Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Liverpool (Mon Jun 18)


                      Manchester City  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 D
                        Tony McCleary  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF O_Price
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF Reinaldo
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF Renald
                            M_Rojo DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                           L_Diame MF  |  DM X_Shaqiri
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF N_Schulz
                             Jinky MF  |  MF J_Hernandez
                           Eduardo MF  |  AM T_Kroos
                           G_Botti FW  |  FW P_Sissons
                        A_Langlitz FW  |  FW B_Wolford
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB P_Parkes
                          D_Boyata SUB |  SUB D_Abdoun
                           G_Grunt SUB |  SUB Gazeau
                            R_Keen SUB |  SUB J_Henderson
                           M_Skiba SUB |  SUB D_Lehman

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 2  :(lpl) B_Wolford takes advantage of a mistake by Eduardo
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  M_A_Nastasic with a bad challenge
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 3  :(lpl) Reinaldo is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Renald
          ...  Renald has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 4  :(lpl) N_Schulz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  J_A_Riise gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming. RED CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Barken signals that it is indirect
          ...  J_Hernandez swings it in
          ...  T_Kroos takes control of it!
          ...  M_Rojo takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 6  :(mnc) M_Scholl whips the ball across to A_Langlitz
          ...  J_A_Riise pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 10 :(mnc) G_Botti is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to K_Rekik
          ...  K_Rekik with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  G_Buffon heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 10 :(lpl) P_Sissons has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  T_Kroos collects the loose ball!
          ...  T_Kroos pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
Min. 15 :(lpl) N_Schulz with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  M_Rojo takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 17 :(lpl) J_A_Riise with a slide rule pass to B_Wolford
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by K_Rekik
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 20 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from A_Langlitz to M_Rojo
          ...  M_Rojo curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 30 :(lpl) B_Wolford is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from B_Wolford !
          ...  S_Scuffet saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(mnc) Jinky runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Cleared by Renald

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

Min. 48 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  B_Wolford gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_Wolford has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 49 :(lpl) Renald plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  N_Schulz decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  N_Schulz from 20 yards !
          ...  S_Scuffet falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 53 :(mnc) Jinky looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Diame
          ...  Reinaldo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 56 :(mnc) A_Langlitz with a 50-yard pass to G_Botti
          ...  What a shot from G_Botti !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  G_Buffon claws it off the line
          ...  A_Barken consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Manchester City ahead!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 56 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  T_Kroos latches onto it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Eduardo belts it clear
Min. 57 :(lpl) N_Schulz moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Sissons
          ...  P_Sissons with the punt towards goal!
          ...  S_Scuffet gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 59 :(mnc) M_Rojo controls it with ease
          ...  M_Rojo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  G_Buffon guesses right
Min. 63 :(mnc) G_Botti with an intelligent ball to M_Rojo
          ...  But O_Price sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 65 :(lpl) Liverpool changed their strategy to play A
Min. 67 :(lpl) P_Sissons turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  P_Sissons has a dig at goal!
          ...  S_Scuffet won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 68 :(lpl) J_Hernandez hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  B_Wolford latches onto it!
          ...  B_Wolford is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round S_Scuffet
          ...  He rounds S_Scuffet
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 69 :(lpl) B_Wolford plays a long ball to P_Sissons
          ...  P_Sissons carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  S_Scuffet acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Hernandez plays it into the danger area!
          ...  S_Scuffet comes out and claims it!
Min. 70 :(mnc) D_Boyata comes on for W_Reid and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - R_Keen on for L_Diame as a MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Skiba takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Langlitz as FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) D_Abdoun comes on for O_Price and takes up a DF role
Min. 70 :(lpl) J_Henderson will replace T_Kroos and play AM
Min. 70 :(lpl) D_Lehman is being brought on
          ...  P_Sissons is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) B_Wolford takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  B_Wolford with the shot on net !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Hernandez crosses it in!
          ...  It comes to Reinaldo
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It's beaten S_Scuffet
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 71 :(mnc) M_Scholl has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past X_Shaqiri
          ...  He puts in M_Rojo!
          ...  D_Abdoun robs him of the ball
Min. 71 :(lpl) N_Schulz controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs R_Keen
          ...  He puts in D_Lehman!
          ...  D_Lehman has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  S_Scuffet was lucky there
Min. 72 :(mnc) G_Botti plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  G_Botti has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Buffon just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 73 :(mnc) M_Scholl beats the defender
          ...  M_Scholl lobs G_Buffon!
          ...  But G_Buffon just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 73 :(mnc) D_Boyata takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Hernandez with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 74 :(mnc) G_Botti sprints past the defender
          ...  But X_Shaqiri with the fine tackle
Min. 74 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri with a slide rule pass to B_Wolford
          ...  B_Wolford has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with S_Scuffet
          ...  He rounds S_Scuffet
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 75 :(lpl) Liverpool will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 77 :(mnc) K_Rekik slides it through the middle to D_Boyata
          ...  Blocked by J_Henderson
Min. 77 :(lpl) J_A_Riise takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into N_Schulz
          ...  N_Schulz with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  S_Scuffet never had a chance!
Min. 79 :(lpl) J_Henderson sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  M_Skiba scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  A_Barken called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 82 :(mnc) K_Rekik 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!
          ...  R_Keen receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  J_A_Riise reads the play well
Min. 84 :(mnc) M_Skiba nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Skiba rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 84 :(lpl) J_Hernandez sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Abdoun
          ...  D_Boyata slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 84 :(mnc) M_Skiba with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Henderson
          ...  D_Lehman with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  He is warned by A_Barken
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  Eduardo shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to D_Boyata instead
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Renald
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Keen chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  G_Buffon fists it away!
Min. 85 :(mnc) Eduardo looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Boyata
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_A_Riise belts it clear
Min. 87 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Wolford gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Eduardo fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  B_Wolford swings it in
          ...  D_Lehman gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Lehman curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Henderson lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Scuffet fists it away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lpl) Renald with a 50-yard pass to N_Schulz
          ...  N_Schulz sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 91 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri plays the early ball across the box to find B_Wolford in space
          ...  K_Rekik clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 110,999
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : K_Rekik (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Botti (56)
Sent Off             : M_A_Nastasic (4)
Booked               : Eduardo (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : X_Shaqiri
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Hernandez (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester City |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       16
Off target           :           2        |       11
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          10        |       17
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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 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  27   7   2  12 |  92   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  27   2   2  45 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
W_Reid         DF   2  26   6   9  41 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Rojo         DF   1  25   6   8  20 |  92   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
L_Diame        MF   1  10  30   5  32 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  29  10  22 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Jinky          MF   3   9  29   8  41 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Eduardo        MF   2   7  28   8  21 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  29  32 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  31
A_Langlitz     FW   3   7  11  27  32 |  71   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  23   6  11  22 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Grunt        DF   2  22   8   6  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Keen         MF   2   5  23  11  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  24  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25

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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G_Buffon       GK  32   2   3   1  22 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  28  12   7  26 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Reinaldo       DF   1  27  11   6  20 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
Renald         DF   2  26   8  10  31 |  92   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   1
J_A_Riise      DF   3  26   7   9  32 |  92   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  17  25   7  29 |  92   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
N_Schulz       MF   1   7  26  16  21 |  92   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
J_Hernandez    MF   1   7  25  19  26 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22  -2 -22
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  24  20  30 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
P_Sissons      FW   1   7   7  28  33 |  71   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
B_Wolford      FW   1  12  14  27  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10   9
P_Parkes       GK  27   4   2   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Abdoun       DF   3  25   9   7  30 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Gazeau         MF   1   4  25   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Henderson    AM   2   8  26  10  30 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Lehman       FW   3   9   7  25  33 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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