FMFA, Brentford vs. Liverpool (Fri Apr 11) Brentford | Liverpool 4-1-3-1-1 P | 3-2-1-2-2 E Neil Stockley | Thomas Edvardsen | O_Christensen GK | GK Ivor_Pandur N_Phillips DF | DF W_Saliba J_Tarkowski DF | DF Ruben_Dias M_Kerkez DF | DM R_Gravenberch B_Koumetio+ DF | DF P_Retsos Jona_Starek DM | DM L_Mai S_Bergwijn MF | FW A_Garnacho A_Wharton MF | AM Javier_Casas D_Kulusevski MF | FW J_Felix M_Longstaff+ AM | AM T_Kronmuller B_Johnson FW | MF S_Tonali | N_Shepperd SUB | SUB I_Meslier K_Ajer SUB | SUB J_Quansah D_McNeil SUB | SUB D_Szoboszlai G_Lo_Celso SUB | SUB T_A-Arnold Torrem_Moffi SUB | SUB J_Darius Referee: Martin_Atkinson (West_Yorkshire) Min. 1 :(liv) L_Mai can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to A_Garnacho ... A_Garnacho has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... O_Christensen never had a chance! Min. 3 :(liv) Javier_Casas with a measured pass to S_Tonali ... S_Tonali with a bicycle kick ! ... O_Christensen tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... L_Mai lofts the ball in! ... S_Tonali gets something on it! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 6 :(bre) B_Johnson takes advantage of a mistake by L_Mai ... That mistake could prove costly ... P_Retsos gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 6 :(liv) Ruben_Dias takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Garnacho ... But J_Tarkowski with the fine tackle Min. 7 :(bre) B_Koumetio+ runs with pace at the defence ... B_Koumetio+ with the chance ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 10 :(bre) M_Longstaff+ retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... A_Wharton gets on the end of it ... S_Tonali goes in with high feet!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... Martin_Atkinson calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 12 :(bre) S_Bergwijn whips the ball across to D_Kulusevski ... D_Kulusevski smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 13 :(liv) S_Tonali barges J_Tarkowski off the ball ... B_Koumetio+ robs him of the ball Min. 15 :(liv) R_Gravenberch brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Javier_Casas gets on the end of the pass ... Javier_Casas with a thundering shot! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Brentford fans taunt him about that effort Min. 17 :(liv) S_Tonali races into the box ... He sees Javier_Casas lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... N_Phillips wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 18 :(bre) B_Johnson with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to Jona_Starek ... Jona_Starek with the header ! ... Ivor_Pandur takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 21 :(bre) B_Koumetio+ looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to M_Longstaff+ ... M_Longstaff+ attempts to drive it home! ... Ivor_Pandur beats the ball away Min. 26 :(bre) M_Longstaff+ knocks it past Javier_Casas and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Longstaff+ curls it towards the top corner ! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 26 :(liv) J_Felix finds T_Kronmuller with a perfectly weighted pass ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Tarkowski ... He timed it well Min. 27 :(liv) S_Tonali runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... B_Koumetio+ rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s Martin_Atkinson going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 30 :(bre) S_Bergwijn leaves Ruben_Dias standing ... S_Bergwijn hits a crisp volley! ... Ivor_Pandur parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 31 :(liv) A_Garnacho lobs it over B_Koumetio+ ... A_Garnacho with the overhead ! ... The shot slips through O_Christensen's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 32 :(liv) Javier_Casas sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Felix ... But N_Phillips wins the tackle cleanly Min. 35 :(liv) T_Kronmuller beats his man ... Driven towards goal by T_Kronmuller ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 37 :(bre) D_Kulusevski gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds B_Johnson ... B_Johnson pounds a rocket on goal ! ... It takes a deflection! ... Ivor_Pandur is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Koumetio+ swings it in! ... Ivor_Pandur catches it! Min. 37 :(liv) Javier_Casas takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... Javier_Casas blasts it at the goal ! ... Saved by O_Christensen Min. 39 :(bre) M_Kerkez beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... M_Kerkez with the side footed shot! ... Ivor_Pandur parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(bre) M_Kerkez with the dribble ... Ruben_Dias is easily beaten ... M_Kerkez tries the shot ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And Ivor_Pandur reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... B_Koumetio+ chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Ivor_Pandur comes out and claims it! Min. 47 :(bre) D_Kulusevski is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... S_Bergwijn latches onto the end of it ... W_Saliba slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 47 :(liv) S_Tonali controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Tarkowski ... He puts in Javier_Casas! ... Javier_Casas with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brentford 0-0 Liverpool Min. 48 :(bre) B_Johnson sprints past the defender ... T_Kronmuller had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 49 :(liv) T_Kronmuller backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... A_Garnacho gets on the end of it ... A_Garnacho has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But O_Christensen just gets his fingers to that one Min. 50 :(liv) T_Kronmuller crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Felix in the box ... But Jona_Starek sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 50 :(liv) A_Garnacho falls badly. He's unable to continue Min. 50 :(liv) J_Darius is going to be brought on ... A_Garnacho is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 54 :(bre) S_Bergwijn finds the run of A_Wharton ... A skillful effort from A_Wharton ! ... But it goes just over Min. 58 :(bre) B_Johnson could get a shot on goal here ... Fine tackle by Ruben_Dias ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 58 :(liv) Ruben_Dias is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to S_Tonali ... S_Tonali must beat O_Christensen! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... Martin_Atkinson talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That’s put Liverpool in front! ... Brentford 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 59 :(bre) Brentford altered their play to a E strategy Min. 59 :(liv) L_Mai seems to have switched to a DF role Min. 59 :(liv) R_Gravenberch changes position to fill a DF slot Min. 59 :(liv) interesting tactic change... ... S_Tonali will now play as DM Min. 59 :(liv) T_Kronmuller seems to have switched to a MF role Min. 59 :(liv) Javier_Casas flicks it over N_Phillips and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Javier_Casas tries to lob the keeper ! ... 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. 60 :(liv) a big roar from the crowd as J_Quansah comes on for P_Retsos to play DF Min. 60 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai is going to be brought on ... S_Tonali is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 63 :(bre) M_Longstaff+ finds a hole in the defence ... M_Longstaff+ with the crafty shot! ... But Ivor_Pandur punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 65 :(bre) Torrem_Moffi is being brought on ... B_Johnson is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 65 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai moves to DM Min. 66 :(liv) R_Gravenberch falls badly. He's unable to continue Min. 66 :(liv) T_A-Arnold will replace R_Gravenberch and play DF Min. 70 :(liv) Liverpool altered their play to a D strategy Min. 70 :(bre) Jona_Starek moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to D_Kulusevski ... W_Saliba with an awful challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... RED CARD!! ... He's been hard done by for that!! Min. 72 :(liv) J_Darius is now playing as a AM Min. 75 :(liv) J_Felix is changing his role to a AM Min. 76 :(bre) The ball rolls free! ... B_Koumetio+ takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... A well-placed shot from B_Koumetio+ ! ... But Ivor_Pandur punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 78 :(liv) J_Felix gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside Jona_Starek! ... He has some space now! ... Torrem_Moffi leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 78 :(liv) Javier_Casas has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Tarkowski ... He knocks it to D_Szoboszlai! ... D_Szoboszlai with a powerful downward header! ... But O_Christensen punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Brentford Community Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Longstaff+ Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Torrem_Moffi (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ruben_Dias (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Tonali (58) Sent Off : W_Saliba (70) Booked : S_Tonali (10), T_Kronmuller (48) Injured : A_Garnacho (50), R_Gravenberch (66) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 12 | 12 Off target : 6 | 7 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 4 Fouls : 4 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 3 Key Passes : 8 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brentford 0 - 1 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brentford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Christensen GK 26 1 1 1 23 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 N_Phillips DF 1 21 7 3 26 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 21 6 3 26 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Kerkez DF 1 24 14 10 30 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B_Koumetio+ DF 1 22 15 3 25 | 93 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 10 4 Jona_Starek DM 1 14 22 13 26 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 S_Bergwijn MF 1 11 22 14 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 A_Wharton MF 1 12 21 11 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D_Kulusevski MF 1 7 22 14 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 M_Longstaff+ AM 1 3 21 16 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 B_Johnson FW 1 10 15 24 26 | 67 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 N_Shepperd GK 23 2 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Ajer DF 1 21 14 8 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_McNeil MF 1 3 21 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 8 22 5 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torrem_Moffi FW 1 3 13 21 25 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 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 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 W_Saliba DF 1 23 15 10 21 | 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 15 7 28 | 93 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 38 0 R_Gravenberch DF 1 15 24 15 26 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 P_Retsos DF 1 24 16 2 24 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Mai DF 1 23 16 2 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Garnacho FW 1 9 16 26 25 | 52 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Javier_Casas AM 1 14 22 14 26 | 93 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 38 14 J_Felix AM 1 10 14 25 20 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Kronmuller MF 1 15 21 15 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 25 6 S_Tonali DM 1 15 25 15 24 | 62 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 17 24 I_Meslier GK 25 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Quansah DF 1 22 19 4 25 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Szoboszlai DM 1 14 25 16 26 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 T_A-Arnold DF 2 21 15 5 19 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Darius AM 1 3 14 21 24 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1744396934 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35