FFO2 Conference, Schalke vs. Cardiff City (Sun Jan 08)


                              Schalke  |  Cardiff City
                          4-2-1-1-2 E  |  5-2-1-2-0 C
                     Thomas Edvardsen  |  Simon Clark
                                       |
                        A_Schwolow GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                         C_Brunner DF  |  DF M_Simakan
                         T_Ouwejan DF  |  DF M_Romeo
                            A_Kral DM  |  DF A_Bah
                           L_Perez DF  |  DF P_Ng
                      S_v_den_Berg DF  |  DM T_Kroos
                         S_Terodde FW  |  DM E_Skhiri
                          F_Mollet MF  |  DF R_Wintle
                          J_Correa FW  |  MF A_El_Ghazi
                           E_Elmas AM  |  AM M_Harris
                         J_Larsson DM  |  AM J_Brekalo
                                       |
                        R_Fahrmann SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                            T_Mohr SUB |  SUB J_Collins
                         R_Zalazar SUB |  SUB A_Rinomhota
                      H_Matriciani SUB |  SUB R_Sawyers
                          S_Polter 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. 1  :(sch) J_Correa cuts inside 
          ...  J_Correa hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  R_Allsop with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 3  :(car) A defence splitting pass from T_Kroos to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 6  :(sch) A_Kral loses his marker 
          ...  M_Romeo takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 9  :(sch) J_Correa with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by P_Ng 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 11 :(car) M_Harris leaves T_Ouwejan standing 
          ...  M_Harris with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  A_Schwolow fists it away 
Min. 14 :(sch) T_Ouwejan controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  S_Terodde gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  S_Terodde could have let it bounce! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 15 :(sch) T_Ouwejan kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Terodde gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Terodde drives the shot in! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 18 :(sch) J_Larsson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Simakan! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Larsson carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Allsop with the difficult save 
Min. 19 :(sch) T_Ouwejan nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Skhiri 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 23 :(sch) S_Terodde with a clever shimmy 
          ...  S_Terodde hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  R_Allsop 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. 24 :(sch) J_Correa sprints past T_Kroos 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  But M_Romeo puts it in row Z! 
Min. 31 :(car) A_El_Ghazi takes advantage of a mistake by C_Brunner 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  S_Terodde with a reckless challenge 
          ...  The Cardiff City players are furious! 
          ...  They want the red card to come out! 
          ...  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. 32 :(car) M_Harris has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  T_Kroos gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  T_Kroos attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Schwolow is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Skhiri swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Bah 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Schwolow just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 33 :(sch) S_Terodde brushes E_Skhiri aside and breaks free 
          ...  S_Terodde looks to see where R_Allsop is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 33 :(car) A_Bah hoists the ball across to M_Harris 
          ...  F_Mollet takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 36 :(sch) C_Brunner get's past M_Romeo 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  J_Brekalo forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Kral hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Romeo deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(sch) J_Correa picks up the pass 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Kroos 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 0-0 Cardiff City

Min. 46 :(sch) J_Larsson with a byline cross to E_Elmas 
          ...  E_Elmas with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  R_Allsop moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 51 :(sch) A_Kral volleys it forward. He finds E_Elmas 
          ...  E_Elmas keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And R_Allsop reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Mollet curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Kral tries to place the shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 54 :(car) E_Skhiri with the first time pass to T_Kroos 
          ...  T_Kroos tries to beat A_Schwolow! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Schwolow is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Bah swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It comes to E_Skhiri 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 59 :(sch) F_Mollet flicks the ball through 
          ...  A_Kral runs onto it! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  M_Romeo picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 60 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Zalazar 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Elmas 
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) M_Harris feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Brekalo runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  But T_Ouwejan wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 62 :(car) R_Sawyers takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 64 :(sch) C_Brunner sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  J_Correa runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A left-footer by J_Correa! 
          ...  R_Allsop won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 69 :(sch) L_Perez 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_Terodde receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  But J_Collins with the fine tackle 
Min. 69 :(car) J_Brekalo gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from J_Brekalo! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  That's given Cardiff City the advantage! 
          ...  Schalke 0-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 70 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 70 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  F_Mollet will now play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  A_Kral will now play as a MF 
Min. 70 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 70 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  M_Harris will now play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  J_Brekalo will now play as a AM 
Min. 71 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  C_Brunner will now play as a DM 
Min. 71 :(car) R_Sawyers runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off T_Ouwejan back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  R_Sawyers sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  A_Schwolow acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Simakan 
          ...  A_Schwolow comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 73 :(sch) J_Larsson has it now 
          ...  He takes on R_Wintle 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in F_Mollet! 
          ...  R_Sawyers with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 75 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Mohr 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_v_den_Berg 
Min. 75 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Polter 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Terodde 
Min. 75 :(car) R_Sawyers brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on R_Zalazar 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Harris! 
          ...  F_Mollet with a poor challenge 
Min. 76 :(car) R_Wintle knocks the ball past J_Larsson 
          ...  J_Correa is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 78 :(car) M_Romeo kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  E_Skhiri gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  E_Skhiri rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  A_Schwolow heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 81 :(sch) T_Ouwejan finds the space intelligently 
          ...  A_Bah with the foul 
          ...  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. 82 :(car) M_Romeo sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  T_Kroos runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Ouwejan 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 85 :(sch) F_Mollet finds C_Brunner in the box 
          ...  T_Kroos with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 86 :(car) A_Bah tries to clear it under pressure with a big clearance! 
          ...  He's miskicked it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Hindsight being 20-20, was that the best decision? 
          ...  Probably not! 
          ...  Schalke 1-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 87 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 87 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  J_Larsson will now play as a MF 
Min. 87 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 87 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  M_Harris will now play as a FW 
Min. 87 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  J_Brekalo will now play as a FW 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(car) J_Collins feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Brekalo runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  T_Ouwejan anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 93 :(car) M_Harris takes advantage of a mistake by T_Ouwejan 
          ...  What a challenge by L_Perez 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Sawyers hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Romeo rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : VELTINS-Arena
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Schalke Match Info
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Best player          : T_Ouwejan
Scorers              : A_Bah (86 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Terodde (31), J_Correa (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Brekalo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Brekalo (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Sawyers (73), A_Bah (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Schalke  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       11
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           5        |       4
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :           9        |       9
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Final Score          : Schalke 1 - 1 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Schalke
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_Schwolow     GK  20   1   1   1  31 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
C_Brunner      DM   1  16  12  12  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
T_Ouwejan      DF   1  17  12   8  29 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  63  36   0
A_Kral         MF   1  11  16   9  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  13
L_Perez        DF   1  15  12   2  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  18   0
S_v_den_Berg   DF   1  15  13   2  28 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Terodde      FW   1   3  11  17  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  26
F_Mollet       AM   1   4  17  13  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  26   0
J_Correa       FW   1   3  13  16  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  14
E_Elmas        AM   1   3  15  12  28 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
J_Larsson      MF   1  13  16   4  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  22
R_Fahrmann     GK  16   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Mohr         DF   1  16  10   8  23 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Zalazar      AM   1   8  15  10  23 |  34   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
S_Polter       FW   1   7  13  16  28 |  19   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  18   1   1   1  28 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
M_Simakan      DF   1  15  12   5  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Romeo        DF   1  16  11   8  22 |  96   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  66  38  14
A_Bah          DF   1  15  13   8  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0 -14   3  12
P_Ng           DF   1  16  10   6  24 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
T_Kroos        DM   1  14  19  14  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  48  11  16
E_Skhiri       DM   1  12  15   5  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  26  15  38
R_Wintle       DF   1  12  16   8  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   4  17  13  28 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Harris       FW   1   3  11  18  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  38  12
J_Brekalo      FW   1   2  12  16  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  36   0  34
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   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  19   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   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  12  11
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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