FFO2 Conference, Derby County vs. Cardiff City (Fri Apr 07)


                         Derby County  |  Cardiff City
                            4-2-2-2 N  |  5-1-2-2 P
                            John Read  |  Simon Clark
                                       |
                        A_Ramsdale GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                          S_Dallas MF  |  DF D_Rico
                          J_Corona DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                          N_Elvedi DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                         V_Fischer MF  |  DF A_Bah
                         J_Collins DF  |  DF C_Richards
                     T_Koopmeiners DF  |  DM E_Skhiri
                          M_Sanson AM  |  MF T_Kroos
                         P_Billing AM  |  MF A_El_Ghazi
                        V_Pavlidis FW  |  FW M_Harris
                          M_Icardi FW  |  FW J_Brekalo
                                       |
                           A_Rudko SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                          Domilson SUB |  SUB A_Vallci
                      T_Barkhuizen SUB |  SUB R_Wintle
                           J_Ikone SUB |  SUB C_ODowda
                           T_Pukki SUB |  SUB S_Ojo




Min. 1  :(der) V_Pavlidis with the mazy run 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 2  :(car) D_Caleta_Car with the diagonal pass to D_Rico 
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Rico! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! 
          ...  They're tinkering with the filters 
          ...  The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! 
          ...  That's put Cardiff City into the lead! 
          ...  Derby County 0-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 3  :(der) Tactical Change by Derby County 
          ...  Derby County have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 3  :(der) Tactical Change by Derby County 
          ...  V_Fischer will now play as a AM 
Min. 3  :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 5  :(car) D_Rico slips past his marker 
          ...  D_Rico hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But A_Ramsdale makes a fine save 
Min. 5  :(der) V_Pavlidis is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  M_Sanson latches onto the ball 
          ...  T_Kroos with an awful challenge 
Min. 6  :(der) N_Elvedi with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past C_Richards 
          ...  E_Skhiri stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
Min. 8  :(car) A_Bah with the nod to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It floats over A_Ramsdale 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 9  :(car) E_Skhiri looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Harris 
          ...  From long range M_Harris bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 10 :(der) M_Icardi gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to V_Pavlidis 
          ...  But C_Richards clears the ball to safety 
Min. 10 :(der) J_Corona is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  No, he's back on his feet again! 
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting 
Min. 12 :(car) M_Harris sprints past J_Corona 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  M_Harris tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 16 :(der) J_Collins works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Icardi 
          ...  E_Skhiri fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  M_Sanson knocks it forward 
          ...  V_Pavlidis gets on the end of it 
          ...  V_Pavlidis sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 19 :(der) P_Billing looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  J_Brekalo with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 21 :(car) M_Harris loses T_Koopmeiners 
          ...  M_Harris controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 22 :(der) P_Billing is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to V_Pavlidis 
          ...  A cracking drive from V_Pavlidis! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 23 :(der) M_Sanson with a real burst of pace 
          ...  E_Skhiri can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Sanson! 
          ...  R_Allsop can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 25 :(der) N_Elvedi with a flicked pass to P_Billing 
          ...  J_Vestergaard wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 28 :(der) M_Icardi saunters past his marker 
          ...  T_Kroos pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 29 :(car) A_El_Ghazi hoofs it upfield to find D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale never had a chance! 
Min. 35 :(car) M_Harris looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Kroos 
          ...  T_Koopmeiners cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 36 :(car) J_Brekalo back heels to find J_Vestergaard in space 
          ...  J_Vestergaard goes for goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_El_Ghazi! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  M_Harris with the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 40 :(car) A_El_Ghazi with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wonderful strike! 
          ...  Who says keepers are too good these days!! 
          ...  Derby County 0-2 Cardiff City ...
Min. 41 :(der) Tactical Change by Derby County 
          ...  Derby County have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 41 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(der) V_Pavlidis dribbles past A_Bah 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A_Bah goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 46 :(car) T_Kroos controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  M_Harris gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  But N_Elvedi slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 47 :(car) J_Brekalo takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Corona 
          ...  J_Brekalo unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Derby County 0-2 Cardiff City

Min. 47 :(der) T_Koopmeiners nutmegs A_Bah, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by P_Billing 
          ...  It comes to V_Fischer 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 47 :(car) E_Skhiri unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 48 :(car) D_Rico uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Rico! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  E_Skhiri gets to it! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Ramsdale's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 51 :(car) T_Kroos with a 50-yard pass to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris hits the ball first time! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 52 :(der) V_Fischer gets lucky and beats D_Rico 
          ...  Now with the centre to M_Icardi 
          ...  M_Icardi with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop guesses right 
Min. 55 :(der) P_Billing loses D_Rico 
          ...  P_Billing blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 56 :(der) J_Corona runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Icardi 
          ...  M_Icardi blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 58 :(car) A_El_Ghazi takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  J_Corona slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 59 :(der) Tactical Change by Derby County 
          ...  M_Sanson will now play as a MF 
Min. 60 :(der) Substitution by Derby County 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Ikone 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Fischer 
Min. 61 :(car) J_Vestergaard with a one-touch layoff to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 62 :(der) S_Dallas lobs it over the defender 
          ...  S_Dallas with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Allsop dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And R_Allsop tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Dallas plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Collins loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  R_Allsop narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 64 :(car) T_Kroos breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale charges out of his area! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car swings it in 
          ...  T_Kroos takes control of it! 
          ...  T_Kroos with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 65 :(der) Substitution by Derby County 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Pukki 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Icardi 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Vallci 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Richards 
Min. 65 :(car) M_Harris makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  M_Harris tries to beat A_Ramsdale! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 67 :(der) A defence splitting pass from J_Collins to J_Ikone 
          ...  A_Bah plays the back pass 
          ...  R_Allsop can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Pukki floats the ball in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for R_Allsop, who catches the ball 
Min. 67 :(car) J_Vestergaard drives it across the face of the goal A_Bah 
          ...  A_Bah with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale falls over 
          ...  But A_Ramsdale is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 68 :(der) M_Sanson sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  P_Billing gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  P_Billing with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 70 :(der) Substitution by Derby County 
          ...  COMING ON: Domilson 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Collins 
Min. 74 :(car) A_Vallci hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Harris latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Harris leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 76 :(car) M_Harris threads the through ball to A_Bah 
          ...  A_Bah tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans are ecstatic! 
          ...  Goosebumps and tears every time 
          ...  Derby County 0-3 Cardiff City ...
Min. 77 :(der) S_Dallas gets lucky and beats D_Rico 
          ...  Now with the centre to T_Pukki 
          ...  T_Pukki belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 82 :(car) J_Vestergaard back heels to find M_Harris in space 
          ...  From long range M_Harris bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 83 :(der) P_Billing jinks infield 
          ...  P_Billing has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But R_Allsop smothers the ball 
Min. 84 :(der) J_Ikone with a flashy move 
          ...  J_Ikone fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 85 :(der) S_Dallas backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Pukki latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by T_Pukki! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  That's given Derby County a glimmer of hope! 
          ...  Derby County 1-3 Cardiff City ...
Min. 86 :(der) T_Pukki finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  T_Pukki with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans taunt him! 
Min. 87 :(car) J_Brekalo with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  J_Brekalo with the drive! 
          ...  But A_Ramsdale punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(der) T_Koopmeiners cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Ikone 
          ...  J_Ikone lobs R_Allsop! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sanson drives it into the box! 
          ...  It is cleared by A_Vallci 
Min. 90 :(car) A_El_Ghazi unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 91 :(car) J_Brekalo plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  J_Brekalo drives it low! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Pride Park
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Derby County Match Info
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Best player          : S_Dallas
Scorers              : T_Pukki (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ramsdale (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Harris (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rico (2), A_El_Ghazi (40), A_Bah (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Brekalo (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Derby County  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       25
Off target           :           5        |       15
On target            :          11        |       10
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          13        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       15
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Final Score          : Derby County 1 - 3 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Derby County
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_Ramsdale     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  17   0   0   0
S_Dallas       MF   1  11  17   8  22 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  47  18
J_Corona       DF   1  18  12   9  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  18   0
N_Elvedi       DF   1  18  11   7  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  19   0
V_Fischer      AM   1   3  16  10  29 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  16
J_Collins      DF   1  16  11   7  25 |  73   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  38  19
T_Koopmeiners  DF   1  17  14   7  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  16   0
M_Sanson       MF   1   7  18  12  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  10
P_Billing      AM   1   1  17  14  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  13  36
V_Pavlidis     FW   1   4  12  15  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
M_Icardi       FW   1   1  13  18  23 |  68   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  12
A_Rudko        GK  13   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Domilson       DF   1  15  12   6  29 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Barkhuizen   MF   1   5  13  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ikone        AM   1   4  15  13  22 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
T_Pukki        FW   1   4  10  17  17 |  27   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  40

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  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0   0
D_Rico         DF   1  15  13   7  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  80
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  16  13  11  28 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  51  11
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  16  13  11  26 |  95   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  44  42  11
A_Bah          DF   1  15  13   8  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  46  17  62
C_Richards     DF   1  16  11   3  31 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
E_Skhiri       DM   1  12  16   5  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  17
T_Kroos        MF   1  15  20  14  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   8
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   5  17  14  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  26  32
M_Harris       FW   1   3  12  18  22 |  95   0   0   2   1   9   0   0   0   0   0  62  48
J_Brekalo      FW   1   2  13  17  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2  15  36
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 |  27   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  18   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
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