FFO2 Conference, Cardiff City vs. Norwich City (Fri Jul 07)


                         Cardiff City  |  Norwich City
                              5-2-3 C  |  4-4-2 P
                          Simon Clark  |  Steve Knights
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK A_Meret
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF D_Rugani
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF H_Augustinson
                            D_Rico DF  |  DF A_Elustondo
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF D_Amartey
                           I_Gueye DF  |  MF E_Palacios
                           M_Gotze MF  |  MF J_Lundstram
                           T_Lemar MF  |  MF G_Kondogbia
                          M_Harris FW  |  MF A_Chamberlain
                          D_Zapata FW  |  FW D_Calv_Lewin
                         J_Brekalo FW  |  FW F_Borini
                                       |
                         J_Alnwick SUB |  SUB C_Trueman
                          A_Vallci SUB |  SUB D_Sanchez
                        M_Gonalons SUB |  SUB D_Furlong
                             S_Ojo SUB |  SUB A_El_Ghazi
                         M_Watkins SUB |  SUB B_Kimpioka




Min. 5  :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  I_Gueye with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  F_Borini with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 5  :(nor) A_Chamberlain works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Calv_Lewin 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 6  :(car) T_Lemar with a probing pass to I_Gueye 
          ...  I_Gueye cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 7  :(nor) G_Kondogbia makes a run into space 
          ...  T_Lemar with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 8  :(car) D_Zapata beats the defender 
          ...  A skilful effort from D_Zapata! 
          ...  A_Meret is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Cardiff City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 8  :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 8  :(nor) G_Kondogbia looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Rugani 
          ...  D_Rugani with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 10 :(nor) J_Lundstram holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Borini 
          ...  F_Borini with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 11 :(car) M_Harris slips past his marker A_Elustondo 
          ...  The ball is whipped into J_Brekalo 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Brekalo! 
          ...  A_Meret gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Rico loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But A_Meret makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Bah flights it in! 
          ...  A_Meret reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 13 :(car) D_Zapata sprints past H_Augustinson 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  D_Zapata with the shot on net! 
          ...  Saved by A_Meret 
Min. 13 :(car) D_Caleta_Car slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 13 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Vallci 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Caleta_Car 
Min. 15 :(car) A_Vallci knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A left-footer by A_Vallci! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Meret 
Min. 16 :(car) D_Rico has plenty of time and space 
          ...  A_Elustondo intercepts the pass 
Min. 21 :(car) A_Vallci plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Vallci curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But A_Meret punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 21 :(nor) A_Elustondo takes advantage of a mistake by A_Bah 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A_Bah moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 22 :(car) M_Gotze is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Gotze! 
          ...  A_Meret gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 23 :(car) M_Harris with a first time pass 
          ...  J_Brekalo runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Brekalo hits a great shot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 24 :(car) T_Lemar knocks the ball past D_Amartey 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Bah! 
          ...  A_Bah goes for goal! 
          ...  A_Meret tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Zapata swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Meret comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 24 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Rico back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin with the chance! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 28 :(car) J_Brekalo sprints past H_Augustinson 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from J_Brekalo! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  A_Meret is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 29 :(car) J_Brekalo with the towering header to T_Lemar 
          ...  E_Palacios with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 31 :(car) M_Harris holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Vallci 
          ...  A_Elustondo intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brekalo crosses it in! 
          ...  Great catch from A_Meret! 
Min. 36 :(car) I_Gueye kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  T_Lemar gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Lemar with the shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Simon Clark spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 36 :(nor) A_Chamberlain looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Calv_Lewin 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin tries to chip the ball over R_Allsop! 
          ...  Brilliant save from R_Allsop 
Min. 40 :(car) D_Zapata gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo hits a great shot! 
          ...  A_Meret gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(nor) A_Chamberlain jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Calv_Lewin 
          ...  A_Bah with the high feet 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 44 :(nor) F_Borini finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  F_Borini plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Allsop looks dejected 
          ...  The game's up for grabs now! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 45 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to P 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 1-1 Norwich City

Min. 46 :(car) M_Gotze is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to A_Bah 
          ...  A_Bah could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Meret dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Meret beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Gotze flights it in! 
          ...  D_Zapata rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Meret comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  M_Harris with the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Vallci with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Meret fists it away! 
Min. 56 :(car) I_Gueye with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  I_Gueye hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Meret dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Meret beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Gueye drives it into the box! 
          ...  H_Augustinson wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 56 :(nor) A_Elustondo finds G_Kondogbia on the edge of the box 
          ...  G_Kondogbia tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  R_Allsop saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 57 :(nor) F_Borini eases past D_Zapata 
          ...  F_Borini with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 59 :(car) I_Gueye feeds the ball to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  What agility from A_Meret 
Min. 61 :(nor) J_Lundstram backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Elustondo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Elustondo looks to see where R_Allsop is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 63 :(car) J_Brekalo with a simple pass to D_Zapata 
          ...  H_Augustinson seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 63 :(nor) J_Lundstram cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Calv_Lewin 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round R_Allsop 
          ...  He lobs it over R_Allsop 
          ...  It's hit the bar and gone over!! 
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Sanchez 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Augustinson 
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_El_Ghazi 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Chamberlain 
Min. 69 :(car) A_Bah feeds the ball to J_Brekalo 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Rugani 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 69 :(car) D_Zapata picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  E_Palacios with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  J_Vestergaard plays it short to J_Brekalo 
          ...  But D_Sanchez puts it in row Z! 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gonalons 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gueye 
Min. 70 :(nor) G_Kondogbia plays a first time ball through the defence to F_Borini 
          ...  F_Borini aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 71 :(car) J_Brekalo 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  A_Elustondo picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 72 :(car) J_Vestergaard takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo must beat A_Meret! 
          ...  A_Meret blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 74 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin brushes D_Rico aside and breaks free 
          ...  D_Rico moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Furlong 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Elustondo 
Min. 75 :(nor) E_Palacios finds D_Calv_Lewin on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Brekalo catches his opponent late!! 
          ...  The Norwich City fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over, it's got to be a yellow but the player is giving some serious backchat 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  He can have no complaints! 
          ...  Even I can lipread what he just called the ref!!! 
Min. 77 :(nor) A_El_Ghazi slips past A_Bah 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_El_Ghazi! 
          ...  R_Allsop is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 79 :(nor) F_Borini dribbles past A_Bah 
          ...  A well-placed shot from F_Borini! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  A brilliant goal! 
          ...  Remember the name! 
          ...  Norwich City have surely won this game! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 80 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 81 :(car) M_Gotze with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  M_Gotze shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Meret's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 83 :(car) T_Lemar with a penetrating pass to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris bears down on goal! 
          ...  A_Meret gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Bah crosses it in! 
          ...  M_Harris loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lemar with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Sanchez reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 83 :(car) J_Vestergaard takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  J_Lundstram with a bad challenge 
Min. 84 :(nor) E_Palacios flicks the ball through 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin runs onto it! 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 85 :(car) J_Vestergaard sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  E_Palacios clears with a diving header 
Min. 86 :(car) D_Zapata turns on a sixpence 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Zapata! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(car) T_Lemar finds the run of D_Rico 
          ...  D_Rico beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Meret 
          ...  He rounds A_Meret 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  He's missed the target!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Zapata
Scorers              : D_Zapata (8)
Sent Off             : J_Brekalo (75)
Booked               : I_Gueye (5), A_Bah (43)
Injured              : D_Caleta_Car (13)
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : F_Borini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Borini (44,79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       14
Off target           :          12        |       7
On target            :          12        |       7
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :          10        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 2 Norwich City
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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  20   1   1   1  28 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  17  13  11  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  16  13  11  26 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
D_Rico         DF   1  16  13   7  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  22   0  34
A_Bah          DF   1  15  14   8  28 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  21  14  30
I_Gueye        DF   1  14  18   9  29 |  72   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  22  24
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  18  13  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  22
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  17  16  22 |  93   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  35  52   6
M_Harris       FW   1   3  12  18  22 |  93   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  54  16
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  12  18  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  18  48
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  13  17  27 |  77   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   1   0 -10  24  27
J_Alnwick      GK  15   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Vallci       DF   1  15  12   8  27 |  80   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
M_Gonalons     DF   1  14  15   8  25 |  21   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
M_Watkins      FW   1   4   9  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Norwich 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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A_Meret        GK  21   1   1   1  27 |  93  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
D_Rugani       DF   1  19  12   9  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  13
H_Augustinson  DF   1  19  13   8  23 |  67   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
A_Elustondo    DF   1  19  12  13  32 |  77   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  57  18  13
D_Amartey      DF   1  18  11   8  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Palacios     MF   1  14  17   2  26 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  26   0
J_Lundstram    MF   1  13  18   7  32 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
G_Kondogbia    MF   1   5  17  13  23 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  13
A_Chamberlain  MF   1   7  19  13  25 |  67   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
D_Calv_Lewin   FW   1   2  14  18  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
F_Borini       FW   1   3  10  17  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  80
C_Trueman      GK  13   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sanchez      DF   1  18  11   9  31 |  26   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  15   9   4  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   5  18  14  28 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
B_Kimpioka     FW   1   4   8  13  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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