FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Stoke City vs. Liverpool F.C. (Sun Mar 13)


                           Stoke City  |  Liverpool F.C.
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-2-2-2 E
                       Duncan Masaldo  |  Thomas Edvardsen
                                       |
                         A_Begovic GK  |  GK S_Mignolet
                         S_Bassong DF  |  DF K_Gibbs
                       R_Shawcross DF  |  DF N_Otamendi
                         M_Muniesa DF  |  MF Y_Cabaye
                         E_Pieters DF  |  DF D_Luiz
                           Willian MF  |  DF M_Hummels
                         G_Ramirez MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                         R_Alvarez MF  |  AM R_Sterling
                           M_Diouf FW  |  FW L_Suarez
                          E_Cavani FW  |  AM Coutinho
                      M_Derbyshire FW  |  FW Neymar
                                       |
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB K_Darlow
                             Fabio SUB |  SUB G_Johnson
                         M_Troiani SUB |  SUB J_Rodriguez
                        C_N'Zogbia SUB |  SUB E_Dier
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB S_Berahino




Min. 2  :(liv) Neymar jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Neymar must beat A_Begovic! 
          ...  A_Begovic just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 5  :(sto) G_Ramirez 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 E_Cavani 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from N_Otamendi and it had to be 
Min. 6  :(sto) G_Ramirez with a penetrating pass to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  S_Mignolet with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 6  :(liv) L_Suarez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to Neymar 
          ...  Neymar fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  A_Begovic parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 8  :(liv) R_Sterling with a slide rule pass to L_Suarez 
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Suarez ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 9  :(liv) Y_Cabaye controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs Willian 
          ...  He puts in L_Suarez! 
          ...  S_Bassong cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 11 :(liv) Y_Cabaye runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Gibbs 
          ...  K_Gibbs with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  And Liverpool F.C. are leading in the game now 
          ...  Stoke City 0-1 Liverpool F.C. ...
Min. 12 :(liv) R_Sterling looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Neymar 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_Shawcross looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 14 :(sto) M_Diouf finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  M_Diouf hits a great drive! 
          ...  But S_Mignolet punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 24 :(sto) E_Cavani knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  K_Gibbs brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 29 :(liv) L_Suarez runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Shawcross back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  L_Suarez tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  A_Begovic just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 33 :(sto) Willian is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Derbyshire 
          ...  M_Derbyshire with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Liverpool F.C. fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 34 :(liv) Y_Cabaye holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Sterling 
          ...  R_Sterling flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But A_Begovic punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 35 :(sto) R_Alvarez is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Derbyshire 
          ...  M_Derbyshire gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 35 :(liv) S_Gerrard can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to Coutinho 
          ...  Coutinho with the shot on net ! 
          ...  A_Begovic makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 36 :(sto) M_Diouf has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Gibbs! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Y_Cabaye with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  E_Cavani hits it hard 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 38 :(liv) Y_Cabaye sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  R_Shawcross with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 39 :(sto) M_Derbyshire takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  M_Derbyshire with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But S_Mignolet punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 41 :(sto) E_Cavani runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Luiz back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  E_Cavani cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  S_Mignolet makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 41 :(liv) K_Gibbs has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Shawcross 
          ...  He puts in L_Suarez! 
          ...  A great volley from L_Suarez ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Begovic got a touch 
Min. 42 :(liv) Neymar breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Begovic! 
          ...  R_Shawcross brings him down! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now 
          ...  RED CARD! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sto) M_Diouf gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Willian 
          ...  Willian tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  S_Mignolet with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 44 :(sto) M_Diouf 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! 
          ...  Y_Cabaye with an awful challenge 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! 
          ...  The fans jeer him off! 
Min. 45 :(sto) E_Pieters moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Diouf 
          ...  M_Diouf leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But S_Mignolet with the difficult save 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-1 Liverpool F.C.

Min. 46 :(liv) S_Gerrard is too quick for the defence 
          ...  A cheeky lob from S_Gerrard ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 47 :(liv) R_Sterling pushes it past the defender 
          ...  R_Sterling has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Begovic heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 49 :(liv) S_Gerrard squares it to Neymar 
          ...  A wicked drive by Neymar ! 
          ...  A_Begovic falls over 
          ...  But A_Begovic is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 53 :(sto) G_Ramirez with a slide rule pass to E_Cavani 
          ...  N_Otamendi wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 54 :(sto) M_Diouf takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  M_Diouf hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  S_Mignolet fists it away 
Min. 55 :(liv) K_Gibbs looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Coutinho 
          ...  Coutinho with a thundering volley! 
          ...  A_Begovic falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 56 :(sto) G_Ramirez with an in swinging cross to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani attempts a lob! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 60 :(sto) R_Alvarez retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  Willian latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Willian launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Stoke City are back level! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-1 Liverpool F.C. ...
Min. 60 :(liv) R_Sterling gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside E_Pieters! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Bassong tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Gerrard plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It is kicked away by S_Bassong 
Min. 63 :(sto) Willian sidesteps M_Hummels 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Hummels tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Willian plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It is cleared by M_Hummels 
Min. 68 :(liv) L_Suarez looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 69 :(sto) R_Alvarez chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Bassong 
          ...  S_Bassong tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  The shot slips through S_Mignolet's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 70 :(liv) J_Rodriguez takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace R_Sterling as AM 
Min. 70 :(liv) S_Berahino is being brought on 
          ...  L_Suarez is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 70 :(liv) G_Johnson replaces M_Hummels to play as a DF 
Min. 70 :(liv) Liverpool F.C.'s manager orders his side to play P 
Min. 72 :(liv) J_Rodriguez has it now 
          ...  He takes on E_Pieters 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in S_Gerrard! 
          ...  S_Gerrard with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 75 :(sto) G_Ramirez plays the early ball across the box to find M_Diouf in space 
          ...  M_Diouf curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 76 :(liv) Coutinho has it now 
          ...  He takes on G_Ramirez 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in S_Berahino! 
          ...  S_Berahino with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But A_Begovic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Begovic got a touch 
Min. 77 :(liv) J_Rodriguez plays in Neymar with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Neymar has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 77 :(sto) M_Derbyshire sidesteps N_Otamendi 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Neymar with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 79 :(liv) Neymar spots S_Berahino who is in acres of space 
          ...  S_Berahino hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Rodriguez plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It comes to Coutinho 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 81 :(liv) S_Berahino nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  S_Berahino has a go! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  A_Begovic never had a chance! 
Min. 83 :(liv) J_Rodriguez beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds Neymar 
          ...  Neymar drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 86 :(sto) E_Cavani beats G_Johnson 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  E_Cavani tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sto) Willian holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Ramirez 
          ...  N_Otamendi tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Alvarez crosses it in! 
          ...  M_Derbyshire swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 91 :(sto) S_Bassong moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  S_Mignolet guesses right 
Min. 91 :(liv) D_Luiz plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Rodriguez decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Muniesa cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Britannia Stadium
Attendance           : 24,772
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : Willian (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Willian (60)
Sent Off             : R_Shawcross (42)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool F.C. Match Info
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Best player          : K_Gibbs
Scorers              : K_Gibbs (11)
Sent Off             : Y_Cabaye (44)
Booked               : Neymar (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Liverpool F.C.
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       19
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :           9        |       11
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : Stoke City 1 - 1 Liverpool F.C.
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Player Statistics - Stoke 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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A_Begovic      GK  27   2   3   2  23 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 103   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  21   4   2  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  39  10   1
R_Shawcross    DF   3  19   2   4  23 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   6  -7  -7
M_Muniesa      DF   3  19   4   2  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
E_Pieters      DF   2  19   3   3  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Willian        MF   3   2  22  11  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  26
G_Ramirez      MF   2   4  21  11  27 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
R_Alvarez      MF   2   3  21   3  28 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  20  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   4  20  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
M_Derbyshire   FW   3   3   3  19  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
J_Butland      GK  19   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fabio          DF   2  19   2   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Troiani      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_N'Zogbia     MF   2   3  21  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   2   2   2  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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
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S_Mignolet     GK  25   2   3   2  28 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  81   0   0   0
K_Gibbs        DF   2  20  12   3  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  13  20  23
N_Otamendi     DF   2  21   4   4  26 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
Y_Cabaye       MF   3   3  21  11  24 |  44   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0  -7  41  -7
D_Luiz         DF   2  21  12   4  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Hummels      DF   2  23   3   2  28 |  74   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   4  22  11  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
R_Sterling     AM   2   4  21  12  25 |  74   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
L_Suarez       FW   2   3  12  24  46 |  74   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
Coutinho       AM   2   4  22  12  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Neymar         FW   2   3   3  23  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   1   0   0  -3   7   8
K_Darlow       GK  22   3   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Johnson      DF   2  20  12   4  27 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rodriguez    AM   2   3  22  11  25 |  21   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
E_Dier         DF   2  20  11   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Berahino     FW   2   3   3  20  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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