FFO2 Conference, Watford vs. Cardiff City (Thu Sep 21)


                              Watford  |  Cardiff City
                            4-4-1-1 L  |  4-1-2-3-0 C
                        Lauris Silins  |  Simon Clark(Caretaker)
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                           K_Hause DF  |  DF N_Otamendi
                          H_Kamara DF  |  DF J_Worrall
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                          J_Ngakia DF  |  DF A_Bah
                         F_Neuhaus MF  |  DM I_Gueye
                            I_Sarr AM  |  MF M_Gotze
                           I_Louza MF  |  MF T_Lemar
                       T_Cleverley MF  |  AM M_Harris
                           C_Under MF  |  AM D_Zapata
                           K_Davis FW  |  AM J_Brekalo
                                       |
                           B_Hamer SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                         M_Pollock SUB |  SUB A_Vallci
                         E_Kayembe SUB |  SUB D_Rico
                          B_Embolo SUB |  SUB M_Gonalons
                           R_Manaj SUB |  SUB M_Watkins




Min. 2  :(car) D_Zapata turns on a sixpence 
          ...  D_Zapata sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 4  :(car) I_Gueye runs towards the goal 
          ...  J_Ngakia is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 4  :(car) D_Zapata finds himself in a good position 
          ...  D_Zapata shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 7  :(wat) K_Davis runs at I_Gueye 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  K_Davis with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 13 :(car) J_Brekalo plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Zapata 
          ...  I_Sarr rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 14 :(car) D_Caleta_Car takes advantage of a mistake by H_Kamara 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  J_Ngakia slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Harris drives it into the box! 
          ...  Great catch from M_Okoye! 
Min. 19 :(wat) F_Neuhaus looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Under 
          ...  A_Bah wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 21 :(wat) K_Hause plays in T_Cleverley with a beautiful ball 
          ...  T_Cleverley fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 21 :(car) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  M_Harris is through! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Sierralta 
Min. 23 :(wat) H_Kamara with a slick pass to K_Davis 
          ...  D_Zapata goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 24 :(wat) K_Davis runs towards the goal 
          ...  K_Davis shoots towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Let's see if Watford can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 25 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 25 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  A_Bah will now play as a FW 
Min. 25 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  M_Harris will now play as a FW 
Min. 25 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  D_Zapata will now play as a FW 
Min. 25 :(wat) F_Neuhaus plays it long to K_Hause 
          ...  K_Hause hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 29 :(wat) I_Sarr pushes it past the defender 
          ...  I_Sarr hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 30 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  Watford have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 30 :(wat) I_Sarr jumps over J_Worrall's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  I_Sarr attempts the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 30 :(car) T_Lemar looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the Cardiff City crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  Lauris Silins is furious! 
          ...  Cardiff City are back level! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 31 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 31 :(wat) I_Louza beats J_Worrall 
          ...  I_Louza tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  R_Allsop is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And R_Allsop reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by I_Sarr! 
          ...  F_Sierralta gets a shot in 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Cleverley dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Headed away by A_Bah 
Min. 35 :(car) J_Brekalo is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Zapata latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Zapata must beat M_Okoye! 
          ...  M_Okoye collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 37 :(wat) F_Neuhaus is too quick for the defence 
          ...  F_Neuhaus rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 38 :(wat) I_Sarr controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  K_Davis gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  K_Davis looks to see where R_Allsop is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop makes a fine save 
Min. 39 :(wat) K_Davis knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Bah robs him of the ball 
Min. 42 :(car) J_Worrall jinks past the defender 
          ...  H_Kamara slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(car) A_Bah controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  T_Lemar gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  K_Hause with a poor challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

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

Min. 46 :(car) M_Harris beats F_Neuhaus 
          ...  F_Neuhaus reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 47 :(wat) H_Kamara volleys it forward. He finds K_Davis 
          ...  N_Otamendi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Cleverley crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to I_Sarr 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Louza swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  I_Sarr gets a shot in 
          ...  R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 49 :(wat) K_Hause picks up a loose ball 
          ...  K_Hause sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But R_Allsop makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 50 :(wat) T_Cleverley runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of F_Sierralta 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A delicate chip from F_Sierralta! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Watford fans! 
          ...  That's put Watford ahead! 
          ...  Watford 2-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 51 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 51 :(wat) I_Sarr kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  I_Louza gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  I_Louza is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has R_Allsop to beat 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Allsop 
          ...  R_Allsop does well to save it!! 
Min. 51 :(car) M_Harris takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  F_Sierralta with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 52 :(wat) C_Under skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Cleverley 
          ...  J_Worrall seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 53 :(wat) T_Cleverley with a well-controlled run 
          ...  T_Cleverley hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Lauris Silins spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Manaj 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Davis 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Embolo 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Cleverley 
Min. 55 :(wat) B_Embolo plays it forward to R_Manaj 
          ...  R_Manaj with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 56 :(wat) I_Sarr sidesteps J_Worrall 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  I_Sarr sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 58 :(car) J_Brekalo knocks the ball past J_Ngakia 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Zapata! 
          ...  F_Sierralta with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 59 :(wat) F_Neuhaus turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to I_Louza 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  M_Gotze looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 59 :(car) I_Gueye with the heel pass to M_Harris 
          ...  F_Neuhaus intercepts the pass 
Min. 60 :(wat) I_Sarr gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Manaj 
          ...  R_Manaj looks to see where R_Allsop is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 60 :(wat) I_Sarr brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  A_Bah with a bad challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 62 :(wat) C_Under sidesteps D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  C_Under hits a curling shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 62 :(wat) R_Manaj flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 63 :(wat) F_Neuhaus kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Manaj gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Harris hits it out for a throw 
Min. 65 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Pollock 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Ngakia 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Vallci 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Otamendi 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Rico 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Worrall 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gonalons 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gueye 
Min. 68 :(car) M_Gonalons slips past his marker H_Kamara 
          ...  The ball is whipped into M_Harris 
          ...  I_Sarr leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 68 :(car) D_Caleta_Car flicks the ball through 
          ...  T_Lemar runs onto it! 
          ...  T_Lemar flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for M_Okoye 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  M_Okoye looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 69 :(wat) B_Embolo jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Zapata 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! 
          ...  F_Neuhaus chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  H_Kamara makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  Brilliant save from R_Allsop 
Min. 71 :(car) M_Gonalons spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Caleta_Car! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It floats over M_Okoye 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Watford 2-2 Cardiff City ...
Min. 72 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 75 :(car) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Gotze gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  R_Manaj with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 75 :(car) D_Zapata beats the defender 
          ...  D_Zapata flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But M_Okoye reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on M_Okoye anyway 
Min. 79 :(wat) B_Embolo races into the box 
          ...  He sees I_Sarr lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  From long range I_Sarr bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 80 :(car) D_Zapata dribbles past K_Hause 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  D_Zapata fires the shot in! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  The Referee signals we are going to VAR! 
          ...  They are taking their time checking this one 
          ...  We could be in for a long wait here 
          ...  The fans are getting restless 
          ...  The Referee touches his ear-piece 
          ...  NO GOAL! 
Min. 82 :(car) A_Vallci with a 40-yard pass to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Gonalons flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  K_Hause clears the danger 
Min. 83 :(wat) C_Under moves forward 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(wat) R_Manaj with a real burst of pace 
          ...  A_Bah can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  R_Manaj with a stunning strike! 
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Allsop's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Neuhaus chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  F_Sierralta gets his head on it 
          ...  R_Allsop gathers it easily 
Min. 90 :(car) T_Lemar with a 40-yard pass to M_Gonalons 
          ...  H_Kamara with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 91 :(wat) B_Embolo plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  B_Embolo with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 92 :(wat) C_Under with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  C_Under looks to see where R_Allsop is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : I_Sarr
Scorers              : K_Davis (24), F_Sierralta (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Hause (44), I_Sarr (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Zapata (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Zapata (30), D_Caleta_Car (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Bah (60), D_Caleta_Car (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       9
Off target           :          12        |       3
On target            :          14        |       6
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Watford 2 - 2 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  21   1   1   1  29 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Hause        DF   1  19  12   5  24 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  17  16  36
H_Kamara       DF   1  19  13   9  29 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  17  17
F_Sierralta    DF   1  18  12   6  26 |  93   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  40   0  84
J_Ngakia       DF   1  14  10   7  21 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  12  19   9  28 |  93   0   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  52  44  13
I_Sarr         AM   1   3  19  15  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2  31  56
I_Louza        MF   1   6  18  12  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
T_Cleverley    MF   1   3  17  13  22 |  56   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  34  18
C_Under        MF   1   4  17  13  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  22
K_Davis        FW   1   4  11  18  22 |  56   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
B_Hamer        GK  15   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pollock      DF   1  15  13   4  26 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Kayembe      MF   1   9  13   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Embolo       MF   1   4  12  19  24 |  37   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   3
R_Manaj        FW   1   3   9  18  24 |  37   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12

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 |  93  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   1  17  13   3  29 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
J_Worrall      DF   1  17  13   7  28 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  16  14  12  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  14  34
A_Bah          FW   1  16  14   9  28 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  64  14  -2
I_Gueye        DM   1  15  18   9  29 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  19  14  26 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  18  16  22 |  93   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44   6
M_Harris       FW   1   3  12  19  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  12  19  25 |  93   0   1   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  34   0  56
J_Brekalo      AM   1   3  13  17  27 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0
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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
D_Rico         DF   1  16  13   7  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gonalons     DM   1  15  16   8  25 |  27   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   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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