FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Fri Sep 13) Cardiff City | Sheffield Wednesday 5-1-1-2-1 C | 5-1-0-2-2 C Matt Rose | Mike Bradwell | R_Allsop GK | GK A_Gunn T_Lockyer DF | DF E_Dier N_Osborne DF | DF M_Targett J_Vestergaard DF | DF B_Engels J_Lepenant DF | DF K_Tierney J_Justin DF | DF Danilo M_Brozovic DM | DM S_Diabate M_Gotze MF | AM H_Calhanoglu T_Lemar AM | AM N_Zaniolo D_Zapata FW | FW O_Watkins M_Harris AM | FW G_Veron | M_Freese SUB | SUB A_Gomis A_Bah SUB | SUB Wendell D_Caleta_Car SUB | SUB M_Kaminski S_Kalu SUB | SUB M_de_Roon J_Brekalo SUB | SUB S_Hogan Min. 6 :(car) J_Lepenant can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to J_Justin ... A cracking drive from J_Justin! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... A_Gunn never had a chance! Min. 8 :(shw) The ball goes loose! ... O_Watkins gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... M_Brozovic with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 13 :(car) J_Justin with a first time pass ... T_Lemar runs onto it! ... K_Tierney knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 14 :(car) J_Lepenant finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... What a fantastic interception by S_Diabate Min. 19 :(shw) N_Zaniolo floats the ball in to find H_Calhanoglu ... H_Calhanoglu with a stunning strike! ... R_Allsop parries it ... CORNER! ... H_Calhanoglu flights it in! ... It comes to E_Dier ... He fires it towards to goal ... But R_Allsop just gets his fingers to that one Min. 20 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... But J_Justin with the fine tackle Min. 23 :(car) J_Vestergaard slides the ball across to D_Zapata ... Danilo tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Zapata lofts the ball in! ... A_Gunn comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 29 :(shw) O_Watkins can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... M_Gotze with a terrible tackle ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 30 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... M_Harris will now play as a FW Min. 30 :(shw) N_Zaniolo beats J_Lepenant with absolute ease! ... T_Lockyer cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 31 :(shw) A defence splitting pass from E_Dier to G_Veron ... J_Vestergaard wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 36 :(shw) M_Targett feeds the ball through the middle ... O_Watkins runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... O_Watkins with a low drive through the rain! ... R_Allsop makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 36 :(car) N_Osborne is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to T_Lemar ... K_Tierney with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 39 :(car) J_Vestergaard runs at the defence ... He nutmegs S_Diabate ... He showed his class there ... E_Dier robs him of the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(car) J_Vestergaard with a slick pass to J_Lepenant ... K_Tierney reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 45 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu sidesteps N_Osborne ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... J_Justin rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 49 :(car) J_Justin with the mazy run ... O_Watkins wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday Min. 50 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: S_Hogan ... COMING OFF: O_Watkins Min. 51 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to S_Hogan ... S_Hogan keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... R_Allsop makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 53 :(shw) B_Engels gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside T_Lockyer! ... He has some space now! ... B_Engels hits a curling shot! ... R_Allsop with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 54 :(car) The defender underhits the back pass! ... J_Lepenant is through! ... What a mistake by Danilo! ... A wicked drive by J_Lepenant! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... A_Gunn never had a chance! Min. 57 :(car) T_Lemar has a go! ... It hits the defender ... D_Zapata collects the loose ball! ... D_Zapata with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... The manager is delighted with that one ... Cardiff City take the lead! ... Cardiff City 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 58 :(car) D_Zapata sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A delicate header from D_Zapata! ... But A_Gunn punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 60 :(shw) Tactical Change by Sheffield Wednesday ... Sheffield Wednesday have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... J_Vestergaard with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 64 :(car) T_Lockyer with a pinpoint pass to J_Vestergaard ... S_Diabate with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: J_Brekalo ... COMING OFF: D_Zapata Min. 66 :(shw) G_Veron moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to N_Zaniolo ... N_Zaniolo with a thundering volley! ... R_Allsop with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 67 :(car) J_Brekalo flicks it over K_Tierney's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... K_Tierney moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 68 :(car) J_Justin sprints past E_Dier ... Danilo cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: D_Caleta_Car ... COMING OFF: N_Osborne Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: A_Bah ... COMING OFF: J_Lepenant Min. 70 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: Wendell ... COMING OFF: K_Tierney Min. 71 :(shw) B_Engels takes advantage of a mistake by M_Brozovic ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to N_Zaniolo! ... N_Zaniolo with a thundering volley! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 77 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: M_Kaminski ... COMING OFF: Danilo Min. 78 :(car) M_Brozovic wins possession ... He plays the ball across to T_Lemar ... G_Veron with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... FREE KICK! ... M_Harris runs up straight ... And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 79 :(shw) S_Hogan runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A cheeky lob from S_Hogan! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into R_Allsop's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 80 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D Min. 80 :(shw) Tactical Change by Sheffield Wednesday ... Sheffield Wednesday have changed their playing style to A Min. 85 :(shw) S_Hogan jinks through the defence ... S_Hogan leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... R_Allsop parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... Amazing comeback!! ... Sheffield Wednesday are all square and not long to go ... Cardiff City 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 87 :(shw) S_Hogan backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... G_Veron gets on the end of it ... A_Bah gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(car) T_Lemar finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... M_Targett gets to the ball first Min. 88 :(car) D_Caleta_Car finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... M_Kaminski with an awful challenge ... That looked malicious ... 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. 90 :(car) J_Justin lobs it over S_Diabate ... J_Justin hits the ball first time! ... He hits the side netting Min. 91 :(shw) N_Zaniolo takes advantage of a mistake by M_Harris ... It's a lucky break ... M_Brozovic pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 92 :(car) M_Brozovic looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_Caleta_Car ... D_Caleta_Car shoots towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... A_Gunn never had a chance! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Zapata Scorers : D_Zapata (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Brozovic (8), M_Gotze (29), J_Vestergaard (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Hogan (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Hogan (85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Diabate (64), M_Kaminski (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Sheffield Wednesday Attempts on Goal : 7 | 9 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 2 | 7 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 7 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 20 15 7 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 0 N_Osborne DF 1 18 15 9 20 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 19 15 12 28 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 24 -4 J_Lepenant DF 1 18 19 14 25 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 J_Justin DF 1 18 14 7 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 15 38 M_Brozovic DM 1 15 19 9 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 6 -4 M_Gotze MF 1 7 20 14 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 T_Lemar AM 1 3 19 17 22 | 96 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 D_Zapata FW 1 5 13 20 25 | 69 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 M_Harris FW 1 4 13 20 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 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 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 17 14 12 26 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 S_Kalu MF 1 4 15 8 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Brekalo FW 1 3 13 18 27 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sheffield Wednesday Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Gunn GK 24 1 1 1 21 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 22 14 9 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 15 18 M_Targett DF 1 22 14 10 31 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 0 B_Engels DF 1 21 16 11 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 16 K_Tierney DF 1 21 17 9 29 | 74 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 Danilo DF 1 18 15 4 21 | 81 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 S_Diabate DM 1 15 17 4 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 -4 -4 H_Calhanoglu AM 1 4 20 16 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 N_Zaniolo AM 1 11 20 19 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 15 O_Watkins FW 1 6 11 22 24 | 54 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 G_Veron FW 1 2 16 22 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 A_Gomis GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wendell DF 1 16 10 7 30 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kaminski DF 1 16 13 5 23 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 M_de_Roon MF 1 15 20 7 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hogan FW 1 4 15 19 29 | 42 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14 37 1726262115 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40