FFO Championship, Cardiff City vs. Luton Town (Fri Mar 01)


                         Cardiff City  |  Luton Town
                          5-1-1-2-1 C  |  4-3-3 P
                            Matt Rose  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK S_Soares
                         T_Lockyer DF  |  DF S_Bradley
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF M_Andersen
                          J_Justin DF  |  DF G_Alvarez
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF C_Richards
                             A_Bah DF  |  MF E_Skhiri
                           I_Gueye DM  |  MF M_Almiron
                           M_Gotze MF  |  MF P_R_Mpanzu
                          M_Harris AM  |  FW C_Morris
                          D_Zapata FW  |  FW A_Armstrong
                           T_Lemar AM  |  FW M_Thuram
                                       |
                          M_Freese SUB |  SUB Rui_Silva
                          A_Vallci SUB |  SUB N_Patterson
                            S_Kalu SUB |  SUB G_Veiga
                        M_Gonalons SUB |  SUB J_Clark
                         J_Brekalo SUB |  SUB E_Adebayo




Min. 2  :(lut) M_Almiron pulls it back to M_Andersen 
          ...  M_Andersen throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But R_Allsop palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 4  :(car) M_Gotze jinks past E_Skhiri 
          ...  M_Gotze has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But S_Soares reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 12 :(car) J_Vestergaard gets lucky and beats C_Richards 
          ...  Now with the centre to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata drives the ball low! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  S_Soares got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  That's given Cardiff City the lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 13 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a MF 
Min. 13 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 13 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  M_Almiron will now play as a AM 
Min. 15 :(lut) S_Bradley drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Almiron 
          ...  M_Almiron rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 16 :(lut) M_Thuram takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  M_Thuram fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 18 :(car) T_Lemar turns past C_Richards 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  T_Lemar with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 18 :(lut) C_Morris finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  Well intercepted by D_Caleta_Car 
Min. 22 :(lut) E_Skhiri turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  E_Skhiri with a thundering drive! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 24 :(lut) E_Skhiri knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Vestergaard slips 
          ...  C_Morris gets to it! 
          ...  A_Bah wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  A_Armstrong hits it hard 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans taunt him! 
Min. 26 :(car) D_Caleta_Car with an inswinging cross to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar from 20 yards! 
          ...  It floats over S_Soares 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 28 :(car) T_Lockyer kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Harris gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Andersen with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 30 :(car) T_Lemar turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  C_Richards takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 30 :(lut) A_Armstrong over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds C_Morris though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  C_Morris uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 31 :(car) M_Gotze drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Justin 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  C_Richards hits it out for a throw 
Min. 32 :(car) M_Gotze gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Gotze! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 33 :(lut) M_Thuram with a smart turn 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Thuram! 
          ...  Brilliant save from R_Allsop 
Min. 33 :(lut) C_Richards is hobbling. He's unable to continue 
Min. 33 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Patterson 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Richards 
Min. 36 :(car) D_Zapata drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  Saved by S_Soares 
Min. 36 :(lut) M_Thuram eases past J_Vestergaard 
          ...  T_Lemar cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 39 :(car) T_Lemar gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  Blocked by M_Andersen 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(car) M_Gotze sprints past G_Alvarez 
          ...  But N_Patterson wins the ball 
Min. 44 :(car) D_Zapata leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to I_Gueye 
          ...  I_Gueye tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 1-0 Luton Town

Min. 46 :(car) T_Lemar turns past G_Alvarez 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Lemar drives it low! 
          ...  S_Soares is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 51 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Almiron 
          ...  But J_Vestergaard barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 53 :(lut) C_Morris controls the ball with ease 
          ...  C_Morris attempts a lob! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 54 :(car) I_Gueye with a deep cross to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  S_Soares with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 54 :(lut) M_Andersen gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past I_Gueye! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  I_Gueye goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Brekalo 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Zapata 
Min. 60 :(lut) N_Patterson over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds M_Almiron though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Lockyer 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 61 :(lut) M_Almiron finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  M_Almiron curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 62 :(car) T_Lemar saunters past E_Skhiri 
          ...  T_Lemar controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 63 :(lut) N_Patterson 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 2-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 64 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 64 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car will now play as a MF 
Min. 64 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a AM 
Min. 64 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  I_Gueye will now play as a MF 
Min. 64 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Veiga 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Skhiri 
Min. 64 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Adebayo 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Thuram 
Min. 65 :(car) J_Justin is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to I_Gueye 
          ...  I_Gueye rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  S_Soares watches it sail wide! 
Min. 65 :(lut) E_Adebayo flicks it past J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  E_Adebayo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  R_Allsop with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 68 :(car) T_Lemar with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  T_Lemar has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But S_Soares palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 68 :(lut) A_Armstrong plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  E_Adebayo decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  E_Adebayo looks to see where R_Allsop is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 69 :(car) I_Gueye with the heel pass to J_Justin 
          ...  G_Veiga wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gonalons 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gueye 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Vallci 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Bah 
Min. 70 :(car) M_Gotze with the towering header to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 72 :(car) D_Caleta_Car nutmegs the defender 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gonalons plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  M_Gotze with the shot! 
          ...  S_Soares with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 76 :(lut) G_Veiga cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Almiron 
          ...  M_Almiron has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  R_Allsop is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And R_Allsop reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Almiron chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  C_Morris with the header 
          ...  R_Allsop manages to turn it behind 
Min. 77 :(lut) E_Adebayo barges M_Gonalons off the ball 
          ...  A_Vallci robs him of the ball 
Min. 78 :(lut) M_Almiron finds the run of G_Veiga 
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Veiga! 
          ...  R_Allsop tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Morris swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Andersen 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 79 :(car) M_Harris beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds M_Gotze 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Gotze! 
          ...  The shot slips through S_Soares's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 79 :(lut) C_Morris with a first time pass 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu runs onto it! 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 82 :(lut) E_Adebayo get's past J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  E_Adebayo with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But R_Allsop reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 83 :(car) M_Harris takes possession 
          ...  M_Harris with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brekalo floats the ball in! 
          ...  G_Alvarez reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 85 :(lut) G_Veiga steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Gonalons 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_Justin robs him of the ball 
Min. 87 :(car) M_Gotze turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Gonalons 
          ...  M_Gonalons with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  S_Soares makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 87 :(lut) G_Veiga plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  G_Veiga hits a great shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(car) M_Gonalons finds J_Brekalo in acres of space 
          ...  G_Alvarez steals the ball of off him 
Min. 89 :(car) M_Harris with a slide rule pass to A_Vallci 
          ...  A_Vallci with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  S_Soares saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 91 :(car) J_Brekalo is too quick for N_Patterson 
          ...  J_Brekalo with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  S_Soares tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gonalons swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  T_Lemar gets a shot in 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Cardiff City 3-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 91 :(lut) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  A_Armstrong takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Gonalons 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 92 :(car) M_Gotze moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Brekalo 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Andersen 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 

*************  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          : T_Lemar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Zapata (12), N_Patterson (63 og), T_Lemar (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : M_Almiron
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : C_Richards (33)
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Luton Town
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       18
Off target           :          11        |       8
On target            :          10        |       10
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       10
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 3 - 0 Luton Town
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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  22   1   1   1  28 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  19  14   6  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  22  10
D_Caleta_Car   MF   1  17  14  12  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  12  10
J_Justin       DF   1  17  14   7  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  12   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  18  14  12  28 |  95   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  26  26  10
A_Bah          DF   1  16  14   9  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gueye        MF   1  15  19   9  29 |  73   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  19  14  26
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  19  14  26 |  95   0   0   4   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  28  46
M_Harris       AM   1   3  13  19  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26   3
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  13  19  25 |  63   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  26  14
T_Lemar        AM   1   3  19  17  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   7   1   0   0   0  31   7  52
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Vallci       DF   1  15  12   8  27 |  22   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  16
S_Kalu         MF   1   4  15   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gonalons     DM   1  15  16   8  25 |  22   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  19  22  16
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  13  17  27 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7

Player Statistics - Luton Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Soares       GK  21   1   1   1  23 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   1  18  13   9  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
M_Andersen     DF   1  18  11   6  25 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  48   0  34
G_Alvarez      DF   1  16  13   6  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  17  11   4  31 |  33   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24 -10 -10
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  17   6  27 |  67   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  18
M_Almiron      AM   1   6  18  16  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  22
P_R_Mpanzu     MF   1   7  19  13  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   9
C_Morris       FW   1   3  15  19  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0 -10   1   1
A_Armstrong    FW   1   6  12  17  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   5
M_Thuram       FW   1   3  13  18  27 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Rui_Silva      GK  22   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Patterson    DF   1  15  13   9  23 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4  -2   0
G_Veiga        AM   1   4  16  14  24 |  28   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  18
J_Clark        MF   1   3  17  16  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adebayo      FW   1   3  12  17  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
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