FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Liverpool (Mon Oct 27) Cardiff City | Liverpool 5-2-2-1 P | 4-2-0-3-1 E Matt Rose Caretaker | Graeme Edwards | A_Kinsky GK | GK T_Courtois J_Vestergaard DF | DF D_Upamecano H_Westermann DF | DF N_Mazraoui N_Osborne DF | DF M_Akanji P_Comuzzo DF | DF L_Spinazzola A_Traore DF | DM D_Rice M_Gotze MF | DM F_Dimarco T_Lemar MF | AM F_de_Jong S_Ralston AM | AM A_Berenguer H_Losada AM | AM L_Trossard I_Thiago FW | FW R_De_Tomas | M_Freese SUB | SUB D_Ward D_Godin SUB | SUB D_Lovren R_Gomis SUB | SUB Y_Rakitskyi S_Floccari SUB | SUB H_Mullins J_Lens SUB | SUB F_Chiesa Min. 1 :(car) H_Losada wins possession ... He plays the ball across to I_Thiago ... What a shot from I_Thiago! ... It could go anywhere ... T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 1 :(liv) F_Dimarco storms past his marker ... A cheeky lob from F_Dimarco! ... A_Kinsky claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... And Liverpool are leading in the game now ... Cardiff City 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 2 :(liv) A_Berenguer is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to F_de_Jong ... F_de_Jong with the 40 yard drive! ... A_Kinsky has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Kinsky is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 3 :(liv) F_de_Jong spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to L_Trossard! ... L_Trossard with the punt towards goal! ... But A_Kinsky reaches the ball. Good save Min. 12 :(car) S_Ralston with a glorious 60-yard pass to I_Thiago ... I_Thiago keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... The shot slips through T_Courtois's hands ... But T_Courtois recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 18 :(car) A_Traore takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to I_Thiago ... But D_Upamecano wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 19 :(car) A_Traore turns past D_Rice ... He has some space now! ... A_Traore tries to catch the keeper out! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 20 :(car) P_Comuzzo has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past F_Dimarco ... He puts in I_Thiago! ... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Spinazzola ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 29 :(car) M_Gotze has plenty of time and space ... But L_Spinazzola wins the tackle Min. 30 :(car) A_Traore with a probing pass to I_Thiago ... L_Spinazzola dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 30 :(car) J_Vestergaard breaks free from R_De_Tomas ... L_Spinazzola pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 32 :(car) H_Westermann slips past his marker F_Dimarco ... The ball is whipped into T_Lemar ... T_Lemar with the shot! ... GOAL!! ... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly ... The game's up for grabs now! ... Cardiff City 1-1 Liverpool ... Min. 33 :(liv) L_Trossard pass splits open the defence and finds A_Berenguer ... Excellent sliding challenge by H_Westermann ... He timed it well Min. 35 :(liv) D_Upamecano with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Berenguer gets on the end of the pass ... A_Berenguer drives the shot in! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 40 :(car) S_Ralston works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to H_Losada ... D_Rice pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... I_Thiago with the thundering drive ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Courtois's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 42 :(liv) L_Spinazzola with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... T_Lemar gathers up the loose ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(car) H_Losada takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to I_Thiago ... I_Thiago with the shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 43 :(liv) L_Spinazzola breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Kinsky! ... N_Osborne brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... L_Trossard hits it over the wall ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 1-1 Liverpool Min. 47 :(liv) R_De_Tomas is unmarked! ... R_De_Tomas with the chance! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... Liverpool have taken the lead! ... Cardiff City 1-2 Liverpool ... Min. 50 :(liv) D_Rice smashes the ball upfield ... M_Akanji latches onto the ball ... M_Akanji uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But A_Kinsky with the difficult save Min. 54 :(liv) A_Berenguer with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... A great volley from A_Berenguer! ... A_Kinsky saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 57 :(car) A_Traore runs at goal ... He spots the run of H_Losada ... He's played him in ... F_Dimarco clears with a diving header Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: R_Gomis ... COMING OFF: T_Lemar Min. 61 :(liv) F_Dimarco with the first time pass to D_Rice ... An audacious effort from D_Rice! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 65 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A Min. 65 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: D_Lovren ... COMING OFF: L_Trossard Min. 65 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... Liverpool have changed their playing style to P Min. 67 :(liv) N_Mazraoui with a clever shimmy ... But J_Vestergaard wins the tackle cleanly Min. 68 :(car) I_Thiago takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... I_Thiago tries to catch the keeper out! ... T_Courtois is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: S_Floccari ... COMING OFF: S_Ralston Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: H_Mullins ... COMING OFF: F_de_Jong Min. 73 :(car) P_Comuzzo spots his team mate making a run ... He finds S_Floccari with a lovely pass! ... S_Floccari with a low drive through the rain! ... T_Courtois makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 76 :(liv) L_Spinazzola is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to D_Rice ... D_Rice with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 77 :(car) M_Gotze with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... H_Losada gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... H_Losada with the header! ... GOAL!! ... The Cardiff City fans are delighted! ... What a time to grab an equaliser!! ... Cardiff City 2-2 Liverpool ... Min. 77 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: F_Chiesa ... COMING OFF: F_Dimarco Min. 77 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... Liverpool have changed their playing style to A Min. 77 :(liv) F_Chiesa runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... F_Chiesa uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But A_Kinsky reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Kinsky anyway Min. 78 :(liv) D_Lovren sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to R_De_Tomas ... But N_Osborne sweeps up the threat Min. 79 :(car) M_Gotze runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Superbly timed tackle by D_Rice ... He made it look easy Min. 80 :(liv) M_Akanji sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... H_Mullins runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... H_Mullins with his head down lets it go! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 81 :(liv) A_Berenguer picks out L_Spinazzola with the cross ... L_Spinazzola with a screamer of a shot! ... A_Kinsky with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 85 :(car) The defender slips and falls over! ... H_Losada is through! ... F_Chiesa tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 86 :(liv) D_Upamecano takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa with a thundering shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 87 :(liv) N_Mazraoui has a go! ... It hits the defender ... R_De_Tomas collects the loose ball! ... R_De_Tomas looks to see where A_Kinsky is! ... He shoots! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(car) H_Losada is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Gotze ... M_Gotze tries the shot! ... 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! ... M_Gotze hits it towards the far post! ... T_Courtois easily catches it! Min. 90 :(liv) A_Berenguer has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past N_Osborne ... He puts in R_De_Tomas! ... R_De_Tomas must beat A_Kinsky! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... A_Berenguer drives it into the box! ... H_Westermann belts it clear Min. 92 :(car) P_Comuzzo breaks free from L_Spinazzola ... P_Comuzzo unleashes a pile driver! ... But T_Courtois punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 93 :(liv) L_Spinazzola with the first time flick to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa with a stunning strike! ... A_Kinsky with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Losada (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Lemar (32), H_Losada (77) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Osborne (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Dimarco Scorers : F_Dimarco (1), R_De_Tomas (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 11 | 17 Off target : 5 | 9 On target : 6 | 8 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 5 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 2 - 2 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Kinsky GK 26 1 1 1 27 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 H_Westermann DF 1 19 15 10 28 | 97 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 41 0 N_Osborne DF 1 20 16 10 20 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 -2 -2 P_Comuzzo DF 1 19 15 14 30 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 16 A_Traore DF 1 19 17 7 25 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 21 M_Gotze MF 1 6 20 15 26 | 97 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 13 T_Lemar MF 1 4 20 19 22 | 61 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 34 0 30 S_Ralston AM 1 7 19 15 30 | 71 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 H_Losada AM 1 7 18 16 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 45 36 I_Thiago FW 1 6 17 23 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 M_Freese GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Godin DF 1 18 12 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Gomis MF 1 15 19 6 26 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Floccari AM 1 5 14 19 23 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 J_Lens FW 1 5 14 18 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 27 1 1 1 15 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 D_Upamecano DF 1 23 19 8 27 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 28 0 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 21 12 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 18 L_Spinazzola DF 1 23 20 17 27 | 97 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 26 13 D_Rice DM 1 20 24 6 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 9 44 F_Dimarco DM 1 20 22 13 24 | 78 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 18 11 42 F_de_Jong AM 1 12 23 21 28 | 71 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 A_Berenguer AM 1 4 21 20 25 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 L_Trossard AM 1 11 24 22 24 | 66 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 18 25 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 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 14 29 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 Y_Rakitskyi DF 1 18 13 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Mullins MF 1 14 18 7 30 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 F_Chiesa FW 1 5 20 25 22 | 19 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1761586109 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40