June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage, Barcelona vs. Liverpool (Wed Nov 11)


                            Barcelona  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-1-2-2 C
                         Bryngar Myre  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK Fabianski
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  DF Renald
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DF P_Albert
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF H_Matt
                            I_Hart DF  |  DF T_Blackett
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  DM R_Hannam
                              Xavi MF  |  MF N_Schulz
                          Coutinho MF  |  AM T_Kroos
                       K_Porborsky MF  |  AM E_Huws
                             H_Son FW  |  FW M_Martinelli
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW G_Diangana
                                       |
                              Kepa SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                       G_Wilkinson SUB |  SUB A_Arbeloa
                           A_Ramos SUB |  SUB C_Sanchez
                         B_Spencer SUB |  SUB C_McGregor
                      P_B_E_Dybala SUB |  SUB D_Lehman

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 3  :(lpl) N_Schulz with a 50-yard pass to M_Martinelli
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Martinelli !
          ...  T_Conner tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by N_Schulz
          ...  Marco_Rojo gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 4  :(lpl) H_Matt finds Renald with a ball over the defence
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Renald !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  T_Conner acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos lofts the ball in!
          ...  Marco_Rojo clears the corner
Min. 5  :(brc) Coutinho with an incisive pass to H_Son
          ...  H_Son with the punt towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fabianski never had a chance!
          ...  Barcelona go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 5  :(lpl) P_Albert runs at the defence
          ...  Xavi with the high feet
Min. 7  :(brc) H_Son with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows P_Albert a clean set of heals
          ...  H_Son fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 8  :(brc) Coutinho controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  I_Hart gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  T_Kroos fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 9  :(brc) Coutinho brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with the strike !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 11 :(brc) H_Son sidesteps T_Blackett
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  H_Son with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 12 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj slides the ball across to K_Mbappe
          ...  M_Martinelli with a bad challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 14 :(lpl) R_Hannam moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Renald
          ...  Renald drives it towards goal !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 16 :(brc) K_Mbappe takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  What a shot from K_Mbappe !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Fabianski with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Marco_Rojo curls it into the box!
          ...  Fabianski catches it!
Min. 18 :(lpl) Renald nutmegs J_Miranda
          ...  Renald drives the shot in!
          ...  But T_Conner palms it behind
          ...  O_Hategan has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 19 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe sees Fabianski off his line !
          ...  Fabianski makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 21 :(brc) Marco_Rojo finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  From long range Marco_Rojo bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Barcelona 2-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 21 :(lpl) T_Kroos puts in M_Martinelli
          ...  Marco_Rojo with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 22 :(lpl) M_Martinelli takes advantage of a mistake by Ciaran_Clark
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Marco_Rojo is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  O_Hategan tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 23 :(brc) K_Porborsky 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 K_Mbappe
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Martinelli hits it out for a throw
Min. 23 :(lpl) P_Albert beats J_Miranda
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves O_Hategan
          ...  P_Albert with the crafty shot!
          ...  But T_Conner palms it behind
          ...  O_Hategan has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 27 :(brc) Marco_Rojo with the through ball to H_Son
          ...  H_Matt wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Xavi chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  H_Son with the shot!
          ...  Fabianski makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj plays it towards the near post!
          ...  H_Son with the header
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 28 :(brc) Coutinho brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  H_Son makes himself available
          ...  Renald brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But O_Hategan waves play on!!!
Min. 32 :(lpl) H_Matt with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to N_Schulz
          ...  I_Hart bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 34 :(lpl) G_Diangana steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Marco_Rojo
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  G_Diangana bears down on goal!
          ...  But T_Conner stops that one easily
Min. 36 :(brc) Coutinho with the mazy run
          ...  Coutinho has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Fabianski parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  The linesman is flagging
Min. 37 :(brc) Marco_Rojo finds the space intelligently
          ...  Marco_Rojo hits the ball first time!
          ...  Fabianski makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 39 :(lpl) M_Martinelli with a probing pass to E_Huws
          ...  E_Huws sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  T_Conner catches the ball
Min. 40 :(brc) Xavi miskicks!
          ...  He finds K_Mbappe though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  K_Mbappe hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But Fabianski palms it behind
          ...  O_Hategan has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 40 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mbappe
          ...  N_Schulz fouls badly
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  K_Mbappe bends it in
          ...  Fabianski parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Fabianski recovers to save!!
Min. 41 :(brc) H_Son finds himself in a good position
          ...  H_Son carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Fabianski saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 42 :(brc) K_Mbappe plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Intercepted by N_Schulz
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(brc) Marco_Rojo spits at H_Matt
          ...  O_Hategan calls him over
          ...  O_Hategan tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  He has already been booked also!
          ...  O_Hategan shows him his second yellow!!
          ...  RED CARD!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-0 Liverpool

Min. 46 :(brc) K_Porborsky moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Son
          ...  But R_Hannam comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 48 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark beats his man
          ...  P_Albert plays the back pass
          ...  Fabianski can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Son plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Fabianski easily claims the ball!
Min. 50 :(brc) Barcelona will now play C
Min. 51 :(brc) K_Mbappe flicks it over T_Blackett and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  P_Albert slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 52 :(brc) Xavi pulls it back to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  H_Matt seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 52 :(brc) K_Mbappe is too quick for the defence
          ...  G_Diangana with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 54 :(lpl) T_Blackett has it now
          ...  He takes on K_Porborsky
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Huws!
          ...  K_Porborsky moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 55 :(lpl) Liverpool switch to playing D
Min. 56 :(brc) Xavi finds K_Mbappe with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  K_Mbappe from 20 yards !
          ...  But Fabianski punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 58 :(brc) J_Miranda plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  T_Blackett stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 66 :(lpl) N_Schulz kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  T_Kroos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Coutinho
Min. 70 :(lpl) C_McGregor takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace N_Schulz
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 73 :(lpl) M_Martinelli takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  H_Son with a pull on the shirt
          ...  O_Hategan calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  E_Huws swings it in
          ...  M_Martinelli takes control of it!
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Miranda
Min. 75 :(brc) G_Wilkinson comes on for J_Miranda and takes up a DF role
Min. 75 :(brc) B_Spencer is being brought on
          ...  Xavi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(brc) A_Ramos will come on for K_Mbappe and play DF
Min. 75 :(lpl) A_Arbeloa will replace the useless Renald and will play DF
Min. 76 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj takes advantage of a mistake by R_Hannam
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  M_Martinelli wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 80 :(lpl) The Liverpool manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 83 :(brc) A_Ramos leaves his marker standing
          ...  A_Ramos with a stunning strike !
          ...  Fabianski parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Fabianski recovers to save!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(lpl) E_Huws is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Martinelli
          ...  M_Martinelli goes for goal !
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Conner got a touch

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 130,327
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Coutinho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Son (5), Marco_Rojo (21)
Sent Off             : Marco_Rojo (45)
Booked               : H_Son (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : M_Martinelli
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Martinelli (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Barcelona     |   Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :          12        |       7
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          13        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Barcelona 2 - 0 Liverpool
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Player Statistics - Barcelona
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_Conner       GK  36   3   3   2  32 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  34   9   9  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  32  11   8  21 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  29  11   7  30 |  45   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   1   0  30   0  20
I_Hart         DF   3  28   7   6  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  31  11  23 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  31  10  31 |  76   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
Coutinho       MF   3   7  29   9  21 |  93   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45   5
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  28   8  21 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  33  20 |  93   0   0   0   0   6   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  33
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   7  33  12 |  76   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  20  45
Kepa           GK  33   5   1   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  35  11   8  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ramos        DF   2  28   9   8  41 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Spencer      MF   1  13  33  14  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   6   8  27  22 |   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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Fabianski      GK  31   3   1   5  21 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
Renald         DF   2  30   8  10  31 |  76   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10
P_Albert       DF   2  28   8   7  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
H_Matt         DF   2  27  13   7  34 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
T_Blackett     DF   2  25  11   8  21 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Hannam       DM   2  17  25   4  22 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
N_Schulz       MF   1   8  28  17  21 |  71   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  26  21  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Huws         AM   2   7  25  19  38 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Martinelli   FW   1  10  10  27  12 |  93   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  38   8   8
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  25  43 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Assenjo      GK  29   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arbeloa      DF   1  25  11   8  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Sanchez      DM   1  16  25   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_McGregor     MF   3  14  25   8  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Lehman       FW   3   9   7  25  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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