FMFA Cup Group Stage, Liverpool F.C. vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Sun Dec 20) Liverpool F.C. | Tottenham Hotspur 4-2-2-2 E | 5-2-3 C Thomas Edvardsen | Tony Ayre | S_Mignolet GK | GK M_Neuer G_Johnson DF | DF A_Tameze K_Gibbs DF | DF M_Dawson C_Fabregas MF | DF D_Rose D_Luiz DF | DF K_Naughton M_Bola DF | DF K_Walker Y_Cabaye MF | MF J_McCourt J_Rodriguez AM | MF C_Eriksen L_Suarez FW | FW J_Rodriguez Coutinho AM | FW R_Soldado Neymar FW | FW S_Eto'o | K_Darlow SUB | SUB A_Lindegaard E_Khacheridi SUB | SUB J_Vertonghen R_Sterling SUB | SUB M_Sakho S_Gerrard SUB | SUB C_Tiote D_Sturridge SUB | SUB Eduardo Min. 1 :(liv) L_Suarez with a precise ball to K_Gibbs ... Cleaned up by D_Rose Min. 4 :(ths) M_Dawson knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Luiz ... Neymar pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 5 :(liv) J_Rodriguez sidesteps K_Walker ... He showed great skill there ... J_Rodriguez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But M_Neuer punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 11 :(ths) S_Mignolet miskicks! ... J_Rodriguez is takes control of the ball! ... J_Rodriguez uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 17 :(ths) J_Rodriguez finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... J_Rodriguez tries to catch the keeper out! ... But S_Mignolet punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 18 :(ths) J_McCourt hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... R_Soldado latches onto it! ... R_Soldado attempts to nutmeg S_Mignolet! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... That’s given Tottenham Hotspur the advantage! ... Liverpool F.C. 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 19 :(ths) Tottenham Hotspur will now play D Min. 19 :(ths) The ball is passed in from J_McCourt, he finds D_Rose ... D_Luiz plays the back pass ... S_Mignolet can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... K_Walker chips the ball into the area! ... S_Mignolet easily catches it! Min. 25 :(ths) J_Rodriguez beats his marker ... J_Rodriguez with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... S_Mignolet collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 26 :(ths) K_Naughton with a flicked pass to J_Rodriguez ... G_Johnson with the high feet Min. 31 :(liv) Neymar with the kinky dribble ... Neymar gets his head to the ball ! ... M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 31 :(ths) J_McCourt sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to D_Rose ... G_Johnson takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 34 :(liv) J_Rodriguez pushes it past the defender ... J_Rodriguez hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ths) C_Eriksen had to stretch to reach the pass ... Cleared by D_Luiz Min. 44 :(liv) Neymar sidesteps K_Naughton ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... M_Dawson wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee warned him Min. 45 :(ths) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... M_Sakho will come on for A_Tameze and play DF Min. 46 :(ths) K_Walker with the first time pass to S_Eto'o ... From long range S_Eto'o bends the ball towards goal! ... S_Mignolet blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Liverpool F.C. 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur Min. 47 :(liv) L_Suarez takes advantage of a mistake by M_Sakho ... He runs towards goal ... M_Sakho reacts well to win the ball back Min. 47 :(ths) J_McCourt jumps over C_Fabregas's challenge ... Coutinho with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 54 :(liv) L_Suarez breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Neuer! ... J_McCourt brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 55 :(liv) Liverpool F.C. are switching their playing style to C Min. 55 :(ths) J_McCourt sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Soldado ... But K_Gibbs slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 60 :(liv) Coutinho is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to L_Suarez ... M_Dawson hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Rodriguez drives it into the box! ... Y_Cabaye gets a shot in ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Fabregas crosses it in! ... Neymar makes a firm connection with his head ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... M_Neuer grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 62 :(liv) C_Fabregas hoofs it up field to find J_Rodriguez ... M_Dawson gathers up the loose ball Min. 62 :(ths) D_Rose with the nod to M_Sakho ... D_Luiz with a clumsy challenge ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 65 :(liv) L_Suarez with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from M_Sakho ... Intercepted by K_Naughton Min. 70 :(liv) E_Khacheridi is coming on and D_Luiz is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 70 :(liv) S_Gerrard replaces C_Fabregas and will play MF Min. 70 :(liv) R_Sterling takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Coutinho as AM Min. 72 :(ths) C_Eriksen with a precise ball to J_Rodriguez ... J_Rodriguez rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... S_Mignolet makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 75 :(liv) Y_Cabaye shifts into the AM position in a tactical change Min. 76 :(ths) C_Eriksen with an inch perfect pass to J_Rodriguez ... J_Rodriguez hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 77 :(ths) R_Soldado is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... Neymar fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 79 :(liv) G_Johnson controls it well ... He nutmegs K_Naughton ... He puts in J_Rodriguez! ... M_Sakho wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee warns him Min. 82 :(liv) S_Gerrard is first to the loose ball ... C_Eriksen with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 86 :(liv) Y_Cabaye beats K_Walker ... He showed great skill there ... Y_Cabaye with the header ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ths) D_Rose crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Rodriguez in the box ... But M_Bola clears the danger ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Anfield Attendance : 45,522 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Luiz Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Luiz (62), Neymar (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_McCourt (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Soldado (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_McCourt (54) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool F.C. | Tottenham Hotspur Attempts on Goal : 6 | 7 Off target : 4 | 2 On target : 2 | 5 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 11 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 4 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Liverpool F.C. 0 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Liverpool F.C. Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Mignolet GK 24 2 3 2 28 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 G_Johnson DF 2 20 12 4 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 K_Gibbs DF 2 20 12 3 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Fabregas MF 2 11 23 2 25 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Luiz DF 2 21 12 4 26 | 74 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 M_Bola DF 2 18 2 3 15 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Y_Cabaye AM 3 3 21 11 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 J_Rodriguez AM 2 3 22 11 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 L_Suarez FW 2 3 12 24 46 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Coutinho AM 2 4 21 12 25 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Neymar FW 2 3 2 22 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 1 K_Darlow GK 22 3 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Khacheridi DF 2 20 3 4 23 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sterling AM 2 4 21 12 25 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Gerrard MF 2 3 22 11 28 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sturridge FW 2 3 4 20 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 25 2 3 3 24 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 A_Tameze DF 1 21 5 2 30 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Dawson DF 2 20 2 3 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 D_Rose DF 2 19 11 3 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 20 0 K_Naughton DF 2 18 11 3 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 K_Walker DF 2 18 11 3 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_McCourt MF 2 11 18 10 24 | 95 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 -3 55 -3 C_Eriksen MF 2 3 21 11 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Rodriguez FW 2 2 10 18 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 R_Soldado FW 2 3 3 20 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 8 31 S_Eto'o FW 2 2 2 20 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 11 A_Lindegaard GK 18 3 3 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vertonghen DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sakho DF 2 20 4 3 28 | 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Tiote MF 4 10 19 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eduardo FW 2 3 3 19 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1450642827 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35