance can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to R_Muniz 
          ...  D_Rice takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 32 :(liv) D_Zakaria beats P_McNair with absolute ease! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Zakaria! 
          ...  But A_Davies comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 34 :(mid) I_Jones looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_McNair 
          ...  P_McNair aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 39 :(liv) D_Dumfries is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  But P_McNair puts the ball out of play 
Min. 41 :(mid) A_Dijksteel finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  N_Mazraoui with an ugly foul 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY!! 
          ...  R_Muniz with the spot kick 
          ...  T_Courtois dives 
          ...  And he tips it wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_McNair lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Courtois 
          ...  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. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(mid) D_Fry races into the box 
          ...  He sees M_Crooks lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  D_Dumfries takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 

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

Min. 47 :(mid) M_Crooks sprints past D_Rice 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  D_Zakaria with the foul 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 49 :(liv) F_Chiesa pushes it past the defender 
          ...  Driven towards goal by F_Chiesa! 
          ...  A_Davies has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Davies reacts well to save!! 
Min. 52 :(liv) M_Akanji knocks the ball past I_Jones 
          ...  Now he crosses to F_Chiesa! 
          ...  F_Chiesa with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 53 :(liv) L_Trossard loses his marker! 
          ...  L_Trossard with a little chip! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 55 :(mid) R_Muniz finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  D_Rice is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 58 :(mid) A_Dijksteel beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  L_Trossard with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Llorente 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Dumfries 
Min. 60 :(liv) F_Chiesa gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 62 :(liv) D_Zakaria leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 65 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Whittaker 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_McNair 
Min. 66 :(mid) A_Pinamonti plays the early ball across the box to find R_Muniz in space 
          ...  L_Trossard with a poor challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 66 :(mid) R_Aguilar is too quick for N_Mazraoui 
          ...  But D_Llorente sweeps up the threat 
Min. 67 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Traore 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Ihattaren 
Min. 67 :(liv) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  S_Whittaker hits it out for a throw 
Min. 68 :(mid) R_Muniz cuts the ball back to D_Fry 
          ...  D_Llorente steals the ball of off him 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 70 :(mid) S_Whittaker runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  A cracking drive from S_Whittaker! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 73 :(mid) I_Jones with an early cross to R_Muniz 
          ...  L_Spinazzola leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 83 :(liv) M_Akanji races into the box 
          ...  He sees F_Chiesa lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  F_Chiesa hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  A_Davies watches it sail wide! 
Min. 86 :(mid) S_Traore feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  R_Muniz runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Muniz looks to see where T_Courtois is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  How did that find it's way in? 
          ...  WOW!! 
          ...  Just WOW! 
          ...  Middlesbrough have equalised! 
          ...  So late in the game! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 87 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Mullins 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Zakaria 
Min. 87 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  Liverpool have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 87 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  D_Rice will now play as a DM 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  D_Llorente pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 91 :(liv) N_Mazraoui with a probing pass to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 92 :(liv) The ball is passed in from D_Rice, he finds F_de_Jong 
          ...  F_de_Jong blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 96 :(mid) M_Cuisance plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  I_Jones decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  I_Jones sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  T_Courtois is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Fry with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  T_Courtois thumps the ball away! 
Min. 99 :(liv) R_De_Tomas moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Llorente 
          ...  D_Llorente with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Mullins dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 107:(liv) F_de_Jong pulls it back to L_Trossard 
          ...  L_Trossard curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 113:(liv) F_Chiesa takes advantage of a mistake by S_Traore 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  But I_Jones wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 114:(mid) D_Fry loses D_Llorente 
          ...  D_Llorente recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 115:(liv) R_De_Tomas takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  R_De_Tomas hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 117:(liv) F_de_Jong knocks it forward 
          ...  R_Aguilar slips 
          ...  L_Spinazzola gets to it! 
          ...  I_Jones wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 117:(mid) R_Muniz finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  L_Spinazzola forces him off the ball 
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 119:(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Kulic 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Rice 
Min. 122:(liv) L_Trossard with a pinpoint pass to M_Kulic 
          ...  R_Aguilar steals the ball of off him 
Min. 122:(mid) R_Muniz breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat T_Courtois now! 
          ...  D_Llorente trips him up from behind! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  R_De_Tomas is going to have a crack!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Smashed into the top corner 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Middlesbrough...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  R_Muniz steps up!
          ...  He sends T_Courtois the wrong way 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a clinical penalty 
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Middlesbrough...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  F_Chiesa is coming forward
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Smashed into the top corner 
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  G_Agbonlahor is next to step up!
          ...  He sends T_Courtois the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style 
          ...  But it has gone wide!! 
          ...  Shocking miss!! 

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  L_Trossard is next up
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Liverpool 3-1 Middlesbrough...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  A_Dijksteel is next to step up!
          ...  T_Courtois with a comfortable save!! 

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  F_de_Jong is the man who takes it
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A nerveless penalty! 
          ...  Liverpool 4-1 Middlesbrough...


          ...  Liverpool win the penalty shootout!



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



Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : F_Chiesa
Scorers              : F_Chiesa (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Zakaria (8), D_Rice (55), L_Trossard (66), L_Spinazzola (73), D_Llorente (122)
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : R_Muniz (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Muniz (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       7
Off target           :          12        |       3
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           5        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 1 Middlesbrough
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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 | 123   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
D_Dumfries     DF   1  23  17   7  22 |  61   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  16   0
N_Mazraoui     DF   1  23  18  10  27 | 123   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Akanji       DF   1  23  20  11  26 | 123   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  23  20  16  27 | 123   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  13  -2  24
D_Rice         DM   1  20  23   5  27 | 120   0   1   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  16  43  -2
D_Zakaria      DM   1  19  21  10  26 |  88   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  17  10  18
F_de_Jong      AM   1  12  22  21  28 | 123   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  33  14
L_Trossard     AM   1  11  23  22  24 | 123   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2   8  24
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  20  23  22 | 123   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  17  25  25 | 123   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  32  14
S_Dieng        GK  20   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Llorente     DF   1  22  19   7  26 |  62   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  46  -2  19
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 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kulic        FW   1   9  12  17  21 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
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_Davies       GK  24   1   1   1  27 | 123   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  22  16  12  24 | 123   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  34  16
D_Fry          DF   1  22  14   8  29 | 123   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
P_McNair       DF   1  21  13  12  28 |  66   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  20  16
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  19  15  14  22 | 123   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
R_Aguilar      DF   1  21  14   7  26 | 123   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  21  11  24 | 123   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  20  14  21 | 123   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
M_Ihattaren    MF   1   7  19  15  26 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  17  22  22 | 123   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  32  40
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  15  22  28 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  16
M_Oxley        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Whittaker    DF   1  19  15   4  27 |  57   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  24
S_Traore       MF   1  14  20  13  22 |  55   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0
Z_Misimovic    MF   1  10  19  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1   9  15  19  29 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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