Liverpool vs Real Betis, 2024 Club Friendly
· Club FriendlyLiverpool beat Real Betis in Arne Slot's 1st official friendly
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Liverpool beat Real Betis 1-0 in Arne Slot's first official friendly head coach on Friday, as Dominik Szoboszlai's first-half ensured the club's U.S. preseason tour kicked off with a win.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Sergi Altimira (Real Betis).
- 2': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 8': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Marcos Fernández (Real Betis).
- 10': Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fábio Carvalho.
- 11': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 11': William Carvalho (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 11': Sergi Altimira (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
- 12': Juanmi (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 20': Attempt missed. Marcos Fernández (Real Betis) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 21': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Juanmi (Real Betis).
- 24': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Real Betis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pablo Fornals following a fast break.
- 25': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 26': Juanmi (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Bradley with a cross.
- 28': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Substitution, Liverpool. Treymaurice Nyoni replaces Curtis Jones because of an injury.
- 34': Goal! Liverpool 1, Real Betis 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 35': Foul by Marcos Fernández (Real Betis).
- 35': Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Sergi Altimira (Real Betis).
- 36': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 38': Offside, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool).
- 40': Pablo Fornals (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Attempt missed. Juanmi (Real Betis) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nobel Mendy following a set piece situation.
- 43': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 43': Romain Perraud (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 44': Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Romain Perraud (Real Betis).
- 45'+3': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Real Betis 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Real Betis 0.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Tyler Morton replaces Wataru Endo.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Vítezslav Jaros replaces Caoimhín Kelleher.
- 45': Substitution, Real Betis. Chimy Ávila replaces Marcos Fernández.
- 45': Substitution, Real Betis. Fran Vieites replaces Adrián.
- 45': Substitution, Real Betis. Pablo García replaces Juanmi.
- 46': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 46': Sergi Altimira (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Delay in match (Real Betis).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
- 49': Pablo García (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 51': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 51': Romain Perraud (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 54': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 54': Pablo García (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Real Betis).
- 55': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Real Betis).
- 62': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Luca Stephenson replaces Sepp van den Berg.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Stefan Bajcetic replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Luke Chambers replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
- 64': Substitution, Real Betis. Héctor Bellerín replaces Youssouf Sabaly.
- 64': Substitution, Real Betis. Rodri replaces Nabil Fekir.
- 64': Substitution, Real Betis. Iker Losada replaces Pablo Fornals.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Conor Bradley.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Owen Beck replaces Jarell Quansah.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Blair replaces Fábio Carvalho.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Kaide Gordon replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Ben Doak replaces Harvey Elliott.
- 65': Foul by Ben Doak (Liverpool).
- 64': Romain Perraud (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Harvey Blair (Liverpool).
- 65': Fran Vieites (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Kaide Gordon (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Blair.
- 69': Offside, Liverpool. Kaide Gordon is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Treymaurice Nyoni.
- 72': Foul by Nobel Mendy (Real Betis).
- 72': Kaide Gordon (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Liverpool).
- 73': Rodri (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Offside, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Real Betis. Aitor Ruibal replaces William Carvalho.
- 74': Substitution, Real Betis. Lucas Alcázar Moreno replaces Romain Perraud.
- 75': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Chimy Ávila (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Luke Chambers (Liverpool).
- 78': Attempt saved. Rodri (Real Betis) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Alcázar Moreno.
- 79': Foul by Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis).
- 79': Owen Beck (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Iker Losada (Real Betis).
- 80': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Luke Chambers.
- 82': Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Owen Beck (Liverpool).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Chimy Ávila (Real Betis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Losada.
- 84': Foul by Harvey Blair (Liverpool).
- 84': Sergi Altimira (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Chimy Ávila (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 86': Substitution, Real Betis. Mateo Flores replaces Sergi Altimira.
- 87': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Real Betis).
- 87': Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Mateo Flores (Real Betis).
- 88': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lucas Alcázar Moreno.
- 90': Foul by Owen Beck (Liverpool).
- 90': Rodri (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Ben Doak (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mateo Flores (Real Betis).
- 90'+3': Foul by Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis).
- 90'+3': Owen Beck (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Real Betis 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, Real Betis 0.
Statistics
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15 | Fouls | 18 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 4 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
37.3 | Possession | 62.7 |
7 | SHOTS | 9 |
1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
335 | Accurate Passes | 608 |
405 | Passes | 680 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
3 | Crosses | 10 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
46 | Long Balls | 37 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
16 | Tackles | 20 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
12 | Interceptions | 11 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
14 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Acrisure Stadium
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 42,679
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
72 | Sepp van den Berg |
78 | Jarell Quansah ![]() |
21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
84 | Conor Bradley |
8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
17 | Curtis Jones |
3 | Wataru Endo ![]() |
19 | Harvey Elliott |
28 | Fábio Carvalho |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Real Betis (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Adrián (GK) |
32 | Nobel Mendy |
3 | Diego Llorente |
15 | Romain Perraud |
23 | Youssouf Sabaly |
14 | William Carvalho |
16 | Sergi Altimira |
20 | Juanmi |
18 | Pablo Fornals |
44 | Marcos Fernández |
8 | Nabil Fekir |
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