FFO FA CUP, Liverpool vs. Manchester City - Neutral Venue (Wed Nov 05)


                            Liverpool  |  Manchester City
                            5-2-0-3 P  |  5-2-3 C
                       Graeme Edwards  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK Ederson
                        N_Mazraoui DF  |  DF M_Thiaw
                       D_Upamecano DF  |  DF R_Ait_Nouri
                          M_Akanji DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                          D_Lovren DF  |  DF A_Khusanov
                      L_Spinazzola DF  |  MF Am_Onana
                            D_Rice DM  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                         F_Dimarco DM  |  MF B_Silva
                        L_Trossard FW  |  FW A_Gordon
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  FW J_Bellingham
                        R_De_Tomas FW  |  FW H_Kane
                                       |
                            D_Ward SUB |  SUB Moya
                       Y_Rakitskyi SUB |  SUB L_Aigner
                         F_de_Jong SUB |  SUB A_Farnerud
                         H_Mullins SUB |  SUB E_Robson
                       A_Berenguer SUB |  SUB N_Goodman




Min. 5  :(mnc) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  B_Silva seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  B_Silva drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 14 :(liv) F_Chiesa cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  A delicate header from R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 15 :(liv) N_Mazraoui hoofs it upfield to find D_Upamecano 
          ...  D_Upamecano with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Ederson's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 17 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Courtois got a touch 
Min. 21 :(mnc) B_Silva smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Thiaw latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Akanji knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 25 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with an incisive pass to R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Ait_Nouri! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's given Manchester City the lead! 
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 26 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Am_Onana will now play as a DM 
Min. 30 :(liv) L_Spinazzola looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_Trossard 
          ...  Fine tackle by Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 31 :(liv) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  F_Chiesa is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by Marquinhos! 
          ...  F_Chiesa swings in the shot! 
          ...  Ederson fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 32 :(liv) N_Mazraoui get's past A_Khusanov 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri steals the ball of off him 
Min. 35 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: F_de_Jong 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Dimarco 
Min. 36 :(mnc) B_Silva throws a uppercut 
          ...  L_Spinazzola slumps to the ground 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 40 :(liv) F_de_Jong jinks infield 
          ...  F_de_Jong with a thundering volley! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  Liverpool are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(liv) F_de_Jong with a measured pass to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Manchester City fans laugh at him 
Min. 44 :(mnc) H_Kane cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  But D_Rice wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 47 :(liv) D_Lovren with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  A_Khusanov with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 

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

Min. 48 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past D_Upamecano 
          ...  D_Upamecano reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 51 :(liv) M_Akanji takes on 3 men 
          ...  M_Akanji hits a curling shot! 
          ...  Ederson with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 52 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Berenguer 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Rice 
Min. 52 :(mnc) Am_Onana sidesteps L_Trossard 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Am_Onana belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Courtois's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 53 :(mnc) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  H_Kane seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from H_Kane! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 54 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds B_Silva 
          ...  D_Lovren with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 55 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri is too quick for D_Lovren 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri tries the shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 56 :(mnc) A_Gordon plays it long to Am_Onana 
          ...  F_de_Jong fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 58 :(liv) F_Chiesa with a smart pass to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  M_Thiaw with the block 
Min. 58 :(mnc) A_Gordon takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Mazraoui 
          ...  M_Akanji tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 59 :(mnc) H_Kane takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  But N_Mazraoui wins the ball 
Min. 68 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with the header on 
          ...  He finds H_Kane in space 
          ...  H_Kane drives it low! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It is kicked away by N_Mazraoui 
Min. 72 :(mnc) A_Gordon with a deep cross to M_Thiaw 
          ...  M_Akanji dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 73 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Lovren 
Min. 74 :(mnc) J_Bellingham gets possession in his own half 
          ...  F_de_Jong with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Am_Onana! 
          ...  L_Spinazzola with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  B_Silva passes to A_Khusanov 
          ...  A_Khusanov tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  Brilliant save from T_Courtois 
Min. 77 :(liv) M_Akanji has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Marquinhos 
          ...  He puts in N_Mazraoui! 
          ...  A cracking drive from N_Mazraoui! 
          ...  Ederson makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 78 :(mnc) B_Silva hoists the ball across to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane with a stunning strike! 
          ...  T_Courtois just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 82 :(mnc) A_Gordon with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past L_Spinazzola 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Gordon! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 84 :(liv) F_de_Jong sprints past A_Khusanov 
          ...  F_de_Jong with the drive! 
          ...  Ederson fists it away 
Min. 85 :(liv) F_de_Jong runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  B_Silva fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Nick Lovell looks relieved 
          ...  Graeme Edwards is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 86 :(mnc) J_Bellingham turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Y_Rakitskyi is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 87 :(mnc) B_Silva takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Khusanov 
          ...  Y_Rakitskyi brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(liv) Y_Rakitskyi finds L_Trossard in acres of space 
          ...  L_Trossard drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 93 :(mnc) Am_Onana saunters past 
          ...  A left-footer by Am_Onana! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  It flew past T_Courtois and the Anfield comes alive! 
          ...  Timed to perfection!! 
          ...  He's done it for Manchester City – big time! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 94 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  Liverpool have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 94 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 94 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a DM 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : F_de_Jong (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_de_Jong (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_de_Jong (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Ait_Nouri
Scorers              : , R_Ait_Nouri (25)Am_Onana (93)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Silva (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       11
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       8
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 2 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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T_Courtois     GK  27   1   1   1  15 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
N_Mazraoui     DF   1  23  18  10  27 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  15  20
D_Upamecano    DF   1  23  19   8  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  20
M_Akanji       DF   1  23  21  12  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12  18
D_Lovren       DF   1  21  16  14  29 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  23  20  17  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
D_Rice         DM   1  20  24   6  27 |  55   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
F_Dimarco      DM   1  20  22  13  24 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Trossard     FW   1  12  24  22  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  20  25  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26   5
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  18  25  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_Ward         GK  24   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Rakitskyi    DF   1  18  13  11  29 |  21   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
F_de_Jong      AM   1  12  23  22  28 |  62   0   0   2   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  18  30
H_Mullins      MF   1  14  18   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Berenguer    AM   1   4  21  20  25 |  42   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  28   1   1   1  22 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
M_Thiaw        DF   1  23  20  17  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
R_Ait_Nouri    DF   1  23  19  16  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  15  14  50
Marquinhos     DF   1  24  20  17  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Khusanov     DF   1  21  19  12  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  18
Am_Onana       DM   1  21  24  12  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  60
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  24  19  15  27 |  97   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  61   0
B_Silva        MF   1   5  25  20  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  14   6
A_Gordon       FW   1   5  22  22  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22   6
J_Bellingham   DM   1  18  25  23  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
H_Kane         FW   1   8  20  25  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Moya           GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Aigner       DF   1  17   9   4  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Farnerud     MF   1   3  18  15  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Robson       MF   1  12  18   7  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Goodman      FW   1   3  13  18  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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