FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Aston Villa (Fri Jul 19) Cardiff City | Aston Villa 5-1-1-2-1 P | 5-1-0-2-2 A Matt Rose | Keith Drummond | R_Allsop GK | GK A_Lafont T_Lockyer DF | DF H_Hateboer N_Osborne DF | DF M_Hermoso J_Vestergaard DF | DF J_Sutalo O_Zinchenko DF | DF J_Lascelles J_Justin DF | DF J_Todibo I_Gueye DM | DM S_Lobotka M_Gotze MF | AM Raphinha T_Lemar AM | AM A_Correa D_Zapata FW | FW G_Jesus M_Harris AM | FW L_Martinez | M_Freese SUB | SUB J_Heekeren D_Rico SUB | SUB W_Ndidi M_Brozovic SUB | SUB D_Kwakman M_Gonalons SUB | SUB N_Hofler J_Brekalo SUB | SUB S_Opsahl Min. 1 :(ast) J_Sutalo with a 50-yard pass to Raphinha ... Raphinha with a bomb of a shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 2 :(car) M_Gotze cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to T_Lemar ... T_Lemar goes for goal! ... A_Lafont won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL!! ... Excellent strike!! ... Keith Drummond is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 2 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... M_Harris will now play as a MF Min. 2 :(ast) A_Correa takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... M_Gotze with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 5 :(car) M_Harris pushes it past H_Hateboer ... A powerful shot by M_Harris! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 9 :(ast) S_Lobotka finds L_Martinez with a perfectly weighted pass ... L_Martinez with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 10 :(car) D_Zapata with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... J_Lascelles dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 10 :(ast) L_Martinez turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Lobotka ... O_Zinchenko plays the back pass ... R_Allsop can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... A_Correa curls it into the box! ... H_Hateboer tries to place the shot! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 11 :(car) J_Vestergaard with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... H_Hateboer hits it out for a throw Min. 13 :(ast) J_Sutalo cuts inside J_Vestergaard ... He worked that well ... He puts in G_Jesus! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Lockyer Min. 14 :(ast) Raphinha with electric pace ... He eases past T_Lockyer ... Raphinha has a dig at goal! ... R_Allsop with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 15 :(ast) J_Lascelles sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... Raphinha runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Raphinha with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... R_Allsop is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL!! ... Great strike! ... Aston Villa have equalised! ... Cardiff City 1-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 17 :(car) J_Justin with an early cross to T_Lemar ... T_Lemar tries to beat A_Lafont from outside the area! ... A_Lafont gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL!! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... Cardiff City go ahead in this match now! ... Cardiff City 2-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 22 :(ast) S_Lobotka crosses into the box, finding J_Sutalo ... D_Zapata seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 23 :(car) M_Harris beats J_Lascelles ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... M_Harris tries to chip the ball over A_Lafont! ... But A_Lafont pulls out a save of the game Min. 24 :(car) N_Osborne with a 30-yard pass to T_Lemar ... A_Correa with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! Min. 25 :(ast) J_Sutalo takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Martinez ... A skilful effort from L_Martinez! ... The fans get off their seats! ... R_Allsop plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 26 :(car) M_Harris bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to I_Gueye ... I_Gueye tries to beat A_Lafont from outside the area! ... But A_Lafont punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 27 :(car) O_Zinchenko sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... D_Zapata runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Raphinha with the block Min. 27 :(ast) L_Martinez beats his marker ... M_Harris with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 31 :(ast) Raphinha with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... Raphinha fires the shot in! ... But R_Allsop gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Todibo ... J_Justin reads the ball well and clears Min. 34 :(car) T_Lockyer is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to T_Lemar ... T_Lemar with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Lafont dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Lafont beaten! ... CORNER! ... T_Lockyer with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Lafont reads it well, and claims it! Min. 42 :(ast) M_Hermoso has a go! ... It hits the defender ... Raphinha collects the loose ball! ... But J_Vestergaard clears the ball to safety Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 2-1 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(car) J_Justin hoists the ball across to M_Harris ... G_Jesus rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 52 :(ast) G_Jesus cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... G_Jesus with the goal bound shot! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 53 :(ast) J_Lascelles with a measured pass to L_Martinez ... I_Gueye fouls badly ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 58 :(ast) M_Hermoso passes the ball to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: D_Rico ... 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. 61 :(car) T_Lemar barges the defender off the ball ... H_Hateboer pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too ... FREE KICK! ... And in a dangerous position as well! ... T_Lemar with the curler ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Lafont dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And A_Lafont tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... D_Rico curls it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for A_Lafont, who catches the ball Min. 64 :(ast) A_Correa moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez with the header! ... GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The crowd goes wild! ... That's levelled the scores! ... they've done it! Absolutely incredible! ... It ain't over 'til it's over ... Cardiff City 2-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 65 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to C Min. 67 :(car) M_Harris knocks it past J_Sutalo and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... M_Harris sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Lafont won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL!! ... Excellent strike!! ... Cardiff City go in front now with that goal! ... Cardiff City 3-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 68 :(car) T_Lemar controls it with ease ... T_Lemar has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It's beaten A_Lafont ... It goes wide!! Min. 70 :(car) J_Brekalo hoists the ball across to M_Gotze ... But L_Martinez barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 70 :(ast) G_Jesus sidesteps M_Gotze ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... M_Brozovic with the high feet ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 75 :(car) J_Brekalo uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... J_Lascelles pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul Min. 76 :(ast) M_Hermoso 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 Raphinha ... Raphinha hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 79 :(ast) J_Sutalo is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus shapes up for a shot! ... R_Allsop fists it away Min. 80 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D Min. 84 :(ast) L_Martinez plays the early ball across the box to find Raphinha in space ... J_Vestergaard fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(ast) L_Martinez is first to the ball ... D_Rico forces him off the ball Min. 93 :(ast) H_Hateboer with a 50-yard pass to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez tries to beat R_Allsop! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Martinez crosses it in! ... R_Allsop thumps the ball away! Min. 94 :(car) D_Rico is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... O_Zinchenko latches onto the ball ... O_Zinchenko sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... But A_Lafont punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 94 :(car) J_Vestergaard has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... J_Brekalo gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Lascelles with a nasty foul ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Lemar (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Lemar (2,17), M_Harris (67) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Gotze (2), M_Harris (27), J_Vestergaard (84) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Martinez Scorers : Raphinha (15), L_Martinez (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Jesus (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 10 | 13 Off target : 3 | 7 On target : 7 | 6 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 8 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 3 - 2 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 1 1 28 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 20 15 7 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 0 N_Osborne DF 1 18 14 9 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 19 15 12 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 -4 -4 O_Zinchenko DF 1 19 18 6 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 11 21 J_Justin DF 1 18 14 7 28 | 61 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 49 0 I_Gueye DM 1 15 19 10 29 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 M_Gotze MF 1 6 20 14 26 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 -4 18 -4 T_Lemar AM 1 3 19 17 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 80 D_Zapata FW 1 5 13 20 25 | 61 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 M_Harris MF 1 3 13 19 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -4 12 33 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 17 13 8 21 | 34 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 0 M_Brozovic DM 1 15 19 9 29 | 34 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 18 27 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lafont GK 24 1 1 1 14 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 21 17 4 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 12 22 M_Hermoso DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 J_Sutalo DF 1 21 17 8 29 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 20 16 3 25 | 95 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 43 0 J_Todibo DF 1 21 17 4 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Lobotka DM 1 18 23 5 32 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Raphinha AM 1 9 21 20 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 27 0 46 A_Correa AM 1 5 20 20 26 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 G_Jesus FW 1 5 15 24 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 3 L_Martinez FW 1 7 17 22 26 | 95 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 29 24 29 J_Heekeren GK 18 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 16 21 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kwakman MF 1 14 17 10 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Hofler MF 1 10 14 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Opsahl FW 1 13 14 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1721424418 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40