FFO Championship, Cardiff City vs. Bristol City (Mon Jan 15) Cardiff City | Bristol City 5-1-1-2-1 C | 5-3-2 C Matt Rose | Tim Brown | R_Allsop GK | GK D_Bentley T_Lockyer DF | DF Nuno_Santos J_Vestergaard DF | DF K_Naismith J_Justin DF | DF T_Kalas D_Caleta_Car DF | DF M_Roberts A_Bah DF | DF E_Pinnock I_Gueye DM | MF J_Williams M_Gotze MF | MF S_Sensi M_Harris AM | MF K_Taylor D_Zapata FW | FW D_Undav T_Lemar AM | FW S_Azmoun | M_Freese SUB | SUB M_OLeary D_Rico SUB | SUB N_Cadden A_Vallci SUB | SUB Z_Vyner M_Gonalons SUB | SUB M_James J_Brekalo SUB | SUB E_Avila Min. 1 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to A Min. 4 :(car) M_Harris moves inside ... M_Harris sees D_Bentley off his line! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... D_Bentley never had a chance! Min. 5 :(brc) T_Kalas hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... S_Azmoun collects the loose ball! ... S_Azmoun from 20 yards! ... R_Allsop blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 6 :(car) J_Vestergaard wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_Harris ... But Nuno_Santos sweeps up the threat Min. 6 :(brc) E_Pinnock runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... E_Pinnock attempts to nutmeg R_Allsop! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Undav ... 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. 9 :(brc) K_Taylor is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Roberts ... But T_Lockyer puts the ball out of play Min. 11 :(car) T_Lockyer hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... J_Justin collects the loose ball! ... J_Justin with the punt towards goal! ... But he puts it wide Min. 11 :(brc) S_Azmoun cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... S_Azmoun throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 15 :(car) T_Lockyer spots his team mate making a run ... He finds J_Justin with a lovely pass! ... J_Justin strikes a wicked curler! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 15 :(car) T_Lemar turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to D_Zapata ... K_Naismith with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 17 :(car) T_Lockyer jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Zapata ... D_Zapata with the goal bound shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Bentley dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Bentley beaten! Min. 21 :(car) I_Gueye with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to D_Caleta_Car ... K_Naismith forces him off the ball Min. 24 :(brc) S_Sensi looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Azmoun ... An audacious effort from S_Azmoun! ... R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 25 :(brc) S_Azmoun knocks it past T_Lockyer and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... S_Azmoun with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... R_Allsop never had a chance! Min. 26 :(brc) M_Roberts moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to D_Undav ... D_Undav has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... R_Allsop makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 27 :(brc) S_Sensi wins possession ... He plays the ball across to E_Pinnock ... D_Caleta_Car reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 28 :(brc) K_Naismith gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Nuno_Santos ... Nuno_Santos tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 30 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... M_Harris will now play as a FW Min. 30 :(car) T_Lemar looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to A_Bah ... E_Pinnock takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 33 :(car) T_Lemar is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Harris ... M_Harris rifles it at the goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... D_Bentley plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 36 :(brc) K_Naismith flicks the ball on to M_Roberts ... M_Roberts hits a curling shot! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 37 :(brc) J_Williams gets to the byline and finds S_Azmoun with a beautiful cross ... T_Lockyer dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 38 :(car) A_Bah barges E_Pinnock off the ball ... A powerful shot by A_Bah! ... D_Bentley makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 40 :(brc) E_Pinnock flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... But J_Vestergaard clears the ball to safety Min. 41 :(car) I_Gueye sidesteps E_Pinnock ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... But K_Taylor clears the ball to safety Min. 41 :(brc) D_Undav with a burst of pace ... D_Undav with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... R_Allsop gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 48 :(brc) D_Undav with an inswinging cross to S_Azmoun ... M_Harris fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-0 Bristol City Min. 46 :(car) M_Gotze curls the ball out wide to I_Gueye ... M_Roberts wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 48 :(car) M_Harris retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... I_Gueye gets on the end of it ... I_Gueye is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has D_Bentley to beat ... He tries to slide it past D_Bentley ... He has put it wide!! Min. 50 :(brc) K_Naismith finds the space intelligently ... I_Gueye forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Undav swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... R_Allsop comes out and claims it! Min. 52 :(car) D_Zapata storms past his marker ... But K_Naismith spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 54 :(brc) S_Azmoun is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to D_Undav ... J_Vestergaard slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 57 :(brc) S_Sensi jumps over I_Gueye's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... D_Caleta_Car with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 57 :(brc) S_Azmoun picks up a loose ball ... What a shot from S_Azmoun! ... It could go anywhere ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 57 :(brc) M_Roberts looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... Let's hope it's not serious ... He returns to the pitch to carry on ... He seems to be ok Min. 58 :(car) M_Gotze searches out J_Vestergaard ... J_Vestergaard attempts the shot! ... D_Bentley tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: J_Brekalo ... COMING OFF: M_Gotze Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: D_Rico ... COMING OFF: A_Bah Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... T_Lemar will now play as a MF Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: N_Cadden ... COMING OFF: M_Roberts Min. 62 :(car) J_Brekalo has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A well-placed shot from J_Brekalo! ... Looks like it should be D_Bentley's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... T_Lemar swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... D_Bentley comes out and claims it! Min. 66 :(brc) K_Naismith intercepts the opposition pass with a sliding tackle ... But it's shot into his own net!! ... GOAL!! ... Oh dear!! ... He hangs his head in shame ... He's devastated ... Cardiff City 1-0 Bristol City ... Min. 67 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... K_Taylor will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: M_Gonalons ... COMING OFF: I_Gueye Min. 70 :(car) J_Brekalo skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Zapata ... D_Zapata with the overhead! ... D_Bentley gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... T_Lemar plays it towards the near post! ... D_Caleta_Car tries to place the shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 75 :(car) T_Lockyer cuts inside J_Williams ... He worked that well ... He puts in M_Harris! ... T_Kalas wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 75 :(brc) J_Williams squares it to D_Undav ... D_Undav with the shot! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 80 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D Min. 80 :(car) J_Vestergaard flicks it past S_Sensi ... He runs forward ... S_Sensi fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 83 :(car) D_Zapata sidesteps J_Williams ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... K_Naismith reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(brc) D_Undav gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A delicate chip from D_Undav! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... R_Allsop was beaten there! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Lockyer (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Naismith (66 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Harris (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Azmoun Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Sensi (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Bristol City Attempts on Goal : 11 | 12 Off target : 7 | 9 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 6 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 13 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 1 - 0 Bristol City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 1 1 1 28 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 19 14 6 27 | 94 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 48 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 18 14 11 28 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 12 13 J_Justin DF 1 17 14 7 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 0 30 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 17 14 12 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 10 A_Bah DF 1 16 14 9 28 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 I_Gueye DM 1 15 19 9 29 | 73 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 7 13 M_Gotze MF 1 6 19 14 26 | 63 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_Harris FW 1 3 13 19 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 8 3 D_Zapata FW 1 4 12 19 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 T_Lemar MF 1 3 19 17 22 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 31 10 M_Freese GK 18 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rico DF 1 16 13 7 21 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Vallci DF 1 15 12 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gonalons DM 1 15 16 8 25 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Brekalo FW 1 3 13 17 27 | 31 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 15 Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Bentley GK 23 1 1 1 28 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Nuno_Santos DF 1 19 14 11 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 11 K_Naismith DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 94 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -1 -10 T_Kalas DF 1 19 13 11 29 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 0 M_Roberts DF 1 18 12 10 25 | 63 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 14 12 E_Pinnock DF 1 19 13 8 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 14 J_Williams MF 1 12 19 13 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 S_Sensi MF 1 14 18 11 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 11 -5 K_Taylor AM 1 12 17 13 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 9 0 D_Undav FW 1 2 13 19 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 S_Azmoun FW 1 3 11 19 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -10 5 9 M_OLeary GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cadden DF 1 16 14 10 28 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Vyner DF 1 16 12 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_James MF 1 11 17 9 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Avila FW 1 5 11 14 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1705346551 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40