FFO2 Conference, Watford vs. Cardiff City (Sun Jan 01)


                              Watford  |  Cardiff City
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-2-1-2-0 C
                            Tony Ayre  |  Simon Clark
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                          H_Kamara DF  |  DF M_Simakan
                           K_Hause DF  |  DF M_Romeo
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF A_Bah
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF P_Ng
                         F_Neuhaus MF  |  DM T_Kroos
                            I_Sarr MF  |  DM E_Skhiri
                           I_Louza MF  |  DF R_Wintle
                       T_Cleverley MF  |  MF A_El_Ghazi
                          B_Embolo FW  |  AM M_Harris
                           K_Davis FW  |  AM J_Brekalo
                                       |
                           B_Hamer SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                        C_Cathcart SUB |  SUB C_Kipre
                         M_Pollock SUB |  SUB J_Collins
                            S_Kalu SUB |  SUB A_Rinomhota
                           R_Manaj SUB |  SUB R_Sawyers




Min. 1  :(wat) I_Sarr with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Simakan 
          ...  I_Sarr attempts to nutmeg R_Allsop! 
          ...  R_Allsop saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 1  :(wat) B_Embolo nutmegs M_Simakan, he continues to run forward 
          ...  M_Simakan is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 2  :(wat) I_Sarr has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past P_Ng 
          ...  He knocks it to C_Kabasele! 
          ...  But M_Simakan slides in 
Min. 8  :(car) P_Ng crosses in from the wing, he finds T_Kroos in the box 
          ...  T_Kroos with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Okoye smothers the ball 
Min. 13 :(car) P_Ng knocks it past B_Embolo and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A skilful effort from P_Ng! 
          ...  M_Okoye is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 14 :(car) J_Brekalo sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Brekalo lobs M_Okoye! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Watford fans laugh at him 
Min. 15 :(car) R_Wintle breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Okoye! 
          ...  B_Embolo brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  T_Kroos floats it forward 
          ...  R_Wintle latches onto the end of it 
          ...  K_Hause steals the ball of off him 
Min. 19 :(wat) T_Cleverley backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  K_Hause gets on the end of it 
          ...  But M_Simakan will cut out the threat 
Min. 21 :(wat) I_Louza hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  K_Davis collects the loose ball! 
          ...  K_Davis flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  That's given Watford the advantage! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 22 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 22 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  M_Harris will now play as a FW 
Min. 22 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  J_Brekalo will now play as a FW 
Min. 25 :(car) R_Wintle pass splits open the defence and finds J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 27 :(car) M_Romeo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  J_Brekalo gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Brekalo chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It floats over M_Okoye 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 31 :(car) M_Harris 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 J_Brekalo 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_Kabasele 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Romeo! 
          ...  A_Bah gets to it! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Simon Clark spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 32 :(car) A_Bah knocks the ball past the lunge of F_Neuhaus 
          ...  A_Bah tries to chip the ball over M_Okoye! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 33 :(wat) I_Louza is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Sarr 
          ...  I_Sarr must beat R_Allsop! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 34 :(car) M_Simakan plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 38 :(wat) I_Sarr with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to C_Kabasele 
          ...  M_Romeo slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(car) M_Romeo with the cross-field pass to J_Brekalo 
          ...  C_Kabasele slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 45 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Manaj 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Davis 
Min. 47 :(wat) R_Manaj sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Manaj belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It's beaten R_Allsop 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 47 :(car) A_El_Ghazi is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo looks to see where M_Okoye is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  M_Okoye tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brekalo crosses it in! 
          ...  M_Okoye thumps the ball away! 

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

Min. 46 :(wat) H_Kamara unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo with a stunning strike! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 
Min. 46 :(car) R_Wintle finds J_Brekalo with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  C_Kabasele with a two footed lunge!! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 47 :(car) T_Kroos looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  A heafty challenge by K_Hause 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Wintle hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Simakan swings a leg at it! 
          ...  M_Okoye heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 52 :(car) J_Brekalo beats K_Hause 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But C_Kabasele puts it in row Z! 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Kalu 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Cleverley 
Min. 55 :(wat) B_Embolo eases past P_Ng 
          ...  B_Embolo curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 55 :(car) E_Skhiri crosses to M_Simakan 
          ...  M_Simakan with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Kipre 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Ng 
Min. 60 :(car) J_Brekalo is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Harris latches onto the ball 
          ...  But C_Kabasele slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 61 :(wat) I_Sarr beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Wintle 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Kalu flights it in! 
          ...  I_Sarr gets to it! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 62 :(wat) R_Manaj with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows C_Kipre a clean set of heals 
          ...  R_Wintle hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Hause crosses it in! 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 62 :(car) M_Simakan finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  M_Simakan hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  M_Okoye narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 65 :(wat) B_Embolo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows C_Kipre a clean set of heals 
          ...  B_Embolo with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! 
          ...  What a goal... 
          ...  Watford 2-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 66 :(wat) C_Kabasele with a glorious long pass to I_Louza 
          ...  R_Wintle with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 66 :(car) T_Kroos plays the early ball across the box to find J_Brekalo in space 
          ...  J_Brekalo carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 69 :(car) A_Bah leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_Brekalo 
          ...  M_Okoye leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  M_Harris with the spot kick 
          ...  That's been blazed over! 
          ...  Get him some training from Matt-Le-Tiss 
Min. 69 :(car) A_El_Ghazi spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Simakan! 
          ...  M_Simakan fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 70 :(car) A_Bah looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Skhiri 
          ...  E_Skhiri has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But M_Okoye makes a fine save 
Min. 71 :(car) M_Harris cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  F_Sierralta takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 76 :(car) M_Harris picks up a loose ball 
          ...  M_Harris drives it low! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 76 :(wat) R_Manaj brushes M_Simakan aside and breaks free 
          ...  A_Bah leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  R_Manaj bends it in 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 77 :(car) T_Kroos hoofs it upfield to find R_Wintle 
          ...  R_Wintle with the header! 
          ...  M_Okoye is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 83 :(car) A_Bah is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to T_Kroos 
          ...  A powerful shot by T_Kroos! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_Wintle 
          ...  Headed away by H_Kamara 
Min. 84 :(car) A_Bah with a glorious long pass to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But M_Okoye smothers the ball 
Min. 85 :(wat) A defence splitting pass from K_Hause to I_Sarr 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Skhiri 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(wat) I_Sarr hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Manaj latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Manaj sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 89 :(car) T_Kroos with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  E_Skhiri gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  B_Embolo dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 90 :(wat) R_Manaj runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to I_Sarr 
          ...  But M_Simakan with the fine tackle 
Min. 91 :(wat) F_Neuhaus is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to C_Kabasele 
          ...  C_Kabasele attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  R_Allsop falls over 
          ...  But R_Allsop is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 91 :(car) A_Bah unselfishly heads the ball back to A_El_Ghazi 
          ...  H_Kamara reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 92 :(car) A_El_Ghazi holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees J_Brekalo in space! 
          ...  J_Brekalo sees M_Okoye off his line! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : C_Kabasele (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Davis (21), B_Embolo (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Embolo (15), M_Okoye (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Simakan
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       20
Off target           :           7        |       13
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       20
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Final Score          : Watford 2 - 0 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Okoye        GK  19   1   1   1  29 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  73   0   0   0
H_Kamara       DF   1  17  12   9  29 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  18   0
K_Hause        DF   1  17  10   4  24 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  20   0
C_Kabasele     DF   1  16  12  11  22 |  94   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  88  18  15
F_Sierralta    DF   1  16  11   5  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  12  18   8  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
I_Sarr         MF   1   3  17  14  25 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  39  28
I_Louza        MF   1   6  16  11  26 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
T_Cleverley    MF   1   3  16  12  22 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  11  18  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  32  -2  30
K_Davis        FW   1   3  10  17  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
B_Hamer        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Cathcart     DF   1  15   9   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pollock      DF   1  14  12   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kalu         MF   1   4  15   8  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Manaj        FW   1   3   8  17  24 |  49   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  15

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 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
M_Simakan      DF   1  15  12   5  23 |  94   0   3   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  69  18  76
M_Romeo        DF   1  16  11   8  22 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  38   0
A_Bah          DF   1  15  13   8  28 |  94   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  85  28
P_Ng           DF   1  16  10   6  24 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  16
T_Kroos        DM   1  14  19  14  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  33  20
E_Skhiri       DM   1  12  15   5  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  15  21
R_Wintle       DF   1  12  16   8  28 |  94   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  78  28  14
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   4  17  13  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
M_Harris       FW   1   3  11  17  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  19  28
J_Brekalo      FW   1   2  12  16  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  18  40
J_Alnwick      GK  15   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Kipre        DF   1  16   9   3  27 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Collins      DF   1  15  11   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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