FFO Championship, Cardiff City vs. Norwich City (Fri Jan 05) Cardiff City | Norwich City 5-1-1-2-1 C | 4-2-0-2-2 N Matt Rose | John Read Caretaker | R_Allsop GK | GK D_Vasquez T_Lockyer DF | DF S_Duffy J_Vestergaard DF | DF G_Hanley J_Justin DF | DF D_Giannoulis D_Caleta_Car DF | DM M_Nunex A_Bah DF | FW A_Idah I_Gueye DM | DF D_Batth M_Gotze MF | DM L_Gibbs M_Harris AM | FW H_Ui_Job D_Zapata FW | AM C_Fassnacht T_Lemar AM | AM B_Sainz | M_Freese SUB | SUB L_Wahlstedt D_Rico SUB | SUB G_Sara A_Vallci SUB | SUB J_Rowe M_Gonalons SUB | SUB K_McLean J_Brekalo SUB | SUB A_Armstrong Min. 5 :(car) D_Caleta_Car backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... D_Zapata gets on the end of it ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Giannoulis ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by T_Lemar! ... It comes to D_Caleta_Car ... He fires it towards to goal ... But D_Vasquez comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 6 :(nor) B_Sainz cuts inside A_Bah ... He worked that well ... J_Justin fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 13 :(car) T_Lemar sidesteps D_Giannoulis ... T_Lemar blasts the ball towards goal! ... But D_Vasquez punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 21 :(car) M_Gotze leaves D_Giannoulis standing ... M_Gotze lobs D_Vasquez! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 22 :(car) D_Caleta_Car is rolling on the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 22 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: D_Rico ... COMING OFF: D_Caleta_Car Min. 30 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... M_Harris will now play as a FW Min. 32 :(car) M_Harris kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Gotze gets on the end of the pass ... M_Gotze chases it through, he must score! ... The Cardiff City fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... Cardiff City go ahead in this match now! ... Cardiff City 1-0 Norwich City ... Min. 33 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... T_Lemar will now play as a MF Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(car) D_Zapata hoofs it upfield to find I_Gueye ... But G_Hanley wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 1-0 Norwich City Min. 46 :(car) D_Zapata with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from H_Ui_Job ... D_Zapata with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... D_Vasquez goes down well to save Min. 49 :(nor) A_Idah plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Bah with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... D_Giannoulis plays it short to A_Idah ... A_Idah hits the ball on the bounce! ... But it goes just over Min. 53 :(car) J_Justin with an inch perfect pass to T_Lemar ... T_Lemar with his head down lets it go! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Vasquez dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Vasquez beaten! Min. 53 :(car) I_Gueye finds A_Bah with a ball over the defence ... A_Idah with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 55 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: A_Armstrong ... COMING OFF: B_Sainz Min. 55 :(car) M_Harris runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... M_Harris drives it low! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 56 :(car) M_Gotze with a smart turn ... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Gibbs ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 59 :(car) M_Harris looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_Zapata ... D_Giannoulis with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 66 :(nor) S_Duffy controls it with ease ... A powerful shot by S_Duffy! ... R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 70 :(car) J_Vestergaard with the towering header to D_Rico ... D_Rico attempts a chip! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 72 :(car) T_Lockyer gains control of the loose ball ... T_Lockyer hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... D_Vasquez won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 79 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: A_Vallci ... COMING OFF: T_Lemar Min. 80 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D Min. 84 :(car) D_Rico finds M_Harris with a perfectly weighted pass ... M_Harris with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... D_Vasquez makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 86 :(car) T_Lockyer with an incisive pass to M_Harris ... But he loses control of it ... M_Nunex belts it clear Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 90 :(nor) H_Ui_Job sidesteps T_Lockyer ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... H_Ui_Job has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... Looks like it should be R_Allsop's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... S_Duffy plays it into the danger area! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for R_Allsop, who catches the ball Min. 91 :(car) M_Harris with an inch perfect pass to J_Vestergaard ... H_Ui_Job tackles cleanly ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Harris (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Gotze (32) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Bah (49) Injured : D_Caleta_Car (22) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Ui_Job Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 10 | 3 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 5 | 1 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 5 | 10 Key Tackles : 0 | 6 Key Passes : 10 | 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 1 - 0 Norwich 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 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 19 14 6 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 J_Vestergaard DF 1 18 14 11 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 0 J_Justin DF 1 17 13 7 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 23 10 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 17 14 12 26 | 22 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 A_Bah DF 1 16 14 9 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 I_Gueye DM 1 15 19 9 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 M_Gotze MF 1 6 19 14 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 M_Harris FW 1 3 13 19 22 | 93 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 54 8 D_Zapata FW 1 4 12 19 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 5 T_Lemar MF 1 3 19 17 22 | 81 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 10 22 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 | 71 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 15 A_Vallci DM 1 15 12 8 27 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gonalons MF 1 15 16 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Brekalo FW 1 3 13 17 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Vasquez GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 S_Duffy DF 1 19 11 10 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 G_Hanley DF 1 18 11 6 21 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 -10 -10 D_Giannoulis DF 1 17 11 11 31 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 M_Nunex DM 1 13 17 10 22 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 A_Idah FW 1 3 13 19 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D_Batth DF 1 17 11 8 30 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 L_Gibbs DM 1 12 17 3 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 H_Ui_Job FW 1 4 14 18 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 4 C_Fassnacht AM 1 2 19 14 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sainz AM 1 6 18 13 25 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Wahlstedt GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Sara DM 1 11 15 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rowe MF 1 8 16 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_McLean MF 1 10 16 5 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Armstrong FW 1 6 12 17 26 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1704478350 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40