FFO DBC, Cardiff City vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Wed Jul 24)


                         Cardiff City  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                          5-1-1-2-1 P  |  4-1-3-1-1 P
                            Matt Rose  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK J_Bijlow
                         T_Lockyer DF  |  DF C_Romero
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF J_Vazquez
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF N_NKoulou
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                          J_Justin DF  |  DM J_Weigl
                           I_Gueye DM  |  MF D_van_de_Beek
                           M_Gotze MF  |  MF A_MacAllister
                           T_Lemar AM  |  MF R_Gagliardini
                          D_Zapata FW  |  AM C_Gakpo
                          M_Harris AM  |  FW M_Rajovic
                                       |
                          M_Freese SUB |  SUB M_Turner
                      D_Caleta_Car SUB |  SUB K_Smith
                        M_Brozovic SUB |  SUB S_Comesana
                        M_Gonalons SUB |  SUB M_Grujic
                         J_Brekalo SUB |  SUB J_Obikwu




Min. 3  :(car) D_Zapata gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  D_Zapata with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Bijlow got a touch 
Min. 5  :(car) T_Lemar jinks past J_Vazquez 
          ...  T_Lemar with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 6  :(byl) A_MacAllister with the nod to R_Gagliardini 
          ...  R_Gagliardini bears down on goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 8  :(car) O_Zinchenko with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Justin gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Justin hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 9  :(car) M_Harris hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Vestergaard latches onto it! 
          ...  But C_Romero wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 15 :(byl) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  M_Rajovic takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Rajovic! 
          ...  R_Allsop watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 17 :(car) I_Gueye volleys it forward. He finds D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  Let's see if Cardiff City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 17 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  M_Harris will now play as a MF 
Min. 17 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 17 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  A_MacAllister will now play as a AM 
Min. 17 :(byl) A_MacAllister sprints past N_Osborne 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A_MacAllister must beat R_Allsop! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 21 :(byl) J_Weigl plays the early ball across the box to find J_Vazquez in space 
          ...  T_Lockyer brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 22 :(car) I_Gueye with a clever shimmy 
          ...  I_Gueye fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 27 :(byl) J_Vazquez brushes O_Zinchenko aside and breaks free 
          ...  T_Lockyer slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_NKoulou! 
          ...  It comes to J_Vazquez 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 30 :(byl) A_MacAllister drives it forward to R_Gagliardini 
          ...  R_Gagliardini beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards him 
          ...  R_Allsop charges out of his area 
          ...  He's slid it past him!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have pulled level! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 32 :(byl) J_Weigl skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_MacAllister 
          ...  M_Harris fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Neil Stockley looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 35 :(car) T_Lemar beats M_Rajovic 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  T_Lemar with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But J_Bijlow punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 35 :(byl) C_Romero watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  C_Romero fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Allsop is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_MacAllister dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 38 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek stamps on M_Gotze's foot! 
          ...  The Referee has seen it! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
Min. 42 :(car) T_Lockyer pass splits open the defence and finds N_Osborne 
          ...  N_Osborne has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  J_Bijlow saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(car) N_Osborne looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  D_Zapata receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Rajovic with an ugly foul 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen

Min. 48 :(car) J_Vestergaard plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with the strike! 
          ...  J_Bijlow manages to turn it behind 
Min. 49 :(byl) J_Vazquez off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_MacAllister picks up the deflection 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Justin takes possession 
Min. 51 :(byl) R_Gagliardini runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  T_Lockyer with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 51 :(byl) R_Gagliardini is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to A_MacAllister 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Justin 
Min. 52 :(car) I_Gueye kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  N_Osborne gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  N_Osborne with the strike! 
          ...  J_Bijlow is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 55 :(car) T_Lemar looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Harris 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Gagliardini 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Justin 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Brozovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gueye 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Brekalo 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Zapata 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 61 :(car) M_Harris takes advantage of a mistake by C_Romero 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Vazquez 
Min. 62 :(car) N_Osborne holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Brozovic 
          ...  M_Brozovic tries to beat J_Bijlow from outside the area! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 63 :(car) D_Caleta_Car drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 64 :(byl) R_Gagliardini has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past O_Zinchenko! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Obikwu 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Rajovic 
Min. 65 :(byl) J_Obikwu brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  C_Soyuncu makes himself available 
          ...  C_Soyuncu aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 66 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek searches out J_Obikwu 
          ...  J_Obikwu has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It floats over R_Allsop 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 68 :(car) J_Vestergaard sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow gathers it easily 
Min. 69 :(car) D_Caleta_Car finds J_Brekalo in acres of space 
          ...  J_Brekalo fires the shot in! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 70 :(car) T_Lockyer plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  What a shot from T_Lockyer! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes a good save 
Min. 71 :(car) M_Gotze finds M_Harris on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Harris goes for goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 72 :(byl) D_van_de_Beek slips past his marker 
          ...  But J_Vestergaard spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 76 :(car) M_Brozovic pulls it back to T_Lemar 
          ...  C_Romero bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 78 :(car) J_Brekalo sprints past C_Romero 
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Brekalo! 
          ...  J_Bijlow gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 78 :(byl) C_Gakpo barges T_Lockyer off the ball 
          ...  C_Gakpo smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 79 :(car) D_Caleta_Car finds J_Brekalo in the box 
          ...  A_MacAllister fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 81 :(byl) R_Gagliardini races into the box 
          ...  He sees C_Romero lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  C_Romero has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  R_Allsop narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 86 :(car) T_Lockyer is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(car) J_Vestergaard with the dribble 
          ...  J_Vazquez is easily beaten 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 91 :(car) T_Lockyer lays the ball back to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow falls over 
          ...  But J_Bijlow is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 91 :(byl) C_Gakpo comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 94 :(byl) C_Romero takes advantage of a mistake by T_Lockyer 
          ...  M_Brozovic wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 

*************  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          : D_Zapata
Scorers              : D_Zapata (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Lockyer (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Gagliardini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Gagliardini (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_van_de_Beek (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       10
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :          11        |       3
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
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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   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  20  15   7  27 |  96   0   2   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  28  38  16
N_Osborne      DF   1  18  14   9  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  35
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  19  15  12  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  34   0  44
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  19  18   6  28 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  11   0
J_Justin       DF   1  18  14   7  28 |  62   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  19
I_Gueye        DM   1  15  19  10  29 |  62   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  16
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
T_Lemar        AM   1   3  19  17  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  29
D_Zapata       FW   1   5  13  20  25 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
M_Harris       MF   1   3  13  20  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   7
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  12  26 |  34   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
M_Brozovic     DM   1  15  19   9  29 |  34   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  10  17
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  18  27 |  34   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  34

Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Bijlow       GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  22  15   8  19 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  28   0  37
J_Vazquez      DF   1  19  13  11  20 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  16  15
N_NKoulou      DF   1  21  17  10  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  21  14   9  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Weigl        DM   1  15  21   7  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
D_van_de_Beek  MF   1  11  19  11  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4   6  -4
A_MacAllister  AM   1   4  19  13  27 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  13
R_Gagliardini  MF   1  13  18   5  29 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  23  22  72
C_Gakpo        AM   1   2  17  20  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
M_Rajovic      FW   1   5  13  19  30 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
M_Turner       GK  21   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Smith        DF   1  17  15   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Comesana     MF   1  12  18  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Grujic       MF   1  13  17   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Obikwu       FW   1   5  13  18  26 |  29   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   8
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