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Season 22 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 1

Manchester City 0 - 0 Liverpool

Elite League Cup Group Match, Manchester City vs. Liverpool (Wed Apr 13)


                      Manchester City  |  Liverpool
                              4-5-1 E  |  4-2-1-1-2 E
                       Scott Matthews  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK T_Peterson
                         L_Alberto DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF O_Price
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF Ni_Na_Lee
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF G_Piqué
                         A_Andanov MF  |  DM X_Shaqiri
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  DM Wellington
                         S_Arrache MF  |  MF J_Fleck
                             Jinky MF  |  AM J_Hernandez
                           Matheus MF  |  FW A_Bagsy
                              Tone FW  |  FW Casiano_Silva
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB S_Kerr
                         Efe_Sodje SUB |  SUB T_Butcher
                       R_Pletikosa SUB |  SUB Z_Junuzovic
                           F_Zappa SUB |  SUB G_Cooper
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB Divock_Origi

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(mnc) Tone comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  O_Price is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_Peterson misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Andanov floats the ball in!
          ...  Jinky tries to place the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 2  :(lpl) Wellington is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Fleck
          ...  A left-footer by J_Fleck !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Wellington chips the ball into the area!
          ...  S_Scuffet comes out and claims it!
Min. 3  :(mnc) Tone can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  Tone keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 4  :(mnc) Matheus volleys it forward. He finds L_Alberto
          ...  L_Alberto flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But T_Peterson comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 8  :(lpl) X_Shaqiri chests it down
          ...  P_Do_Shaw wins the ball with ease
          ...  M_McCurry saw something no-one else did
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Wellington swings it in
          ...  A_Bagsy takes control of it!
          ...  A_Bagsy pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But S_Scuffet with the difficult save
Min. 10 :(mnc) S_Arrache threads the through ball to C_Barr
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Paintsil
Min. 12 :(mnc) Jinky moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Arrache
          ...  S_Arrache flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But T_Peterson parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 15 :(mnc) E_Johnson gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  O_Price is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  M_McCurry wants a quiet word
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  A_Andanov shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Tone instead
          ...  Tone with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 23 :(mnc) Tone lobs it over Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  G_Piqué takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 24 :(lpl) A_Bagsy gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside L_Alberto!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Bagsy tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But S_Scuffet pulls out a save of the game
Min. 26 :(mnc) Tone beats J_Paintsil
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_McCurry
          ...  Tone tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  T_Peterson falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 27 :(mnc) M_Laursen knocks the ball past Wellington
          ...  O_Price wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 28 :(mnc) Jinky feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  P_Do_Shaw runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  P_Do_Shaw lobs T_Peterson!
          ...  What agility from T_Peterson
Min. 28 :(lpl) A_Bagsy plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  M_Laursen slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 30 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw beats G_Piqué
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  O_Price had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 31 :(mnc) Tone brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Andanov gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Andanov curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But T_Peterson parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 32 :(mnc) C_Barr sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  C_Barr fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 35 :(mnc) Jinky whips the ball across to E_Johnson
          ...  E_Johnson bears down on goal!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 36 :(mnc) Tone takes advantage of a mistake by J_Fleck
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  O_Price slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 37 :(mnc) E_Johnson brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Barr!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Wellington
Min. 39 :(mnc) S_Arrache spots Tone who is in acres of space
          ...  A left-footer by Tone !
          ...  T_Peterson has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Peterson is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 41 :(mnc) S_Arrache looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Laursen
          ...  M_Laursen attempts a low drive!
          ...  But T_Peterson comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) L_Alberto takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  L_Alberto with the drive!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 47 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri volleys it forward. He finds J_Paintsil
          ...  L_Alberto wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 48 :(mnc) S_Arrache is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Andanov
          ...  But A_Bagsy will cut out the threat

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

Min. 46 :(lpl) J_Hernandez picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  M_Laursen beats him to the ball
Min. 47 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw fires over a low cross to A_Andanov
          ...  A_Andanov has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Peterson blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 49 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw sprints past O_Price
          ...  The cross hits P_Do_Shaw on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It floats over T_Peterson
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 52 :(mnc) C_Barr chips the ball over the defence and finds Tone
          ...  What a shot from Tone !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Matheus hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Peterson
Min. 53 :(lpl) Ni_Na_Lee looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 54 :(mnc) Matheus with the header on
          ...  He finds Tone in space
          ...  Tone carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  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!
          ...  Swung in by S_Arrache
          ...  Casiano_Silva reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 55 :(lpl) J_Fleck moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Piqué
          ...  But A_Andanov spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 57 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Bagsy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Bagsy gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 58 :(mnc) S_Arrache with a probing through ball A_Andanov
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 59 :(lpl) G_Piqué looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Paintsil
          ...  C_Barr anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 60 :(lpl) Divock_Origi replaces Casiano_Silva and will play FW
Min. 61 :(lpl) J_Fleck 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!
          ...  Divock_Origi receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Divock_Origi with the shot !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 62 :(lpl) Ni_Na_Lee leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Divock_Origi
          ...  C_Barr with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  X_Shaqiri passes to Divock_Origi
          ...  A thundering drive by Divock_Origi !
          ...  What agility from S_Scuffet
Min. 62 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri with the cross-field pass to A_Bagsy
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Bagsy !
          ...  S_Scuffet just watches float over the bar!
Min. 63 :(mnc) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Tone gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Wellington
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 65 :(mnc) Efe_Sodje is being brought on
          ...  L_Alberto is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - F_Zappa on for P_Do_Shaw as a MF
Min. 65 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa replaces S_Arrache and will play MF
Min. 68 :(lpl) J_Fleck with the nod to J_Hernandez
          ...  Jinky with the foul
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Divock_Origi bends it round the wall
          ...  S_Scuffet with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 68 :(lpl) Wellington plays it forward to A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  S_Scuffet with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Wellington drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes the catch!
Min. 70 :(lpl) T_Butcher is being brought on
          ...  J_Paintsil is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(lpl) G_Cooper replaces J_Hernandez to play as a AM
Min. 71 :(mnc) Matheus retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Tone gets on the end of it
          ...  Tone has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  T_Peterson makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 72 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa brings it under control
          ...  He takes on T_Butcher
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Barr!
          ...  But O_Price barges him off the ball
Min. 73 :(mnc) Matheus has it now
          ...  He takes on Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Tone!
          ...  Tone beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at T_Peterson
          ...  He nutmegs T_Peterson
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  T_Peterson recovers to save it !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Barr chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  T_Peterson makes the catch!
Min. 73 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri boots it towards G_Cooper
          ...  G_Cooper shapes up for a shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet beats the ball away
Min. 75 :(lpl) Liverpool switch to playing A
Min. 76 :(mnc) A_Andanov sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Zappa
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Butcher hits it out for a throw
Min. 78 :(lpl) Wellington with a probing pass to Divock_Origi
          ...  But M_Laursen wins the tackle
Min. 80 :(mnc) M_Laursen looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Efe_Sodje
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from O_Price
Min. 85 :(lpl) Divock_Origi with a precise ball to J_Fleck
          ...  J_Fleck beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  S_Scuffet comes towards him
          ...  He lobs it over S_Scuffet
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!!
Min. 87 :(mnc) Matheus hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Tone collects the loose ball!
          ...  Tone belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Peterson moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_Peterson catches it with style!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Jinky threads the through ball to M_Laursen
          ...  M_Laursen with a powerful header !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort

*************  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          : M_Laursen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Do_Shaw (8), C_Barr (62), Jinky (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : T_Peterson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Piqué (23), O_Price (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester City |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       11
Off target           :          11        |       5
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          21        |       13
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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  37   5   1   4  41 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
L_Alberto      DF   2  32  14   8  28 |  69   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
C_Barr         DF   2  28  12   9  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  58   8  -1
M_Laursen      DF   2  28   9   6  30 |  98   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10   6
E_Johnson      DF   1  27   8   5  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  28   7  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  27   8  25 |  69   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   4
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  27   9  38 |  69   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
Jinky          MF   3   8  26   8  41 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -1
Matheus        MF   1   7  25   3  31 |  98   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Tone           FW   2   7   8  28  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   9   0   0   0   0   0  10  25
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   2  28 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Pletikosa    MF   3  10  28   8  40 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Zappa        MF   1   6  27   2  19 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   7   7  27  31 |   0   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
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T_Peterson     GK  37   1   2   1  10 |  98  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  24  12   9  31 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  24  11   7  26 |  98   0   5   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  98  -2  -2
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  24   8   6  41 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
G_Piqué        DF   2  23   9   6  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  15  23   7  29 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Wellington     DM   1  12  23   6  29 |  98   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  24   7  31 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
J_Hernandez    AM   1   7  23  18  26 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  26  15 |  98   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0  17
Casiano_Silva  FW   1   6   7  24  33 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Kerr         GK  27   3   2   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  24   8   7  23 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Z_Junuzovic    DM   2  11  23   8  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cooper       AM   4   7  26  14  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Divock_Origi   FW   1   5   9  23  33 |  34   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
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