FFO Prem, Liverpool vs. Cardiff City (Fri Aug 01)


                            Liverpool  |  Cardiff City
                          5-1-0-2-2 A  |  4-2-2-2 P
                       Graeme Edwards  |  Matt Rose Caretaker
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK M_Freese
                        D_Dumfries DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                        N_Mazraoui DF  |  DF J_Tomlinson
                        D_Llorente DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                          M_Akanji DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                      L_Spinazzola DF  |  MF S_Ralston
                            D_Rice DM  |  MF M_Caqueret
                         F_de_Jong AM  |  AM M_Camus
                        L_Trossard AM  |  AM H_Losada
                        R_De_Tomas FW  |  FW S_Floccari
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  FW J_Lens
                                       |
                            D_Ward SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                       Y_Rakitskyi SUB |  SUB J_OBrien
                         D_Zakaria SUB |  SUB M_Gotze
                         H_Mullins SUB |  SUB M_Ingvartsen
                           M_Kulic SUB |  SUB I_Thiago




Min. 1  :(car) H_Losada floats the ball in to find J_Lens 
          ...  J_Lens with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  T_Courtois looks dejected 
          ...  That's given Cardiff City the advantage! 
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 2  :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  L_Trossard will now play as a FW 
Min. 2  :(liv) F_de_Jong with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Caqueret 
          ...  He knocks it to N_Mazraoui! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 3  :(liv) D_Llorente passes the ball to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But M_Freese reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 5  :(car) T_Lockyer is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Lens latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Akanji tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 7  :(liv) F_de_Jong with the through ball to M_Akanji 
          ...  M_Akanji with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  That's got Liverpool back level! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 12 :(car) T_Lockyer brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  H_Losada makes himself available 
          ...  D_Rice with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 13 :(liv) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  F_de_Jong is through! 
          ...  F_de_Jong with the overhead! 
          ...  M_Freese parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 17 :(liv) F_Chiesa beats D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  F_Chiesa flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But M_Freese stops that one easily 
Min. 18 :(liv) F_de_Jong leaves T_Lockyer standing 
          ...  F_de_Jong with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 19 :(liv) L_Trossard is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to N_Mazraoui 
          ...  N_Mazraoui shoots towards goal! 
          ...  M_Freese catches the ball 
Min. 20 :(liv) M_Akanji looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas attempts a low drive! 
          ...  M_Freese is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 22 :(car) S_Ralston runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Camus 
          ...  F_Chiesa with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 23 :(liv) F_Chiesa flicks it over T_Lockyer and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  F_Chiesa tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by F_Chiesa 
          ...  M_Akanji tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But M_Freese punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  N_Osborne with a great clearance! 
Min. 24 :(liv) F_de_Jong knocks the ball past T_Lockyer 
          ...  F_de_Jong hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 25 :(liv) N_Mazraoui is first to the ball 
          ...  T_Lockyer hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Llorente with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Akanji gets a shot in 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 28 :(liv) D_Dumfries spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds R_De_Tomas with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas with a little chip! 
          ...  M_Freese with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 29 :(liv) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  F_Chiesa gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  F_Chiesa attempts a chip! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 30 :(liv) D_Rice has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Floccari 
          ...  He puts in F_de_Jong! 
          ...  F_de_Jong tries the shot! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 30 :(car) T_Lockyer can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to H_Losada 
          ...  H_Losada tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  T_Courtois won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 31 :(liv) L_Trossard with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  F_de_Jong gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  F_de_Jong has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with M_Freese 
          ...  He rounds M_Freese 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  M_Freese manages to get to it!! 
Min. 34 :(liv) R_De_Tomas beats his marker 
          ...  R_De_Tomas has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But M_Freese just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 35 :(liv) L_Trossard has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Dumfries gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A left-footer by D_Dumfries! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Freese's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Rice drives it into the box! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  Brilliant save from M_Freese 
Min. 38 :(liv) L_Spinazzola runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Trossard 
          ...  But J_Tomlinson reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 38 :(car) J_Lens breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on T_Courtois! 
          ...  D_Llorente brings him down! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 39 :(liv) L_Trossard can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Llorente 
          ...  M_Camus with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 41 :(liv) L_Trossard turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas hits a great drive! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Freese's hands 
          ...  But M_Freese recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 41 :(car) H_Losada cuts the ball back to S_Floccari 
          ...  S_Floccari curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 42 :(liv) R_De_Tomas jinks through the defence 
          ...  S_Floccari pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(liv) F_Chiesa lobs it over T_Lockyer 
          ...  F_Chiesa with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  M_Freese 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! 

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

Min. 48 :(liv) M_Akanji cuts inside 
          ...  M_Akanji hits a great shot! 
          ...  M_Freese with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 49 :(car) S_Floccari runs forward 
          ...  S_Floccari tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But T_Courtois just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Camus 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Tomlinson 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  T_Courtois can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 50 :(liv) R_De_Tomas takes advantage of a mistake by H_Losada 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Tomlinson 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 51 :(liv) D_Rice jumps over M_Caqueret's challenge 
          ...  D_Rice curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Freese's hands 
          ...  But M_Freese recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 52 :(liv) M_Akanji is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to N_Mazraoui 
          ...  N_Mazraoui is clean through! 
          ...  M_Freese tries to make himself big 
          ...  He dinks it over M_Freese 
          ...  It's heading in! 
          ...  J_Tomlinson somehow gets back to hack it off the line!! 
Min. 52 :(liv) N_Mazraoui is shaking his head 
          ...  It looks like he's hurt his thigh 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 52 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Zakaria 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Mazraoui 
Min. 53 :(liv) L_Trossard storms past his marker 
          ...  L_Trossard goes for goal! 
          ...  M_Freese won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 53 :(car) D_Caleta_Car takes advantage of a mistake by L_Spinazzola 
          ...  He puts in S_Floccari! 
          ...  S_Floccari tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 54 :(liv) D_Dumfries dribbles it into the box 
          ...  D_Dumfries drives it low! 
          ...  Looks like it should be an easy save for M_Freese 
          ...  He's been nutmegged! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  M_Freese looks embarrassed! 
          ...  Let's see if Liverpool can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 55 :(liv) F_de_Jong controls the ball with ease 
          ...  F_de_Jong strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Freese's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 55 :(liv) L_Trossard takes advantage of a mistake by N_Osborne 
          ...  He puts in F_Chiesa! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Graeme Edwards looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 56 :(car) M_Camus plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Spinazzola 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 57 :(liv) F_de_Jong lobs it over S_Floccari 
          ...  F_de_Jong with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Freese reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on M_Freese anyway 
Min. 58 :(car) T_Lockyer curls the ball out wide to S_Floccari 
          ...  S_Floccari strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Osborne curls it into the box! 
          ...  L_Spinazzola with the clearance 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gotze 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Camus 
Min. 61 :(car) The defender slips up! 
          ...  M_Gotze is through! 
          ...  M_Gotze curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  T_Courtois never had a chance! 
Min. 62 :(liv) D_Zakaria flicks it past T_Lockyer 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  D_Zakaria looks to see where M_Freese is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 62 :(liv) D_Dumfries has picked up a knock 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 63 :(liv) F_Chiesa saunters past his marker 
          ...  M_Caqueret wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 64 :(liv) R_De_Tomas with a one-touch layoff to L_Trossard 
          ...  L_Trossard hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Freese's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 65 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 68 :(liv) L_Spinazzola runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  F_de_Jong latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  M_Caqueret is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Mullins 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_de_Jong 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Ingvartsen 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Losada 
Min. 70 :(liv) M_Freese with a terrible kick! 
          ...  D_Llorente is through! 
          ...  D_Llorente with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But M_Freese punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 76 :(liv) R_De_Tomas jinks past the defender 
          ...  R_De_Tomas sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  M_Freese was lucky there 
Min. 77 :(liv) D_Zakaria plays it forward to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  M_Freese has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 78 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  Liverpool have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(liv) L_Trossard bursts forward 
          ...  J_Tomlinson reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(car) T_Lockyer is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to S_Ralston 
          ...  L_Trossard rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 89 :(liv) D_Dumfries finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  D_Dumfries attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 90 :(liv) L_Trossard with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  L_Trossard with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  M_Freese fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 94 :(liv) D_Zakaria with the through ball to D_Rice 
          ...  D_Rice pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 95 :(liv) F_Chiesa with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows T_Lockyer a clean set of heals 
          ...  F_Chiesa has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  Over the bar! 

*************  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              : M_Akanji (7), D_Dumfries (54), F_Chiesa (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Rice (12)
Injured              : N_Mazraoui (52)
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : H_Losada
Scorers              : J_Lens (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Camus (39), S_Floccari (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          36        |       8
Off target           :          16        |       5
On target            :          20        |       3
Possession           :          70        |       30
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          18        |       8
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Final Score          : Liverpool 3 - 1 Cardiff 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  26   1   1   1  15 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
D_Dumfries     DF   1  23  17   7  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  16  96
N_Mazraoui     DF   1  23  18  10  27 |  53   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40
D_Llorente     DF   1  23  19   7  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  23
M_Akanji       DF   1  23  20  11  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  26 101
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  23  20  16  27 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  26   0
D_Rice         DM   1  20  23   5  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8  46
F_de_Jong      AM   1  12  22  21  28 |  71   0   0   2   1   7   0   0   0   0   0  38  55
L_Trossard     FW   1  11  23  22  24 |  96   0   1   6   0   3   0   0   0   0  27  60  20
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  17  25  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  16  28
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  20  23  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  56
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Zakaria      DF   1  19  21  10  26 |  43   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  41  18
H_Mullins      MF   1  14  18   7  30 |  25   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 - Cardiff 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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M_Freese       GK  19   1   1   1  31 |  96  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 178   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  22  16   8  27 |  96   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  68   0
J_Tomlinson    DF   1  15  13   7  16 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  69   0  21
N_Osborne      DF   1  20  16  10  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  18  15  13  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  18   0
S_Ralston      MF   1   7  18  15  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Caqueret     MF   1  14  20   4  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
M_Camus        AM   1   4  20  16  29 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
H_Losada       AM   1   6  18  16  24 |  71   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  12
S_Floccari     FW   1   5  14  19  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  38
J_Lens         FW   1   5  14  18  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
J_Alnwick      GK  16   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_OBrien       DF   1  14  11   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  35   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
M_Ingvartsen   AM   1   7  10  13  29 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  23  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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