FFO2 Conference, Nottingham Forest vs. Cardiff City (Thu Jan 12)


                    Nottingham Forest  |  Cardiff City
                          4-2-2-1-1 P  |  5-2-1-2-0 C
                          Matt Buxton  |  Simon Clark
                                       |
                           A_Muric GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                        Renan_Lodi DF  |  DF M_Simakan
                            L_Bade DF  |  DF M_Romeo
                        M_Niakhate DF  |  DF A_Bah
                          S_Aurier DF  |  DF P_Ng
                         R_Freuler DM  |  DM T_Kroos
                           R_Yates DM  |  DM E_Skhiri
                         O_Mangala MF  |  DF R_Wintle
                         J_Lingard MF  |  MF A_El_Ghazi
                         B_Johnson AM  |  AM M_Harris
                         T_Awoniyi FW  |  AM J_Brekalo
                                       |
                           J_Smith SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                         J_Worrall SUB |  SUB J_Collins
                              Cafu SUB |  SUB A_Rinomhota
                        B_Mitchell SUB |  SUB R_Sawyers
                        S_Surridge SUB |  SUB E_Adams




Min. 1  :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  M_Harris will now play as a FW 
Min. 1  :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  J_Brekalo will now play as a FW 
Min. 4  :(ntf) O_Mangala takes advantage of a mistake by R_Wintle 
          ...  He puts in T_Awoniyi! 
          ...  T_Awoniyi with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Mangala chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  M_Simakan clears the danger 
Min. 6  :(ntf) T_Awoniyi knocks it past P_Ng and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  T_Awoniyi with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by B_Johnson 
          ...  E_Skhiri reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 9  :(car) J_Brekalo jinks infield 
          ...  J_Brekalo drives it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Muric parries it 
Min. 10 :(ntf) R_Freuler moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Mangala 
          ...  O_Mangala has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  R_Allsop plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 13 :(car) M_Harris had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  M_Harris keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Muric's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 15 :(ntf) B_Johnson beats his man 
          ...  M_Simakan with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 18 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi sidesteps A_Bah 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  M_Simakan with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now 
Min. 20 :(ntf) S_Aurier with a precise ball to R_Yates 
          ...  E_Skhiri with the block 
Min. 21 :(ntf) L_Bade runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Awoniyi 
          ...  T_Awoniyi tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee is signalling for VAR 
          ...  It's been given! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Nottingham Forest fans celebrate! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest have taken the lead! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 25 :(car) J_Brekalo plays it forward to A_El_Ghazi 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It floats over A_Muric 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 30 :(ntf) R_Yates 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 B_Johnson 
          ...  B_Johnson flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 31 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Romeo 
          ...  He knocks it to B_Johnson! 
          ...  B_Johnson lobs R_Allsop! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 32 :(car) A_Bah has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Niakhate! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Bade with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 33 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Johnson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  B_Johnson flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  R_Allsop is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  R_Allsop looks very relieved! 
Min. 36 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi flights the ball to J_Lingard 
          ...  J_Lingard keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 38 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  T_Awoniyi tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  R_Allsop tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Niakhate swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for R_Allsop, who catches the ball 
Min. 40 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi cuts inside 
          ...  T_Awoniyi goes for the top corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Nottingham Forest fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The linesman raised his flag 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(ntf) R_Yates gets to the byline and finds B_Johnson with a beautiful cross 
          ...  B_Johnson attempts to nutmeg R_Allsop! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 45 :(car) J_Brekalo sprints past B_Johnson 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_Brekalo with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff City

Min. 47 :(ntf) J_Lingard sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Johnson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But M_Romeo spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 51 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi has broken clear! Just R_Allsop to beat! 
          ...  J_Brekalo brings 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. 53 :(ntf) R_Yates squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at A_El_Ghazi 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 55 :(car) E_Skhiri steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  E_Skhiri launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  A_Muric saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Collins 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Ng 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sawyers 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_El_Ghazi 
Min. 60 :(car) R_Sawyers beats Renan_Lodi 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  R_Sawyers has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  A_Muric is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Muric reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brekalo lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Muric 
          ...  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. 61 :(ntf) S_Aurier runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  S_Aurier blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Allsop palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 61 :(car) J_Collins lays the ball back to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo could have let it bounce! 
          ...  A_Muric collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 63 :(ntf) M_Niakhate gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Niakhate! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 64 :(ntf) B_Johnson sidesteps R_Wintle 
          ...  A delicate header from B_Johnson! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 66 :(ntf) A_Muric is injured. He's been stretchered off 
Min. 66 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Smith 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Muric 
Min. 68 :(car) J_Collins with the diagonal pass to T_Kroos 
          ...  R_Yates fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 68 :(ntf) A defence splitting pass from O_Mangala to S_Aurier 
          ...  J_Brekalo rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 70 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  Nottingham Forest have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 70 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  B_Johnson will now play as a MF 
Min. 70 :(car) A_Bah beats O_Mangala 
          ...  A_Bah with the drive! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 82 :(ntf) M_Niakhate jinks past R_Wintle 
          ...  R_Sawyers with a nasty foul 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 85 :(ntf) S_Aurier moves forward 
          ...  S_Aurier plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Johnson chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Great catch from R_Allsop! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.

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



Match Details
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Venue                : City Ground
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : T_Awoniyi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Awoniyi (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Bade (32), R_Yates (68)
Injured              : A_Muric (66)
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Skhiri
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Simakan (18)
Booked               : J_Brekalo (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Nottingham Forest  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           0        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       3
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Final Score          : Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest
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_Muric        GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  70   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
Renan_Lodi     DF   1  17  13   8  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
L_Bade         DF   1  15  10   2  28 |  98   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  21  46  -2
M_Niakhate     DF   1  17  10   3  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
S_Aurier       DF   1  16  10  10  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  28
R_Freuler      DM   1  10  17  11  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
R_Yates        DM   1  10  16   4  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  26  -2
O_Mangala      MF   1  11  16   8  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  18
J_Lingard      MF   1   3  17  13  25 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  13
B_Johnson      MF   1   7  13  17  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  29
T_Awoniyi      FW   1   3  12  17  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  36  62
J_Smith        GK  16   1   1   1  29 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Worrall      DF   1  15  12   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cafu           MF   1   8  15   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Mitchell     MF   1   3  14  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Surridge     FW   1   2   9  14  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
M_Simakan      DF   1  15  12   5  23 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  13 -10 -10
M_Romeo        DF   1  16  11   8  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
A_Bah          DF   1  15  13   8  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
P_Ng           DF   1  16  10   6  24 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kroos        DM   1  14  19  14  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Skhiri       DM   1  12  15   5  27 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  52   0  21
R_Wintle       DF   1  12  16   8  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   4  17  13  28 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
M_Harris       FW   1   3  11  18  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
J_Brekalo      FW   1   2  12  16  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  16  24
J_Alnwick      GK  15   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Collins      DF   1  15  11   7  25 |  34   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
A_Rinomhota    MF   1  10  16   5  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sawyers      MF   1   4  16  13  28 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
E_Adams        MF   1   6  15   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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