FMFA Leopard League, Stoke City vs. Liverpool (Sun Dec 04)


                           Stoke City  |  Liverpool
                              3-5-2 E  |  5-4-1 P
                               Vacant  |  Thomas Edvardsen
                                       |
                         A_Begovic GK  |  GK S_Mignolet
                         S_Bassong DF  |  DF N_Otamendi
                            L_Sane DF  |  DF G_Johnson
                         M_Muniesa DF  |  DF E_Dier
                           Willian MF  |  DF D_Luiz
                         G_Ramirez MF  |  DF Gabriel
                         R_Alvarez MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                        C_N'Zogbia MF  |  MF R_Firmino
                         S_Ireland MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                           M_Diouf FW  |  MF J_Rodriguez
                            S_Long FW  |  FW Neymar
                                       |
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB K_Darlow
                       R_Shawcross SUB |  SUB H_Bellerin
                         E_Pieters SUB |  SUB V_Wanyama
                          J_Storey SUB |  SUB Coutinho
                          E_Cavani SUB |  SUB L_Suarez




Min. 1  :(liv) E_Dier cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Gerrard 
          ...  S_Gerrard attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But A_Begovic palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 2  :(liv) Neymar with the dribble 
          ...  M_Muniesa is easily beaten 
          ...  Neymar drives it low ! 
          ...  A_Begovic blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 3  :(liv) E_Dier with a penetrating pass to S_Gerrard 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Bassong 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Rodriguez crosses it in! 
          ...  C_Fabregas makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Dier crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Begovic easily claims the ball! 
Min. 5  :(liv) J_Rodriguez beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds Gabriel 
          ...  Willian fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 5  :(liv) C_Fabregas crosses to D_Luiz 
          ...  D_Luiz throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But A_Begovic gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Firmino plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  S_Bassong clears the corner 
Min. 7  :(liv) C_Fabregas has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Muniesa 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Rodriguez! 
          ...  J_Rodriguez hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 13 :(liv) J_Rodriguez gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Sane! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Rodriguez with the shot on net ! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  A_Begovic grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 
Min. 16 :(liv) S_Gerrard with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Neymar 
          ...  But S_Bassong slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 16 :(sto) R_Alvarez with a glorious long pass to M_Diouf 
          ...  R_Firmino tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 17 :(liv) R_Firmino knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Sane brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 20 :(liv) D_Luiz is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to Neymar 
          ...  Neymar lobs A_Begovic! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 24 :(liv) S_Gerrard threads the through ball to Neymar 
          ...  Neymar drives the ball low ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 24 :(sto) S_Ireland looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Willian 
          ...  C_Fabregas with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! 
Min. 25 :(sto) A defence splitting pass from G_Ramirez to S_Long 
          ...  S_Long with the strike ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 26 :(liv) G_Johnson sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Neymar 
          ...  The ball hits S_Bassong in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 27 :(sto) G_Ramirez is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Diouf latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Diouf with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 29 :(liv) D_Luiz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  Neymar gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Neymar has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 31 :(liv) J_Rodriguez fires over a low cross to Neymar 
          ...  A great volley from Neymar ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 32 :(liv) R_Firmino makes himself available 
          ...  L_Sane reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 33 :(sto) G_Ramirez with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Long gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But N_Otamendi wins the tackle 
Min. 34 :(liv) Neymar rushes through the defence 
          ...  Neymar with the strike ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  A_Begovic palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Fabregas plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Rodriguez gets a shot in 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 35 :(sto) S_Ireland with a measured ball to L_Sane 
          ...  D_Luiz cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 35 :(liv) Gabriel slides it through the middle to G_Johnson 
          ...  G_Johnson has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But A_Begovic comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 36 :(liv) D_Luiz jumps over M_Muniesa's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Long 
Min. 41 :(liv) E_Dier crosses into the box, finding N_Otamendi 
          ...  N_Otamendi hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  A_Begovic has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Begovic reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(liv) D_Luiz runs at L_Sane 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  L_Sane goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 45 :(sto) R_Shawcross is going to be brought on 
          ...  M_Muniesa is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 45 :(liv) Coutinho replaces J_Rodriguez to play as a MF 
Min. 45 :(liv) S_Gerrard knocks it forward 
          ...  L_Sane slips 
          ...  N_Otamendi gets to it! 
          ...  N_Otamendi belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Begovic with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Liverpool

Min. 50 :(liv) H_Bellerin replaces Gabriel to play as a DF 
Min. 53 :(liv) Neymar controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Bassong 
          ...  He puts in D_Luiz! 
          ...  S_Bassong reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 54 :(liv) C_Fabregas finds R_Firmino with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  R_Shawcross slices it 
          ...  A_Begovic moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Coutinho chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  Neymar tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Begovic is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by E_Dier 
          ...  A_Begovic comes out and claims it! 
Min. 55 :(sto) E_Cavani will replace S_Long and play FW 
Min. 55 :(liv) Neymar with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  Willian rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  N_Otamendi floats it forward 
          ...  S_Gerrard latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Gerrard attempts to nutmeg S_Mignolet! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Begovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Begovic beaten! 
Min. 56 :(liv) E_Dier runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Coutinho 
          ...  Coutinho with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 58 :(liv) G_Johnson finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  G_Johnson has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 59 :(liv) Coutinho kills the ball dead 
          ...  Coutinho attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Begovic is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 60 :(liv) Coutinho with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Gerrard gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Gerrard belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Begovic beats the ball away 
Min. 62 :(liv) Neymar sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  But R_Shawcross sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 65 :(liv) S_Gerrard gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Neymar 
          ...  Neymar gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Gerrard chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Begovic 
Min. 66 :(sto) G_Ramirez moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani tries to beat S_Mignolet! 
          ...  S_Mignolet has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  S_Mignolet reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 67 :(liv) Coutinho holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Neymar 
          ...  Neymar with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  A_Begovic saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 69 :(liv) R_Firmino with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_Otamendi 
          ...  N_Otamendi with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  A_Begovic can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Begovic has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 69 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia 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! 
          ...  E_Cavani receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  S_Gerrard with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  G_Ramirez floats it forward 
          ...  M_Diouf latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But G_Johnson wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Alvarez curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Shawcross makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 70 :(liv) S_Gerrard with a short pass to find Coutinho 
          ...  L_Sane robs him of the ball 
Min. 76 :(sto) E_Cavani jumps over N_Otamendi's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  H_Bellerin with the high feet 
Min. 77 :(sto) G_Ramirez off the woodwork. 
          ...  L_Sane picks up the deflection 
          ...  L_Sane hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 78 :(sto) L_Sane is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Diouf latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Diouf flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 78 :(liv) N_Otamendi pass splits open the defence and finds D_Luiz 
          ...  Willian with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 79 :(liv) R_Firmino finds Neymar in acres of space 
          ...  Neymar looks to see where A_Begovic is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Begovic won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 83 :(liv) G_Johnson retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  Coutinho gets on the end of it 
          ...  Coutinho from 20 yards ! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 85 :(liv) C_Fabregas looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Neymar 
          ...  R_Alvarez with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(liv) Neymar kills the ball dead 
          ...  S_Ireland fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  C_Fabregas passes to Neymar 
          ...  L_Sane wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 92 :(sto) Willian cuts the ball back to G_Ramirez 
          ...  G_Ramirez controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 93 :(liv) Neymar takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Neymar gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Dier chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Begovic easily claims the ball! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : bet365 Stadium
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Sane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Willian (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Neymar
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Fabregas (24), S_Gerrard (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       27
Off target           :           6        |       17
On target            :           1        |       10
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           1        |       8
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       13
Key Tackles          :          13        |       3
Key Passes           :          10        |       24
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Final Score          : Stoke City 0 - 0 Liverpool
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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  30   2   3   2  23 |  98  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 165   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  21   4   2  22 |  98   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0   0
L_Sane         DF   2  21   5   2  26 |  98   0   5   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  65  10   1
M_Muniesa      DF   3  20   4   2  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Willian        MF   3   2  23  11  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  10   7  -3
G_Ramirez      MF   2   4  22  11  27 |  98   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
R_Alvarez      MF   2   3  22   3  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_N'Zogbia     MF   2   3  21  10  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Ireland      MF   3   3  20   3  23 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  21  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S_Long         FW   2   3   4  21  24 |  59   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
J_Butland      GK  19   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Shawcross    DF   3  20   2   4  23 |  53   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
E_Pieters      DF   2  20   4   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Storey       MF   2   2  19  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   4  20  24 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

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  28   2   3   2  28 |  98   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   2  22   4   4  26 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  10   7
G_Johnson      DF   2  20  12   4  27 |  98   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  24  20   4
E_Dier         DF   2  20  12   3  28 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
D_Luiz         DF   2  22  12   4  26 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   3
Gabriel        DF   3  22   4   2  25 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Fabregas     MF   2  11  25   2  25 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -2
R_Firmino      MF   3   3  22  11  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   2  22  11  28 |  98   0   0   5   0   3   0   1   0   0  -3  47   4
J_Rodriguez    MF   2   3  23  11  25 |  45   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
Neymar         FW   2   3   3  24  23 |  98   0   0   1   0  11   0   0   0   0   0  10  19
K_Darlow       GK  22   3   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Bellerin     DF   2  21   3   7  20 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Wanyama      DF   2  11  23   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coutinho       MF   2   4  23  12  25 |  53   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
L_Suarez       FW   2   3  13  25  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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