FFO2 Conference, Real Sociedad vs. Cardiff City (Mon Feb 13)


                        Real Sociedad  |  Cardiff City
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  5-1-2-2 P
                           Neil Kirby  |  Simon Clark
                                       |
                      Agirrezabala GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                          Zubeldia DF  |  DF C_Dawson
                            A_Capa DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                         Gorosabel DF  |  DF M_Romeo
                          T_Kehrer DF  |  DF A_Bah
                         Zubimendi MF  |  DF M_Simakan
                            Merino MF  |  DM E_Skhiri
                         J_Veerman MF  |  MF T_Kroos
                       David_Silva AM  |  MF A_El_Ghazi
                         K_Dolberg FW  |  FW M_Harris
                           U_Sadiq FW  |  FW J_Brekalo
                                       |
                         Zubiaurre SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                            D_Rico SUB |  SUB J_Collins
                           Pacheco SUB |  SUB J_Simpson
                         A_Guevara SUB |  SUB R_Wintle
                         A_Sorloth SUB |  SUB S_Ojo




Min. 7  :(car) C_Dawson is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  No, he's back on his feet again! 
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting 
Min. 9  :(car) A_El_Ghazi flights the ball to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It floats over Agirrezabala 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 10 :(car) E_Skhiri brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Brekalo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Brekalo controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 17 :(soc) Gorosabel works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to David_Silva 
          ...  David_Silva controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  David_Silva hits it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to K_Dolberg 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  R_Allsop turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  David_Silva hits it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Veerman 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 22 :(soc) A_Capa holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Veerman 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Bah 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 23 :(car) T_Kroos takes advantage of a mistake by T_Kehrer 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to J_Brekalo! 
          ...  J_Brekalo with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  Agirrezabala was beaten there! 
Min. 24 :(soc) Zubimendi runs towards the goal 
          ...  Zubimendi attempts to nutmeg R_Allsop! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 25 :(soc) Zubeldia swings at J_Vestergaard 
          ...  Right in front of The Referee! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 26 :(car) M_Simakan knocks it forward 
          ...  Gorosabel slips 
          ...  M_Harris gets to it! 
          ...  Gorosabel recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 27 :(soc) A_Capa picks out David_Silva with the cross 
          ...  David_Silva sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Real Sociedad take the lead! 
          ...  Real Sociedad 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 29 :(car) T_Kroos cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  T_Kroos with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! 
          ...  Cardiff City have pulled level! 
          ...  Real Sociedad 1-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 30 :(car) A_El_Ghazi gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds T_Kroos 
          ...  David_Silva is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  M_Harris curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  Agirrezabala tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Romeo plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_El_Ghazi 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But Agirrezabala just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Simakan! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Agirrezabala 
Min. 40 :(soc) Zubimendi with an early cross to Gorosabel 
          ...  T_Kroos with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 41 :(soc) U_Sadiq drives it forward to Merino 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Merino! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  R_Allsop moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  R_Allsop catches it with style! 
Min. 41 :(car) E_Skhiri takes advantage of a mistake by Merino 
          ...  He crosses to J_Brekalo 
          ...  David_Silva wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(car) A_El_Ghazi races into the box 
          ...  He sees T_Kroos lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  T_Kroos with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 

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

Min. 47 :(car) M_Simakan lobs it over Zubimendi 
          ...  Gorosabel with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 50 :(car) T_Kroos runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  T_Kroos drives it low! 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes a good save 
Min. 52 :(soc) U_Sadiq barges J_Vestergaard off the ball 
          ...  C_Dawson with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 58 :(car) M_Harris beats U_Sadiq 
          ...  T_Kehrer tackles cleanly 
Min. 60 :(soc) J_Veerman plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  J_Vestergaard intercepts the pass 
Min. 60 :(car) M_Romeo with a first time pass 
          ...  J_Brekalo runs onto it! 
          ...  But T_Kehrer slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Collins 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Bah 
Min. 66 :(car) C_Dawson finds M_Harris in the box 
          ...  M_Harris aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 69 :(soc) David_Silva with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  Cleared by C_Dawson 
Min. 69 :(car) T_Kroos knocks it past T_Kehrer and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Zubeldia with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 70 :(car) A_El_Ghazi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves Gorosabel behind 
          ...  A great volley from A_El_Ghazi! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala punches it away 
Min. 73 :(soc) A_Capa beats J_Collins 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A_Capa cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 73 :(car) J_Brekalo knocks the ball past Zubeldia 
          ...  J_Brekalo tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  Agirrezabala narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 74 :(car) J_Collins with an inch perfect pass to C_Dawson 
          ...  C_Dawson tries to chip the ball over Agirrezabala! 
          ...  Agirrezabala guesses right 
Min. 75 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Sorloth 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Dolberg 
Min. 75 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Guevara 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Veerman 
Min. 75 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Rico 
          ...  COMING OFF: Zubeldia 
Min. 76 :(soc) A_Sorloth plays in U_Sadiq with a beautiful ball 
          ...  U_Sadiq sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 76 :(car) T_Kroos bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 78 :(soc) U_Sadiq backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  David_Silva latches onto the end of it 
          ...  From long range David_Silva bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 79 :(car) M_Romeo takes on Gorosabel 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  The ball hits T_Kehrer in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 83 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Ojo 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_El_Ghazi 
Min. 83 :(soc) T_Kehrer has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Romeo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Simakan takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 83 :(car) S_Ojo retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Kroos latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Guevara with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 86 :(car) M_Romeo takes advantage of a mistake by Gorosabel 
          ...  He knocks the ball to S_Ojo! 
          ...  S_Ojo breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat Agirrezabala now! 
          ...  He nutmegs Agirrezabala 
          ...  Agirrezabala does well to save it!! 
Min. 87 :(soc) T_Kehrer controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  Merino gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Romeo brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(soc) David_Silva plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Rico 
          ...  D_Rico attempts the shot! 
          ...  What agility from R_Allsop 
Min. 89 :(car) M_Harris jinks past A_Capa 
          ...  M_Harris fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala just watches it float over the bar! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Reale Arena
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Real Sociedad Match Info
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Best player          : David_Silva
Scorers              : David_Silva (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Zubeldia (25), A_Guevara (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : T_Kroos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Kroos (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Kroos (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Real Sociedad  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       15
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           7        |       10
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       12
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Final Score          : Real Sociedad 1 - 1 Cardiff City
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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  19   1   1   1  22 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Zubeldia       DF   1  17  10   4  29 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  19  -2  -2
A_Capa         DF   1  17  13   3  23 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  59  19
Gorosabel      DF   1  18  12  12  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  18   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  17  13   5  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  63  17   0
Zubimendi      MF   1  12  17   5  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  17
Merino         MF   1  11  17  11  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
J_Veerman      MF   1   3  17  13  25 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
David_Silva    AM   1   3  17  15  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  13  52
K_Dolberg      FW   1   2  12  17  27 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
U_Sadiq        FW   1   3  12  17  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   9
Zubiaurre      GK  16   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rico         DF   1  15  12   7  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
Pacheco        DF   1  14   8   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Guevara      MF   1   8  15   7  23 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Sorloth      FW   1   7  11  15  22 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   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 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
C_Dawson       DF   1  17  11   8  20 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  19  18
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  16  13  11  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
M_Romeo        DF   1  16  11   8  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  38   0
A_Bah          DF   1  15  13   8  28 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
M_Simakan      DF   1  15  12   5  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  18   0
E_Skhiri       DM   1  12  16   5  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
T_Kroos        MF   1  14  20  14  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  18  54
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   4  17  13  28 |  87   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  26
M_Harris       FW   1   3  11  18  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
J_Brekalo      FW   1   2  12  16  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
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 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
J_Simpson      MF   1  13  10   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Wintle       MF   1  12  16   8  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ojo          MF   1   5  13  11  25 |   8   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  15
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