FFO2 Conference, Cardiff City vs. Fulham (Mon Mar 27)


                         Cardiff City  |  Fulham
                            5-1-2-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 P
                          Simon Clark  |  Joe Brown
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK A_Lunin
                          C_Dawson DF  |  DF M_Cash
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF L_Kelly
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF W_Orban
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF R_Durmisi
                            D_Rico DF  |  MF C_Norgaard
                          E_Skhiri DM  |  MF M_Pjanic
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF J_Veretout
                        A_El_Ghazi MF  |  AM Joelinton
                          M_Harris FW  |  FW M_Obafemi
                         J_Brekalo FW  |  FW D_Ings
                                       |
                         J_Alnwick SUB |  SUB D_Ward
                        C_Richards SUB |  SUB J_Tavernier
                          R_Wintle SUB |  SUB A_Soto
                          C_ODowda SUB |  SUB H_Wilson
                             S_Ojo SUB |  SUB J_Proctor




Min. 2  :(ful) C_Norgaard takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vestergaard 
          ...  C_Dawson dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 6  :(car) J_Brekalo turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Brekalo looks to see where A_Lunin is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  He's scored his 10th goal of the campaign! 
          ...  Cardiff City go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Fulham ...
Min. 6  :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 6  :(ful) Tactical Change by Fulham 
          ...  Fulham have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 6  :(ful) R_Durmisi with a 40-yard pass to D_Ings 
          ...  J_Brekalo gets to the ball first 
Min. 8  :(car) J_Brekalo slips past his marker 
          ...  M_Cash takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 11 :(ful) M_Obafemi dribbles past D_Rico 
          ...  A great volley from M_Obafemi! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a fine save 
Min. 11 :(ful) Joelinton is hobbling. He's unable to continue 
Min. 11 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Soto 
          ...  COMING OFF: Joelinton 
Min. 13 :(car) A_El_Ghazi runs at C_Norgaard 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Lunin parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 13 :(ful) C_Norgaard finds W_Orban in acres of space 
          ...  J_Brekalo with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 17 :(car) C_Dawson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past W_Orban 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Brekalo! 
          ...  W_Orban recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 20 :(car) A_El_Ghazi drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to J_Brekalo 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Orban 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Kroos curls it into the box! 
          ...  J_Brekalo with the header 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  Cardiff City 2-0 Fulham ...
Min. 21 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 21 :(car) J_Brekalo finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  J_Brekalo rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 22 :(ful) L_Kelly runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Soto 
          ...  A_Soto with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 24 :(car) A_Bah has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Lunin! 
          ...  C_Norgaard hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 25 :(ful) A_Soto flicks the ball on to M_Obafemi 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  M_Obafemi beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has R_Allsop to beat 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Allsop 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 26 :(car) E_Skhiri is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to T_Kroos 
          ...  T_Kroos with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Kroos plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi gets to it! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Lunin tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Kroos! 
          ...  Headed away by L_Kelly 
Min. 27 :(car) T_Kroos with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  T_Kroos drives it low! 
          ...  A_Lunin gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 28 :(ful) A_Soto finds D_Ings with a ball over the defence 
          ...  D_Ings attempts the shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 29 :(car) E_Skhiri boots it towards M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  A_Lunin has it covered 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Lunin is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Cardiff City 3-0 Fulham ...
Min. 36 :(car) J_Vestergaard cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Brekalo 
          ...  A delicate header from J_Brekalo! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Fulham fans taunt him! 
Min. 37 :(car) A_Bah with a 30-yard pass to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But A_Lunin makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 41 :(ful) D_Ings has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on R_Allsop! 
          ...  D_Rico hacks him down! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(car) A_Bah looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard drives it towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 45 :(ful) D_Ings beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  D_Ings hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 3-0 Fulham

Min. 48 :(ful) R_Durmisi with a byline cross to M_Cash 
          ...  M_Cash blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 48 :(car) T_Kroos chests it down 
          ...  W_Orban pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  M_Harris is the man who's going to take the kick 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  No mistake! 
          ...  The keeper never stood a chance! 
          ...  Cardiff City 4-0 Fulham...
Min. 53 :(car) M_Harris looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Kroos 
          ...  T_Kroos flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  A_Lunin saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 53 :(ful) J_Veretout with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past D_Rico 
          ...  J_Veretout has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  R_Allsop pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Kelly curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to M_Cash 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 56 :(ful) W_Orban with a one-touch layoff to M_Cash 
          ...  C_Dawson with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 58 :(car) E_Skhiri has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Vestergaard collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Kelly 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 62 :(car) D_Rico runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  C_Dawson flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_El_Ghazi 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 64 :(ful) M_Pjanic finds R_Durmisi with a ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Durmisi bears down on goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Richards 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Dawson 
Min. 66 :(car) C_Richards works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  A_Lunin with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 66 :(car) J_Brekalo pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  W_Orban scythes the player down! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 67 :(ful) J_Veretout with a reverse pass to R_Durmisi 
          ...  R_Durmisi has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 69 :(ful) M_Pjanic beats C_Richards 
          ...  M_Pjanic with a little chip! 
          ...  R_Allsop gathers it comfortably 
Min. 70 :(car) J_Brekalo smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Harris latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Harris shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 74 :(ful) L_Kelly cuts inside D_Rico 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in M_Pjanic! 
          ...  M_Pjanic attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It floats over R_Allsop 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 75 :(car) M_Harris takes advantage of a mistake by M_Cash 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Harris with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits A_Lunin and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! 
          ...  The ball has his name on it! 
          ...  That's a hat-trick! 
          ...  Cardiff City 5-0 Fulham ...
Min. 77 :(ful) M_Obafemi takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  M_Obafemi hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  R_Allsop is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 79 :(ful) W_Orban plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Pjanic decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Pjanic with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  R_Allsop tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Veretout hits it into the box! 
          ...  L_Kelly loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  R_Allsop just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 81 :(car) J_Vestergaard takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Brekalo 
          ...  A delicate header from J_Brekalo! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 83 :(ful) M_Cash is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Obafemi 
          ...  M_Obafemi rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 84 :(car) A_Bah knocks it past R_Durmisi and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Cash anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 85 :(ful) W_Orban takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  W_Orban hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(car) A_El_Ghazi runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  T_Kroos latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A left-footer by T_Kroos! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Lunin 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Lunin looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 90 :(car) J_Brekalo sprints past the defender 
          ...  J_Brekalo chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  A_Lunin turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Kroos swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  M_Harris gets something on it! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Fulham fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 91 :(car) T_Kroos passes the ball to D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  M_Cash cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 

*************  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          : M_Harris (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Brekalo (6,20), M_Harris (29,48 pen,75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Rico (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : M_Pjanic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Norgaard (24), W_Orban (66)
Injured              : Joelinton (11)
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Fulham
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       17
Off target           :          11        |       8
On target            :          11        |       9
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       5
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       12
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 5 - 0 Fulham
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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 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0   0   0
C_Dawson       DF   1  17  11   8  20 |  67   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  19   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  16  13  11  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  11
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  16  13  11  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bah          DF   1  15  13   8  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
D_Rico         DF   1  15  12   7  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  21  16  -2
E_Skhiri       DM   1  12  16   5  27 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0
T_Kroos        MF   1  15  20  14  22 |  93   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  28  36
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   5  17  13  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  26  35
M_Harris       FW   1   3  12  18  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   7   3   0   0   0   0  18  96
J_Brekalo      FW   1   2  13  16  27 |  93   0   1   1   0   7   2   0   0   0  36  17  90
J_Alnwick      GK  15   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  16  11   3  31 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   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 - Fulham
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_Lunin        GK  19   1   1   1  23 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
M_Cash         DF   1  18  14  11  28 |  93   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  16  26
L_Kelly        DF   1  17  13   9  23 |  93   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  34  13
W_Orban        DF   1  18  14   9  24 |  93   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  30  11
R_Durmisi      DF   1  16  12   6  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  40
C_Norgaard     MF   1   9  17  10  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  11  -2
M_Pjanic       MF   1  11  19  11  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  11  41
J_Veretout     MF   1  11  17   9  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  17
Joelinton      AM   1   5  16  14  25 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Obafemi      FW   1   3   8  15  19 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
D_Ings         FW   1   3   9  18  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
D_Ward         GK  11   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   1  16  10  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Soto         AM   1   8  15   9  24 |  82   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  17
H_Wilson       AM   1   2  15  13  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Proctor      FW   1   3   7  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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