Elite FA Cup Group Match 1, Liverpool vs. Juventus (Wed May 06)


                            Liverpool  |  Juventus
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 E
                          Mike McLeod  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                         Fabianski GK  |  GK J_Sassi
                          A_Mateju DF  |  DF A_Sandro
                     Maik_Nawrocki DF  |  DF H_Kamara
                          A_Pieper DF  |  DF P_Kalulu
                           F_Alves DF  |  DF R_Turicchia
                        T_Tessmann DM  |  MF A_Rabiot
                     L_Bittencourt MF  |  MF K_Thuram
                       Aphele_Teto MF  |  MF A_Pirlo
                              Jota AM  |  MF J_Musiala
                         N_Fulkrug FW  |  FW J_Cummings
                         M_Antonio FW  |  FW R_K_Muani
                                       |
                     Daniel_Fuzato SUB |  SUB J_Campos
                           P_Nesta SUB |  SUB T_Browning
                      T_Pin_Zhiang SUB |  SUB R_Bellanova
                        Ze_Roberto SUB |  SUB P_Nedved
                          Demba_Ba SUB |  SUB R_Baggio

Referee: A_Soares_Dias (Portugal)


Min. 1  :(jvt) J_Cummings with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  J_Cummings has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  Fabianski was beaten there!
Min. 2  :(jvt) J_Cummings jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Pieper looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 7  :(lpl) T_Tessmann with a precise pass to N_Fulkrug
          ...  N_Fulkrug hits a great drive!
          ...  J_Sassi saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 8  :(jvt) K_Thuram looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Cummings
          ...  J_Cummings controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Fabianski makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 10 :(jvt) R_K_Muani flicks it over F_Alves and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_K_Muani tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Brilliant save from Fabianski
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 11 :(jvt) R_K_Muani beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_K_Muani must beat Fabianski!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lets see if Juventus can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Juventus ...
Min. 12 :(jvt) Juventus changed their strategy to play D
Min. 12 :(lpl) L_Bittencourt has it now
          ...  He takes on P_Kalulu
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Tessmann!
          ...  P_Kalulu moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 13 :(lpl) T_Tessmann with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Jota gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Sandro hits it out for a throw
Min. 18 :(lpl) Maik_Nawrocki looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Mateju
          ...  A_Mateju tries to beat J_Sassi!
          ...  J_Sassi gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Juventus ...
Min. 19 :(jvt) It seems Juventus are making a tactical change to E
Min. 23 :(lpl) F_Alves hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Aphele_Teto latches onto it!
          ...  Aphele_Teto with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But J_Sassi parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 24 :(jvt) A_Pirlo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Mateju
          ...  He knocks it to J_Musiala!
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  J_Musiala beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has Fabianski to beat
          ...  He tries to flick it past Fabianski
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 25 :(lpl) Jota 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 N_Fulkrug
          ...  R_K_Muani wins the ball with ease
          ...  A_Soares_Dias saw something no-one else did
Min. 26 :(jvt) A_Pirlo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Mateju
          ...  He knocks it to J_Cummings!
          ...  J_Cummings blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Fabianski with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 29 :(jvt) J_Cummings kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Cummings !
          ...  Fabianski gets his fingertips to it
Min. 30 :(lpl) N_Fulkrug with a flashy move
          ...  A_Sandro steals the ball of off him
Min. 32 :(lpl) L_Bittencourt runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to N_Fulkrug
          ...  A_Sandro takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 33 :(jvt) A_Rabiot with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_K_Muani
          ...  A_Pieper with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 40 :(jvt) A_Rabiot with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_Kalulu
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Maik_Nawrocki takes possession
Min. 41 :(lpl) N_Fulkrug takes on P_Kalulu
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  N_Fulkrug tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  J_Sassi makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(jvt) R_K_Muani plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  R_K_Muani looks to see where Fabianski is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But Fabianski makes an easy save
Min. 46 :(jvt) J_Cummings plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_Cummings curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 47 :(jvt) A_Rabiot lays the ball back to R_K_Muani
          ...  R_K_Muani with a thundering shot!
          ...  Fabianski is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-1 Juventus

Min. 50 :(lpl) Aphele_Teto runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  T_Tessmann latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  A_Sandro cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 51 :(lpl) L_Bittencourt sidesteps A_Sandro
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A_Sandro moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 51 :(jvt) A_Pirlo looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_K_Muani
          ...  R_K_Muani tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  Fabianski makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 55 :(jvt) A_Pirlo slides it through the middle to J_Cummings
          ...  The ball hits Maik_Nawrocki in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 56 :(lpl) Aphele_Teto has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past P_Kalulu
          ...  He knocks it to N_Fulkrug!
          ...  N_Fulkrug controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  J_Sassi is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jota curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Kalulu clears the danger
Min. 56 :(jvt) J_Cummings uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  J_Cummings has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 59 :(lpl) Aphele_Teto sidesteps H_Kamara
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  H_Kamara hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maik_Nawrocki chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Sassi fists it away!
Min. 59 :(jvt) A_Rabiot controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Maik_Nawrocki
          ...  He puts in J_Musiala!
          ...  L_Bittencourt pulls on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  A_Soares_Dias has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Soares_Dias!
          ...  A_Soares_Dias just wants to lecture him
Min. 63 :(lpl) Aphele_Teto is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Jota
          ...  Jota hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 63 :(jvt) J_Musiala hits a hard pass to P_Kalulu
          ...  Jota with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 67 :(lpl) P_Nesta replaces Maik_Nawrocki and will play DF
Min. 67 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto is being prepared to come on
          ...  Aphele_Teto is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 67 :(lpl) L_Bittencourt cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ze_Roberto
          ...  Ze_Roberto fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  The shot slips through J_Sassi's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 69 :(lpl) N_Fulkrug sidesteps R_Turicchia
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A well-placed shot from N_Fulkrug !
          ...  J_Sassi saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 70 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto puts in N_Fulkrug
          ...  N_Fulkrug shoots towards goal !
          ...  J_Sassi with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 70 :(jvt) P_Kalulu has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past T_Tessmann
          ...  He knocks it to J_Cummings!
          ...  J_Cummings runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Musiala hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Pieper gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 70 :(lpl) L_Bittencourt pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A_Pirlo with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 73 :(jvt) R_K_Muani runs at A_Pieper
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Mateju reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pirlo plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball comes to R_K_Muani
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 75 :(lpl) Demba_Ba takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace N_Fulkrug as FW
Min. 78 :(jvt) P_Nedved will replace the useless A_Rabiot and will play MF
Min. 80 :(jvt) T_Browning replaces an unhappy A_Sandro and will play as a DF
Min. 80 :(jvt) R_Bellanova is being brought on
          ...  H_Kamara is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 83 :(jvt) R_Baggio is coming on for J_Cummings and will play FW
Min. 85 :(lpl) T_Tessmann drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Demba_Ba
          ...  Demba_Ba with the strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Liverpool fans!!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Juventus ...
Min. 86 :(lpl) Jota controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Ze_Roberto gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Ze_Roberto attempts to drive it home!
          ...  J_Sassi with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 90,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Maik_Nawrocki
Scorers              : A_Mateju (18), Demba_Ba (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Jota (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : R_K_Muani (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_K_Muani (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Pirlo (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       14
Off target           :           3        |       7
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Liverpool 2 - 1 Juventus
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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  38   5   1   1  29 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  33   9   8  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  25   0  25
Maik_Nawrocki  DF   1  33   8   2  42 |  69   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  35   0
A_Pieper       DF   2  31   6   1  33 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
F_Alves        DF   2  29  16   1  38 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
T_Tessmann     DM   2  12  27  10  33 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  32  21  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  65  20
Aphele_Teto    MF   1   2  28  21  29 |  69   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
Jota           AM   2   4  28  24  18 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
N_Fulkrug      FW   2   3   1  35  29 |  77   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
M_Antonio      FW   1   3   2  30  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Daniel_Fuzato  GK  30   2   5   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nesta        DF   3  28  11  10  31 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Pin_Zhiang   DM   2  16  27   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  11  28  17  11 |  25   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
Demba_Ba       FW   2   5   1  31  17 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

Player Statistics - Juventus
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_Sassi        GK  32   2   4   1  24 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
A_Sandro       DF   2  36   6   2  25 |  82   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 125   0   0
H_Kamara       DF   2  36   5   2  29 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
P_Kalulu       DF   1  32   4   4  41 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
R_Turicchia    DF   2  28   2   5   9 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rabiot       MF   1   4  39   4  28 |  80   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
K_Thuram       MF   2   5  34   3  15 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1   3  33   2  28 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
J_Musiala      MF   1   3  31  17   9 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Cummings     FW   3   6   9  36  32 |  85   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
R_K_Muani      FW   1   3   5  32  40 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0 -20 -20  20
J_Campos       GK  29   4   5   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Browning     DF   2  35   4   4  36 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bellanova    DF   2  30   3   5  26 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nedved       MF   2   9  29  21  26 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Baggio       FW   1   5   1  27  31 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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