FFO2 Conference, Atalanta vs. Cardiff City (Fri Jan 27)


                             Atalanta  |  Cardiff City
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-2-2-2 A
                            Tim Allen  |  Simon Clark
                                       |
                         I_Meslier GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                        S_van_Beek DF  |  DF C_Dawson
                          J_Brooks DF  |  DF M_Romeo
                         G_Montiel DF  |  DF M_Simakan
                        P_Lienhart DF  |  DF A_Bah
                           D_Neres MF  |  MF T_Kroos
                       A_Miranchuk MF  |  DM E_Skhiri
                       M_Ihattaren MF  |  DM R_Wintle
                        J_St_Juste DF  |  MF A_El_Ghazi
                         M_Terrier FW  |  FW M_Harris
                            D_Jota FW  |  FW J_Brekalo
                                       |
                        A_Plizzari SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                           J_Ganda SUB |  SUB P_Ng
                           J_Bijol SUB |  SUB J_Simpson
                     T_Fosu-Mensah SUB |  SUB S_Ojo
                          J_Macias SUB |  SUB E_Adams




Min. 1  :(atl) D_Jota with the through ball to M_Terrier 
          ...  M_Terrier with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  R_Allsop makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 1  :(car) T_Kroos drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through I_Meslier's hands 
          ...  But I_Meslier recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 3  :(car) J_Brekalo flicks it past P_Lienhart 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  G_Montiel gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 5  :(atl) G_Montiel with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  G_Montiel tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 6  :(car) R_Wintle finds J_Brekalo on the edge of the box 
          ...  But S_van_Beek puts it in row Z! 
Min. 8  :(atl) M_Ihattaren lays the ball back to D_Neres 
          ...  E_Skhiri goes in studs first 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 9  :(car) T_Kroos nutmegs D_Jota, he continues to run forward 
          ...  T_Kroos with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  I_Meslier saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 10 :(car) A_Bah with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows J_Brooks a clean set of heals 
          ...  P_Lienhart brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 11 :(atl) D_Jota pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  M_Terrier is clean through! 
          ...  But E_Skhiri with the fine tackle 
Min. 11 :(car) A_Bah finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  A_Bah attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  I_Meslier never had a chance! 
Min. 14 :(atl) D_Jota looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Terrier 
          ...  M_Terrier with the shot on net! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 14 :(car) A_El_Ghazi has space to run with the ball 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It's beaten I_Meslier 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 19 :(atl) J_St_Juste with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves C_Dawson behind 
          ...  C_Dawson moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 22 :(atl) D_Jota takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  D_Jota with the drive! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 23 :(car) J_Brekalo flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  G_Montiel body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
Min. 24 :(atl) M_Ihattaren looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Jota 
          ...  D_Jota with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 24 :(car) E_Skhiri unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris drives the ball low! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brekalo swings it in! 
          ...  I_Meslier easily catches it! 
Min. 26 :(atl) D_Neres chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Terrier 
          ...  R_Allsop with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Simon Clark looks relieved 
          ...  Tim Allen is far from happy with that decision 
          ...  What's The Referee going to do? 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  It certainly looked like a dive from here!! 
          ...  M_Terrier places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  R_Allsop dives the wrong way 
          ...  And he sticks out his trailing leg to lift it over the bar! 
          ...  What reflexes! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_St_Juste dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  S_van_Beek swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for R_Allsop 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  R_Allsop looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 31 :(atl) M_Terrier runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of M_Ihattaren 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  M_Romeo wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 33 :(atl) M_Ihattaren lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  D_Jota latches on to it 
          ...  D_Jota drives the shot in! 
          ...  But R_Allsop parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 33 :(car) M_Harris hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Brekalo latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Brekalo shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But I_Meslier punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that I_Meslier got a touch 
Min. 34 :(atl) D_Jota lobs it over the defender 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Jota! 
          ...  What agility from R_Allsop 
Min. 35 :(atl) G_Montiel slides the ball across to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a good save 
Min. 36 :(car) M_Harris loses J_Brooks 
          ...  M_Harris smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  I_Meslier with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 38 :(atl) J_St_Juste holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_van_Beek 
          ...  C_Dawson wins the ball 
Min. 40 :(car) A_Bah races into the box 
          ...  He sees J_Brekalo lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  J_Brekalo goes for goal! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  I_Meslier looks relieved there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(atl) A_Miranchuk looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Montiel 
          ...  C_Dawson cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 48 :(car) A_El_Ghazi takes advantage of a mistake by S_van_Beek 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 49 :(car) M_Simakan retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Harris latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Brooks 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atalanta 0-0 Cardiff City

Min. 46 :(car) A_El_Ghazi beats J_Brooks 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  P_Lienhart dives in two footed!! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Bah gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Bah with the shot on net! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 46 :(car) T_Kroos is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Bah 
          ...  A_Bah shoots towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 47 :(atl) D_Neres looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_St_Juste 
          ...  J_St_Juste tries to beat R_Allsop! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Atalanta go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Atalanta 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 48 :(atl) Tactical Change by Atalanta 
          ...  D_Neres will now play as a AM 
Min. 48 :(atl) D_Neres has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Jota gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  E_Skhiri takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 51 :(atl) M_Terrier beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds G_Montiel 
          ...  G_Montiel with the chance! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 
Min. 51 :(car) T_Kroos is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to R_Wintle 
          ...  But J_St_Juste comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 53 :(car) E_Skhiri sidesteps G_Montiel 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  E_Skhiri has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But I_Meslier reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 54 :(atl) G_Montiel plays the early ball across the box to find D_Jota in space 
          ...  The ball hits M_Simakan in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Ng 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Brekalo 
Min. 60 :(car) C_Dawson jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  D_Neres with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 60 :(car) R_Wintle dribbles past A_Miranchuk 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  R_Wintle hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  I_Meslier goes down well to save 
Min. 60 :(atl) D_Jota breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on R_Allsop! 
          ...  P_Ng brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 61 :(car) R_Wintle with a pinpoint pass to M_Harris 
          ...  From long range M_Harris bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 63 :(atl) M_Terrier takes advantage of a mistake by M_Simakan 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  M_Terrier with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  R_Allsop looks relieved there! 
Min. 66 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Fosu-Mensah 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Ihattaren 
Min. 67 :(car) P_Ng skips the challenge from S_van_Beek 
          ...  P_Ng uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for I_Meslier 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  I_Meslier looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 71 :(atl) D_Jota steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs P_Ng 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  But M_Simakan sweeps up the threat 
Min. 80 :(atl) D_Jota turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  D_Jota flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 80 :(car) P_Ng with a smart pass to E_Skhiri 
          ...  S_van_Beek cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 80 :(atl) G_Montiel holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Fosu-Mensah 
          ...  M_Harris rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 81 :(atl) T_Fosu-Mensah smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  S_van_Beek latches onto the ball 
          ...  E_Skhiri with a bad challenge 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(atl) J_Brooks had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  A_Bah tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  P_Lienhart swings it in 
          ...  D_Neres gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Neres pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Allsop dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Allsop beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Miranchuk with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Jota with the shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 90 :(atl) G_Montiel rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to D_Neres 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Neres! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Fosu-Mensah hits it into the box! 
          ...  R_Allsop easily claims the ball! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Atleti Azzurri
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Atalanta Match Info
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Best player          : J_St_Juste (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_St_Juste (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Lienhart (46), D_Neres (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Skhiri
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Ng (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Atalanta  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       15
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       10
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Final Score          : Atalanta 1 - 0 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Atalanta
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Meslier      GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  82   0   0   0
S_van_Beek     DF   1  17  11   8  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  42   0  14
J_Brooks       DF   1  17  10   8  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
G_Montiel      DF   1  17  14  13  27 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  42  48  22
P_Lienhart     DF   1  16  10   3  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  20  -2  -2
D_Neres        AM   1   2  18  13  25 |  96   0   0   3   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  54  16
A_Miranchuk    MF   1   4  16  12  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
M_Ihattaren    MF   1   7  16  12  26 |  70   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42  14
J_St_Juste     DF   1  15  11   3  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  23  19  54
M_Terrier      FW   1   3  12  17  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  36  32
D_Jota         FW   1   4  14  17  26 |  96   0   0   3   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  48  38
A_Plizzari     GK  14   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ganda        MF   1  12  15   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bijol        DF   1  15   9   5  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Fosu-Mensah  DM   1  12  15   5  31 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Macias       FW   1   3  10  15  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Cardiff 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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R_Allsop       GK  19   1   1   1  28 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
C_Dawson       DF   1  17  11   8  20 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   0   0
M_Romeo        DF   1  16  11   8  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
M_Simakan      DF   1  15  12   5  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  18   0
A_Bah          DF   1  15  13   8  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  17  42
T_Kroos        MF   1  14  20  14  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  12
E_Skhiri       DM   1  12  15   5  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  52  15  21
R_Wintle       DM   1  12  16   8  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  18
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   4  17  13  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
M_Harris       FW   1   3  11  18  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  20
J_Brekalo      FW   1   2  12  16  27 |  64   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
J_Alnwick      GK  15   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Ng           DF   1  16  10   6  24 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  14
J_Simpson      MF   1  13  10   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ojo          MF   1   5  13  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adams        MF   1   6  15   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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