FFO CL, Liverpool vs. Manchester City (Wed May 20)


                            Liverpool  |  Manchester City
                          5-1-0-2-2 L  |  5-2-1-2 C
                       Graeme Edwards  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK Ederson
                           F_Mendy DF  |  DF M_Thiaw
                           L_Digne DF  |  DF R_Ait_Nouri
                          M_Akanji DF  |  DF A_Khusanov
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                            D_Rice DM  |  DM Am_Onana
                      G_Martinelli AM  |  MF B_Silva
                       S_Chukwueze AM  |  DM J_Bellingham
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                        J_P_Mateta FW  |  FW H_Kane
                                       |
                            D_Ward SUB |  SUB Moya
                        K_Trippier SUB |  SUB J_Hato
                       Y_Rakitskyi SUB |  SUB E_Robson
                      A_Tchouameni SUB |  SUB A_Gordon
                          P_Dybala SUB |  SUB N_Goodman




Min. 3  :(liv) G_Martinelli has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  G_Martinelli strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  Ederson fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 7  :(liv) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  S_Chukwueze seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Digne floats the ball in! 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 8  :(liv) F_Chiesa with a clever shimmy 
          ...  F_Chiesa must beat Ederson! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He s scored from 30 yards, he ll be reliving that goal on Crouch s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  Liverpool go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 9  :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a FW 
Min. 12 :(liv) M_Akanji is hobbling. He's unable to continue 
Min. 12 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Trippier 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Akanji 
Min. 14 :(liv) J_P_Mateta is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  But Am_Onana comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 20 :(liv) S_Chukwueze controls the ball with ease 
          ...  H_Kane with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 23 :(liv) S_Chukwueze finds F_Chiesa on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Thiaw wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  D_Rice plays it short to B_Chilwell 
          ...  M_Thiaw cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 28 :(mnc) J_Bellingham moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Khusanov 
          ...  D_Rice reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 31 :(mnc) Am_Onana holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Matip leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
Min. 33 :(liv) J_Matip feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  G_Martinelli runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 33 :(liv) F_Mendy hoofs it upfield to find S_Chukwueze 
          ...  Am_Onana pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 37 :(liv) S_Chukwueze finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  S_Chukwueze curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  Ederson plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 48 :(mnc) J_Bellingham moves inside 
          ...  B_Chilwell with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(mnc) Am_Onana jinks through the defence 
          ...  L_Digne with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 47 :(mnc) J_Bellingham crosses in from the wing, he finds Marquinhos in the box 
          ...  D_Rice does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 50 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 51 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a FW 
Min. 52 :(mnc) J_Bellingham takes advantage of a mistake by F_Mendy 
          ...  He knocks the ball to H_Kane! 
          ...  K_Trippier steals the ball of off him 
Min. 55 :(mnc) B_Silva turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Rice 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Dybala 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_P_Mateta 
Min. 60 :(mnc) J_Bellingham is too quick for B_Chilwell 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Bellingham! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  Marquinhos flights it in! 
          ...  D_Rice reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 64 :(mnc) M_Thiaw takes advantage of a mistake by B_Chilwell 
          ...  He puts in Marquinhos! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Matip 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 65 :(mnc) Marquinhos spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Ruben_Dias! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  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. 66 :(liv) S_Chukwueze is first to the ball 
          ...  S_Chukwueze with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 73 :(liv) F_Chiesa makes himself available 
          ...  Am_Onana muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a AM 
Min. 76 :(liv) L_Digne sidesteps A_Khusanov 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 79 :(mnc) Marquinhos controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Matip 
          ...  He puts in D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  B_Chilwell with a bad challenge 
Min. 83 :(mnc) Marquinhos looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham with a stunning strike! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  He can't believe it himself! 
          ...  He's scored his 10th goal of the campaign! 
          ...  That was a crucial equaliser from <t1>!! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 84 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  Liverpool have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 84 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a DM 
Min. 84 :(liv) P_Dybala get's past Marquinhos 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Marquinhos does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 84 :(liv) K_Trippier is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to F_Chiesa 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
          ...  Is The Referee going to give a penalty? 
          ...  He points to the spot! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  F_Chiesa is the man who takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  No mistake! 
          ...  Thumped home! 
          ...  Take a bow, son 
          ...  It's his 20th goal of the season!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY!! 
          ...  That must surely be the winner!! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City...
Min. 85 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  Liverpool have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 85 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a FW 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(liv) F_Chiesa is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Matip 
          ...  M_Thiaw anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 93 :(liv) L_Digne slides it through the middle to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 93 :(mnc) J_Bellingham holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  J_Bellingham hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Bellingham 
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Khusanov 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  T_Courtois tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri gets to it! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Kane swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Marquinhos swings a leg at it! 
          ...  T_Courtois narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 96 :(mnc) A_Khusanov heads the ball back to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 

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

Min. 92 :(liv) J_Matip sidesteps R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Am_Onana 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Martinelli floats the ball in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  M_Thiaw clears the danger 
Min. 96 :(liv) S_Chukwueze finds P_Dybala on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Bellingham reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 96 :(mnc) J_Bellingham smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Vlahovic latches onto the ball 
          ...  F_Mendy with the tackle 
Min. 100:(mnc) Ruben_Dias sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Am_Onana 
          ...  Am_Onana strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  T_Courtois saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 103:(liv) G_Martinelli plays it long to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  S_Chukwueze aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But Ederson makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 104:(mnc) B_Silva with a neat pass into H_Kane 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by F_Chiesa 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 106:(liv) P_Dybala controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  F_Mendy gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  F_Mendy tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  Ederson catches the ball 
Min. 106:(mnc) Ruben_Dias lays the ball back to H_Kane 
          ...  J_Matip with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
Min. 106:(mnc) J_Bellingham kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Silva gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A powerful shot by B_Silva! 
          ...  T_Courtois can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 

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

Min. 114:(mnc) D_Vlahovic with the cross-field pass to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham lobs T_Courtois! 
          ...  T_Courtois has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  T_Courtois reacts well to save!! 
Min. 116:(liv) F_Chiesa has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Ederson! 
          ...  B_Silva hacks him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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


          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  F_Chiesa is next up
          ...  Oh he didn't mess about with that one 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Smashed right down the middle!. 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  D_Vlahovic is coming forward
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a powerful strike right down the middle! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  P_Dybala is going to have a crack!
          ...  Over the bar!!! 
          ...  Chris Waddle would be proud! 

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  H_Kane places the ball on the spot!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  T_Courtois almost got his fingers to it but it was too powerful! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  S_Chukwueze places the ball on the spot!
          ...  Ederson dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had absolutely no chance there! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  J_Bellingham is next to step up!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a powerful strike right down the middle! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-3 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  G_Martinelli is next up
          ...  Ederson gets his fingertips to the ball 
          ...  But he can't keep it out!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Liverpool 3-3 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  B_Silva is taking this penalty!
          ...  He sends T_Courtois the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  He made it look easy. 
          ...  Liverpool 3-4 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  F_Mendy is going to have a crack!
          ...  He sends Ederson the wrong way 
          ...  But it has gone over!! 
          ...  Terrible, terrible miss!! 


          ...  Manchester City 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 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Chiesa (8,84 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Akanji (12)
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bellingham
Scorers              : J_Bellingham (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Kane (20), Am_Onana (73), D_Vlahovic (84), þÿÿÿ$çyB_Silva (116)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       11
Off target           :           1        |       5
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       4
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       19
Key Tackles          :           9        |       11
Key Passes           :           8        |       13
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Final Score          : Liverpool 2 - 1 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  29   1   1   1  15 | 130   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
F_Mendy        DF   1  25  20  18  22 | 130   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  16
L_Digne        DF   1  25  20  12  23 | 130   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  18   0
M_Akanji       DF   1  24  22  13  26 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   1  22  16  12  29 | 130   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  22   0
B_Chilwell     DF   1  25  21  18  24 | 130   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rice         DM   1  21  25   6  27 | 130   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  84   0   0
G_Martinelli   AM   1   4  23  23  27 | 130   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  11
S_Chukwueze    AM   1   4  23  24  27 | 130   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  28
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  21  26  22 | 130   0   1   1   0   3   2   0   0   0  37  17  56
J_P_Mateta     FW   1   2  20  25  22 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
D_Ward         GK  23   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Trippier     DF   1  21  16  11  25 | 118   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  22   0
Y_Rakitskyi    DF   1  17  11  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tchouameni   MF   1  18  23   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Dybala       FW   1   5  15  25  23 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   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  29   1   1   1  22 | 130   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
M_Thiaw        DF   1  24  21  18  28 | 130   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  17   0
R_Ait_Nouri    DF   1  25  21  17  28 | 130   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  51   0  15
A_Khusanov     DF   1  23  21  14  26 | 130   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  20
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  24  20  16  27 | 130   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  18  16
Marquinhos     DF   1  25  20  17  25 | 130   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  58  17
Am_Onana       DM   1  21  24  13  29 | 130   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  40  -2  19
B_Silva        AM   1   4  26  20  24 | 130   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  22  10
J_Bellingham   FW   1  19  25  24  28 | 130   0   1   5   0   4   1   0   0   0  23  65  54
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   6  19  27  27 | 130   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  17   5
H_Kane         FW   1   8  21  26  27 | 130   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Moya           GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hato         DF   1  23  20  11  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
A_Gordon       MF   1   5  23  23  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Goodman      FW   1   4  14  19  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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