FMFA, Brighton vs. Liverpool (Sat Dec 14) Brighton | Liverpool 4-4-2 N | 3-1-3-1-2 P Will Schoolar | Thomas Edvardsen | M_Rodak GK | GK Ivor_Pandur L_Colwill DF | DF W_Saliba A_Webster DF | DF Ruben_Dias M_Doucoure DF | MF Gerson K_Walker DF | DF P_Retsos S_Berge MF | DM L_Mai J_Ward-Prowse MF | FW A_Garnacho L_Trossard MF | MF D_Szoboszlai Y_Bissouma MF | FW J_Felix J_Bowen FW | AM Coutinho Jordi_Ferrer FW | MF S_Tonali | J_Talbot SUB | SUB I_Meslier A_Benarous SUB | SUB L_Shaw M_Doherty SUB | SUB J_Willock M_Verratti SUB | SUB B_Koumetio P_Schick SUB | SUB T_Kronmuller Referee: Simon_Hooper (Wiltshire) Min. 1 :(bri) S_Berge brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Bowen gets on the end of the pass ... L_Mai reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... S_Berge curls it into the box! ... L_Mai gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 1 :(liv) L_Mai backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... J_Felix gets on the end of it ... J_Felix rifles it to the far post ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... M_Rodak looks relieved there! Min. 1 :(bri) L_Trossard with a slide rule pass to Jordi_Ferrer ... Ruben_Dias with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious Min. 3 :(liv) A_Garnacho heads the ball back to L_Mai ... S_Berge tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 3 :(liv) A_Garnacho takes advantage of a mistake by L_Colwill ... Can he make them pay? ... A_Garnacho with a powerful diving header! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 7 :(liv) Coutinho lobs it over Y_Bissouma ... Coutinho smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Gerson hits it towards the far post! ... The ball comes to A_Garnacho ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... W_Saliba chips the ball into the area! ... M_Rodak reads it well, and claims it! Min. 9 :(bri) M_Doucoure slows the ball down 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! ... M_Doucoure hits a great shot ! ... Ivor_Pandur beats the ball away Min. 9 :(liv) J_Felix runs at M_Doucoure ... The defender slips and falls over ... J_Felix has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... M_Rodak can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Rodak makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 10 :(liv) P_Retsos plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A scorcher of a shot from P_Retsos ! ... M_Rodak makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 12 :(liv) The defender under hits the back pass! ... S_Tonali is through! ... S_Tonali has a dig at goal! ... M_Rodak heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 14 :(liv) Coutinho looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to J_Felix ... M_Doucoure wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 16 :(liv) A_Garnacho runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A thundering drive by A_Garnacho ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 19 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Garnacho collects the loose ball! ... S_Berge knobbles the attacking player. ... Simon_Hooper blows up for a foul ... What a stupid booking that was ... That’s his second of the game ! ... He heads of towards the changing rooms ... FREE KICK! ... Simon_Hooper signals that it is indirect ... P_Retsos shapes to shoot ... He plays it to J_Felix instead ... J_Felix with the crafty shot! ... M_Rodak gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 19 :(liv) S_Tonali with an intelligent ball to J_Felix ... J_Felix has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... M_Rodak has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Rodak is left flat-footed ... It's gone in ... GOAL !! ... But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted something ... That looked like a bit of shirt pulling, well spotted by the ref! Min. 20 :(liv) A_Garnacho beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A_Garnacho throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... GOAL !! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... Liverpool go ahead in this match now! ... Brighton 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 21 :(bri) J_Bowen has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Gerson! ... He has some space now! ... But S_Tonali sweeps up the threat Min. 22 :(liv) Gerson holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to Coutinho ... L_Colwill tackles cleanly Min. 23 :(liv) Coutinho nutmegs M_Doucoure ... A great volley from Coutinho ! ... M_Rodak saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 24 :(liv) A_Garnacho pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... A_Garnacho goes for goal ! ... The net moves! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Brighton 0-2 Liverpool ... Min. 25 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Ruben_Dias ... Ruben_Dias with the shot ! ... M_Rodak gets his fingertips to it Min. 27 :(bri) J_Bowen gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past W_Saliba! ... He has some space now! ... J_Bowen attempts a chip! ... Ivor_Pandur with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 28 :(liv) J_Felix with the mazy run ... J_Felix curls the ball in on goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He is dancing round the corner flag! ... Brighton 0-3 Liverpool ... Min. 30 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai takes on 3 men ... D_Szoboszlai with a thundering volley! ... M_Rodak won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 31 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... J_Bowen latches onto the ball ... A wicked drive by J_Bowen ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 31 :(liv) S_Tonali with a burst of pace ... S_Tonali with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 33 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Felix ... He puts in Jordi_Ferrer! ... Jordi_Ferrer has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... Ivor_Pandur makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 35 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_Felix latches onto it! ... J_Felix goes for the top corner ! ... M_Rodak with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 36 :(liv) L_Mai gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Coutinho ... Coutinho hits the ball on the bounce ! ... M_Rodak is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... M_Rodak looks very relieved! Min. 37 :(liv) Gerson runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to W_Saliba ... J_Bowen pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 41 :(liv) J_Felix runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... K_Walker looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 42 :(liv) The defender loses control of the ball! ... J_Felix seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... L_Colwill steals the ball of off him Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Gerson ... Gerson curls the ball in on goal ! ... M_Rodak has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Rodak reacts well to tip it wide!!! ... CORNER! ... Gerson swings it in! ... A_Garnacho gets a shot in ... But M_Rodak comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-3 Liverpool Min. 50 :(liv) L_Mai shifts into the DF position in a tactical change Min. 50 :(liv) Gerson will now play as DF Min. 51 :(liv) S_Tonali has changed his position on the pitch to a DM Min. 51 :(liv) A_Garnacho beats Y_Bissouma ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Garnacho flings a shot at goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Coutinho curls it into the box! ... W_Saliba tries to place the shot! ... M_Rodak with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 52 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Garnacho ... A skillful effort from A_Garnacho ! ... But it goes wide Min. 53 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai with a flicked pass to Gerson ... A wicked drive by Gerson ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 54 :(liv) J_Felix with a short pass to find Coutinho ... A glorious effort by Coutinho ! ... But M_Rodak tips it over ... Simon_Hooper has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 56 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... P_Retsos takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 58 :(bri) Y_Bissouma has it now ... He takes on D_Szoboszlai ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Jordi_Ferrer! ... Gerson is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... Ivor_Pandur misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse plays it into the danger area! ... A_Garnacho reads it well and clears the danger Min. 60 :(liv) L_Shaw will replace Ruben_Dias and play DF Min. 60 :(liv) J_Willock is being prepared to come on ... Gerson is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 60 :(liv) It appears Coutinho is playing as a MF Min. 61 :(liv) It seems J_Willock has switched to a DF Min. 61 :(liv) J_Felix with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from K_Walker ... J_Felix curls it towards the top corner ! ... GOAL !! ... Runs off and slides on his knees!! ... The fans go wild! ... But it's been disallowed. The reason is unclear ... An angry fan runs onto the pitch!! ... And the police get him!! ... Disgraceful!! Min. 65 :(liv) Coutinho boots it towards A_Garnacho ... But L_Colwill sweeps up the threat Min. 66 :(liv) A_Garnacho finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... L_Colwill clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 67 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai slides the ball across to J_Felix ... K_Walker plays the back pass ... M_Rodak can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Willock ... W_Saliba gets his head on it ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... S_Tonali hits it towards the far post! ... K_Walker reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 68 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai with a reverse pass to Coutinho ... Good sliding challenge from J_Bowen and it had to be Min. 70 :(liv) T_Kronmuller is coming on for A_Garnacho and will play FW Min. 70 :(liv) B_Koumetio is being prepared to come on ... P_Retsos is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 70 :(liv) Liverpool altered their play to a C strategy Min. 70 :(bri) K_Walker plays the back pass ... M_Rodak can't get to it!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Look at the despair on his face!! ... Brighton 0-4 Liverpool ... Min. 72 :(liv) T_Kronmuller shifts into the MF position in a tactical change Min. 74 :(liv) Coutinho brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Willock gets on the end of the pass ... J_Willock fires off a right-footed shot ! ... M_Rodak gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 75 :(liv) J_Felix moves to AM Min. 76 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... D_Szoboszlai with a low drive through the rain! ... M_Rodak watches it sail safely wide! Min. 79 :(liv) T_Kronmuller cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Tonali ... J_Bowen wins the ball Min. 85 :(liv) S_Tonali has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past A_Webster ... He puts in D_Szoboszlai! ... D_Szoboszlai strikes a wicked curler ! ... M_Rodak won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(bri) L_Trossard plays in Y_Bissouma with a beautiful ball ... J_Willock with an over the top challenge ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 90 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with a flicked pass to J_Bowen ... D_Szoboszlai wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 91 :(liv) J_Willock finds T_Kronmuller with a perfectly weighted pass ... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Doucoure Min. 93 :(liv) S_Tonali with an inch perfect pass to W_Saliba ... W_Saliba with a stunning strike ! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Community Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Bowen Scorers : N/A Sent Off : S_Berge (19) Booked : J_Bowen (37) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Garnacho (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Garnacho (20,24), J_Felix (28), K_Walker (70 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Willock (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 4 | 32 Off target : 1 | 16 On target : 3 | 16 Possession : 21 | 79 Corners : 2 | 6 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 4 Fouls : 6 | 12 Key Tackles : 10 | 5 Key Passes : 6 | 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 0 - 4 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Rodak GK 25 2 2 1 24 | 96 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Colwill DF 1 22 14 8 27 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 A_Webster DF 1 22 15 9 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Doucoure DF 1 22 13 3 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 K_Walker DF 1 21 15 2 26 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 -2 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 22 3 25 | 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 3 -7 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 22 3 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Trossard MF 1 4 20 14 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Y_Bissouma MF 1 8 20 13 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Bowen FW 1 8 15 23 29 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 23 -3 1 Jordi_Ferrer FW 1 3 13 21 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 J_Talbot GK 21 3 3 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Benarous DF 1 21 15 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Doherty DF 1 20 11 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Verratti MF 1 14 20 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Schick FW 1 3 13 20 25 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ivor_Pandur GK 26 1 1 1 21 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 W_Saliba DF 1 23 15 10 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Ruben_Dias DF 1 23 15 7 28 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Gerson DF 1 15 23 14 25 | 63 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 28 12 P_Retsos DF 1 23 16 2 24 | 73 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 8 11 L_Mai DF 1 23 16 2 23 | 96 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 0 A_Garnacho FW 1 9 16 25 25 | 73 0 1 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 13 10 54 D_Szoboszlai MF 1 14 25 16 26 | 96 0 1 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 80 3 J_Felix AM 1 10 14 26 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 10 37 Coutinho MF 2 4 23 14 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 8 S_Tonali DM 1 15 25 15 24 | 96 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 30 4 I_Meslier GK 24 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Shaw DF 2 22 16 4 28 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Willock DF 1 18 22 4 25 | 33 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 7 0 B_Koumetio DF 1 21 15 3 25 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 T_Kronmuller MF 1 15 20 15 24 | 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1734207548 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35