FC Kaifeng #10 vs. 
Liverpool City
Friendly
wednesday july 11 - 08:00
Attendance: 4,381
wednesday july 11 - 08:00
Attendance: 4,381
- 28 R. SoleGK
- 46
A. SivasubramanianDCB - 1
F. BasultoDCB - 38
S. HongCB - 2
T. PijetlovićLWB - 3
A. SavochkinRWB - 24 B. LockettAM
- 13 C. HellemsRAM
- 4 J. RajaramLAM
- 29 S. DurczakLW
- 17 A. FidlerRW
- 45
A. KitaSK - 31 V. VishwamberSB
- 5
V. GogaSB - 6 C. ShuiSM
- 41
T. FrankenheimerSM - 33 J. NightingaleSF
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Free Online Football Manager Game
This is a virtual football match between FC Kaifeng #10 and Liverpool City on the football management game Rocking Soccer. Thousands of managers compete against each other in this game with real-world soccer rules and competitions but fantasy players and teams.
Rocking Soccer is an online manager game about football. No download required, you can instantly start playing in a world with thousands of other real players.
Manage your own football team in this innovative fast-growing soccer manager game. Expand your club, decide your line-up, win your matches!
We take pride in our high-quality game concept and our attention to realistic details. We are also the only online soccer manager with a 2D live match engine where you can see your players move. Will your tactics lead to victory or defeat?