Elite FA Cup Group Match, Manchester City vs. Liverpool (Thu Nov 17)


                      Manchester City  |  Liverpool
                              5-3-2 E  |  5-3-2 C
                       Scott Matthews  |  Mike McLeod
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                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK J_Reina
                       M_Bossaerts DF  |  DF E_Johnson
                        R_Da_Silva DF  |  DF C_Smalling
                       A_Ferdinand DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                        I_Muresanu DF  |  DF O_Price
                         H_Van_Hus DF  |  DF H_Matt
                           P_Andre MF  |  MF G_Cooper
                          Quintero MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                      N_Barbulescu MF  |  MF J_Hernandez
                           G_Botti FW  |  FW Sheringham
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  FW A_Bagsy
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB S_Kerr
                         Efe_Sodje SUB |  SUB M_Babbel
                         A_Britton SUB |  SUB T_Butcher
                             Jinky SUB |  SUB X_Shaqiri
                          M_Murphy SUB |  SUB Casiano_Silva

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(lpl) O_Price has space to run with the ball
          ...  I_Muresanu goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 6  :(mnc) N_Barbulescu looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Quintero
          ...  C_Smalling anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 11 :(mnc) Quintero with the dribble
          ...  But Sheringham slides in
Min. 11 :(lpl) E_Johnson plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Sheringham decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Sheringham hits a great drive!
          ...  But S_Scuffet reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on S_Scuffet anyway
Min. 13 :(mnc) A_Ferdinand moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Bossaerts
          ...  O_Price with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 18 :(mnc) Quintero runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to G_Botti
          ...  But C_Smalling wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Barbulescu!
          ...  J_Reina makes the catch!
Min. 20 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Paintsil
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 21 :(lpl) E_Johnson with an in swinging cross to G_Cooper
          ...  G_Cooper goes for goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  S_Scuffet reacts well to save!!!
Min. 23 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl runs at J_Paintsil
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  D_Rommedahl hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  J_Reina has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Reina is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 24 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri is coming on for G_Cooper and playing MF
Min. 24 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl is unmarked!
          ...  D_Rommedahl with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 24 :(lpl) O_Price takes on M_Bossaerts
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Intercepted by R_Da_Silva
Min. 32 :(mnc) P_Andre knocks it forward
          ...  J_Gandolfini slips
          ...  Quintero gets to it!
          ...  The cross hits Quintero on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  J_Reina gets up well to catch that one
Min. 32 :(lpl) Sheringham kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Sheringham attempts a lob!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 35 :(lpl) J_Gandolfini skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Bagsy
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Bagsy !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 36 :(mnc) P_Andre runs forward
          ...  But X_Shaqiri will cut out the threat
Min. 36 :(lpl) H_Matt with a 50-yard pass to J_Hernandez
          ...  J_Hernandez with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But S_Scuffet just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 40 :(mnc) A_Ferdinand looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Botti
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  O_Price picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 42 :(mnc) Quintero sidesteps X_Shaqiri
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  E_Johnson plays the back pass
          ...  J_Reina can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by I_Muresanu!
          ...  J_Reina jumps well to claim it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) Quintero picks up the pass
          ...  But J_Gandolfini puts the ball out of play
Min. 46 :(lpl) The ball goes loose!
          ...  A_Bagsy seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Bagsy sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool

Min. 47 :(lpl) J_Hernandez with an inch perfect pass to E_Johnson
          ...  M_Bossaerts bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 47 :(lpl) J_Gandolfini spits at G_Botti
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(lpl) J_Hernandez is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to O_Price
          ...  O_Price with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But S_Scuffet palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 54 :(mnc) Quintero beats C_Smalling
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Hernandez
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 55 :(lpl) Sheringham jumps over R_Da_Silva's challenge
          ...  N_Barbulescu with a deliberate foul
          ...  J_Underhill will want to speak to him
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 60 :(mnc) A_Britton is going to be brought on
          ...  N_Barbulescu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) Quintero boots it towards A_Ferdinand
          ...  A_Ferdinand tries to beat J_Reina!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  J_Reina is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Botti floats the ball in!
          ...  J_Reina catches it!
Min. 62 :(lpl) J_Hernandez turns past H_Van_Hus
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  I_Muresanu fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 66 :(lpl) Sheringham with a flashy move
          ...  Sheringham has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But S_Scuffet palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 67 :(mnc) A_Britton sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Botti
          ...  But J_Paintsil wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 69 :(mnc) I_Muresanu with an intelligent ball to D_Rommedahl
          ...  J_Hernandez tackles from behind
          ...  J_Underhill will want to speak to him
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Bossaerts takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Rommedahl
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_Smalling
Min. 70 :(lpl) Sheringham is first to the ball
          ...  G_Botti with an over the top challenge
Min. 73 :(lpl) J_Gandolfini with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Bossaerts
          ...  He knocks it to Sheringham!
          ...  Sheringham with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But S_Scuffet punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 74 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl with the dribble
          ...  J_Gandolfini is easily beaten
          ...  But J_Paintsil slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 74 :(mnc) R_Da_Silva beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Sheringham with a well timed tackle
          ...  J_Underhill didn't like it though
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva will replace the useless Sheringham and will play FW
Min. 79 :(mnc) Quintero loses his marker!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Gandolfini
Min. 79 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  H_Van_Hus forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  X_Shaqiri hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Scuffet
Min. 80 :(mnc) I_Muresanu dribbles it into the box
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from X_Shaqiri
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 82 :(lpl) A defence splitting pass from O_Price to A_Bagsy
          ...  I_Muresanu wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 85 :(lpl) The ball is passed in from J_Paintsil, he finds Casiano_Silva
          ...  But R_Da_Silva clears the ball to safety
Min. 87 :(mnc) R_Da_Silva controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs O_Price
          ...  He puts in A_Ferdinand!
          ...  A_Ferdinand with a powerful header !
          ...  J_Reina collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 87 :(lpl) E_Johnson works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Casiano_Silva
          ...  M_Bossaerts bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) G_Botti jumps over E_Johnson's challenge
          ...  X_Shaqiri with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 92 :(mnc) J_Reina miskicks!
          ...  G_Botti is takes control of the ball!
          ...  G_Botti with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 68,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Scuffet (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rommedahl (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Barbulescu (55), I_Muresanu (62), M_Bossaerts (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Sheringham
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Hernandez (69)
Booked               : J_Gandolfini (47), Sheringham (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       9
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           3        |       7
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       16
Key Passes           :          10        |       10
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 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  39   5   1   4  41 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
M_Bossaerts    DF   2  21   7   6  16 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  28  18
R_Da_Silva     DF   1  20  14   5  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
A_Ferdinand    DF   1  19   7   7  36 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
I_Muresanu     DF   3  17   7   6  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
H_Van_Hus      DF   1  16   1   4  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Andre        MF   1  10  20   6  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Quintero       MF   2   8  19  16  41 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  25
N_Barbulescu   MF   2  11  15   6  11 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Britton      MF   2  27   9   8  15 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jinky          MF   3   8  27   8  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  14  28  26 |   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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J_Reina        GK  31   2   3   1  18 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  27   8   5  31 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  27   8   5  29 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  25  12   9  31 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -10 -20
O_Price        DF   2  25  11   7  26 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
H_Matt         DF   2  23  12   7  34 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   8  26  14  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   8  25  19  12 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  18  -2
J_Hernandez    MF   1   7  24  19  26 |  70   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   1   0  10  10  -5
Sheringham     FW   2   5   8  28  21 |  76   0   1   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  18  -2  14
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  26  15 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
S_Kerr         GK  27   3   2   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Babbel       DF   1  24   9   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  24   8   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Shaqiri      MF   1  16  23   7  29 |  70   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
Casiano_Silva  FW   1   6   7  24  33 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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