FFO2 Conference, Norwich City vs. Cardiff City (Sun Sep 10)


                         Norwich City  |  Cardiff City
                              5-2-3 A  |  5-1-2-2-0 C
                Andy Banks(Caretaker)  |  Simon Clark(Caretaker)
                                       |
                           A_Meret GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                     H_Augustinson DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                         D_Sanchez DF  |  DF N_Otamendi
                         D_Furlong DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                        E_Palacios DF  |  DM M_Gonalons
                          D_Rugani DF  |  DF I_Gueye
                       G_Kondogbia MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                              Dele MF  |  MF T_Lemar
                          F_Borini FW  |  DF A_Bah
                      D_Calv_Lewin FW  |  AM J_Brekalo
                           M_Gomez FW  |  AM D_Zapata
                                       |
                         C_Trueman SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                         D_Amartey SUB |  SUB A_Vallci
                       A_Elustondo SUB |  SUB S_Klaiber
                       J_Lundstram SUB |  SUB S_Ojo
                        A_El_Ghazi SUB |  SUB M_Watkins




Min. 2  :(nor) M_Gomez takes advantage of a mistake by A_Bah 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Gomez! 
          ...  R_Allsop just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 2  :(car) A_Bah with the heel pass to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Meret parries it 
Min. 8  :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Sanchez gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Gonalons rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 8  :(car) M_Gotze gets possession in his own half 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from E_Palacios 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  T_Lemar rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Meret is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  That's put Cardiff City in front! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 11 :(car) J_Vestergaard turns past E_Palacios 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  J_Vestergaard attempts the shot! 
          ...  A_Meret gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Gonalons flights it in! 
          ...  A_Meret comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Bah with the header 
          ...  A_Meret with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 12 :(car) J_Brekalo stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  J_Brekalo leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Meret moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Meret looks dejected! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-2 Cardiff City ...
Min. 13 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 14 :(nor) G_Kondogbia plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  F_Borini decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by F_Borini! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 14 :(car) D_Zapata turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  D_Zapata rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 17 :(nor) G_Kondogbia with a measured pass to M_Gomez 
          ...  M_Gomez fires the shot in! 
          ...  R_Allsop tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 21 :(car) M_Gotze with the first time pass to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  A_Meret with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 26 :(car) N_Otamendi gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds J_Vestergaard 
          ...  E_Palacios fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 29 :(car) M_Gonalons brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car makes himself available 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  A_Meret gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 34 :(car) D_Zapata is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  D_Zapata goes for the top corner! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Simon Clark(Caretaker) spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 35 :(nor) H_Augustinson beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  H_Augustinson belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 40 :(nor) D_Sanchez get's past J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Fine tackle by I_Gueye 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(car) A_Bah controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  A_Meret fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The Referee waves the players away 
          ...  J_Brekalo with the spot kick 
          ...  Over the bar!!! 
          ...  Chris Waddle would be proud! 
Min. 47 :(car) M_Gotze flicks it over E_Palacios and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  H_Augustinson gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Zapata with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Meret 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 48 :(nor) F_Borini with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  J_Vestergaard pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-2 Cardiff City

Min. 49 :(nor) Dele with a probing pass to F_Borini 
          ...  A wicked drive by F_Borini! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 53 :(car) D_Zapata brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Brekalo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Gomez fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 53 :(car) T_Lemar takes advantage of a mistake by D_Sanchez 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  T_Lemar sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Bah swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Meret catches it! 
Min. 54 :(car) A_Bah takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Rugani had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 57 :(nor) F_Borini watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Caleta_Car 
Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Amartey 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Augustinson 
Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Elustondo 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Sanchez 
Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_El_Ghazi 
          ...  COMING OFF: Dele 
Min. 62 :(car) D_Zapata nutmegs F_Borini, he continues to run forward 
          ...  F_Borini moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 63 :(nor) G_Kondogbia cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Gomez 
          ...  What a shot from M_Gomez! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that R_Allsop got a touch 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Vallci 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Otamendi 
Min. 65 :(nor) A_El_Ghazi with a smart pass to M_Gomez 
          ...  M_Gomez shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 70 :(nor) J_Brekalo beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  A_Meret brings him down in the area! He had no choice! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  What's The Referee going to do? 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  It certainly looked like a dive from here!! 
          ...  J_Brekalo places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Smashed into the top corner 
          ...  Norwich City 0-3 Cardiff City...
Min. 70 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 70 :(car) T_Lemar jinks past E_Palacios 
          ...  T_Lemar strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 71 :(nor) A_El_Ghazi plays in D_Calv_Lewin with a beautiful ball 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin with a blistering shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  R_Allsop palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Kondogbia with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Furlong swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 71 :(car) D_Zapata skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo must beat A_Meret! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  A_Meret acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lemar floats the ball in! 
          ...  D_Amartey deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 74 :(nor) D_Rugani with a great first touch 
          ...  M_Gonalons anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 75 :(car) D_Zapata back heels to find J_Vestergaard in space 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 76 :(nor) F_Borini controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  M_Gomez gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Gonalons tackles cleanly 
Min. 77 :(nor) F_Borini takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  F_Borini with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 78 :(car) D_Zapata with a flashy move 
          ...  D_Zapata with the chance! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 79 :(car) M_Gonalons finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  M_Gonalons fires the shot in! 
          ...  A_Meret falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  A_Meret looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lemar flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  D_Rugani belts it clear 
Min. 81 :(car) M_Gotze takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  D_Furlong gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 85 :(car) J_Vestergaard hoists the ball across to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Meret just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 87 :(nor) E_Palacios with a 50-yard pass to F_Borini 
          ...  F_Borini tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(car) J_Brekalo off the woodwork! 
          ...  T_Lemar picks up the deflection 
          ...  E_Palacios goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  J_Brekalo swings it in 
          ...  D_Zapata takes control of it! 
          ...  D_Zapata drives the ball low! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 90 :(nor) A_Elustondo crosses to M_Gomez 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Vestergaard 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Palacios with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Gonalons with a great clearance! 
Min. 91 :(car) D_Zapata beats D_Calv_Lewin with absolute ease! 
          ...  D_Zapata blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Meret can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Meret makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 92 :(car) J_Brekalo plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  G_Kondogbia with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : F_Borini
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Meret (47), M_Gomez (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Brekalo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Lemar (8), J_Brekalo (12,70 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       18
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :           5        |       11
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          16        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : Norwich City 0 - 3 Cardiff City
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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 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  18   0   0   0
H_Augustinson  DF   1  19  13   8  23 |  63   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  14
D_Sanchez      DF   1  18  11  10  31 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  15   9   5  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  23   0  17
E_Palacios     DF   1  14  17   3  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  13   0
D_Rugani       DF   1  19  12   9  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
G_Kondogbia    MF   1   5  18  13  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Dele           MF   1   2  18  15  29 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
F_Borini       FW   1   3  10  17  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  35  20  28
D_Calv_Lewin   FW   1   2  15  18  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   8
M_Gomez        FW   1   2  12  20  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  14
C_Trueman      GK  13   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Amartey      DF   1  18  11   9  32 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Elustondo    DF   1  19  12  13  32 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
J_Lundstram    MF   1  13  18   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   5  18  14  28 |  32   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   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  21   1   1   1  28 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  18  14  11  28 |  95   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  15
N_Otamendi     DF   1  17  13   3  29 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  16  13  11  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   0  15
M_Gonalons     DM   1  15  16   8  25 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  92  14  18
I_Gueye        DF   1  15  18   9  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  19  14  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  12
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  18  16  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
A_Bah          DF   1  16  14   8  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  18
J_Brekalo      AM   1   3  13  17  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  17  66
D_Zapata       AM   1   4  12  19  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  54  29
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 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
S_Klaiber      DF   1  13  10   3  24 |   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
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