FMFA Tiger League, Stoke City vs. Liverpool (Wed May 13) Stoke City | Liverpool 4-4-2 N | 4-3-1-2 P Duncan Masaldo | Thomas Edvardsen | A_Begovic GK | GK S_Mignolet R_Shawcross DF | DF H_Bellerin M_Muniesa DF | DF M_Skrtel R_Huth DF | MF C_Fabregas R_Shotton DF | DF E_Khacheridi N_Dyer MF | DF P_Wollscheid G_Ramirez MF | MF Lucas S_Ireland MF | MF S_Gerrard Willian MF | FW L_Suarez M_Diouf FW | AM Coutinho K_Jones FW | FW Neymar | J_Butland SUB | SUB B_Jones G_Cameron SUB | SUB D_Luiz A_Wilkinson SUB | SUB R_Sterling M_Arnautovic SUB | SUB Y_Cabaye P_Crouch SUB | SUB D_Sturridge Referee: Robert_Madley (West_Yorkshire) Min. 2 :(liv) C_Fabregas with a first time pass ... Coutinho runs onto it! ... Well executed sliding challenge from R_Shotton Min. 5 :(liv) P_Wollscheid has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past S_Ireland! ... He has some space now! ... P_Wollscheid curls it towards the top corner ! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 8 :(liv) L_Suarez takes advantage of a mistake by R_Huth ... Can he make them pay? ... R_Shawcross takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 13 :(sto) N_Dyer leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to K_Jones ... K_Jones hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Ireland ... C_Fabregas reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 18 :(liv) L_Suarez plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Neymar keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... Neymar hits a curling shot! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 20 :(sto) G_Ramirez finds K_Jones in acres of space ... K_Jones has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But S_Mignolet reaches the ball. Good save Min. 20 :(liv) L_Suarez sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A delicate chip from L_Suarez ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 24 :(liv) Lucas turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Wollscheid ... P_Wollscheid throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But A_Begovic tips it over ... Robert_Madley has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 26 :(liv) Lucas moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Neymar ... A scorcher of a shot from Neymar ! ... A_Begovic parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 28 :(liv) Neymar beats M_Diouf ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Neymar with the shot on net ! ... He hits the side netting Min. 30 :(sto) M_Diouf back heels to find K_Jones in space ... But M_Skrtel with the fine tackle Min. 31 :(liv) Lucas gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... Neymar is unmarked ... R_Shawcross wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 35 :(sto) K_Jones runs at the heart of the defence ... A delicate chip from K_Jones ! ... S_Mignolet watches it sail wide! Min. 35 :(liv) Lucas back heels to find L_Suarez in space ... L_Suarez with a bicycle kick ! ... A_Begovic parries it ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Suarez ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Begovic Min. 37 :(liv) Lucas controls it well ... He nutmegs M_Muniesa ... He puts in S_Gerrard! ... S_Gerrard with a little chip! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Begovic moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL !! ... That’s put Liverpool ahead! ... Stoke City 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 39 :(sto) R_Shotton plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Diouf decides to go for goal instead! ... P_Wollscheid takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 39 :(liv) M_Skrtel sidesteps R_Huth ... He showed great skill there ... M_Skrtel has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But A_Begovic just gets his fingers to that one ... Robert_Madley has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 41 :(liv) Coutinho feeds the ball through the middle ... M_Skrtel runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... K_Jones fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... S_Gerrard with the thundering drive ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... S_Gerrard crosses it in! ... The ball finds its way to Lucas ... He gets the shot away ... A_Begovic makes a fine save Min. 42 :(sto) Willian beats P_Wollscheid ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... H_Bellerin cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sto) S_Ireland finds M_Diouf with a ball over the defence ... M_Skrtel wins the ball Min. 45 :(sto) P_Crouch is being brought on ... K_Jones is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 45 :(sto) M_Arnautovic replaces Willian and will play MF Min. 47 :(liv) Lucas has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Diouf ... He knocks it to Coutinho! ... Coutinho attempts a lob! ... A_Begovic gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by A_Begovic !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-1 Liverpool Min. 47 :(liv) L_Suarez plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... L_Suarez rifles it at the goal ! ... But A_Begovic makes a fine save Min. 51 :(liv) P_Wollscheid brings it under control ... He takes on R_Huth ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Gerrard! ... G_Ramirez stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 52 :(liv) Coutinho knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Huth ... Coutinho gets his head to the ball ! ... A_Begovic gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by A_Begovic to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... S_Gerrard swings it in! ... The ball comes to Coutinho ... He knocks it goalward ... But A_Begovic punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... Coutinho crosses it in! ... The ball comes to H_Bellerin ... He knocks it goalward ... A_Begovic narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 56 :(sto) M_Diouf finds the space intelligently ... S_Gerrard muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... He received a good talking to from Robert_Madley Min. 59 :(sto) M_Arnautovic with the diagonal pass M_Diouf ... H_Bellerin goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 60 :(liv) L_Suarez jumps over R_Shotton's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... L_Suarez bears down on goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 61 :(liv) C_Fabregas finds L_Suarez with a ball over the defence ... Cleared by R_Shawcross Min. 69 :(liv) Lucas looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to P_Wollscheid ... P_Wollscheid with a little chip! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 70 :(liv) D_Luiz is being prepared to come on ... P_Wollscheid is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 70 :(liv) R_Sterling will come on for Lucas and play MF Min. 70 :(liv) D_Sturridge takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Neymar as FW Min. 72 :(sto) R_Shotton drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Arnautovic ... M_Arnautovic aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... S_Mignolet can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... S_Mignolet makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 74 :(liv) D_Sturridge takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... D_Sturridge has a go! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 75 :(liv) It seems Liverpool are making a tactical change to D Min. 75 :(liv) Coutinho moves in a MF position Min. 75 :(liv) C_Fabregas moves into a DM role on the manager's orders Min. 81 :(liv) R_Sterling bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Sturridge ... M_Muniesa reads the play well Min. 82 :(liv) D_Sturridge runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... But M_Muniesa clears the danger Min. 85 :(sto) M_Arnautovic with the header on ... He finds M_Diouf in space ... But E_Khacheridi clears the ball to safety Min. 86 :(sto) S_Mignolet miskicks! ... N_Dyer is takes control of the ball! ... Coutinho with a pull on the shirt ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 93 :(liv) R_Sterling barges the defender off the ball ... But he loses control of it ... M_Muniesa takes possession ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Britannia Stadium Attendance : 51,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Begovic Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Jones (41) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Lucas (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Gerrard (37) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Coutinho (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 4 | 19 Off target : 3 | 8 On target : 1 | 11 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 5 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 8 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 1 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Begovic GK 21 2 3 2 23 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 229 0 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 18 2 4 23 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 M_Muniesa DF 3 18 3 2 22 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 -1 -1 R_Huth DF 2 19 3 2 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Shotton DF 3 17 10 2 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 40 0 N_Dyer MF 2 3 19 10 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Ramirez MF 2 3 19 11 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 0 S_Ireland MF 3 3 19 3 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19 -1 Willian MF 3 2 20 10 27 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 19 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 K_Jones FW 3 3 3 18 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 4 J_Butland GK 19 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Cameron DF 3 18 2 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Wilkinson DF 2 17 10 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Arnautovic MF 3 2 18 10 22 | 50 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1 P_Crouch FW 2 2 2 18 22 | 50 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Mignolet GK 22 2 3 2 28 | 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 H_Bellerin DF 2 18 3 7 20 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 69 17 22 M_Skrtel DF 2 19 2 3 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 0 5 C_Fabregas DM 2 10 21 2 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 40 0 E_Khacheridi DF 2 19 2 3 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 P_Wollscheid DF 3 19 3 2 27 | 72 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 48 20 7 Lucas MF 2 10 21 2 22 | 72 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 169 5 S_Gerrard MF 2 3 21 11 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 L_Suarez FW 2 3 11 22 46 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 Coutinho MF 2 3 20 11 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 14 34 29 Neymar FW 2 3 2 21 23 | 72 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 D_Luiz DF 2 20 11 3 26 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sterling MF 2 3 19 11 25 | 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Y_Cabaye MF 3 3 20 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sturridge FW 2 3 3 19 26 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1431543727 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35