FFO FA CUP, Liverpool vs. Portsmouth (Wed Aug 20)


                            Liverpool  |  Portsmouth
                            5-2-0-3 P  |  5-2-2-1 C
                       Graeme Edwards  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK Agirrezabala
                        D_Dumfries DF  |  DF G_Di_Lorenzo
                        D_Llorente DF  |  DF R_Gosens
                        N_Mazraoui DF  |  DF E_Can
                          M_Akanji DF  |  DF L_Kelly
                      L_Spinazzola DF  |  DF A_Grimaldo
                            D_Rice DM  |  MF A_Gray
                         D_Zakaria DM  |  MF M_Olise
                        L_Trossard FW  |  AM A_Berenguer
                        R_De_Tomas FW  |  AM A_Correa
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                                       |
                            D_Ward SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                       Y_Rakitskyi SUB |  SUB C_Richards
                         F_de_Jong SUB |  SUB G_Alvarez
                         H_Mullins SUB |  SUB Elano
                           M_Kulic SUB |  SUB W_Rooney




Min. 1  :(por) A_Berenguer spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds A_Correa with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A_Correa has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  T_Courtois beats the ball away 
Min. 2  :(liv) R_De_Tomas finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  R_De_Tomas cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala beats the ball away 
Min. 3  :(liv) M_Akanji with a measured ball to L_Trossard 
          ...  A_Grimaldo stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 5  :(liv) M_Akanji plays in L_Trossard with a beautiful ball 
          ...  L_Trossard launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 11 :(por) M_Olise gains possession 
          ...  N_Mazraoui knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 13 :(por) A_Correa with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Correa! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 16 :(por) A_Gray looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Can 
          ...  D_Dumfries body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 19 :(liv) R_De_Tomas backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Llorente latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Llorente smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Goodness gracious me! 
          ...  it's amazing the goal is still standing 
          ...  That looked offside to me! 
          ...  Liverpool go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Portsmouth ...
Min. 20 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  Portsmouth have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 20 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  A_Correa will now play as a FW 
Min. 20 :(liv) D_Rice drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to F_Chiesa 
          ...  M_Olise with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 22 :(liv) N_Mazraoui slips past A_Gray 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo plays it back 
          ...  Agirrezabala slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas curls it into the box! 
          ...  Agirrezabala thumps the ball away! 
Min. 23 :(liv) L_Spinazzola with a first time pass 
          ...  R_De_Tomas runs onto it! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  Agirrezabala has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Agirrezabala is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 25 :(liv) L_Trossard runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Llorente 
          ...  D_Llorente attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The shot slips through Agirrezabala's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Portsmouth ...
Min. 26 :(liv) D_Llorente with a reverse pass to D_Rice 
          ...  L_Kelly clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 27 :(por) A_Grimaldo slips past his marker D_Llorente 
          ...  The ball is whipped into K_Mbappe 
          ...  D_Rice hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Grimaldo swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  T_Courtois easily claims the ball! 
Min. 29 :(liv) F_Chiesa pass splits open the defence and finds D_Dumfries 
          ...  D_Dumfries blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas crosses it in! 
          ...  D_Llorente gets on the end of it 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Agirrezabala dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Agirrezabala beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Akanji swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Llorente with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Agirrezabala catches it with ease 
Min. 29 :(por) K_Mbappe turns past D_Llorente 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  K_Mbappe with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 30 :(liv) L_Spinazzola is too quick for G_Di_Lorenzo 
          ...  But A_Gray wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 35 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  Portsmouth have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 35 :(liv) F_Chiesa with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Trossard gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Trossard beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards him 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes his move 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Llorente curls it into the box! 
          ...  L_Trossard swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Agirrezabala is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Rice plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas gets something on it! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala smothers the ball 
Min. 36 :(liv) D_Dumfries brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  L_Spinazzola makes himself available 
          ...  R_Gosens beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 38 :(liv) R_De_Tomas with a one-touch layoff to F_Chiesa 
          ...  But G_Di_Lorenzo clears the ball to safety 
Min. 39 :(por) A_Berenguer slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A_Berenguer must beat T_Courtois! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 41 :(por) R_Gosens dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  R_Gosens tries to beat T_Courtois from outside the area! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Portsmouth are back level! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-2 Portsmouth ...
Min. 42 :(liv) R_De_Tomas flicks it over L_Kelly and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Correa bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 49 :(liv) L_Spinazzola sidesteps A_Berenguer 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  L_Spinazzola belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Liverpool fans are delighted! 
          ...  Liverpool go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Liverpool 3-2 Portsmouth ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 3-2 Portsmouth

Min. 46 :(liv) D_Zakaria spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Rice! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Can 
Min. 47 :(liv) R_De_Tomas brushes R_Gosens aside and breaks free 
          ...  R_Gosens recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 49 :(por) E_Can takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  Cleaned up by D_Rice 
Min. 55 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  Portsmouth have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 58 :(liv) F_Chiesa looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Spinazzola 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from E_Can 
Min. 59 :(por) A_Berenguer finds K_Mbappe with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  K_Mbappe attempts the shot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 63 :(liv) N_Mazraoui spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas tries to chip the ball over Agirrezabala! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 64 :(liv) F_Chiesa finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  R_Gosens with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 67 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: F_de_Jong 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Zakaria 
Min. 68 :(liv) M_Akanji finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  A_Grimaldo seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 69 :(por) M_Olise knocks it forward 
          ...  D_Dumfries slips 
          ...  A_Berenguer gets to it! 
          ...  D_Rice with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 70 :(liv) F_Chiesa with an inswinging cross to D_Dumfries 
          ...  D_Dumfries chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  Agirrezabala won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 72 :(por) A_Berenguer gets to the byline and finds G_Di_Lorenzo with a beautiful cross 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 74 :(por) T_Courtois with a terrible kick! 
          ...  K_Mbappe takes control of the ball! 
          ...  K_Mbappe smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 74 :(liv) R_De_Tomas barges R_Gosens off the ball 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo with an ugly foul 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 75 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Dumfries 
Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Rooney 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Grimaldo 
Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Richards 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Kelly 
Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: Elano 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Berenguer 
Min. 77 :(por) R_Gosens finds M_Olise in acres of space 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mbappe flights it in! 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo with the header 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 81 :(liv) F_Chiesa looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  C_Richards takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 83 :(liv) F_de_Jong threads the through ball to L_Trossard 
          ...  L_Trossard tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 85 :(liv) M_Akanji hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  F_de_Jong latches onto it! 
          ...  F_de_Jong shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It floats over Agirrezabala 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 85 :(por) R_Gosens is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Correa 
          ...  A great volley from A_Correa! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 86 :(liv) L_Spinazzola runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  Y_Rakitskyi could have let it bounce! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gathers it comfortably 
Min. 86 :(por) A_Correa sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  E_Can gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  E_Can hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 87 :(liv) M_Akanji backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  R_De_Tomas gets on the end of it 
          ...  A vicious shot by R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(liv) F_Chiesa with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves G_Di_Lorenzo behind 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Gray 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 93 :(liv) L_Spinazzola picks up the pass 
          ...  A delicate chip from L_Spinazzola! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 

*************  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              : D_Llorente (19,25), L_Spinazzola (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Portsmouth Match Info
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Best player          : A_Berenguer
Scorers              : A_Berenguer (39), R_Gosens (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Olise (20), , R_Gosens (64)G_Di_Lorenzo (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Portsmouth
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :          19        |       9
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Final Score          : Liverpool 3 - 2 Portsmouth
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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 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
D_Dumfries     DF   1  23  17   7  22 |  79   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  44
D_Llorente     DF   1  23  19   7  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  14 129
N_Mazraoui     DF   1  23  18  10  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Akanji       DF   1  23  20  12  26 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  23  20  16  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  26  50
D_Rice         DM   1  20  24   5  27 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   9   0
D_Zakaria      DM   1  19  22  11  26 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
L_Trossard     FW   1  11  23  22  24 |  97   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  25  28
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  17  25  25 |  97   0   0   2   1   6   0   0   0   0   0  53  26
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  20  24  22 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0
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  12  11  29 |  18   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  19
F_de_Jong      MF   1  12  23  21  28 |  26   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
H_Mullins      MF   1  14  18   7  30 |   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

Player Statistics - Portsmouth
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Agirrezabala   GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
G_Di_Lorenzo   DF   1  23  20  15  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  28  -2  26
R_Gosens       DF   1  24  16  11  25 |  97   0   2   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  26  32  44
E_Can          DF   1  22  21  15  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  13
L_Kelly        DF   1  22  16  12  23 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
A_Grimaldo     DF   1  22  17  12  31 |  79   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  16   0
A_Gray         MF   1  18  20   3  26 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  13   0
M_Olise        MF   1   4  22  21  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   9  -2
A_Berenguer    AM   1   4  21  20  25 |  79   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  36  28
A_Correa       FW   1   5  22  23  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  11  19
K_Mbappe       FW   1   4  20  25  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  19  12   4  31 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  17  14   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Elano          AM   1  11  19  16  26 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Rooney       FW   1   7  16  19  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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