FFO2 Conference, Cardiff City vs. Schalke (Fri Mar 17) Cardiff City | Schalke 5-1-2-2 P | 5-3-2 P Simon Clark | Chris Spero | R_Allsop GK | GK A_Schwolow C_Dawson DF | DF L_Perez J_Vestergaard DF | DF S_Ajayi D_Caleta_Car DF | DF T_Ouwejan A_Bah DF | DF I_Konate D_Rico DF | DF T_Mohr E_Skhiri DM | MF J_Larsson T_Kroos MF | MF A_Kral A_El_Ghazi MF | MF R_L_Cheek M_Harris FW | FW S_Terodde J_Brekalo FW | FW S_Polter | J_Alnwick SUB | SUB R_Fahrmann C_Richards SUB | SUB C_Brunner R_Wintle SUB | SUB R_Zalazar C_ODowda SUB | SUB H_Matriciani S_Ojo SUB | SUB J_Correa Min. 10 :(sch) S_Polter brushes D_Caleta_Car aside and breaks free ... S_Polter hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... Schalke have taken the lead! ... Cardiff City 0-1 Schalke ... Min. 11 :(car) A_El_Ghazi turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... L_Perez wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 16 :(sch) S_Polter leaves his marker standing ... S_Polter with the header! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into R_Allsop's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 27 :(car) J_Vestergaard gets to the byline and finds M_Harris with a beautiful cross ... M_Harris hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But A_Schwolow reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Schwolow anyway Min. 33 :(car) C_Dawson tracks his runner into the box, the cross pings in hard and low ... the striker dummies and it comes off his shin!! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, my, I thought he was a good defender before todays match ... And then the whistle blew! ... He's had a terrible game today. ... Cardiff City 0-2 Schalke ... Min. 39 :(car) J_Brekalo turns nicely onto the ball ... J_Brekalo keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... The shot slips through A_Schwolow's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 40 :(car) M_Harris sidesteps I_Konate ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... T_Mohr gathers up the loose ball Min. 41 :(car) J_Brekalo dribbles past T_Mohr ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... But L_Perez clears the danger Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(car) C_Dawson knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... T_Mohr fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 44 :(sch) S_Terodde drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Polter ... But D_Caleta_Car spotted the danger and cleans up the play ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-2 Schalke Min. 48 :(car) E_Skhiri turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Brekalo ... J_Brekalo rises above the defence to head the ball! ... A_Schwolow was lucky there Min. 49 :(sch) S_Terodde takes possession ... What can he do here? ... S_Terodde with the cheeky shot! ... R_Allsop goes down well to save Min. 51 :(sch) J_Larsson spits at D_Rico ... Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 52 :(sch) J_Larsson finds S_Polter on the edge of the box ... S_Polter tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Ajayi with an inswinging corner into the box ... R_Allsop easily catches it! Min. 54 :(sch) R_L_Cheek looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... S_Polter receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... S_Polter hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... R_Allsop 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. 60 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: J_Correa ... COMING OFF: S_Polter Min. 60 :(car) T_Kroos with electric pace ... He eases past L_Perez ... T_Kroos with a stunning strike! ... Over the bar! Min. 63 :(car) A_El_Ghazi spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Harris! ... But T_Mohr will cut out the threat Min. 64 :(car) M_Harris with a real burst of pace ... He leaves T_Mohr behind ... S_Terodde with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... D_Rico with the curler ... A_Schwolow tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... T_Kroos with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Schwolow comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... M_Harris gets to it! ... A_Schwolow with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: C_Richards ... COMING OFF: C_Dawson Min. 65 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: C_Brunner ... COMING OFF: T_Mohr Min. 65 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: R_Zalazar ... COMING OFF: A_Kral Min. 66 :(car) J_Vestergaard with a perfectly timed run ... But he loses control of it ... C_Brunner belts it clear Min. 66 :(sch) R_L_Cheek with a precise pass to C_Brunner ... But he loses control of it ... C_Richards takes possession Min. 70 :(car) D_Rico with a real burst of pace ... He leaves T_Ouwejan behind ... A delicate header from D_Rico! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 73 :(car) E_Skhiri plays it forward to J_Brekalo ... J_Brekalo with the overhead! ... A_Schwolow gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 75 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to D Min. 85 :(car) M_Harris runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... R_Zalazar is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 86 :(car) A_El_Ghazi with a neat pass into M_Harris ... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Ouwejan ... He timed it well Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(car) T_Kroos cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Harris ... M_Harris has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 94 :(car) A_El_Ghazi gains control of the loose ball ... A_El_Ghazi shoots towards goal! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Harris Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Polter (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Polter (10), C_Dawson (33 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Larsson (51), S_Terodde (64) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Schalke Attempts on Goal : 10 | 5 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 4 | 2 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 11 Key Tackles : 2 | 6 Key Passes : 6 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 0 - 2 Schalke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Allsop GK 20 1 1 1 28 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 C_Dawson DF 1 17 11 8 20 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 -12 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 16 13 11 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 15 13 11 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 A_Bah DF 1 15 13 8 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rico DF 1 15 12 7 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 E_Skhiri DM 1 12 16 5 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 T_Kroos MF 1 15 20 14 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 A_El_Ghazi MF 1 5 17 13 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 9 M_Harris FW 1 3 12 18 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 J_Brekalo FW 1 2 13 16 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 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 | 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 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 - Schalke Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Schwolow GK 20 1 1 1 31 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 L_Perez DF 1 16 13 2 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 S_Ajayi DF 1 16 10 8 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Ouwejan DF 1 18 12 8 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 I_Konate DF 1 17 14 7 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Mohr DF 1 16 10 8 23 | 67 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 J_Larsson MF 1 13 16 4 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 12 -2 A_Kral MF 1 11 16 9 22 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_L_Cheek MF 1 10 17 11 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 S_Terodde FW 1 3 12 18 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 16 6 S_Polter FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 62 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 R_Fahrmann GK 16 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Brunner DF 1 16 12 13 22 | 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 R_Zalazar MF 1 8 15 10 23 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Matriciani DF 1 13 9 8 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Correa FW 1 3 13 17 21 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1679039500 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40