FMFA Tiger League, Manchester City vs. Liverpool (Sun Mar 29)


                      Manchester City  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-3-2 P
                         Derek Purvis  |  Thomas Edvardsen
                                       |
                            J_Hart GK  |  GK S_Mignolet
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF M_Kelly
                       D_Marcellis DF  |  DF G_Johnson
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF D_Luiz
                           D_Alaba DF  |  DF M_Skrtel
                           Y_Toure MF  |  DF E_Khacheridi
                          J_Milner MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                           S_Nasri MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                           M_Gotze MF  |  FW L_Suarez
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  MF Y_Cabaye
                     R_Lewandowski FW  |  FW Neymar
                                       |
                        E_Johansen SUB |  SUB B_Jones
                         A_Kolarov SUB |  SUB P_Wollscheid
                          J_Garcia SUB |  SUB Lucas
                         S_Jovetic SUB |  SUB R_Sterling
                          R_Falcao SUB |  SUB D_Sturridge

Referee: Jonathan_Moss (West_Yorkshire)


Min. 1  :(mnc) S_Nasri hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Gotze latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Gotze hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But S_Mignolet punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze floats the ball in! 
          ...  D_Luiz gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 2  :(liv) L_Suarez beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Marcellis 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 4  :(mnc) D_Marcellis makes himself available 
          ...  D_Luiz with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 7  :(liv) Y_Cabaye with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Kelly 
          ...  M_Kelly carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Hart makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 8  :(liv) Y_Cabaye cuts the ball back to Neymar 
          ...  Neymar aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Cabaye chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  S_Gerrard loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  J_Hart watches it sail wide! 
Min. 10 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze tries to chip the ball over S_Mignolet! 
          ...  The shot slips through S_Mignolet's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Manchester City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 13 :(liv) Y_Cabaye is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Skrtel latches onto the ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from V_Kompany 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 14 :(liv) D_Luiz feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Skrtel runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  But V_Kompany puts it in row Z! 
Min. 16 :(mnc) S_Nasri takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  S_Mignolet gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 19 :(liv) M_Kelly with a precise pass to Neymar 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  V_Kompany belts it clear 
Min. 23 :(mnc) Y_Toure turns past M_Kelly 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  C_Fabregas leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
Min. 27 :(liv) G_Johnson finds L_Suarez in acres of space 
          ...  Cleaned up by D_Alaba 
Min. 30 :(liv) C_Fabregas slides it through the middle to S_Gerrard 
          ...  S_Gerrard carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Hart with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 35 :(liv) Y_Cabaye hits a hard pass to C_Fabregas 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Zabaleta 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Cabaye lofts the ball in! 
          ...  E_Khacheridi with the header 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Suarez chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  Y_Toure gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 37 :(mnc) S_Nasri finds J_Milner with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  L_Suarez with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 40 :(liv) Neymar with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Alaba hits it out for a throw 
Min. 41 :(mnc) J_Milner is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to R_Lewandowski 
          ...  R_Lewandowski aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But S_Mignolet punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 42 :(liv) L_Suarez turns past D_Marcellis 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_Nasri clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) S_Nasri is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to R_Lewandowski 
          ...  R_Lewandowski smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  S_Mignolet can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  S_Mignolet has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 44 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta with a first time pass 
          ...  R_Lewandowski runs onto it! 
          ...  But C_Fabregas will cut out the threat 
Min. 46 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta with a reverse pass to R_Lewandowski 
          ...  G_Johnson with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 

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

Min. 50 :(mnc) R_Falcao is being prepared to come on 
          ...  R_Lewandowski is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 53 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  E_Dzeko gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A powerful header from E_Dzeko ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But S_Mignolet punches it away 
Min. 54 :(liv) Neymar breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Hart! 
          ...  Y_Toure brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 55 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as A_Kolarov comes on for V_Kompany to play DF 
Min. 55 :(liv) The Liverpool manager told his side to change to a A strategy 
Min. 56 :(liv) L_Suarez flicks it past Y_Toure 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Y_Toure fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  L_Suarez hoists it forward 
          ...  Neymar gets on the end of it 
          ...  Neymar hits a great drive! 
          ...  J_Hart makes a fine save 
Min. 57 :(liv) Neymar moves forward 
          ...  P_Zabaleta with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - S_Jovetic on for S_Nasri as a FW 
Min. 60 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  M_Kelly with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  J_Milner hits it hard 
          ...  But S_Mignolet tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Milner chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Falcao gets something on it! 
          ...  But S_Mignolet tips it behind 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 61 :(mnc) Y_Toure hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Falcao collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Skrtel robs him of the ball 
Min. 62 :(mnc) S_Jovetic knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  S_Jovetic fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  S_Mignolet with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 65 :(mnc) D_Alaba lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Falcao latches on to it 
          ...  R_Falcao curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 69 :(liv) Neymar beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Neymar with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 70 :(liv) P_Wollscheid will come on for G_Johnson and play DF 
Min. 70 :(liv) Up goes the substitution board - Lucas on for C_Fabregas as a MF 
Min. 70 :(liv) R_Sterling replaces an unhappy E_Khacheridi and will play as a AM 
Min. 71 :(mnc) S_Jovetic with a 40-yard pass to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  S_Mignolet parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And S_Mignolet recovers to save!! 
Min. 71 :(liv) R_Sterling is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to L_Suarez 
          ...  L_Suarez swings in the shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 72 :(mnc) E_Dzeko with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows D_Luiz a clean set of heals 
          ...  P_Wollscheid gets to the ball first 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Y_Toure with a measured pass to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 75 :(liv) Liverpool changed their strategy to play P 
Min. 75 :(liv) S_Gerrard beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Jonathan_Moss 
          ...  S_Gerrard with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But J_Hart tips it over 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 79 :(liv) P_Wollscheid hoists the ball across to L_Suarez 
          ...  L_Suarez has a go! 
          ...  But J_Hart punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Hart got a touch 
Min. 84 :(mnc) M_Gotze can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to R_Falcao 
          ...  But M_Kelly wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Y_Toure brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Falcao gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Falcao attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It floats over S_Mignolet 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 89 :(mnc) S_Jovetic with a slide rule pass to E_Dzeko 
          ...  M_Kelly with an awful challenge 
          ...  His 2nd yellow card, that's an early shower for him ! 
Min. 92 :(mnc) S_Jovetic with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past M_Skrtel 
          ...  R_Sterling fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 94 :(mnc) M_Gotze holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Falcao 
          ...  P_Wollscheid robs him of the ball 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
Attendance           : 48,500
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : P_Zabaleta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Gotze (10), E_Dzeko (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Toure (54), P_Zabaleta (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Cabaye
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Kelly (89)
Booked               : R_Sterling (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       10
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       12
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 0 Liverpool
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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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J_Hart         GK  21   2   2   2  33 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 149   0   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  19  11   3  24 |  98   0   1   4   1   0   0   1   0   0  23 106  -3
D_Marcellis    DF   2  18   2   3  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65  17  17
V_Kompany      DF   2  20   2   2  24 |  59   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   2  18   2   3  25 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  20   0
Y_Toure        MF   2  11  20   3  28 |  98   0   1   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  23  86  -3
J_Milner       MF   3   2  19  10  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
S_Nasri        MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  64   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  80   0
M_Gotze        MF   2   2  21  10  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  40  55
E_Dzeko        FW   3   3   2  18  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   3   7  20  26 |  54   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
E_Johansen     GK  17   2   3   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kolarov      DF   3  18  11   3  24 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Garcia       MF   2  10  17   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Jovetic      FW   2   3  11  19  24 |  34   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  21  26 |  44   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7

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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S_Mignolet     GK  21   2   3   2  28 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 149   0   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  17  11   3  22 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   1   0  15   9  -6
G_Johnson      DF   2  19  11   3  27 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Luiz         DF   2  20  11   3  26 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
M_Skrtel       DF   2  19   2   3  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
E_Khacheridi   DF   2  19   2   3  23 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_Fabregas     MF   2  10  21   2  25 |  74   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   3  21  11  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
L_Suarez       FW   2   3  11  22  46 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Y_Cabaye       MF   3   3  20  11  24 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
Neymar         FW   2   3   2  21  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
B_Jones        GK  17   2   3   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Wollscheid   DF   3  19   3   2  27 |  24   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  20   0
Lucas          MF   2  10  20   2  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sterling     AM   2   3  19  11  25 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -3
D_Sturridge    FW   2   3   3  19  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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