FFO Championship, Cardiff City vs. Watford (Mon Apr 08)


                         Cardiff City  |  Watford
                          5-1-1-2-1 C  |  4-4-1-1 P
                            Matt Rose  |  Lauris Silins
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK M_Okoye
                         T_Lockyer DF  |  DF K_Hause
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF A_Rrahmani
                          J_Justin DF  |  DF F_Sierralta
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF H_Kamara
                             A_Bah DF  |  MF T_Cleverley
                           I_Gueye DM  |  MF F_Neuhaus
                           M_Gotze MF  |  AM I_Sarr
                           T_Lemar AM  |  MF I_Louza
                          D_Zapata FW  |  MF C_Under
                          M_Harris AM  |  FW B_Embolo
                                       |
                          M_Freese SUB |  SUB B_Hamer
                          A_Vallci SUB |  SUB C_Kabasele
                        M_Gonalons SUB |  SUB R_Manaj
                         J_Brekalo SUB |  SUB B_Brahimi
                         M_Watkins SUB |  SUB K_Davis




Min. 1  :(wat) T_Cleverley takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Sarr 
          ...  I_Sarr hits the ball first time! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 9  :(car) A_Bah has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Sierralta 
          ...  He puts in M_Harris! 
          ...  K_Hause anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 10 :(wat) I_Louza rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to B_Embolo 
          ...  A thundering drive by B_Embolo! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  That's put Watford in front! 
          ...  Cardiff City 0-1 Watford ...
Min. 11 :(wat) I_Sarr wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 13 :(car) M_Harris controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  D_Zapata gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Rrahmani!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 14 :(car) M_Gotze beats the defender 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Gotze! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Right in the postage stamp! 
          ...  Cardiff City are back level! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-1 Watford ...
Min. 14 :(wat) I_Sarr get's past I_Gueye 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  J_Justin anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 16 :(car) D_Zapata picks up a loose ball 
          ...  D_Zapata attempts a lob! 
          ...  M_Okoye parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 20 :(wat) B_Embolo loses his marker 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 20 :(car) I_Gueye looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  He isn't going to continue 
Min. 20 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gonalons 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gueye 
Min. 21 :(car) T_Lemar flicks it over H_Kamara's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  H_Kamara recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 25 :(car) M_Harris turns past H_Kamara 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Harris could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Okoye's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 25 :(wat) H_Kamara beats J_Justin 
          ...  H_Kamara with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 30 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a FW 
Min. 32 :(car) A_Bah crosses to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 36 :(car) J_Vestergaard with an inswinging cross to A_Bah 
          ...  A_Bah plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  M_Okoye watches it sail wide! 
Min. 39 :(car) D_Zapata 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! 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Harris! 
          ...  But M_Okoye punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 42 :(wat) I_Louza runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Under 
          ...  C_Under has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 46 :(car) D_Caleta_Car plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  F_Sierralta hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lemar plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It comes to M_Gonalons 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  M_Okoye gets up well to catch that one 

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

Min. 46 :(car) J_Justin sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  J_Justin has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  M_Okoye with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 48 :(wat) B_Embolo finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  B_Embolo aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 49 :(car) D_Caleta_Car with a 50-yard pass to M_Gotze 
          ...  C_Under with a bad challenge 
Min. 50 :(wat) I_Sarr races into the box 
          ...  He sees F_Neuhaus lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 51 :(wat) B_Embolo sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Under gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Well intercepted by J_Vestergaard 
Min. 53 :(car) M_Gonalons 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! 
          ...  T_Lemar with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Cardiff City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Cardiff City 2-1 Watford ...
Min. 54 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  M_Harris will now play as a MF 
Min. 54 :(car) D_Zapata sidesteps A_Rrahmani 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  D_Zapata tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  M_Okoye fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Davis 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Embolo 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Brahimi 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Cleverley 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Manaj 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Kamara 
Min. 56 :(car) D_Zapata takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  D_Zapata tries the shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 58 :(car) A_Bah with a glorious long pass to M_Harris 
          ...  R_Manaj slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 59 :(car) M_Gotze finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  M_Gotze with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But M_Okoye stops that one easily 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Vallci 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Bah 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Brekalo 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Lemar 
Min. 60 :(car) T_Lockyer looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Gotze 
          ...  A_Rrahmani with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  M_Gonalons knocks it forward 
          ...  D_Zapata gets on the end of it 
          ...  But F_Neuhaus slides in 
Min. 63 :(car) J_Brekalo plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  J_Brekalo hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 65 :(car) Curled in dangerously from M_Harris to D_Zapata 
          ...  K_Hause reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 66 :(car) D_Caleta_Car takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Watford fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 68 :(wat) I_Louza runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Davis 
          ...  A vicious shot by K_Davis! 
          ...  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) M_Gotze sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  M_Gotze goes for the top corner! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 69 :(wat) R_Manaj with a glorious long pass to C_Under 
          ...  T_Lockyer reads the play well 
Min. 71 :(wat) F_Neuhaus takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into R_Manaj 
          ...  T_Lockyer brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 75 :(car) J_Justin finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  J_Justin sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves it!! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brekalo curls it into the box! 
          ...  K_Hause cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 78 :(car) M_Gotze kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Zapata gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Zapata! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 80 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 80 :(car) J_Brekalo finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  F_Sierralta reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 82 :(car) J_Brekalo with the dribble 
          ...  A_Rrahmani is easily beaten 
          ...  J_Brekalo with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But M_Okoye punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that M_Okoye got a touch 
Min. 83 :(car) A_Vallci brushes B_Brahimi aside and breaks free 
          ...  K_Davis dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 94 :(car) J_Vestergaard holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Zapata 
          ...  B_Brahimi slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 

*************  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          : M_Gotze (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Gotze (14), T_Lemar (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Caleta_Car (20)
Injured              : I_Gueye (20)
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : I_Louza
Scorers              : B_Embolo (10)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       7
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :          11        |       2
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 2 - 1 Watford
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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  23   1   1   1  28 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -7   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  19  14   7  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  22  10
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  12  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  12  -5   5
J_Justin       DF   1  17  14   7  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  17   0  34
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  18  14  12  28 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  24   0
A_Bah          DF   1  17  15   9  28 |  61   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  33  13
I_Gueye        DM   1  15  19  10  29 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   6  42
T_Lemar        FW   1   3  18  17  22 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  13  20  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  13  12
M_Harris       MF   1   3  13  19  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26   8
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 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gonalons     DM   1  15  16   8  25 |  76   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  32  26
J_Brekalo      AM   1   3  13  18  27 |  35   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Watkins      FW   1   4   9  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  23   1   1   1  29 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0
K_Hause        DF   1  20  12   5  24 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  21  17   4  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   1  19  13   7  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
H_Kamara       DF   1  19  14  10  29 |  56   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  12
T_Cleverley    MF   1   3  18  13  22 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10  -2 -10
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  13  20   9  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   6   0
I_Sarr         AM   1   3  19  16  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   8
I_Louza        MF   1   7  19  13  26 |  96   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Under        MF   1   4  18  14  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -2
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  12  20  24 |  56   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  14  16
B_Hamer        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Kabasele     DF   1  18  13  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Manaj        FW   1   3   9  18  24 |  40   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  17   0
B_Brahimi      DM   1  11  15   7  29 |  40   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
K_Davis        FW   1   4  11  19  22 |  40   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   3
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