FMFA, Leicester City vs. Liverpool (Wed Apr 02)


                       Leicester City  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 P  |  3-1-4-1-1 A
                        Tony McCleary  |  Thomas Edvardsen
                                       |
                      G_Donnarumma GK  |  GK Ivor_Pandur
                         D_Huijsen DF  |  DF W_Saliba
                          A_Disasi DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                        Lewis_Page DF  |  MF D_Szoboszlai
                          L_Thomas DF  |  DF L_Mai
                         M_Kovacic MF  |  DM J_Quansah
                            J_Doku MF  |  FW A_Garnacho
                        Pedro_Neto MF  |  MF R_Gravenberch
                         H_Elliott MF  |  MF T_Kronmuller
                        E_Ferguson FW  |  AM Coutinho
                        L_Sherriff FW  |  MF S_Tonali
                                       |
                         E_Militao SUB |  SUB I_Meslier
                     J_Vestergaard SUB |  SUB P_Retsos
                        C_Aucellia SUB |  SUB Javier_Casas
                         B_Soumare SUB |  SUB T_A-Arnold
                            D_Ings SUB |  SUB J_Darius

Referee: Chris_Kavanagh (Lancashire)


Min. 3  :(lei) Lewis_Page makes himself available 
          ...  Lewis_Page with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur goes down well to save 
Min. 4  :(lei) H_Elliott plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  H_Elliott unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 6  :(liv) Coutinho has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Huijsen 
          ...  He puts in R_Gravenberch! 
          ...  R_Gravenberch hits a great shot ! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma guesses right 
Min. 8  :(liv) Coutinho flicks it past D_Huijsen 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Coutinho with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 11 :(lei) H_Elliott with the dribble 
          ...  Ruben_Dias is easily beaten 
          ...  H_Elliott with a powerful header ! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 12 :(liv) Coutinho sidesteps J_Doku 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Coutinho pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 14 :(lei) H_Elliott beats S_Tonali 
          ...  A delicate chip from H_Elliott ! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 19 :(liv) A_Garnacho 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! 
          ...  But Lewis_Page with the fine tackle 
Min. 21 :(liv) T_Kronmuller skips the challenge from L_Thomas 
          ...  Pedro_Neto bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 22 :(liv) L_Mai with a measured ball to S_Tonali 
          ...  S_Tonali beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has G_Donnarumma to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past G_Donnarumma 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Liverpool go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Leicester City 0-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 23 :(lei) E_Ferguson turns on a sixpence 
          ...  E_Ferguson with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 24 :(lei) E_Ferguson nutmegs L_Mai, he continues to run forward 
          ...  E_Ferguson drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Ivor_Pandur's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur looks embarrassed! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Leicester City 1-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 24 :(liv) Coutinho kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Garnacho gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Pedro_Neto brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But Chris_Kavanagh waves play on!!! 
Min. 25 :(liv) Ruben_Dias crosses in from the wing, he finds Coutinho in the box 
          ...  Coutinho tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 27 :(lei) M_Kovacic gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside T_Kronmuller! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  The cross hits M_Kovacic on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 28 :(lei) M_Kovacic plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_Garnacho takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 28 :(liv) T_Kronmuller with the first time flick to D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  D_Szoboszlai with the chance ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma was caught out there 
          ...  Liverpool go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Leicester City 1-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 30 :(lei) Pedro_Neto gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Ivor_Pandur beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Ferguson curls it into the box! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur fists it away! 
Min. 31 :(liv) T_Kronmuller turns past A_Disasi 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  T_Kronmuller drives it low ! 
          ...  It's beaten G_Donnarumma 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 32 :(lei) H_Elliott loses his marker 
          ...  H_Elliott with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 33 :(lei) M_Kovacic takes advantage of a mistake by Ruben_Dias 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Kovacic swings in the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Elliott chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  D_Huijsen gets his head on it 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur makes a fine save 
Min. 33 :(lei) E_Ferguson kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  A_Garnacho with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 34 :(lei) Lewis_Page slides it through the middle to Pedro_Neto 
          ...  Pedro_Neto leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But Ivor_Pandur parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 35 :(liv) J_Quansah holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  From long range D_Szoboszlai bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 36 :(liv) S_Tonali with a short pass to find A_Garnacho 
          ...  A_Garnacho with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Donnarumma's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 38 :(liv) Coutinho finds A_Garnacho on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Garnacho rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Leicester City fans laugh at him 
Min. 39 :(liv) T_Kronmuller lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  Coutinho latches on to it 
          ...  Coutinho is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  G_Donnarumma tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He tries to slide it past G_Donnarumma 
          ...  G_Donnarumma dives bravely at his feet !! 
Min. 42 :(liv) A_Garnacho nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Garnacho ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(liv) R_Gravenberch brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on L_Thomas 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Garnacho! 
          ...  A_Garnacho with the overhead ! 
          ...  Wide of goal 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Leicester City 1-2 Liverpool

Min. 47 :(liv) Coutinho with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Quansah 
          ...  J_Doku with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 50 :(liv) J_Quansah shifts into the DF position in a tactical change 
Min. 51 :(liv) J_Quansah looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Saliba 
          ...  W_Saliba tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma was beaten there! 
Min. 54 :(lei) A_Disasi gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  E_Ferguson is unmarked 
          ...  E_Ferguson looks to see where Ivor_Pandur is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 59 :(lei) M_Kovacic picks out L_Sherriff with the cross 
          ...  L_Sherriff looks to see where Ivor_Pandur is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  That’s pulled Leicester City level! 
          ...  Leicester City 2-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 60 :(liv) Javier_Casas comes on for T_Kronmuller and will play MF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 60 :(liv) J_Quansah is changing his role to a DM 
Min. 62 :(lei) M_Kovacic takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past L_Mai 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  M_Kovacic rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 63 :(liv) Coutinho makes the tackle 
          ...  H_Elliott with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 64 :(lei) E_Ferguson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past W_Saliba 
          ...  He knocks it to L_Sherriff! 
          ...  A powerful header from L_Sherriff ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But Ivor_Pandur comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 65 :(liv) Liverpool changed their strategy to play P 
Min. 65 :(lei) M_Kovacic jumps over W_Saliba's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Kovacic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 66 :(lei) H_Elliott gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 67 :(liv) R_Gravenberch curls the ball out wide to A_Garnacho 
          ...  Pedro_Neto with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
Min. 68 :(lei) E_Ferguson sidesteps his marker 
          ...  E_Ferguson with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur was lucky there 
Min. 70 :(lei) a big roar from the crowd as E_Militao comes on for D_Huijsen to play DF 
Min. 70 :(lei) J_Vestergaard will come on for A_Disasi and play DF 
Min. 70 :(lei) B_Soumare comes on for Pedro_Neto and takes up a MF role 
Min. 70 :(lei) C_Aucellia replaces an unhappy J_Doku and will play as a MF 
Min. 70 :(lei) D_Ings is going to be brought on 
          ...  L_Sherriff is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 70 :(liv) P_Retsos is coming on for J_Quansah and playing DM 
Min. 70 :(liv) a big roar from the crowd as T_A-Arnold comes on for D_Szoboszlai to play MF 
Min. 72 :(lei) E_Ferguson beats P_Retsos 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But Javier_Casas reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 73 :(lei) E_Ferguson with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  A left-footer by E_Ferguson ! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 73 :(liv) W_Saliba nutmegs B_Soumare, he continues to run forward 
          ...  C_Aucellia takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 74 :(liv) R_Gravenberch finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  R_Gravenberch belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  G_Donnarumma makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 75 :(liv) a big roar from the crowd as J_Darius comes on for A_Garnacho to play FW 
Min. 75 :(lei) D_Ings latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  D_Ings smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  Ivor_Pandur just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 78 :(lei) M_Kovacic with the first time flick to Lewis_Page 
          ...  Intercepted by Javier_Casas 
Min. 79 :(liv) T_A-Arnold with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  T_A-Arnold strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  It floats over G_Donnarumma 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 82 :(liv) J_Darius finds the space intelligently 
          ...  E_Ferguson with a nasty foul 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh will want to speak to him 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 84 :(lei) D_Ings is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to E_Ferguson 
          ...  Cleaned up by W_Saliba 
Min. 86 :(liv) J_Darius lobs it over E_Militao 
          ...  E_Militao reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 87 :(liv) J_Darius controls it with ease 
          ...  J_Darius with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma gathers it comfortably 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lei) D_Ings is first to the ball 
          ...  D_Ings attempts a chip! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 89 :(liv) T_A-Arnold with a slick pass to R_Gravenberch 
          ...  Intercepted by B_Soumare 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : King Power Stadium
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Ferguson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Ferguson (24), L_Sherriff (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Aucellia (73), E_Ferguson (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Coutinho
Scorers              : S_Tonali (22), D_Szoboszlai (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Leicester City  |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       17
Off target           :          10        |       10
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           5        |       4
Fouls                :          13        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :           7        |       13
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Final Score          : Leicester City 2 - 2 Liverpool
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Player Statistics - Leicester 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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G_Donnarumma   GK  25   1   1   1  21 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
D_Huijsen      DF   1  23  13  11  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Disasi       DF   1  21  13   9  33 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Lewis_Page     DF   1  21  12   3  26 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   3
L_Thomas       DF   1  21  11   4  26 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kovacic      MF   1   2  22  14  22 |  92   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  38   6
J_Doku         MF   1   9  23  16  21 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Pedro_Neto     MF   1   4  23  15  25 |  71   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   3
H_Elliott      MF   1  13  23  14  21 |  92   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  13   0   8
E_Ferguson     FW   1   5  11  24  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   6   1   1   0   0  -3   7  29
L_Sherriff     FW   1   2  15  21  23 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
E_Militao      DF   1  20  15   2  20 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20   6   3  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Aucellia     MF   1  15  20  14  29 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
B_Soumare      MF   1  13  20  14  26 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Ings         FW   2   3  10  20  24 |  21   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2

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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Ivor_Pandur    GK  27   1   1   1  21 |  92  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
W_Saliba       DF   1  23  15  10  21 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  23  15   7  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Szoboszlai   MF   1  14  25  16  26 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
L_Mai          DF   1  23  16   2  23 |  92   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
J_Quansah      DM   1  22  19   4  25 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Garnacho     FW   1   9  16  25  25 |  76   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  13   0   4
R_Gravenberch  MF   1  15  24  15  26 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
T_Kronmuller   MF   1  15  21  15  24 |  61   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   1
Coutinho       AM   2   4  24  14  25 |  92   0   0   4   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  40   8
S_Tonali       MF   1  15  25  15  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  23
I_Meslier      GK  25   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Retsos       DM   1  24  16   2  24 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Javier_Casas   MF   1  14  22  14  26 |  31   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
T_A-Arnold     MF   2  21  15   5  19 |  21   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
J_Darius       FW   1   3  14  21  24 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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