FFO2 Conference, Cardiff City vs. Real Sociedad (Thu Apr 20)


                         Cardiff City  |  Real Sociedad
                            5-1-3-1 P  |  3-2-2-1-2 A
                          Simon Clark  |  Freddie Kaye
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK Agirrezabala
                            D_Rico DF  |  DF Gorosabel
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF A_Capa
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF Zubeldia
                             A_Bah DF  |  DM T_Kehrer
                        C_Richards DF  |  DM D_Da_Silva
                          R_Wintle DM  |  MF Zubimendi
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF Merino
                        A_El_Ghazi MF  |  AM J_Veerman
                          M_Harris FW  |  FW K_Dolberg
                             S_Ojo MF  |  FW U_Sadiq
                                       |
                         J_Alnwick SUB |  SUB Zubiaurre
                          A_Vallci SUB |  SUB Pacheco
                         J_Simpson SUB |  SUB L_Benes
                          C_ODowda SUB |  SUB A_Sola
                           S_Andre SUB |  SUB A_Sorloth




Min. 1  :(car) M_Harris gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Zubeldia! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Harris pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 5  :(car) R_Wintle get's past K_Dolberg 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Zubeldia cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 7  :(car) A_El_Ghazi with a neat pass into J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 8  :(car) D_Caleta_Car steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Agirrezabala's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 8  :(soc) Merino lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  K_Dolberg latches on to it 
          ...  K_Dolberg blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 13 :(car) A_El_Ghazi works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Kroos 
          ...  A thundering drive by T_Kroos! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Agirrezabala is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Wintle! 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  T_Kroos swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 17 :(car) T_Kroos knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Da_Silva 
          ...  A delightful ball in to A_El_Ghazi 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 17 :(soc) D_Da_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by A_Bah 
          ...  He knocks the ball to J_Veerman! 
          ...  J_Veerman with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 17 :(car) D_Caleta_Car with a one-touch layoff to M_Harris 
          ...  U_Sadiq is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 18 :(car) S_Ojo finds M_Harris in acres of space 
          ...  M_Harris keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  That's given Cardiff City the lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 19 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 19 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  Real Sociedad have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 19 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  K_Dolberg will now play as a AM 
Min. 21 :(soc) Zubeldia pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  D_Rico slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 24 :(soc) Gorosabel looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Veerman 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Rico hits it out for a throw 
Min. 24 :(car) M_Harris finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  Zubimendi with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 25 :(car) D_Caleta_Car beats D_Da_Silva 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  Agirrezabala was beaten there! 
Min. 25 :(soc) Merino with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  K_Dolberg gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Dolberg hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  R_Allsop plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 33 :(car) T_Kroos moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  But Gorosabel slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 34 :(soc) Gorosabel with a 50-yard pass to U_Sadiq 
          ...  U_Sadiq attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  R_Allsop is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Veerman floats the ball in! 
          ...  D_Rico reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 35 :(car) T_Kroos lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Ojo latches on to it 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  S_Ojo picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with Agirrezabala 
          ...  He rounds Agirrezabala 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala somehow manages to get to it!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Bah lofts the ball in! 
          ...  D_Da_Silva reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 38 :(car) S_Ojo is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Harris latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Gorosabel dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 39 :(soc) K_Dolberg passes the ball to J_Veerman 
          ...  A_Bah reads the play well 
Min. 40 :(soc) U_Sadiq can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  C_Richards takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad 
          ...  COMING ON: Pacheco 
          ...  COMING OFF: Zubeldia 
Min. 47 :(soc) A_Capa with a neat pass into K_Dolberg 
          ...  T_Kroos does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 48 :(soc) Merino with an early cross to K_Dolberg 
          ...  D_Rico plays it back 
          ...  R_Allsop slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Capa! 
          ...  R_Allsop jumps well to claim it! 

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

Min. 46 :(car) D_Rico kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Wintle gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Wintle aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala 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. 47 :(car) A_El_Ghazi moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Kroos 
          ...  T_Kroos tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Agirrezabala got a touch 
Min. 47 :(soc) Zubimendi hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Merino collects the loose ball! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 47 :(soc) K_Dolberg with a byline cross to J_Veerman 
          ...  J_Vestergaard read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 49 :(car) A_El_Ghazi knocks it forward 
          ...  D_Da_Silva slips 
          ...  R_Wintle gets to it! 
          ...  A skilful effort from R_Wintle! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala stops that one easily 
Min. 58 :(car) A_Bah with a one-touch layoff to C_Richards 
          ...  Zubimendi with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 59 :(car) J_Vestergaard spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds S_Ojo with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Ojo! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 60 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Benes 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Dolberg 
Min. 60 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Sorloth 
          ...  COMING OFF: U_Sadiq 
Min. 60 :(car) M_Harris dribbles past A_Sorloth 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Pacheco belts it clear 
Min. 60 :(soc) Zubimendi lobs it over A_Bah 
          ...  C_Richards reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 62 :(soc) A_Sorloth is first to the ball 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
Min. 64 :(soc) A_Sorloth is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  Merino latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Merino with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  Interesting. Very interesting! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!!! 
          ...  Real Sociedad are back level! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-1 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Vallci 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Richards 
Min. 65 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 66 :(soc) T_Kehrer finds J_Veerman on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Veerman with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 67 :(car) A_Vallci knocks the ball past D_Da_Silva 
          ...  Now he crosses to S_Ojo! 
          ...  J_Veerman goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 70 :(car) A_El_Ghazi controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 76 :(car) A_Bah turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Vallci 
          ...  T_Kehrer wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 78 :(car) T_Kroos with the towering header to D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 78 :(soc) D_Da_Silva runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Benes 
          ...  L_Benes has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop fists it away 
Min. 81 :(soc) J_Veerman gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past T_Kroos! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 85 :(soc) L_Benes finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  R_Wintle reads the play well 
Min. 86 :(soc) J_Veerman jinks past D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  He has already been booked also! 
          ...  The Referee shows him his second yellow!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  A_Sorloth with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  R_Allsop with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 87 :(soc) A_Capa works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Benes 
          ...  L_Benes with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  R_Allsop is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  The flags up! It's been disallowed!! 
          ...  The linesman raised his flag 
          ...  I'm not sure about that one! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(car) D_Caleta_Car with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows Gorosabel a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Real Sociedad fans taunt him! 
Min. 90 :(soc) A_Capa leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to A_Sorloth 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 

*************  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              : M_Harris (18)
Sent Off             : J_Vestergaard (86)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Real Sociedad Match Info
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Best player          : Merino
Scorers              : Merino (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Zubimendi (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Real Sociedad
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       9
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       4
Key Tackles          :          11        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       15
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 1 Real Sociedad
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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   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Rico         DF   1  16  13   7  21 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  88  17   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  17  13  11  28 |  90   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   1   0  11   7   1
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  16  13  11  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  22   0  48
A_Bah          DF   1  15  13   8  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  34   0
C_Richards     DF   1  16  11   3  31 |  69   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0
R_Wintle       DM   1  12  16   8  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   0  32
T_Kroos        MF   1  15  20  14  22 |  95   0   1   4   0   3   0   0   0   0  23  40  32
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   5  18  14  28 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  48  16
M_Harris       FW   1   3  12  18  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
S_Ojo          MF   1   5  13  11  25 |  95   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  59  26
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 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
J_Simpson      DM   1  13  10   6  23 |   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_Andre        FW   1   3   7  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Real Sociedad
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Agirrezabala   GK  20   1   1   1  22 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
Gorosabel      DF   1  18  12  12  26 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  36   0
A_Capa         DF   1  18  14   3  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Zubeldia       DF   1  18  11   4  29 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Kehrer       DM   1  17  14   5  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  16   0
D_Da_Silva     DM   1  16  15   9  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  30   0
Zubimendi      MF   1  12  17   5  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  11  -2
Merino         MF   1  11  18  12  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  36  36
J_Veerman      AM   1   3  17  14  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  35   0  16
K_Dolberg      AM   1   2  13  18  27 |  64   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  34  16
U_Sadiq        FW   1   3  12  18  28 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Zubiaurre      GK  16   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pacheco        DF   1  14   8   3  27 |  50   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
L_Benes        AM   1   6  17  12  26 |  31   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
A_Sola         DM   1  13  10   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sorloth      FW   1   7  11  15  22 |  31   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  46  11
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