FMFA, Manchester City vs. Liverpool (Mon Mar 17) Manchester City | Liverpool 4-2-2-2 A | 3-1-3-1-2 P Todd Fortune | Thomas Edvardsen | G_Grando GK | GK Ivor_Pandur Pedro_Porro DF | DF L_Mai C_Coady DF | DF Ruben_Dias O_Zinchenko DF | MF R_Gravenberch Eric_Garcia DF | DF P_Retsos S_McTominay MF | DM J_Quansah A_MacAllister AM | FW A_Garnacho C_Pulisic MF | MF D_Szoboszlai L_Diaz AM | FW J_Felix B_Brobbey FW | AM Coutinho Joao_Pedro FW | MF S_Tonali | A_Areola SUB | SUB I_Meslier N_Semedo SUB | SUB T_A-Arnold Pipa SUB | SUB Gerson I_Gundogan SUB | SUB Javier_Casas R_Firmino SUB | SUB M_Salah Referee: Anthony_Taylor (Cheshire) Min. 3 :(mnc) Joao_Pedro with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past Ruben_Dias ... P_Retsos wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 5 :(mnc) Eric_Garcia hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... L_Diaz latches onto it! ... L_Diaz hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL !! ... That puts Manchester City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool ... Min. 8 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai beats O_Zinchenko ... He muscled him off the ball ... C_Coady wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 9 :(mnc) L_Diaz has it on the edge of the box ... L_Diaz hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 10 :(mnc) S_McTominay hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... C_Pulisic latches onto it! ... S_Tonali cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 10 :(liv) J_Quansah curls the ball out wide to J_Felix ... But C_Pulisic with the fine tackle Min. 13 :(liv) S_Tonali nutmegs Pedro_Porro ... C_Coady forces him off the ball Min. 15 :(mnc) S_McTominay flicks it over L_Mai's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... S_McTominay swings in the shot! ... Wide of goal Min. 15 :(liv) J_Felix takes on 3 men ... Pedro_Porro with an over the top challenge ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 15 :(liv) R_Gravenberch with a flicked pass to Coutinho ... Coutinho curls the ball in on goal ! ... G_Grando won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 16 :(liv) J_Felix makes the tackle ... J_Felix shoots towards goal ! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 17 :(liv) Coutinho turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... Coutinho with the header ! ... G_Grando falls over ... But G_Grando is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 20 :(mnc) Joao_Pedro rushes through the defence ... P_Retsos reads the play well Min. 20 :(liv) J_Quansah retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... S_Tonali latches onto the end of it ... S_Tonali with the shot on net ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... That’s got Liverpool back level! ... Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool ... Min. 22 :(liv) A_Garnacho reads the run of J_Felix ... J_Felix hits the ball on the bounce ! ... But G_Grando tips it over ... CORNER! ... Ruben_Dias swings it in! ... G_Grando easily claims the ball! Min. 23 :(liv) S_Tonali slides it through the middle to J_Felix ... J_Felix hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 24 :(liv) J_Felix loses his marker ... J_Felix controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... G_Grando has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... G_Grando reacts well to save!!! Min. 25 :(mnc) B_Brobbey is first to the ball ... B_Brobbey tries one from the edge of the box ! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... That’s given Manchester City the lead! ... Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool ... Min. 27 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from Pedro_Porro ... Pedro_Porro goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 28 :(mnc) B_Brobbey 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 L_Diaz ... L_Diaz with the shot on net ! ... But Ivor_Pandur tips it behind ... Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 29 :(liv) L_Mai with the diagonal pass D_Szoboszlai ... D_Szoboszlai blasts it at the goal ! ... G_Grando makes a fine save Min. 30 :(liv) Liverpool restructured their strategy to E Min. 30 :(mnc) O_Zinchenko takes advantage of a mistake by L_Mai ... That mistake could prove costly ... O_Zinchenko with a low drive through the rain! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 30 :(liv) S_Tonali 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! ... J_Felix receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_Felix hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Coutinho curls it into the box! ... It comes to L_Mai ... He gets the shot away ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... G_Grando never had a chance! Min. 31 :(liv) J_Felix nutmegs the defender ... O_Zinchenko with a bad challenge ... Anthony_Taylor will want to speak to him ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 32 :(mnc) O_Zinchenko is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to L_Diaz ... But L_Mai wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 33 :(liv) Ruben_Dias with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... Eric_Garcia wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 36 :(mnc) A_MacAllister controls it with ease ... Ruben_Dias read the danger and stops the pass Min. 36 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai feeds the ball through the middle ... Coutinho runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Coutinho hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But G_Grando hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 37 :(mnc) B_Brobbey takes advantage of a mistake by S_Tonali ... Can he make them pay? ... Superbly timed tackle by Ruben_Dias ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_McTominay! ... L_Diaz gets a shot in ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... S_McTominay crosses it in! ... J_Quansah gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 38 :(mnc) Joao_Pedro takes possession ... What can he do here? ... P_Retsos brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But Anthony_Taylor waves play on!!! Min. 38 :(liv) S_Tonali crosses to A_Garnacho ... C_Coady reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 40 :(liv) A_Garnacho with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from Eric_Garcia ... S_McTominay with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... Anthony_Taylor called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 41 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai picks up the pass ... D_Szoboszlai flings a shot at goal ! ... G_Grando makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(liv) R_Gravenberch looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Coutinho ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_MacAllister ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Coutinho ... It comes to R_Gravenberch ... He gets the shot away ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 46 :(mnc) C_Coady is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... J_Felix cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool Min. 49 :(liv) J_Quansah has changed his position on the pitch to a DF Min. 49 :(mnc) B_Brobbey with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... B_Brobbey tries to beat Ivor_Pandur! ... But Ivor_Pandur tips it over ... Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 49 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... Coutinho latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Pedro_Porro wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 51 :(mnc) Joao_Pedro drives the ball across field ... It comes to B_Brobbey ... L_Mai brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 52 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro with the dribble ... J_Quansah is easily beaten ... From long range Pedro_Porro bends the ball towards goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 53 :(mnc) L_Diaz jumps over J_Quansah's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... P_Retsos tackles cleanly Min. 53 :(liv) S_Tonali takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... S_Tonali looks to see where G_Grando is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered home! ... The Liverpool fans chant his name! ... Liverpool have squared things up with that goal! ... Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool ... Min. 53 :(liv) J_Quansah is changing his role to a DM Min. 53 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass! ... A_MacAllister is through! ... A_Garnacho with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 55 :(liv) L_Mai hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... J_Felix collects the loose ball! ... J_Felix beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... G_Grando comes towards him ... He rounds G_Grando ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... G_Grando somehow manages to get to it !! ... CORNER! ... D_Szoboszlai curls it into the box! ... Eric_Garcia reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 60 :(liv) T_A-Arnold comes on for Ruben_Dias and takes up a DF role Min. 61 :(liv) J_Quansah finds Coutinho with a ball over the defence ... A vicious shot by Coutinho ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 62 :(mnc) L_Diaz kicks Coutinho off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... He's been sent off!! ... RED CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... A_Garnacho hits it hard ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... D_Szoboszlai crosses it in! ... S_Tonali with the header ... G_Grando turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... Coutinho plays it into the danger area! ... Pedro_Porro wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 63 :(mnc) Joao_Pedro whips the ball across to B_Brobbey ... B_Brobbey tries to chip the ball over Ivor_Pandur! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 65 :(liv) Liverpool changed their strategy to play P Min. 65 :(mnc) B_Brobbey runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... B_Brobbey has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But Ivor_Pandur palms it behind ... CORNER! ... Eric_Garcia chips the ball into the area! ... Ivor_Pandur easily claims the ball! Min. 65 :(liv) Coutinho flicks it over O_Zinchenko's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Coutinho with the shot ! ... G_Grando blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 66 :(mnc) B_Brobbey knocks it forward ... R_Gravenberch slips ... A_MacAllister gets to it! ... J_Quansah with the tackle Min. 67 :(mnc) C_Pulisic with the heel pass to B_Brobbey ... B_Brobbey is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has Ivor_Pandur to beat ... He nutmegs Ivor_Pandur ... It hits the upright!! ... And goes wide! Min. 67 :(liv) J_Felix with electric pace ... He eases past Pedro_Porro ... Pedro_Porro does well to get the tackle in Min. 68 :(liv) T_A-Arnold with an in swinging cross to Coutinho ... Coutinho shapes up for a shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 69 :(mnc) A_MacAllister moves forward ... A_MacAllister with the chance ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 69 :(mnc) B_Brobbey finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... D_Szoboszlai with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He received a good talking to from Anthony_Taylor Min. 70 :(mnc) N_Semedo is coming on and C_Coady is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 70 :(liv) M_Salah replaces an unhappy J_Felix and will play as a FW Min. 70 :(liv) Gerson comes on for R_Gravenberch and takes up a MF role Min. 70 :(liv) Javier_Casas replaces S_Tonali to play as a MF Min. 70 :(liv) A_Garnacho has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Pedro_Porro! ... He has some space now! ... A_Garnacho with a thundering volley! ... But G_Grando hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 71 :(liv) Gerson finds a hole in the defence ... N_Semedo leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... Javier_Casas shapes to shoot ... He plays it to A_Garnacho instead ... A_Garnacho with a powerful downward header! ... G_Grando saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 73 :(liv) L_Mai finds Javier_Casas in acres of space ... Brilliantly taken away by Pedro_Porro !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 75 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... R_Firmino will come on for B_Brobbey and play FW Min. 75 :(liv) M_Salah cuts inside Pedro_Porro ... He worked that well ... Eric_Garcia wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 76 :(liv) Gerson with a Cruyff turn ... Gerson rifles it to the far post ! ... GOAL !! ... That's a contender for goal of the season! ... Yes!! ... That goal surely snatches the win! ... Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool ... Min. 77 :(liv) The Liverpool manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D Min. 77 :(liv) interesting tactic change... ... J_Quansah will now play as DF Min. 77 :(liv) Javier_Casas changes position to fill a DM slot Min. 77 :(liv) A_Garnacho is changing his role to a AM Min. 77 :(liv) M_Salah shifts into the AM position in a tactical change Min. 77 :(liv) Coutinho moves in a MF position Min. 82 :(liv) Javier_Casas unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Salah ... A cracking drive from M_Salah ! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 83 :(liv) T_A-Arnold 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! ... Javier_Casas receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Joao_Pedro intercepts the pass Min. 83 :(mnc) The defender loses control of the ball! ... C_Pulisic seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Quansah takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... Anthony_Taylor shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(liv) M_Salah with a Cruyff turn ... M_Salah rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... But G_Grando gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... J_Quansah hits it towards the far post! ... N_Semedo gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 93 :(mnc) Joao_Pedro beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Javier_Casas brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Brobbey Scorers : L_Diaz (5), B_Brobbey (25) Sent Off : L_Diaz (62) Booked : N_Semedo (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Tonali (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Tonali (20,53), Gerson (76) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Quansah (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 13 | 25 Off target : 8 | 10 On target : 5 | 15 Possession : 37 | 63 Corners : 3 | 7 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 4 Fouls : 14 | 7 Key Tackles : 12 | 12 Key Passes : 8 | 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 2 - 3 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Grando GK 27 1 1 1 23 | 94 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 Pedro_Porro DF 1 23 15 9 24 | 94 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 65 0 1 C_Coady DF 1 22 6 4 26 | 71 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 22 14 8 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Eric_Garcia DF 2 22 13 3 23 | 94 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 28 0 S_McTominay MF 1 10 21 6 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 A_MacAllister AM 1 13 23 14 34 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 C_Pulisic MF 1 2 21 13 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 L_Diaz AM 1 10 23 16 27 | 63 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -7 -7 21 B_Brobbey FW 1 5 14 22 21 | 76 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20 31 Joao_Pedro FW 1 6 13 24 28 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 A_Areola GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 21 13 3 24 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 Pipa DF 1 21 11 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 10 21 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Firmino FW 1 3 8 20 24 | 18 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ivor_Pandur GK 27 1 1 1 21 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 L_Mai DF 1 23 16 2 23 | 94 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 30 1 Ruben_Dias DF 1 23 15 7 28 | 61 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Gravenberch MF 1 15 24 15 26 | 71 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 28 9 P_Retsos DF 1 24 16 2 24 | 94 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 J_Quansah DF 1 22 18 4 25 | 94 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 45 -3 A_Garnacho AM 1 9 16 25 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 D_Szoboszlai MF 1 14 25 16 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6 J_Felix FW 1 10 14 25 20 | 71 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 13 0 12 Coutinho MF 2 4 23 14 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 S_Tonali MF 1 15 25 15 24 | 71 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 13 30 49 I_Meslier GK 25 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_A-Arnold DF 2 21 15 5 19 | 33 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 8 Gerson MF 1 15 23 14 25 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 Javier_Casas DM 1 14 22 14 26 | 23 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Salah AM 1 3 10 21 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1742217815 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35