FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Liverpool F.C. vs. Celtic F.C. (Wed Apr 06) Liverpool F.C. | Celtic F.C. 4-2-2-2 E | 4-4-2 E Thomas Edvardsen | William McGregor | S_Mignolet GK | GK L_Zaluska E_Dier DF | DF C_Mulgrew K_Gibbs DF | DF A_Matthews C_Fabregas MF | DF V_van_Dijk D_Luiz DF | DF E_Ambrose M_Hummels DF | MF S_Johansen J_Rodriguez MF | MF R_Macek R_Sterling AM | MF S_Brown L_Suarez FW | MF D_Jarvis Coutinho AM | FW R_Greenwood Neymar FW | FW L_Griffiths | K_Darlow SUB | SUB C_Gordon N_Otamendi SUB | SUB M_Friedrich S_Gerrard SUB | SUB J_Denayer G_Johnson SUB | SUB S_McQueen S_Berahino SUB | SUB A_Crooks Min. 1 :(liv) J_Rodriguez brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Suarez gets on the end of the pass ... L_Suarez tries to beat L_Zaluska! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 7 :(liv) R_Sterling with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heals ... Cleared by C_Mulgrew Min. 10 :(liv) J_Rodriguez takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... R_Macek is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 21 :(cel) S_Johansen with a precise pass to R_Greenwood ... R_Greenwood tries to lob the keeper ! ... S_Mignolet with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 22 :(liv) C_Fabregas has the ball ... He knocks the ball past E_Ambrose ... He puts in Neymar! ... The cross hits Neymar on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... L_Zaluska has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... L_Zaluska is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 24 :(cel) D_Jarvis with an intelligent ball to R_Greenwood ... But C_Fabregas slides in Min. 25 :(liv) E_Dier with a smart pass to M_Hummels ... M_Hummels with the crafty shot! ... But he somehow misses ... The Celtic F.C. fans laugh at him Min. 29 :(cel) D_Jarvis is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to R_Greenwood ... D_Luiz takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 30 :(cel) S_Johansen moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to L_Griffiths ... L_Griffiths with the strike ! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Liverpool F.C. fans taunt him about that effort Min. 33 :(liv) J_Rodriguez has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past A_Matthews ... He puts in Neymar! ... But V_van_Dijk slides in Min. 34 :(liv) R_Sterling is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to Neymar ... A_Matthews cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 37 :(liv) J_Rodriguez fires over a low cross to D_Luiz ... V_van_Dijk takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 38 :(cel) R_Macek steps over the ball ... He nutmegs K_Gibbs ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... R_Macek has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... S_Mignolet with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 42 :(liv) Coutinho with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... V_van_Dijk slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(liv) L_Suarez miskicks! ... He finds Neymar though ... That was fortunate ... Neymar pounds a rocket on goal ! ... L_Zaluska saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 44 :(cel) S_Johansen turns on a sixpence ... A wicked drive by S_Johansen ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 45 :(cel) A_Crooks is going to be brought on ... L_Griffiths is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 45 :(cel) M_Friedrich will come on for E_Ambrose and play DF Min. 45 :(cel) D_Jarvis with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to R_Greenwood ... J_Rodriguez stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 46 :(liv) L_Suarez barges V_van_Dijk off the ball ... V_van_Dijk recovers to win the ball back ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Liverpool F.C. 0-0 Celtic F.C. Min. 46 :(liv) R_Sterling with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... R_Sterling with a low drive through the rain! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 51 :(cel) R_Greenwood gains possession ... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Hummels ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Brown ... D_Luiz gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 52 :(liv) L_Suarez takes possession ... Knocks it past V_van_Dijk ... He's through on goal ... L_Suarez hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... L_Zaluska with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 53 :(liv) E_Dier flicks the ball through ... Neymar runs onto it! ... Neymar attempts a chip! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Liverpool F.C. fans!! ... Lets see if Liverpool F.C. can hang onto that lead! ... Liverpool F.C. 1-0 Celtic F.C. ... Min. 55 :(liv) J_Rodriguez runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... V_van_Dijk makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... R_Sterling lofts the ball in! ... The ball comes to D_Luiz ... He knocks it goalward ... L_Zaluska takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 55 :(cel) S_Johansen looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... A_Crooks receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Crooks belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... The net moves! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... That’s pulled Celtic F.C. level! ... Liverpool F.C. 1-1 Celtic F.C. ... Min. 58 :(liv) L_Suarez with a real burst of pace ... He shows M_Friedrich a clean set of heals ... A_Matthews with an awful challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 59 :(liv) L_Suarez with the mazy run ... C_Mulgrew with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 60 :(liv) L_Suarez plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... L_Suarez with a low drive through the rain! ... L_Zaluska gathers it comfortably Min. 60 :(cel) S_Brown unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Crooks ... L_Suarez with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... S_Johansen shapes to shoot ... He plays it to R_Greenwood instead ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Luiz Min. 60 :(liv) L_Suarez retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... R_Sterling gets on the end of it ... M_Friedrich rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 63 :(cel) S_Johansen cuts the ball back to A_Crooks ... M_Hummels with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside there own half ... S_Brown knocks it forward ... A_Crooks gets on the end of it ... K_Gibbs wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 64 :(liv) R_Sterling miskicks! ... He finds L_Suarez though ... That was fortunate ... L_Suarez heads the ball towards goal ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 66 :(cel) S_Brown with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Greenwood gets on the end of the pass ... R_Greenwood tries one from the edge of the box ! ... But S_Mignolet tips it behind ... CORNER! ... A_Matthews chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of S_Mignolet Min. 70 :(liv) S_Berahino replaces Neymar to play as a FW Min. 70 :(liv) N_Otamendi 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) Liverpool F.C. switch to playing P Min. 70 :(liv) Coutinho sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to L_Suarez ... M_Friedrich with the tackle Min. 73 :(liv) Coutinho finds the space intelligently ... Coutinho with a thundering drive! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 73 :(liv) R_Sterling heads the ball back to S_Berahino ... R_Macek tackles from behind ... That looked malicious ... That's a terrible challenge ... The referee comes over ... And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now ... RED CARD! Min. 74 :(cel) S_Brown runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Crooks ... M_Hummels reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 75 :(liv) N_Otamendi has it on the edge of the box ... V_van_Dijk takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 77 :(liv) R_Sterling with a probing pass to S_Gerrard ... S_Gerrard with the header ! ... The shot slips through L_Zaluska's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... Have Liverpool F.C. stolen the win late on with that goal? ... Liverpool F.C. 2-1 Celtic F.C. ... Min. 78 :(liv) Liverpool F.C. switch to playing D Min. 78 :(liv) R_Sterling is changing his role to a MF Min. 78 :(liv) Coutinho shifts into the MF position in a tactical change Min. 80 :(liv) S_Berahino has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... L_Suarez gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Suarez with a thundering shot! ... L_Zaluska parries it, he follows it up ... And L_Zaluska recovers to save!! Min. 85 :(liv) L_Suarez moves to AM Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(liv) R_Sterling controls it well ... He nutmegs A_Matthews ... He puts in S_Berahino! ... M_Friedrich wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 91 :(liv) The defender loses control of the ball! ... R_Sterling seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Friedrich Min. 92 :(liv) S_Berahino with electric pace ... He eases past C_Mulgrew ... S_Berahino with the cheeky shot! ... L_Zaluska makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 93 :(liv) S_Gerrard gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Rodriguez ... J_Rodriguez drives it towards goal ! ... L_Zaluska gathers it easily Min. 93 :(cel) The defender under hits the back pass! ... R_Greenwood is through! ... S_Berahino fouls ... That was disgusting ... He got away with just a warning Min. 93 :(liv) S_Berahino watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... S_Johansen body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Anfield Attendance : 45,522 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Sterling (Man of the Match) Scorers : Neymar (53), S_Gerrard (77) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Rodriguez (45), L_Suarez (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Johansen Scorers : A_Crooks (55) Sent Off : R_Macek (73) Booked : A_Matthews (58), M_Friedrich (60), S_Johansen (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool F.C. | Celtic F.C. Attempts on Goal : 15 | 6 Off target : 6 | 2 On target : 9 | 4 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 12 Key Passes : 16 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Liverpool F.C. 2 - 1 Celtic F.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 2 3 2 28 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 2 20 11 3 28 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 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 24 2 25 | 71 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Luiz DF 2 21 12 4 26 | 71 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 47 8 11 M_Hummels DF 2 23 3 2 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 8 9 J_Rodriguez MF 2 3 22 11 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 27 0 R_Sterling MF 2 4 21 12 25 | 95 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 1 L_Suarez AM 2 3 12 24 46 | 95 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 -3 17 8 Coutinho MF 2 4 22 12 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Neymar FW 2 3 3 23 23 | 71 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 K_Darlow GK 22 3 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Otamendi DF 2 21 4 4 26 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Gerrard MF 2 4 22 11 28 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 G_Johnson DF 2 20 12 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berahino FW 2 3 3 20 28 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 Player Statistics - Celtic F.C. Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Zaluska GK 22 2 3 3 27 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 C_Mulgrew DF 2 19 2 3 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Matthews DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 V_van_Dijk DF 2 19 2 3 29 | 95 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 E_Ambrose DF 2 19 2 3 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Johansen MF 2 3 19 8 27 | 95 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 -3 55 -2 R_Macek MF 2 3 19 2 27 | 74 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -4 S_Brown MF 2 3 19 2 27 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 D_Jarvis MF 2 3 19 3 21 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 R_Greenwood FW 2 2 2 18 17 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 L_Griffiths FW 2 3 3 18 28 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 C_Gordon GK 18 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Friedrich DF 2 19 2 3 26 | 50 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 -3 -3 J_Denayer DF 2 18 2 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McQueen MF 2 5 18 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Crooks FW 2 2 2 18 18 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1459969434 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35