FFO DBC, Cardiff City vs. Leicester City (Wed Sep 18)


                         Cardiff City  |  Leicester City
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 L
                            Matt Rose  |  Darren Lear
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK A_Areola
                         T_Lockyer DF  |  DF N_Semedo
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF Sequeira
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DM F_Kessie
                        J_Lepenant DM  |  DF A_Marusic
                          J_Justin DF  |  DF L_Dunk
                        M_Brozovic MF  |  MF F_Torres
                           M_Gotze MF  |  MF N_Kante
                           T_Lemar AM  |  FW G_Simeone
                           A_Silva FW  |  FW K_Dolberg
                          M_Harris FW  |  MF A_Elanga
                                       |
                          M_Freese SUB |  SUB M_Van_Damme
                             A_Bah SUB |  SUB A_Disasi
                      D_Caleta_Car SUB |  SUB Gerson
                          D_Zapata SUB |  SUB W_Collar
                         J_Brekalo SUB |  SUB F_Sotoca




Min. 1  :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 4  :(lei) F_Torres looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Semedo 
          ...  J_Justin intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Sequeira flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  R_Allsop catches it with ease 
Min. 5  :(lei) K_Dolberg puts in Sequeira 
          ...  Sequeira has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans laugh at him 
Min. 5  :(car) J_Vestergaard hits a hard pass to M_Gotze 
          ...  L_Dunk with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 8  :(car) T_Lemar breaks free from A_Marusic 
          ...  T_Lemar sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Areola with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 8  :(lei) K_Dolberg flicks it over N_Osborne and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  K_Dolberg tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 9  :(lei) A_Marusic with a slick pass to F_Torres 
          ...  F_Torres drives the ball low! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 17 :(lei) K_Dolberg with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to G_Simeone 
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Simeone! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 18 :(lei) A_Elanga takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  A_Elanga with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 19 :(car) M_Gotze 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! 
          ...  F_Torres with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 21 :(lei) Sequeira flicks it over J_Vestergaard's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Lepenant leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  N_Kante floats it forward 
          ...  K_Dolberg latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A delicate chip from K_Dolberg! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Terrific football and a well deserved goal 
          ...  Leicester City have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 0-1 Leicester City ...
Min. 24 :(car) J_Vestergaard 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 A_Silva 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Silva! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 27 :(car) T_Lockyer crosses in from the wing, he finds T_Lemar in the box 
          ...  A_Marusic is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 28 :(lei) K_Dolberg with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  K_Dolberg hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Elanga plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by T_Lockyer 
Min. 28 :(car) T_Lockyer looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Areola goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give here? 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  Good call, ref!! 
          ...  A_Silva places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  No mistake! 
          ...  The keeper never stood a chance! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Cardiff City have pulled level! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-1 Leicester City...
Min. 30 :(lei) L_Dunk is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  G_Simeone latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A delicate header from G_Simeone! 
          ...  R_Allsop guesses right 
Min. 32 :(car) J_Vestergaard nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Areola's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lemar hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Areola comes out and claims it! 
Min. 32 :(car) M_Harris with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  A_Marusic goes in studs first 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  That's a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  He's on a yellow - he knows what's coming next! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 35 :(lei) A_Elanga slips past his marker J_Vestergaard 
          ...  The ball is whipped into G_Simeone 
          ...  Fine tackle by T_Lockyer 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 36 :(car) J_Justin with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Areola moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Areola catches it with style! 
Min. 36 :(lei) F_Kessie runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of N_Kante 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  M_Harris tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Semedo swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 37 :(car) J_Lepenant takes advantage of a mistake by N_Semedo 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  N_Semedo recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 39 :(car) T_Lockyer turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar with the header! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Areola's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 41 :(car) J_Justin loses his marker 
          ...  J_Justin tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 41 :(lei) G_Simeone runs into space 
          ...  T_Lockyer with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(lei) K_Dolberg jinks past the defender 
          ...  N_Osborne hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Semedo flights it in! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 44 :(car) A_Silva with a pinpoint pass to T_Lemar 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from T_Lemar! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Areola's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 44 :(car) T_Lemar holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  F_Kessie with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 45 :(car) T_Lockyer jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Harris 
          ...  N_Semedo slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 46 :(car) T_Lockyer changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze attempts the shot! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 48 :(car) T_Lockyer feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Harris runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  F_Kessie with a nasty foul 

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

Min. 48 :(car) A_Silva holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Lemar 
          ...  But L_Dunk wins the ball 
Min. 51 :(car) A_Silva fires over a low cross to J_Lepenant 
          ...  J_Lepenant sees A_Areola off his line! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Matt Rose spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 52 :(car) M_Brozovic skips the challenge from G_Simeone 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  N_Kante looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 54 :(lei) N_Semedo takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  J_Justin with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 54 :(lei) N_Kante plays it forward to G_Simeone 
          ...  M_Brozovic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a MF 
Min. 61 :(car) A_Silva takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Silva sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Areola tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lepenant lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Areola easily catches it! 
Min. 62 :(lei) N_Kante hits a hard pass to G_Simeone 
          ...  A_Silva with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  G_Simeone hits it hard 
          ...  R_Allsop collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 67 :(car) T_Lockyer runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from T_Lockyer! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 67 :(car) T_Lemar takes on 3 men 
          ...  F_Torres pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 69 :(lei) Sequeira changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Dolberg 
          ...  A_Silva intercepts the pass 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Brekalo 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Silva 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Zapata 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Harris 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Bah 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Osborne 
Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  F_Torres will now play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(car) T_Lemar takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Semedo 
          ...  But L_Dunk sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 71 :(lei) N_Kante moves inside 
          ...  J_Lepenant with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Darren Lear looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 73 :(car) D_Zapata brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Brekalo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  F_Kessie scythes the player down! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  Hang on, hasn't he been booked before? 
          ...  Oh yes he has!... RED CARD!! 
          ...  He knew that was coming! 
Min. 74 :(car) D_Zapata sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has A_Areola to beat! 
          ...  A_Areola makes his move 
          ...  A_Areola gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Justin with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Great catch from A_Areola! 
Min. 74 :(lei) G_Simeone sprints past A_Bah 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Justin and it had to be 
Min. 76 :(car) J_Lepenant with a penetrating pass to A_Bah 
          ...  A_Bah with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  A_Areola is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 76 :(lei) Sequeira with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past T_Lockyer 
          ...  But A_Bah comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 78 :(car) M_Gotze pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard is clean through! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has A_Areola to beat 
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Areola 
          ...  A_Areola smothers the ball!! 
Min. 81 :(lei) A_Elanga brushes T_Lockyer aside and breaks free 
          ...  A_Elanga with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But R_Allsop hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 82 :(car) D_Zapata sprints past L_Dunk 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  D_Zapata tries the shot! 
          ...  But A_Areola is equal to it 
Min. 83 :(car) M_Brozovic looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  A_Areola manages to turn it behind 
Min. 84 :(car) J_Brekalo beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Brekalo! 
          ...  A_Areola watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 87 :(car) The ball is passed in from T_Lemar, he finds M_Brozovic 
          ...  But N_Kante wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(car) M_Brozovic spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to T_Lemar! 
          ...  T_Lemar attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Areola can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 91 :(car) D_Zapata beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  D_Zapata with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Areola saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 91 :(lei) N_Kante beats J_Lepenant with absolute ease! 
          ...  N_Kante must beat R_Allsop! 
          ...  R_Allsop is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  R_Allsop looks very relieved! 

*************  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          : A_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Silva (28 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Silva (62), J_Lepenant (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : K_Dolberg
Scorers              : K_Dolberg (21)
Sent Off             : A_Marusic (32), F_Kessie (73)
Booked               : F_Torres (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Leicester City
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       11
Off target           :           9        |       2
On target            :          11        |       9
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          14        |       12
Key Tackles          :          12        |       6
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 1 Leicester City
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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 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  20  15   7  27 |  95   0   3   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  56  20
N_Osborne      DF   1  18  15   9  20 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  19  15  12  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  14  29
J_Lepenant     DM   1  18  19  14  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4   6   8
J_Justin       DF   1  18  14   7  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  15  20
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  19   9  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  20   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  25
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  19  17  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  37
A_Silva        FW   1   6  12  23  28 |  73   0   1   3   0   3   1   1   0   0  26  47  17
M_Harris       FW   1   4  13  20  22 |  73   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0   7
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bah          DF   1  16  15   9  28 |  22   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  17
D_Caleta_Car   MF   1  17  14  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Zapata       AM   1   5  13  20  25 |  22   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  32  14
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  13  18  27 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17

Player Statistics - Leicester 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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A_Areola       GK  24   1   1   1  25 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  22  16  12  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
Sequeira       DF   1  22  15  10  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  16
F_Kessie       DM   1  13  20   9  27 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -15  -6 -15
A_Marusic      DF   1  21  13  11  24 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -15   1 -15
L_Dunk         DF   1  22  16  11  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  13   0
F_Torres       AM   1   5  21  17  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4   4   6
N_Kante        MF   1  14  21  13  25 |  95   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  44  28  13
G_Simeone      FW   1   6  12  21  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
K_Dolberg      FW   1   2  14  20  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  34
A_Elanga       MF   1   6  21  19  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   8  16
M_Van_Damme    GK  15   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Disasi       DF   1  18  11   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gerson         MF   1  13  16   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Collar       MF   1  12  16  11  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Sotoca       FW   1   2  14  18  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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