FFO2 Conference, Wolves vs. Cardiff City (Fri Mar 31) Wolves | Cardiff City 4-1-2-3 C | 5-1-2-2 P Ray Wallace | Simon Clark | M_Neuer GK | GK R_Allsop D_Bernard DF | DF C_Dawson R_Oxford DF | DF J_Vestergaard Emerson_Royal DF | DF D_Caleta_Car T_Mitchell DF | DF A_Bah J_Moder DM | DF D_Rico M_Cuisance MF | DM E_Skhiri Melendo MF | MF T_Kroos C_Gakpo FW | MF A_El_Ghazi T_Muller FW | FW M_Harris A_Kalajdzic FW | FW J_Brekalo | J_Drommel SUB | SUB J_Alnwick Tuta SUB | SUB C_Richards C_Brittain SUB | SUB R_Wintle Q_Timber SUB | SUB C_ODowda M_Ihattaren SUB | SUB S_Ojo Min. 1 :(car) T_Kroos looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Harris ... But D_Bernard sweeps up the threat Min. 2 :(wol) T_Mitchell takes advantage of a mistake by T_Kroos ... It's a lucky break ... D_Caleta_Car clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 2 :(car) D_Rico with a precise pass to J_Brekalo ... T_Muller is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 7 :(car) A_El_Ghazi with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to A_Bah ... A_Bah with the crafty shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_Neuer's arms ... Unlucky Min. 8 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... From long range A_Kalajdzic bends the ball towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... Wolves take the lead! ... Wolves 1-0 Cardiff City ... Min. 9 :(wol) Tactical Change by Wolves ... Wolves have changed their playing style to N Min. 9 :(car) J_Vestergaard leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to J_Brekalo ... J_Brekalo drives it low! ... M_Neuer parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 10 :(car) J_Vestergaard puts in M_Harris ... Well intercepted by R_Oxford Min. 11 :(wol) T_Mitchell drives it forward to T_Muller ... T_Muller with the strike! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 13 :(car) M_Harris lays the ball back to J_Brekalo ... J_Brekalo hits the ball first time! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... That could be a game changer! ... Cardiff City have pulled level! ... Wolves 1-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 13 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to T_Muller ... J_Vestergaard is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 15 :(car) T_Kroos with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Brekalo ... J_Brekalo rifles it to the far post! ... But M_Neuer punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that M_Neuer got a touch Min. 19 :(wol) T_Muller is first to the loose ball ... T_Kroos pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Ray Wallace looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 23 :(car) J_Vestergaard is too quick for Emerson_Royal ... What a fantastic interception by R_Oxford ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 27 :(wol) T_Mitchell with a 30-yard pass to Emerson_Royal ... C_Dawson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 27 :(car) T_Kroos sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to C_Dawson ... C_Dawson with a blistering shot! ... But M_Neuer reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on M_Neuer anyway Min. 28 :(car) M_Harris slides it through the middle to A_El_Ghazi ... A_El_Ghazi hits a great shot! ... M_Neuer makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 29 :(car) E_Skhiri with a byline cross to D_Caleta_Car ... The defender plays it back to M_Neuer ... D_Caleta_Car intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy M_Neuer ... He rounds M_Neuer ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! Min. 30 :(car) D_Rico with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to M_Harris ... M_Harris tries to beat M_Neuer! ... M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 34 :(car) A_Bah knocks the ball past Emerson_Royal ... Now he crosses to C_Dawson! ... C_Dawson lobs M_Neuer! ... M_Neuer saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 36 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic turns on a sixpence ... J_Brekalo with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... FREE KICK! ... J_Moder shapes to shoot ... He plays it to T_Muller instead ... T_Muller sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... Wolves take the lead! ... Wolves 2-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 38 :(wol) M_Cuisance is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to T_Mitchell ... E_Skhiri fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(car) J_Vestergaard controls it well ... He nutmegs R_Oxford ... He puts in T_Kroos! ... A scorcher of a shot from T_Kroos! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Cardiff City fans!! ... That goal restores parity, and we're level! ... Wolves 2-2 Cardiff City ... Min. 48 :(wol) Melendo has it now ... He takes on T_Kroos ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Moder! ... J_Moder sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... R_Allsop saves it ... Good goalkeeping ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wolves 2-2 Cardiff City Min. 47 :(wol) M_Cuisance runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to T_Muller ... T_Muller has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 48 :(wol) R_Oxford plays a first time ball through the defence to Melendo ... Melendo shapes up for a shot! ... R_Allsop with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 50 :(wol) T_Muller takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vestergaard ... T_Muller hits a crisp volley! ... R_Allsop with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... C_Gakpo flights it in! ... M_Harris reads it well and clears the danger Min. 54 :(car) T_Kroos moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Bah ... But R_Oxford puts the ball out of play Min. 55 :(car) The ball goes loose! ... J_Vestergaard gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... But D_Bernard wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 57 :(wol) Melendo with the through ball to T_Muller ... D_Caleta_Car with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 60 :(wol) Substitution by Wolves ... COMING ON: Tuta ... COMING OFF: D_Bernard Min. 60 :(wol) Substitution by Wolves ... COMING ON: Q_Timber ... COMING OFF: M_Cuisance Min. 60 :(wol) Q_Timber is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo shoots towards goal! ... R_Allsop takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 61 :(wol) T_Mitchell loses J_Vestergaard ... J_Vestergaard pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... T_Muller shapes to shoot ... He plays it to A_Kalajdzic instead ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Bah ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 63 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic breaks free from D_Rico ... C_Dawson is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: C_Richards ... COMING OFF: C_Dawson Min. 66 :(car) T_Kroos knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A delicate chip from T_Kroos! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 67 :(car) D_Caleta_Car get's past J_Moder ... He's gonna worry them again ... D_Caleta_Car with a scorcher of a shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 74 :(car) T_Kroos turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to D_Caleta_Car ... D_Caleta_Car goes for the top corner! ... M_Neuer parries it Min. 75 :(wol) C_Gakpo gets possession in his own half ... C_Gakpo with the shot on net! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Ray Wallace spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 79 :(car) J_Brekalo with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Richards gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Richards has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with M_Neuer ... He dinks it over M_Neuer ... It goes over!! Min. 80 :(car) C_Richards with an amazing show of skill to get past Emerson_Royal ... He crosses to J_Brekalo ... J_Brekalo with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... M_Neuer with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(car) D_Caleta_Car runs towards the goal ... D_Caleta_Car has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Wolves fans taunt him! Min. 90 :(car) J_Brekalo with a real burst of pace ... C_Gakpo with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 92 :(wol) Tuta flights the ball to T_Muller ... J_Vestergaard reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 93 :(wol) Melendo cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Gakpo ... But T_Kroos puts it in row Z! Min. 93 :(car) J_Brekalo moves inside ... J_Brekalo with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... T_Kroos flights it in! ... It is cleared by Tuta ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Molineux ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolves Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Muller Scorers : A_Kalajdzic (8), T_Muller (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Muller (2) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Kroos (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Brekalo (13), T_Kroos (46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Vestergaard (13) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolves | Cardiff City Attempts on Goal : 9 | 17 Off target : 3 | 8 On target : 6 | 9 Possession : 32 | 68 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 7 | 13 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 11 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wolves 2 - 2 Cardiff City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Wolves Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 D_Bernard DF 1 15 9 3 22 | 63 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 R_Oxford DF 1 18 11 5 21 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 19 0 Emerson_Royal DF 1 18 10 9 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Mitchell DF 1 16 11 7 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 J_Moder DM 1 14 17 4 28 | 96 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 22 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 17 11 21 | 63 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 Melendo MF 1 7 18 13 27 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 13 C_Gakpo FW 1 2 15 18 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 T_Muller FW 1 2 11 19 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 33 A_Kalajdzic FW 1 5 9 18 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 24 J_Drommel GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tuta DF 1 13 9 4 19 | 33 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 21 0 C_Brittain DF 1 13 11 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q_Timber MF 1 8 16 13 29 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 16 12 26 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Allsop GK 20 1 1 1 28 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 C_Dawson DF 1 17 11 8 20 | 68 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 0 36 J_Vestergaard DF 1 16 13 11 28 | 96 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 74 -2 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 16 13 11 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 22 0 48 A_Bah DF 1 15 13 8 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 17 14 D_Rico DF 1 15 12 7 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 E_Skhiri DM 1 12 16 5 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 T_Kroos MF 1 15 20 14 22 | 96 0 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 23 50 40 A_El_Ghazi MF 1 5 17 13 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 M_Harris FW 1 3 12 18 22 | 96 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 35 62 8 J_Brekalo FW 1 2 13 16 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 17 60 J_Alnwick GK 15 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Richards DF 1 16 11 3 31 | 28 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 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 1680257543 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40