FFO2 Conference, Cardiff City vs. Atalanta (Mon Apr 03)


                         Cardiff City  |  Atalanta
                            5-1-2-2 P  |  5-3-1-1 P
                          Simon Clark  |  Ryan Field
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK I_Meslier
                            D_Rico DF  |  DF S_van_Beek
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF G_Montiel
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF J_Brooks
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF J_St_Juste
                        C_Richards DF  |  DF P_Lienhart
                          E_Skhiri DM  |  MF D_Neres
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF Brahim
                        A_El_Ghazi MF  |  MF S_McTominay
                          M_Harris FW  |  AM D_Jota
                         J_Brekalo FW  |  FW M_Terrier
                                       |
                         J_Alnwick SUB |  SUB A_Plizzari
                          A_Vallci SUB |  SUB J_Ganda
                          R_Wintle SUB |  SUB R_Sawyers
                          C_ODowda SUB |  SUB A_Miranchuk
                             S_Ojo SUB |  SUB A_Onaiwu




Min. 2  :(car) D_Rico finds J_Brekalo in acres of space 
          ...  J_St_Juste wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 5  :(car) T_Kroos sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Harris gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_St_Juste hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car gets on the end of it 
          ...  I_Meslier with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 14 :(car) J_Brekalo beats J_Brooks 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  J_Brooks with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 16 :(car) D_Rico with the heel pass to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  Ryan Field is shaking his head on the touchline 
Min. 17 :(atl) S_McTominay retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  S_van_Beek gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_van_Beek runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It floats over R_Allsop 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 22 :(car) D_Rico hoofs it upfield to find C_Richards 
          ...  C_Richards with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That puts Cardiff City ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Atalanta ...
Min. 23 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 24 :(car) A_El_Ghazi finds J_Brekalo with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_St_Juste with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 32 :(car) T_Kroos slides it through the middle to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 34 :(car) J_Vestergaard gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to T_Kroos 
          ...  T_Kroos with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  I_Meslier gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 35 :(car) J_Vestergaard pass splits open the defence and finds J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  I_Meslier just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 35 :(atl) Brahim is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Jota 
          ...  E_Skhiri plays the back pass 
          ...  R_Allsop can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Terrier swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(car) T_Kroos makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  J_Brooks with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 1-0 Atalanta

Min. 46 :(atl) S_McTominay finds M_Terrier on the edge of the box 
          ...  T_Kroos seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 47 :(car) M_Harris finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  A great volley from M_Harris! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 53 :(car) T_Kroos with the header on 
          ...  He finds A_El_Ghazi in space 
          ...  P_Lienhart with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Cardiff City players 
Min. 55 :(atl) Tactical Change by Atalanta 
          ...  Atalanta have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 58 :(atl) S_McTominay changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Jota 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by C_Richards 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Vallci 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Richards 
Min. 65 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sawyers 
          ...  COMING OFF: Brahim 
Min. 66 :(atl) D_Jota runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Jota carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 70 :(atl) Tactical Change by Atalanta 
          ...  Atalanta have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 77 :(atl) R_Sawyers has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Terrier collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Terrier with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Atalanta are back level with not long to go!! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-1 Atalanta ...
Min. 78 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 80 :(car) E_Skhiri hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Brekalo latches onto it! 
          ...  S_McTominay scythes the player down! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 86 :(car) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  E_Skhiri gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  P_Lienhart had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  T_Kroos hoists it forward 
          ...  M_Harris gets on the end of it 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Harris! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(atl) S_van_Beek is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to G_Montiel 
          ...  A well-placed shot from G_Montiel! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Atalanta fans! 
          ...  YES!! 
          ...  Take a bow son! 
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-2 Atalanta ...
Min. 93 :(atl) S_McTominay runs at A_Vallci 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  S_McTominay looks to see where R_Allsop is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Over the bar! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : C_Richards (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Richards (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Atalanta Match Info
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Best player          : M_Terrier
Scorers              : M_Terrier (77), G_Montiel (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Brooks (45), S_McTominay (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Atalanta
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           4        |       2
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           4        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       2
Key Passes           :           9        |       6
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 2 Atalanta
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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  20   1   1   1  28 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -14   0   0   0
D_Rico         DF   1  15  13   7  21 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  16  13  11  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  15
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  16  13  11  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
A_Bah          DF   1  15  13   8  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  16  11   3  31 |  67   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  22   0  54
E_Skhiri       DM   1  12  16   5  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  14   0
T_Kroos        MF   1  15  20  14  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  20   8
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   5  17  14  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
M_Harris       FW   1   3  12  18  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
J_Brekalo      FW   1   2  13  17  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Alnwick      GK  15   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Vallci       DF   1  15  12   8  27 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Wintle       DM   1  12  16   8  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_ODowda       MF   1   2  13  10  22 |   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

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 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
S_van_Beek     DF   1  18  12   8  25 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44  14
G_Montiel      DF   1  18  15  13  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
J_Brooks       DF   1  17  10   8  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_St_Juste     DF   1  16  11   3  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0
P_Lienhart     DF   1  16  10   3  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Neres        MF   1   2  18  13  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Brahim         MF   1   2  18  13  28 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_McTominay    MF   1  13  17  12  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  37   8
D_Jota         AM   1   4  14  18  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
M_Terrier      FW   1   3  12  17  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
A_Plizzari     GK  14   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ganda        DF   1  12  15   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sawyers      MF   1   4  16  13  28 |  28   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
A_Miranchuk    MF   1   4  17  12  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Onaiwu       FW   1   2   8  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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