FFO2 Conference, Cardiff City vs. Nottingham Forest (Thu Jul 13) Cardiff City | Nottingham Forest 5-1-2-2 C | 5-1-2-2-0 C Simon Clark | Matt Buxton | R_Allsop GK | GK A_Muric J_Vestergaard DF | DF Renan_Lodi A_Vallci DF | DF S_Aurier D_Rico DF | DF J_Worrall A_Bah DF | DF L_Bade I_Gueye DF | DF O_Mangala M_Gotze MF | MF R_Freuler T_Lemar MF | DM R_Yates M_Harris FW | MF J_Lingard D_Zapata FW | AM T_Awoniyi M_Gonalons DM | AM B_Johnson | J_Alnwick SUB | SUB M_Bizot S_Klaiber SUB | SUB H_Toffolo C_ODowda SUB | SUB B_Mitchell S_Ojo SUB | SUB T_Doyle M_Watkins SUB | SUB S_Surridge Min. 2 :(ntf) O_Mangala spits at M_Harris ... He should be ashamed! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 4 :(car) D_Zapata sidesteps L_Bade ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... D_Zapata hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 9 :(car) M_Gonalons sidesteps his marker ... M_Gonalons shoots towards goal! ... A_Muric with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 10 :(car) M_Harris gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A_Muric is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again ... FREE KICK! ... Here we go, a real chance of a goal ... T_Lemar floats it forward ... M_Harris latches onto the end of it ... Renan_Lodi wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 18 :(car) I_Gueye runs at J_Worrall ... He takes it past him ... I_Gueye tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But A_Muric just gets his fingers to that one Min. 19 :(car) M_Gotze passes the ball to D_Zapata ... D_Zapata attempts a chip! ... A_Muric goes down well to save Min. 21 :(ntf) R_Yates controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Vestergaard ... He puts in B_Johnson! ... A_Bah brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 25 :(car) T_Lemar jinks past B_Johnson ... T_Lemar has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 25 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi drives the ball across field ... It comes to T_Awoniyi ... J_Vestergaard reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by B_Johnson! ... R_Allsop comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... R_Freuler with the header ... But R_Allsop punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 26 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... Fine tackle by A_Vallci ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 30 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi saunters past his marker ... A_Bah with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 31 :(ntf) J_Worrall with a flicked pass to B_Johnson ... The defender plays it back to R_Allsop ... B_Johnson intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy R_Allsop ... He tries to flick it past R_Allsop ... But crashes into the keeper ... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! Min. 32 :(car) D_Zapata looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... D_Zapata hits a great drive! ... A_Muric parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 33 :(car) M_Harris sprints past J_Lingard ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... M_Harris hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It flies in! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Let's see if Cardiff City can hang onto that lead! ... Cardiff City 1-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 33 :(ntf) O_Mangala plays a long ball to B_Johnson ... A_Bah with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 35 :(car) D_Zapata with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... D_Zapata hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 40 :(ntf) The ball is passed in from R_Yates, he finds J_Lingard ... A_Bah knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... He has already been booked also! ... The Referee shows him his second yellow!! ... RED CARD!! Min. 40 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi loses M_Harris ... M_Gonalons knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(car) M_Gonalons takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Bade ... M_Gonalons with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... A_Muric blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 1-0 Nottingham Forest Min. 47 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Renan_Lodi ... M_Gonalons tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... B_Johnson with an inswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Allsop ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 56 :(car) I_Gueye stamps on O_Mangala's foot! ... He could have broken it then! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 56 :(ntf) B_Johnson takes possession ... What can he do here? ... B_Johnson shapes up for a shot! ... But R_Allsop makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 60 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: B_Mitchell ... COMING OFF: R_Yates Min. 60 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: H_Toffolo ... COMING OFF: L_Bade Min. 61 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... R_Freuler will now play as a DM Min. 61 :(ntf) J_Worrall is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to R_Freuler ... R_Freuler strikes a wicked curler! ... R_Allsop parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 64 :(car) D_Rico plays a long ball to A_Vallci ... But S_Aurier puts it in row Z! Min. 66 :(car) J_Vestergaard with a real burst of pace ... Renan_Lodi gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 68 :(car) M_Gotze with a first time pass ... M_Harris runs onto it! ... J_Worrall scythes the player down! Min. 69 :(car) D_Zapata sprints past O_Mangala ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... D_Zapata with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... D_Rico with an outswinging corner into the box ... Excellent keeping! Min. 69 :(ntf) J_Lingard flights the ball to S_Aurier ... Another tackle close to the line by D_Rico ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... B_Mitchell crosses it in! ... The ball comes to B_Johnson ... He gets the shot away ... R_Allsop can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... R_Allsop was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 70 :(car) M_Gonalons pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Gotze is clean through! ... H_Toffolo with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 73 :(car) T_Lemar flicks the ball through ... M_Harris runs onto it! ... M_Harris carves a shot towards goal! ... A_Muric gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 73 :(ntf) R_Freuler spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to B_Johnson! ... B_Johnson with a little chip! ... R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 74 :(ntf) S_Aurier holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Renan_Lodi ... R_Allsop fouls badly ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... B_Johnson knocks it forward ... S_Aurier gets on the end of it ... S_Aurier fires the shot in! ... The Nottingham Forest fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... That could be a game changer! ... Nottingham Forest have pulled level! ... Cardiff City 1-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 75 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: T_Doyle ... COMING OFF: R_Freuler Min. 76 :(car) J_Vestergaard with the towering header to D_Zapata ... A powerful shot by D_Zapata! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 81 :(ntf) J_Lingard crosses into the box, finding T_Awoniyi ... T_Awoniyi with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... R_Allsop is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... Have Nottingham Forest stolen the win late on with that goal? ... Cardiff City 1-2 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 82 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A Min. 82 :(car) A_Muric miskicks! ... M_Gotze takes control of the ball! ... M_Gotze aims for the top right corner! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 84 :(ntf) H_Toffolo hoofs it upfield to find O_Mangala ... O_Mangala with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(car) I_Gueye with a slick pass to M_Harris ... H_Toffolo does well to intercept the ball Min. 93 :(car) M_Harris with a Cruyff turn ... O_Mangala with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming ... RED CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Harris Scorers : M_Harris (33) Sent Off : A_Bah (40) Booked : I_Gueye (56) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Johnson (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Aurier (74), T_Awoniyi (81) Sent Off : O_Mangala (93) Booked : A_Muric (10) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Nottingham Forest Attempts on Goal : 13 | 9 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 7 | 5 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 6 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 1 - 2 Nottingham Forest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 1 1 1 28 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 17 13 11 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 17 0 A_Vallci DF 1 15 12 8 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 D_Rico DF 1 16 13 7 21 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 17 0 A_Bah DF 1 15 14 8 28 | 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 -10 -10 I_Gueye DF 1 14 18 9 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10 15 M_Gotze MF 1 6 18 13 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 T_Lemar MF 1 3 17 16 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 M_Harris FW 1 3 12 18 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 D_Zapata FW 1 4 12 18 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 M_Gonalons DM 1 14 15 8 25 | 97 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 48 15 36 J_Alnwick GK 15 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Klaiber DF 1 13 10 3 24 | 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 M_Watkins FW 1 4 9 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Muric GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 0 0 0 Renan_Lodi DF 1 18 14 9 29 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 16 0 S_Aurier DF 1 17 11 11 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 21 19 38 J_Worrall DF 1 17 13 7 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 L_Bade DF 1 16 10 2 28 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Mangala DF 1 11 17 9 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 3 3 R_Freuler DM 1 11 18 12 24 | 78 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 24 R_Yates DM 1 10 17 5 24 | 63 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 J_Lingard MF 1 3 18 14 25 | 97 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 T_Awoniyi AM 1 3 13 18 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 24 B_Johnson AM 1 8 13 18 28 | 97 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 25 24 M_Bizot GK 17 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Toffolo DF 1 14 12 5 29 | 34 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 18 0 B_Mitchell MF 1 3 15 12 24 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Doyle DM 1 11 14 2 22 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Surridge FW 1 2 9 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1689280717 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40