FFO2 Conference, Cardiff City vs. RB Leipzig (Fri Mar 03)


                         Cardiff City  |  RB Leipzig
                            4-2-2-2 A  |  5-3-1-1 C
                          Simon Clark  |  Mike Mcleod
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK S_Burchert
                          C_Dawson DF  |  DF T_Leibold
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF A_Disasi
                           M_Romeo DF  |  DF C_Kouyate
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF J_Bernat
                          R_Wintle DM  |  DF A_Wisdom
                          E_Skhiri DM  |  MF N_Vlasic
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF W_McKennie
                        A_El_Ghazi MF  |  MF M_Nakamba
                          M_Harris FW  |  FW A_Milik
                         J_Brekalo FW  |  AM A_Martial
                                       |
                         J_Alnwick SUB |  SUB T_Horn
                            D_Rico SUB |  SUB D_Mena
                        C_Richards SUB |  SUB N_Chalobah
                           J_Ralls SUB |  SUB J_Reeves
                             S_Ojo SUB |  SUB M_Zaccagni




Min. 1  :(car) M_Harris is too quick for W_McKennie 
          ...  M_Harris blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 1  :(rbl) A_Martial with a penetrating pass to M_Nakamba 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Nakamba! 
          ...  But R_Allsop pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 2  :(car) T_Kroos with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  T_Kroos strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  S_Burchert makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 4  :(car) R_Wintle drives it forward to M_Harris 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Harris! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 4  :(rbl) A_Milik with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  C_Dawson forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Disasi swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Martial with the header 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!! 
          ...  He runs towards the RB Leipzig fans! 
          ...  RB Leipzig take the lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 0-1 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 7  :(car) A_El_Ghazi has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Martial 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Vestergaard! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard swings in the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 9  :(rbl) A_Milik runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  A_Milik uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  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. 13 :(car) E_Skhiri with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  A_Disasi body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 15 :(rbl) The defender slips up! 
          ...  A_Milik is through! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Vlasic with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Allsop 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 16 :(car) J_Brekalo get's past N_Vlasic 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  J_Brekalo lobs S_Burchert! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  Mike Mcleod is furious! 
          ...  Cardiff City are back level! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-1 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 18 :(rbl) T_Leibold picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  What a challenge by M_Romeo 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Leibold lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Bernat tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 20 :(car) M_Harris finds the run of T_Kroos 
          ...  T_Kroos hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  Interesting. Very interesting! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!!! 
          ...  Let's see if Cardiff City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 2-1 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 21 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 22 :(car) A_El_Ghazi beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  S_Burchert with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 23 :(car) J_Brekalo takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  T_Leibold stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 23 :(rbl) T_Leibold plays a long ball to N_Vlasic 
          ...  N_Vlasic hits the ball first time! 
          ...  R_Allsop fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 25 :(car) T_Kroos runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  S_Burchert with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Wintle swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Bah 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  S_Burchert gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by S_Burchert to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Kroos chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  S_Burchert comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  R_Wintle with the header 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans are ecstatic! 
          ...  Goosebumps and tears every time 
          ...  Cardiff City 3-1 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 27 :(rbl) M_Nakamba rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to A_Martial 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Martial! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 28 :(car) T_Kroos dribbles past A_Wisdom 
          ...  T_Kroos with the chance! 
          ...  S_Burchert heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 28 :(rbl) A_Martial with a penetrating pass to T_Leibold 
          ...  T_Leibold pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But R_Allsop parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 29 :(rbl) N_Vlasic is first to the loose ball 
          ...  J_Brekalo tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 29 :(rbl) A_Milik with a well-controlled run 
          ...  R_Wintle forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Nakamba plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  W_McKennie makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 31 :(rbl) A_Martial plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Romeo 
Min. 33 :(rbl) M_Nakamba loses his marker! 
          ...  M_Nakamba sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Allsop palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 34 :(car) J_Brekalo saunters past A_Wisdom 
          ...  J_Brekalo with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 38 :(car) J_Brekalo is first to the ball 
          ...  A great volley from J_Brekalo! 
          ...  It floats over S_Burchert 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 38 :(rbl) A_Milik searches out N_Vlasic 
          ...  N_Vlasic with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 42 :(car) J_Vestergaard takes advantage of a mistake by A_Milik 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  J_Bernat cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 42 :(rbl) T_Leibold slides it through the middle to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  R_Allsop has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  R_Allsop is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 3-1 RB Leipzig

Min. 47 :(car) M_Harris with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  M_Harris with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  S_Burchert never had a chance! 
Min. 49 :(car) E_Skhiri barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  J_Bernat cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 55 :(car) T_Kroos with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Wintle 
          ...  R_Wintle with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through S_Burchert's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 55 :(rbl) W_McKennie retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Martial latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Martial has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  R_Allsop can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 56 :(rbl) T_Leibold picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  T_Kroos hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Kouyate dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  C_Dawson clears the danger 
Min. 61 :(rbl) N_Vlasic with a slick pass to W_McKennie 
          ...  W_McKennie hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 62 :(rbl) N_Vlasic lays the ball back to A_Milik 
          ...  J_Vestergaard clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 63 :(rbl) W_McKennie holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Martial 
          ...  But J_Vestergaard wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_McKennie hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Wintle gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 64 :(car) A_Bah kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Harris gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Martial rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Richards 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Dawson 
Min. 66 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Rico 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Romeo 
Min. 66 :(car) E_Skhiri is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 68 :(car) E_Skhiri with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  E_Skhiri with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 68 :(rbl) A_Martial sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A left-footer by A_Martial! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 73 :(rbl) A_Disasi drives it forward to T_Leibold 
          ...  M_Harris with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 75 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Chalobah 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Nakamba 
Min. 75 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Zaccagni 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Milik 
Min. 80 :(rbl) N_Vlasic sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Zaccagni 
          ...  M_Harris scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 80 :(car) M_Harris beats A_Disasi 
          ...  N_Chalobah stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 81 :(rbl) N_Vlasic sidesteps D_Rico 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  N_Vlasic with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 85 :(car) T_Kroos kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Harris gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Zaccagni knocks the ball back to S_Burchert 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past S_Burchert! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Kroos plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi gets to it! 
          ...  S_Burchert can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  S_Burchert makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 86 :(rbl) W_McKennie with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  D_Rico with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(rbl) A_Martial finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  A_Martial drives it towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 92 :(car) C_Richards brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on C_Kouyate 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Brekalo! 
          ...  J_Brekalo with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 92 :(rbl) M_Zaccagni runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Richards back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Bah cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 

*************  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          : T_Kroos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Brekalo (16), T_Kroos (20), R_Wintle (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Harris (73)
Injured              : N/A
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RB Leipzig Match Info
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Best player          : A_Martial
Scorers              : A_Martial (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    RB Leipzig
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       16
Off target           :          10        |       9
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           3        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :          11        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       12
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 3 - 1 RB Leipzig
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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  19   1   1   1  28 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
C_Dawson       DF   1  17  11   8  20 |  66   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  16  13  11  28 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  66   0  11
M_Romeo        DF   1  17  11   8  22 |  67   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
A_Bah          DF   1  15  13   8  28 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  23   0  18
R_Wintle       DM   1  12  16   8  28 |  93   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  52  14  58
E_Skhiri       DM   1  12  16   5  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
T_Kroos        MF   1  14  20  14  22 |  93   0   1   3   1   3   1   0   0   0  24  48  56
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   5  17  13  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  22
M_Harris       FW   1   3  11  18  22 |  93   0   0   1   1   4   0   1   0   0  -2  44  18
J_Brekalo      FW   1   2  12  16  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  18  46
J_Alnwick      GK  15   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rico         DF   1  15  12   7  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  16  11   3  31 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
J_Ralls        MF   1   8  16   7  27 |   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 - RB Leipzig
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Burchert     GK  19   1   1   1  19 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
T_Leibold      DF   1  14  11   6  27 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  38  20
A_Disasi       DF   1  16  10   3  29 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
C_Kouyate      DF   1  17  10   4  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bernat       DF   1  17  12   8  29 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  42   0  18
A_Wisdom       DF   1  16  12   9  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Vlasic       MF   1   8  16  14  28 |  93   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  42  28
W_McKennie     MF   1   3  17  12  30 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  20
M_Nakamba      MF   1   3  17  14  20 |  76   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  24
A_Milik        FW   1   4  10  17  25 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
A_Martial      AM   1   4  12  18  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  36  48
T_Horn         GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Mena         DF   1  13  11   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Chalobah     MF   1  11  16   7  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Reeves       MF   1   3  14  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zaccagni     FW   1   6   9  16  23 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
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