June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage Match, Manchester City vs. Liverpool (Wed Apr 29)


                      Manchester City  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK Fabianski
                           C_Gross DF  |  DF A_Mateju
                       A_Odriozola DF  |  DF F_Alves
                          S_Nemeth DF  |  DF J_Vallejo
                           W_Pacho DF  |  DF P_Nesta
                     R_Ortiz_Magro MF  |  DM T_Pin_Zhiang
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF L_Bittencourt
                       K_Porborsky MF  |  MF Ze_Roberto
                      M_Sorrentino MF  |  AM Aphele_Teto
                      Fabio_Flores FW  |  FW N_Fulkrug
                              Fede FW  |  FW M_Antonio
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB Daniel_Fuzato
                           K_Clark SUB |  SUB S_O_Casey
                       Leda_Cygnus SUB |  SUB Rodri
                       Jamie_Tartt SUB |  SUB A_Irving
                        S_Bergwijn SUB |  SUB D_Mubama

Referee: S_Scharer (Switzerland)


Min. 1  :(mnc) R_Ortiz_Magro spits at N_Fulkrug
          ...  S_Scharer lectures him
Min. 1  :(lpl) N_Fulkrug takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Cleaned up by C_Gross
Min. 3  :(lpl) T_Pin_Zhiang puts in N_Fulkrug
          ...  N_Fulkrug with the crafty shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 5  :(lpl) P_Nesta cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  P_Nesta fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  A_Zaratta tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 7  :(mnc) R_Ortiz_Magro spots Fabio_Flores who is in acres of space
          ...  A thundering drive by Fabio_Flores !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 8  :(lpl) F_Alves brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Bittencourt gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Fede with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that s a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 9  :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from Aparichit to Fede
          ...  Fede beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  Fabianski comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over Fabianski
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 10 :(lpl) P_Nesta cuts the ball back to N_Fulkrug
          ...  W_Pacho reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 13 :(mnc) R_Ortiz_Magro 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!
          ...  Fabio_Flores receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  F_Alves clears with a diving header
Min. 15 :(mnc) K_Porborsky is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Fabio_Flores
          ...  Fabio_Flores has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Fabianski gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 18 :(mnc) Fabio_Flores pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Fabio_Flores with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  Fabianski is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 22 :(mnc) Aparichit back heels to find M_Sorrentino in space
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Vallejo and it had to be
Min. 27 :(lpl) L_Bittencourt sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Aphele_Teto
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Odriozola
Min. 31 :(mnc) Aparichit brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Fede makes himself available
          ...  J_Vallejo hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by R_Ortiz_Magro
          ...  T_Pin_Zhiang reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 32 :(lpl) L_Bittencourt with a precise pass to J_Vallejo
          ...  C_Gross is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 36 :(mnc) R_Ortiz_Magro runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Odriozola
          ...  A_Odriozola attempts to drive it home!
          ...  Fabianski collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 36 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto knocks it forward
          ...  S_Nemeth slips
          ...  Aphele_Teto gets to it!
          ...  K_Porborsky robs him of the ball
Min. 39 :(mnc) M_Sorrentino runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Fede
          ...  A_Mateju wins the ball
Min. 39 :(mnc) R_Ortiz_Magro had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  J_Vallejo tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  M_Sorrentino passes to Fede
          ...  Fede drives the ball low !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 40 :(mnc) M_Sorrentino sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Ortiz_Magro
          ...  R_Ortiz_Magro drives it low !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  But it hits off Fabianski's back!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Very unlucky!
          ...  That puts Manchester City ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 41 :(lpl) L_Bittencourt controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  T_Pin_Zhiang gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But S_Nemeth with the fine tackle
Min. 41 :(mnc) K_Porborsky runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Ortiz_Magro
          ...  P_Nesta is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  S_Scharer warns him
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lpl) T_Pin_Zhiang with a smart pass to Aphele_Teto
          ...  Aphele_Teto hits a great drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 45 :(mnc) Fede nutmegs F_Alves
          ...  T_Pin_Zhiang takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 45 :(lpl) T_Pin_Zhiang with a slick pass to N_Fulkrug
          ...  W_Pacho with a deliberate foul
          ...  S_Scharer will want to speak to him
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from S_Scharer
Min. 46 :(mnc) M_Sorrentino is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Fabio_Flores
          ...  Fabio_Flores tries to chip the ball over Fabianski!
          ...  Fabianski narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety

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

Min. 47 :(lpl) M_Antonio cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  R_Ortiz_Magro plays the back pass
          ...  A_Zaratta can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aphele_Teto hits it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by W_Pacho
Min. 50 :(mnc) R_Ortiz_Magro plays a long ball to Fede
          ...  Fede with the shot on net !
          ...  Saved by Fabianski
Min. 52 :(lpl) T_Pin_Zhiang moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Antonio
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Fede hits it out for a throw
Min. 53 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto volleys it forward. He finds M_Antonio
          ...  M_Antonio flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  A_Zaratta grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 61 :(mnc) W_Pacho sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Aparichit
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Aparichit !
          ...  Fabianski tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by K_Porborsky
          ...  Fabio_Flores with the shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Aparichit
          ...  The ball comes to Fabio_Flores
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 69 :(lpl) Aphele_Teto with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past W_Pacho
          ...  He knocks it to P_Nesta!
          ...  But S_Nemeth wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 70 :(mnc) K_Clark is being brought on
          ...  A_Odriozola is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus is being brought on
          ...  R_Ortiz_Magro is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn replaces an unhappy Fede and will play as a FW
Min. 72 :(lpl) T_Pin_Zhiang nutmegs Leda_Cygnus, he continues to run forward
          ...  C_Gross knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But S_Scharer just turns away!
Min. 74 :(lpl) T_Pin_Zhiang floats the ball in to find N_Fulkrug
          ...  N_Fulkrug with the header !
          ...  A_Zaratta falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 75 :(lpl) A_Irving is going to be brought on
          ...  Aphele_Teto is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(lpl) D_Mubama replaces N_Fulkrug to play as a FW
Min. 75 :(mnc) K_Porborsky with a slide rule pass to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Fabianski makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 80 :(lpl) S_O_Casey is coming on and A_Mateju is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 81 :(lpl) A_Irving with a penetrating pass to T_Pin_Zhiang
          ...  Leda_Cygnus clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 82 :(lpl) F_Alves looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Antonio
          ...  M_Antonio tries to beat A_Zaratta from outside the area!
          ...  A_Zaratta gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 83 :(mnc) Aparichit with a probing pass to Fabio_Flores
          ...  Fabio_Flores bears down on goal!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  Fabianski grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 84 :(lpl) S_O_Casey brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Mubama gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Bergwijn read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 85 :(mnc) M_Sorrentino runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Fabio_Flores
          ...  Fabio_Flores gets up high for the header !
          ...  Fabianski saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 85 :(lpl) Curled in dangerously from F_Alves to Ze_Roberto
          ...  But S_Nemeth sweeps up the threat
Min. 85 :(mnc) The ball rolls free!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  D_Mubama bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  S_Scharer calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 87 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to F_Alves
          ...  F_Alves tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But A_Zaratta just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Scharer has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with a 50-yard pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The shot slips through Fabianski's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Mike McLeod looks gutted
          ...  Have Manchester City stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 88 :(lpl) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Liverpool will now be playing A
Min. 88 :(lpl) D_Mubama has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Nemeth
          ...  He puts in J_Vallejo!
          ...  C_Gross seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 89 :(mnc) Fabio_Flores beats J_Vallejo
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Scharer
          ...  Fabio_Flores with a powerful downward header!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman flags for offside
Min. 90 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  S_Bergwijn with a little chip!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aparichit chips the ball into the area!
          ...  K_Porborsky loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  Fabianski with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 90 :(lpl) A_Irving 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 M_Antonio
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Antonio !
          ...  But A_Zaratta palms it behind
          ...  S_Scharer has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 142,717
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Ortiz_Magro
Scorers              : R_Ortiz_Magro (40), S_Bergwijn (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Fede (8), C_Gross (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : T_Pin_Zhiang (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Aphele_Teto (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Mubama (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |   Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :          13        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       20
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 1 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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A_Zaratta      GK  39   3   3   1  21 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Gross        DF   1  36   7   5  31 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  73  -2  -2
A_Odriozola    DF   1  34  22   4  26 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
S_Nemeth       DF   1  31   4   1   9 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
W_Pacho        DF   2  30   9   1  38 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
R_Ortiz_Magro  MF   2   9  37  12  28 |  72   0   1   4   0   1   1   0   0   0  25  60  25
Aparichit      MF   3   5  36  20  12 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60  10
K_Porborsky    MF   1  12  34   1  34 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  65  25
M_Sorrentino   MF   2  13  31   6  26 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20 100  20
Fabio_Flores   FW   1   1   3  32  46 |  95   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Fede           FW   2   4   1  30  28 |  72   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  23  -2   3
G_Yates        GK  30   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Clark        DF   2  34   7   4  15 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1  10  36  21  22 |  23   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  35   0
Jamie_Tartt    MF   1   9  33  15  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  11   8  40  10 |  23   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  25   0  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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Fabianski      GK  38   5   1   1  29 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  33   9   8  30 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
F_Alves        DF   2  29  16   1  38 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  45   5
J_Vallejo      DF   2  28  14   7  41 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
P_Nesta        DF   3  28  11  10  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
T_Pin_Zhiang   DM   2  16  27   9  23 |  95   0   2   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  95   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  31  21  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  11  28  17  11 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Aphele_Teto    AM   1   2  27  21  29 |  77   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  25
N_Fulkrug      FW   2   3   1  35  29 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Antonio      FW   1   3   2  30  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
Daniel_Fuzato  GK  30   2   5   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_O_Casey      DF   1  27  10   3  36 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Rodri          DM   1  18  27   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Irving       MF   2   4  29  18  38 |  18   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
D_Mubama       FW   1   3   5  25  27 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
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