FMFA Manager, Monterrey vs. Liverpool (Wed Aug 26) Monterrey | Liverpool 5-3-2 C | 4-1-2-1-2 E Harry Klenjan | Thomas Edvardsen | M_Barovero GK | GK B_Leno J_Basanta DF | DF L_Mai M_Prado DF | DF L_Shaw C_Montes DF | DM Gerson S_Medina DF | DF D_Maresic E_Gutierrez DF | DF P_Retsos M_Kranevitter MF | FW Son_Heung_Min J_Gallardo MF | MF C_Fabregas C_Rodriguez MF | FW G_Simeone R_Funes_Mori FW | AM Coutinho V_Janssen FW | MF J_Nisic | E_Resendez SUB | SUB S_Mignolet D_Parra SUB | SUB E_Alvarez J_Gonzalez SUB | SUB J_Mahon A_Gonzalez SUB | SUB L_Hernandez A_Herrera SUB | SUB C_Wilson Min. 1 :(mon) M_Prado with a one-touch layoff to E_Gutierrez ... E_Gutierrez is clean through! ... He rounds B_Leno ... He tries to slide it past B_Leno ... He has put it wide!! Min. 3 :(liv) Gerson looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone with a graceful, looping effort ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 5 :(mon) M_Kranevitter with a simple pass to V_Janssen ... Brilliantly taken away by L_Mai !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 6 :(mon) C_Rodriguez sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to C_Montes ... D_Maresic slices it ... B_Leno moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Rodriguez plays it towards the near post! ... P_Retsos reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 12 :(liv) D_Maresic is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to J_Nisic ... J_Nisic runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... He hits the side netting Min. 17 :(mon) M_Kranevitter gets to the by line and finds C_Rodriguez with a beautiful cross ... P_Retsos steals the ball of off him Min. 19 :(mon) E_Gutierrez with a flicked pass to M_Prado ... D_Maresic takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 19 :(liv) L_Shaw spots J_Nisic who is in acres of space ... J_Nisic hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... He runs off to the Liverpool fans to celebrate! ... That’s given Liverpool the advantage! ... Monterrey 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 20 :(liv) C_Fabregas runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Coutinho ... J_Gallardo takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 23 :(liv) Coutinho with a probing pass to J_Nisic ... Good sliding challenge from J_Basanta Min. 25 :(mon) C_Rodriguez has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... R_Funes_Mori gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But J_Nisic slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 27 :(mon) J_Basanta plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... P_Retsos slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 28 :(liv) L_Shaw kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Gerson gets on the end of the pass ... C_Montes with the block Min. 30 :(mon) J_Basanta crosses into the box, finding V_Janssen ... A delicate chip from V_Janssen ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 31 :(liv) C_Fabregas controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... Coutinho gets onto the end of the pass! ... R_Funes_Mori muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 33 :(mon) C_Rodriguez is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to V_Janssen ... P_Retsos dives it two footed!! ... That’s a terrible challenge! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 36 :(mon) J_Gonzalez is being brought on ... S_Medina is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 36 :(mon) The Monterrey manager shouts at them from the touchline to play N Min. 37 :(mon) Curled in dangerously from J_Gallardo to V_Janssen ... V_Janssen hits a curling shot! ... B_Leno can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... B_Leno has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 40 :(mon) R_Funes_Mori kills the ball dead ... Gerson hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Kranevitter hits it towards the far post! ... P_Retsos gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 40 :(liv) Gerson runs at goal ... He spots the run of Coutinho ... He's played him in ... J_Basanta slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Monterrey 0-1 Liverpool Min. 47 :(mon) E_Gutierrez looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to V_Janssen ... V_Janssen attempts a low drive! ... B_Leno parries it, he follows it up ... And B_Leno recovers to save!! Min. 49 :(liv) C_Fabregas looks up ... He swings the ball right towards Coutinho ... Coutinho strikes a wicked curler ! ... M_Barovero just watches float over the bar! Min. 55 :(mon) A_Herrera is being prepared to come on ... J_Gallardo is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play AM Min. 55 :(mon) Monterrey altered their play to a E strategy Min. 59 :(liv) Son_Heung_Min nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... M_Prado cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 63 :(liv) L_Shaw cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Fabregas ... C_Fabregas with the 40 yard drive ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Monterrey fans taunt him! Min. 64 :(mon) J_Gonzalez is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Funes_Mori ... R_Funes_Mori tries one from the edge of the box ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 65 :(liv) There's going to be a change ... E_Alvarez will come on for D_Maresic and play DF Min. 68 :(mon) C_Rodriguez flicks the ball through ... M_Prado runs onto it! ... M_Prado attempts to drive it home! ... Looks like it should be B_Leno's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... B_Leno looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 69 :(liv) Son_Heung_Min whips the ball across to Coutinho ... Coutinho fires a shot at goal ! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 70 :(mon) It seems Monterrey are making a tactical change to A Min. 70 :(liv) J_Mahon is being brought on ... C_Fabregas is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 74 :(mon) J_Gonzalez looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Funes_Mori ... R_Funes_Mori heads the ball towards goal ! ... But B_Leno makes a superb stop down low. Min. 74 :(liv) Coutinho with electric pace ... He eases past M_Kranevitter ... M_Prado with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Thomas Edvardsen looks bemused that it wasn't more! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside there own half ... L_Shaw swings it in ... G_Simeone takes control of it! ... Superbly timed tackle by E_Gutierrez ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... J_Mahon chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Nisic gets a shot in ... M_Barovero can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Barovero makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 74 :(liv) G_Simeone gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... G_Simeone with a terrific drive ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... M_Barovero never had a chance! Min. 75 :(liv) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... L_Hernandez will come on for P_Retsos and play DF Min. 75 :(liv) Liverpool switch to playing D Min. 75 :(liv) Coutinho changes position to fill a DM slot Min. 75 :(mon) R_Funes_Mori flicks it past L_Shaw ... He runs forward ... R_Funes_Mori throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 82 :(mon) M_Kranevitter brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... V_Janssen gets on the end of the pass ... Son_Heung_Min pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... FREE KICK! ... It is well within shooting range! ... C_Rodriguez plays it short to R_Funes_Mori ... R_Funes_Mori with the overhead ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... B_Leno dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had B_Leno beaten! ... CORNER! ... C_Rodriguez drives it into the box! ... B_Leno fists it away! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(liv) J_Nisic is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Gerson ... Gerson attempts a chip! ... It floats over M_Barovero ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 93 :(mon) V_Janssen drives it forward to A_Herrera ... J_Nisic is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio BBVA Attendance : 53,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monterrey Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Rodriguez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Gallardo (20), R_Funes_Mori (31), M_Prado (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Shaw (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Nisic (19) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Retsos (33), J_Nisic (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monterrey | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 9 | 9 Off target : 7 | 8 On target : 2 | 1 Possession : 36 | 64 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 5 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 14 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Monterrey 0 - 1 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Monterrey Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Barovero GK 28 4 2 1 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 J_Basanta DF 1 26 6 3 28 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 M_Prado DF 1 25 11 5 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 7 -2 C_Montes DF 1 25 6 2 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Medina DF 1 24 5 3 25 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Gutierrez DF 1 24 10 2 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 1 M_Kranevitter MF 1 11 26 2 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Gallardo MF 1 10 25 5 24 | 57 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 C_Rodriguez MF 1 3 24 3 24 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 R_Funes_Mori FW 1 3 5 26 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 3 V_Janssen FW 1 2 8 25 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 E_Resendez GK 26 3 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Parra DF 1 23 10 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gonzalez MF 1 4 24 3 23 | 59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Gonzalez MF 1 6 24 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Herrera AM 1 3 10 24 24 | 38 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Leno GK 30 2 2 1 22 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 L_Mai DF 1 28 14 2 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Shaw DF 2 28 14 4 28 | 95 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 48 0 Gerson DM 1 13 28 13 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 1 D_Maresic DF 1 27 14 2 24 | 67 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 P_Retsos DF 1 29 13 2 24 | 77 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 49 -3 -3 Son_Heung_Min FW 1 3 7 27 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Fabregas MF 2 11 28 11 25 | 72 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 G_Simeone FW 2 3 9 28 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Coutinho DM 2 4 29 13 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 J_Nisic MF 1 13 27 13 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 18 15 30 S_Mignolet GK 27 2 3 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Alvarez DF 1 26 13 2 23 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mahon MF 2 12 25 11 29 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Hernandez DF 1 27 11 2 25 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Wilson FW 2 3 3 23 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1598428413 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35