Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. Liverpool (Thu Jul 14)


                      Manchester City  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-1-2-2 C
                       Scott Matthews  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK T_Peterson
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF Ni_Na_Lee
                             Breno DF  |  DF T_Butcher
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF G_Piqué
                         A_Andanov MF  |  DM Wellington
                           F_Zappa MF  |  MF D_Albertini
                             Jinky MF  |  AM J_Henderson
                           Matheus MF  |  AM J_Hernandez
                              Tone FW  |  FW Matej_Vydra
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  FW Casiano_Silva
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB S_Kerr
                         Efe_Sodje SUB |  SUB O_Price
                         P_Do_Shaw SUB |  SUB Z_Junuzovic
                         S_Arrache SUB |  SUB X_Shaqiri
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB Divock_Origi

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 2  :(lpl) J_Hernandez with a reverse pass to G_Piqué
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Breno
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 4  :(mnc) A_Andanov looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 4  :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - P_Do_Shaw on for A_Andanov as a MF
Min. 4  :(lpl) Matej_Vydra gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Matej_Vydra with a little chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Scuffet dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Scuffet beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Hernandez hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Scuffet easily claims the ball!
Min. 11 :(mnc) E_Johnson hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Rommedahl collects the loose ball!
          ...  But Wellington wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 12 :(mnc) F_Zappa backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Tone latches onto the end of it
          ...  Tone blasts it at the goal !
          ...  T_Peterson heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 13 :(lpl) J_Henderson with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Barr
          ...  J_Henderson with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  S_Scuffet gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 14 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Tone
          ...  Tone attempts to nutmeg T_Peterson!
          ...  T_Peterson makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 18 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Wellington wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 19 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Rommedahl hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  T_Peterson with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 22 :(mnc) Jinky hoofs it up field to find Tone
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Butcher
Min. 23 :(mnc) M_Laursen is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 25 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw nutmegs Ni_Na_Lee, he continues to run forward
          ...  P_Do_Shaw keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 25 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with an intelligent ball to E_Johnson
          ...  T_Butcher with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  O_Bundy calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  D_Rommedahl bends it in
          ...  The shot slips through T_Peterson's hands
          ...  But T_Peterson recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 29 :(lpl) J_Paintsil takes on 3 men
          ...  Jinky with a superb challenge
          ...  O_Bundy has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Wellington bends it round the wall
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 31 :(lpl) D_Albertini finds J_Paintsil with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Breno slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 32 :(mnc) Tone plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Wellington with the tackle
Min. 34 :(mnc) F_Zappa has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past G_Piqué
          ...  He knocks it to D_Rommedahl!
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets up high for the header !
          ...  But T_Peterson makes a fine save
Min. 35 :(mnc) C_Barr retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Breno latches onto the end of it
          ...  Cleaned up by Casiano_Silva
Min. 37 :(mnc) Jinky fires over a low cross to D_Rommedahl
          ...  Matej_Vydra clears with a diving header
Min. 39 :(lpl) J_Hernandez finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  E_Johnson plays the back pass
          ...  S_Scuffet can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Wellington chips the ball into the area!
          ...  S_Scuffet comes out and claims it!
Min. 40 :(lpl) J_Paintsil backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Henderson latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Henderson with a thundering drive!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 41 :(lpl) D_Albertini flicks the ball through
          ...  J_Hernandez runs onto it!
          ...  C_Barr gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) C_Barr with a neat pass into Tone
          ...  Matej_Vydra pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!

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

Min. 48 :(lpl) D_Albertini slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  D_Albertini has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  S_Scuffet with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 50 :(mnc) Matheus back heels to find D_Rommedahl in space
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Rommedahl !
          ...  T_Peterson with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 51 :(mnc) Tone is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  G_Piqué slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 51 :(lpl) Wellington looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Hernandez
          ...  J_Hernandez with the shot !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 53 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  D_Rommedahl with a thundering volley!
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Peterson's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  T_Peterson looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 54 :(mnc) Jinky finds Tone with a ball over the defence
          ...  Tone with the drive!
          ...  The shot slips through T_Peterson's hands
          ...  But T_Peterson recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 55 :(mnc) Jinky 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 Tone
          ...  Tone chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But T_Peterson punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 58 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  But Ni_Na_Lee slides in
Min. 59 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  T_Butcher cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 60 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw back heels to find D_Rommedahl in space
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 61 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Tone
          ...  Cleaned up by Wellington
Min. 62 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by E_Johnson
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Casiano_Silva with the shot on net !
          ...  S_Scuffet with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 63 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl dribbles it into the box
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Hernandez
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Zappa swings it in!
          ...  T_Peterson makes the catch!
Min. 63 :(lpl) Matej_Vydra with a reverse pass to D_Albertini
          ...  D_Albertini swings in the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Henderson chips the ball into the area!
          ...  S_Scuffet reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 64 :(mnc) Matheus with a reverse pass to Tone
          ...  G_Piqué reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 65 :(mnc) Efe_Sodje replaces M_Laursen and will play DF
Min. 65 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - Yeboah on for D_Rommedahl as a FW
Min. 66 :(lpl) Ni_Na_Lee boots it towards Casiano_Silva
          ...  E_Johnson reads the play well
Min. 67 :(lpl) Wellington with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Casiano_Silva gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Breno reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 70 :(lpl) O_Price comes on for J_Paintsil and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Hernandez is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 70 :(lpl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Divock_Origi will come on for Matej_Vydra and play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) Wellington runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of T_Butcher
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  T_Butcher with his head down lets it go !
          ...  S_Scuffet with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 71 :(mnc) Tone flicks the ball through
          ...  Matheus runs onto it!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by T_Butcher !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 72 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Casiano_Silva tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 75 :(lpl) The Liverpool manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 75 :(mnc) Yeboah turns on a sixpence
          ...  Yeboah lobs T_Peterson!
          ...  T_Peterson narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 76 :(mnc) Jinky hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  C_Barr latches onto it!
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Henderson
Min. 77 :(mnc) Matheus is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  P_Do_Shaw with the chance !
          ...  T_Peterson with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jinky hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Yeboah
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 81 :(mnc) Tone looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Yeboah
          ...  X_Shaqiri with a bad challenge
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Matheus shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to C_Barr instead
          ...  C_Barr hits the ball first time!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tone hits it into the box!
          ...  T_Peterson jumps well to claim it!
Min. 85 :(mnc) Tone plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  A thundering drive by Tone !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 85 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Albertini
          ...  D_Albertini with the header !
          ...  But S_Scuffet palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  X_Shaqiri floats the ball in!
          ...  S_Scuffet easily catches it!
Min. 86 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Tone latches onto the end of it
          ...  Tone attempts to drive it home!
          ...  T_Peterson saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) Yeboah feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Tone runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Tone with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  T_Peterson falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  T_Peterson looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Do_Shaw!
          ...  Jinky tries to place the shot!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 37,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Tone
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Jinky (29)
Injured              : A_Andanov (4)
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : T_Peterson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :          12        |       6
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       16
Key Passes           :          21        |       10
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 0 Liverpool
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Player Statistics - Manchester 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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S_Scuffet      GK  38   5   1   4  41 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  28  12  10  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   1
M_Laursen      DF   2  28   9   6  30 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Breno          DF   2  27  10  10  16 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  27   8   5  31 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  28   8  25 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Zappa        MF   1   6  28   2  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Jinky          MF   3   8  27   8  41 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -1
Matheus        MF   1   7  25   3  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Tone           FW   2   7   8  29  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  31
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |  68   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  28   4   3  28 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  27   8  25 |  91   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   6
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  27   9  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   7   7  27  31 |  27   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6

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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T_Peterson     GK  38   1   2   1  10 |  95  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  25  12   9  31 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  25   8   6  41 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  24   8   7  23 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   5
G_Piqué        DF   2  23   9   6  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Wellington     DM   1  12  23   7  29 |  95   0   4   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  30   1
D_Albertini    MF   2   7  23  11  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  11
J_Henderson    AM   2   7  24  10  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
J_Hernandez    AM   1   7  23  18  26 |  73   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  10   7  27  13 |  73   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
Casiano_Silva  FW   1   6   7  24  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
S_Kerr         GK  27   3   2   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  25  11   7  26 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Junuzovic    DM   2  11  23   8  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Shaqiri      AM   1  16  23   7  29 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Divock_Origi   FW   1   5   9  23  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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