FMFA, Liverpool vs. West Bromwich Albion (Sun Aug 04)


                            Liverpool  |  West Bromwich Albion
                          4-1-1-2-2 E  |  5-2-1-2 C
                     Thomas Edvardsen  |  Neil Rowley
                                       |
                       Ivor_Pandur GK  |  GK B_House
                             L_Mai DF  |  DF O_Kabak
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF S_Shotton
                         J_Willock DM  |  DF K_Gibbs
                          P_Retsos DF  |  DF S_Ajayi
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF K_Bartley
                        A_Garnacho FW  |  MF S_Wilding
                      D_Szoboszlai AM  |  MF G_Diangana
                           J_Felix FW  |  AM A_Reach
                          Coutinho AM  |  FW N_Pepe
                          S_Tonali MF  |  FW G_Jesus
                                       |
                      R-T_Hoffmann SUB |  SUB E_Mendy
                          W_Saliba SUB |  SUB D_Furlong
                            Gerson SUB |  SUB Q_Castro
                      T_Kronmuller SUB |  SUB Matt_Phillips
                           M_Salah SUB |  SUB J_Adedeji

Referee: Simon_Hooper (Wiltshire)


Min. 1  :(liv) J_Willock with an incisive pass to J_Felix 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Felix ! 
          ...  B_House with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 1  :(wba) K_Bartley with a probing through ball N_Pepe 
          ...  L_Mai gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 5  :(liv) L_Shaw with a one-touch layoff to J_Felix 
          ...  K_Bartley had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  Simon_Hooper warns him 
Min. 7  :(wba) N_Pepe with a clever shimmy 
          ...  Ruben_Dias fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Simon_Hooper calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  K_Gibbs knocks it forward 
          ...  S_Ajayi gets on the end of it 
          ...  But L_Shaw comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 9  :(liv) D_Szoboszlai reads the run of L_Mai 
          ...  L_Mai tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  B_House makes a fine save 
Min. 9  :(wba) A_Reach moves forward 
          ...  J_Felix with the tackle 
          ...  Simon_Hooper will want to speak to him 
Min. 12 :(wba) N_Pepe breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Ivor_Pandur! 
          ...  L_Mai brings him down! 
          ...  Simon_Hooper calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 16 :(wba) G_Jesus with the kinky dribble 
          ...  L_Shaw with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 19 :(liv) Coutinho with a precise ball to D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  D_Szoboszlai tries to beat B_House from outside the area! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 19 :(wba) S_Wilding with the heel pass to N_Pepe 
          ...  Coutinho with the tackle 
Min. 20 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to S_Tonali 
          ...  S_Tonali with a little chip! 
          ...  B_House can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  B_House makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 20 :(wba) G_Jesus stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  G_Jesus hits the ball first time! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur was well beaten there! 
          ...  That’s given West Bromwich Albion the advantage! 
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 West Bromwich Albion ...
Min. 22 :(liv) J_Felix controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  A_Garnacho gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Garnacho attempts a chip! 
          ...  B_House gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 22 :(wba) S_Wilding sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  G_Jesus runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  G_Jesus beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat Ivor_Pandur 
          ...  He rounds Ivor_Pandur 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur somehow manages to get to it !! 
Min. 23 :(liv) L_Mai spots A_Garnacho who is in acres of space 
          ...  A_Garnacho with the drive! 
          ...  B_House falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  B_House looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Garnacho plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It is kicked away by K_Gibbs 
Min. 24 :(liv) S_Tonali makes the tackle 
          ...  S_Tonali attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  B_House makes a good save 
Min. 25 :(liv) Coutinho sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Garnacho 
          ...  A_Garnacho fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 26 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai with the mazy run 
          ...  D_Szoboszlai tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  But B_House with the difficult save 
Min. 27 :(liv) L_Mai with a reverse pass to D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  S_Ajayi plays the back pass 
          ...  B_House can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Willock! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to L_Shaw 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But B_House punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 30 :(liv) The Liverpool manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C 
Min. 33 :(liv) J_Willock with a pinpoint pass to Coutinho 
          ...  K_Bartley gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 34 :(wba) G_Jesus takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Ruben_Dias wins the ball with ease 
          ...  Simon_Hooper saw something no-one else did 
Min. 38 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past K_Bartley 
          ...  He knocks it to Coutinho! 
          ...  Coutinho with a thundering volley! 
          ...  B_House tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 40 :(liv) J_Willock leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_Felix 
          ...  But S_Ajayi clears the ball to safety 
Min. 42 :(wba) K_Gibbs lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  G_Jesus latches on to it 
          ...  Ruben_Dias takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(liv) L_Mai off the woodwork. 
          ...  A_Garnacho picks up the deflection 
          ...  G_Jesus wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 47 :(liv) J_Felix knocks the ball past the lunge of K_Bartley 
          ...  J_Felix tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from B_House 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 48 :(liv) A_Garnacho makes himself available 
          ...  A_Garnacho hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  B_House was well beaten there! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

Min. 48 :(liv) A_Garnacho is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Felix 
          ...  But S_Wilding puts it in row Z! 
Min. 50 :(liv) Liverpool will now play E after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 52 :(liv) P_Retsos bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Tonali 
          ...  S_Tonali with the overhead ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  That’s put Liverpool in front! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 West Bromwich Albion ...
Min. 53 :(liv) It seems Coutinho has switched to a MF 
Min. 53 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai moves into a MF role on the manager's orders 
Min. 53 :(liv) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  A_Garnacho will now play as AM 
Min. 54 :(liv) A_Garnacho finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  A_Garnacho with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into B_House's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 56 :(liv) S_Tonali finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled S_Ajayi 
          ...  S_Tonali belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  B_House gathers it easily 
Min. 58 :(liv) J_Felix beats S_Shotton 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  N_Pepe takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 59 :(liv) Ruben_Dias with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  Ruben_Dias fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  B_House with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 60 :(liv) W_Saliba is coming on for Ruben_Dias and playing DF 
Min. 60 :(liv) J_Willock is changing his role to a DF 
Min. 60 :(wba) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion will now play E 
Min. 61 :(liv) It appears J_Felix is playing as a AM 
Min. 61 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Coutinho collects the loose ball! 
          ...  S_Ajayi rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  Simon_Hooper wants a quiet word 
Min. 62 :(liv) L_Mai gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past K_Bartley! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Mai controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The West Bromwich Albion fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 64 :(liv) W_Saliba has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past K_Gibbs 
          ...  He knocks it to Coutinho! 
          ...  Coutinho rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  B_House dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And B_House tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Felix 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  B_House makes a fine save 
Min. 64 :(liv) J_Willock slides it through the middle to A_Garnacho 
          ...  O_Kabak with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 65 :(liv) Liverpool switch to playing D 
Min. 66 :(liv) A_Garnacho breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on B_House! 
          ...  S_Shotton brings him down! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 69 :(wba) G_Jesus is all alone 
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  P_Retsos forces him off the ball 
Min. 70 :(liv) T_Kronmuller is going to be brought on 
          ...  D_Szoboszlai is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM 
Min. 70 :(liv) M_Salah is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Garnacho is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 70 :(liv) Gerson is going to be brought on 
          ...  S_Tonali is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 70 :(liv) T_Kronmuller has changed his position on the pitch to a MF 
Min. 70 :(wba) D_Furlong will replace O_Kabak and play DF 
Min. 70 :(wba) J_Adedeji is being prepared to come on 
          ...  N_Pepe is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 71 :(liv) M_Salah is changing his role to a AM 
Min. 71 :(wba) S_Wilding sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Reach runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  But T_Kronmuller clears the danger 
Min. 72 :(liv) Gerson shifts into the DM position in a tactical change 
Min. 72 :(liv) Coutinho squares it to W_Saliba 
          ...  But D_Furlong with the fine tackle 
Min. 73 :(wba) K_Bartley has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past T_Kronmuller 
          ...  He knocks it to S_Wilding! 
          ...  But W_Saliba wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 81 :(liv) J_Felix with a first time pass 
          ...  T_Kronmuller runs onto it! 
          ...  S_Ajayi tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 84 :(liv) W_Saliba takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Gerson 
          ...  Gerson attempts a lob! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Saliba chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  B_House jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 85 :(liv) T_Kronmuller flicks the ball through 
          ...  Coutinho runs onto it! 
          ...  Coutinho runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  B_House saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 85 :(liv) Coutinho leaves his marker standing 
          ...  S_Shotton fouls badly 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 87 :(wba) S_Wilding looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Reach 
          ...  But W_Saliba sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(liv) T_Kronmuller hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Salah latches onto it! 
          ...  G_Jesus with the tackle 
          ...  Simon_Hooper will want to speak to him 
Min. 91 :(liv) M_Salah beats his man 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Salah ! 
          ...  But B_House punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Coutinho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Garnacho (48), S_Tonali (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Mai (12)
Injured              : N/A
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : G_Jesus
Scorers              : G_Jesus (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Kabak (64), S_Ajayi (81), S_Shotton (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    West Bromwich Albion
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       2
Off target           :           7        |       0
On target            :          16        |       2
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           4        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          22        |       7
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Final Score          : Liverpool 2 - 1 West Bromwich Albion
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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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Ivor_Pandur    GK  26   1   1   1  21 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
L_Mai          DF   1  23  15   2  23 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  10  27   1
L_Shaw         DF   2  21  16   4  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   3
J_Willock      DF   1  18  22   4  25 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  48   8
P_Retsos       DF   1  23  15   2  24 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  36   8
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  23  15   7  28 |  63   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
A_Garnacho     AM   1   9  16  24  25 |  73   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  29
D_Szoboszlai   MF   1  14  24  15  26 |  73   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   4
J_Felix        AM   1  10  14  25  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   9
Coutinho       MF   2   4  23  14  25 |  95   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  30   9
S_Tonali       MF   1  14  24  15  24 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
R-T_Hoffmann   GK  23   2   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Saliba       DF   1  22  15  10  21 |  32   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
Gerson         DM   1  15  22  14  25 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Kronmuller   MF   1  15  20  15  24 |  22   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
M_Salah        AM   1   3  10  21  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_House        GK  22   2   1   1  24 |  95  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
O_Kabak        DF   1  20   7   3  25 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
S_Shotton      DF   1  19   8   2  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
K_Gibbs        DF   1  17  10   2  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
S_Ajayi        DF   1  17  13   4  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
K_Bartley      DF   1  16   7   3  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
S_Wilding      MF   1  10  19   3  23 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  40   0
G_Diangana     MF   1   3  17  10  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Reach        AM   1   3  18  11  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   1   6  13  19  22 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
G_Jesus        FW   1   2   6  20  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  13   0  26
E_Mendy        GK  22   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  16   6   2  25 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Q_Castro       MF   1  10  18   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Matt_Phillips  AM   1   3  15  12  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Adedeji      FW   1   3   4  19  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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