FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Southampton (Mon Jul 29)


                         Cardiff City  |  Southampton
                          5-1-1-2-1 P  |  4-1-0-3-2 N
                            Matt Rose  |  Jamie Smith
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK Jose_Sa
                         T_Lockyer DF  |  DF N_Molina
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF W_Fofana
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF T_Nianzou
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF L_Geertruida
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DM E_Fernandez
                        M_Brozovic DM  |  AM M_Diaby
                           M_Gotze MF  |  AM D_Kulusevski
                           T_Lemar AM  |  AM G_Martinelli
                          D_Zapata FW  |  FW A_Isak
                          M_Harris AM  |  FW V_Boniface
                                       |
                          M_Freese SUB |  SUB A_Rodriguez
                          J_Justin SUB |  SUB R_Le_Normand
                           I_Gueye SUB |  SUB H_Cartwright
                        M_Gonalons SUB |  SUB J_Wulff
                         J_Brekalo SUB |  SUB K_Mayi




Min. 2  :(car) The ball is passed in from T_Lockyer, he finds D_Zapata 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Zapata! 
          ...  Jose_Sa makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 4  :(car) N_Osborne cuts inside N_Molina 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  N_Osborne drives it low! 
          ...  Jose_Sa makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 5  :(sou) G_Martinelli cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to V_Boniface 
          ...  But M_Brozovic barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 6  :(car) M_Brozovic jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  L_Geertruida clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 6  :(sou) G_Martinelli cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  But the flags up! It's been disallowed! 
          ...  He was offside 
Min. 14 :(car) J_Vestergaard plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  J_Vestergaard drives it low! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 20 :(car) The ball is passed in from M_Harris, he finds D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata from 20 yards! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 21 :(car) M_Harris with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  M_Harris hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  Jose_Sa looks relieved there! 
Min. 22 :(car) T_Lockyer hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Harris latches onto it! 
          ...  G_Martinelli with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 24 :(sou) V_Boniface takes advantage of a mistake by M_Brozovic 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  V_Boniface drives the shot in! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 28 :(sou) D_Kulusevski spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds L_Geertruida with a lovely pass! 
          ...  But J_Vestergaard clears the danger 
Min. 30 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a FW 
Min. 32 :(car) M_Brozovic sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  T_Lockyer runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  N_Molina fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 33 :(car) O_Zinchenko runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car tries to chip the ball over Jose_Sa! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 34 :(sou) A_Isak with the dribble 
          ...  O_Zinchenko is easily beaten 
          ...  Well intercepted by D_Zapata 
Min. 36 :(car) D_Zapata sidesteps E_Fernandez 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Nianzou 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Jose_Sa catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 40 :(car) M_Harris barges W_Fofana off the ball 
          ...  M_Harris goes for the top corner! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Jose_Sa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And Jose_Sa tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Brozovic with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  W_Fofana heads it away 
Min. 41 :(car) N_Osborne lays the ball back to M_Gotze 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Gotze! 
          ...  Jose_Sa with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 42 :(car) M_Gotze 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! 
          ...  M_Gotze from 20 yards! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(car) M_Brozovic slips past E_Fernandez 
          ...  M_Brozovic goes for goal! 
          ...  But Jose_Sa punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Brozovic gets on the end of it 
          ...  Jose_Sa saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 44 :(sou) N_Molina with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Kulusevski gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Lemar tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  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! 
          ...  L_Geertruida floats it forward 
          ...  D_Kulusevski latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Kulusevski goes for the top corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-0 Southampton

Min. 47 :(car) T_Lemar runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  T_Lemar blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  But Jose_Sa tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Harris lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Great catch from Jose_Sa! 
Min. 51 :(car) M_Gotze plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  M_Gotze runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 52 :(car) M_Gotze with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves W_Fofana behind 
          ...  M_Gotze with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 54 :(sou) L_Geertruida with a precise ball to M_Diaby 
          ...  M_Diaby looks to see where R_Allsop is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 56 :(car) M_Brozovic sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  M_Brozovic with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 56 :(car) M_Harris sidesteps L_Geertruida 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  W_Fofana with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 58 :(sou) G_Martinelli gets to the byline and finds D_Kulusevski with a beautiful cross 
          ...  D_Kulusevski sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's given Southampton the advantage! 
          ...  Cardiff City 0-1 Southampton ...
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Justin 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Caleta_Car 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Gueye 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Brozovic 
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. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  M_Harris will now play as a MF 
Min. 65 :(sou) N_Molina with the towering header to V_Boniface 
          ...  T_Lockyer forces him off the ball 
Min. 73 :(car) J_Brekalo beats his man 
          ...  J_Brekalo with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  Jose_Sa gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lockyer hits it into the box! 
          ...  Headed away by D_Kulusevski 
Min. 74 :(sou) T_Nianzou whips the ball across to G_Martinelli 
          ...  G_Martinelli chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  R_Allsop falls over 
          ...  But R_Allsop is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 76 :(car) N_Osborne rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to J_Brekalo 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by T_Nianzou 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 77 :(sou) W_Fofana plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  T_Lockyer with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 78 :(car) T_Lemar knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Nianzou 
          ...  T_Lemar looks to see where Jose_Sa is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Jose_Sa moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Jose_Sa catches it with style! 
Min. 80 :(car) T_Lemar takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  G_Martinelli is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 81 :(car) J_Vestergaard with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  E_Fernandez muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 82 :(car) I_Gueye squares it to J_Brekalo 
          ...  But T_Nianzou wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lemar curls it into the box! 
          ...  J_Justin swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  Jose_Sa plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 84 :(car) T_Lockyer brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Brekalo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Martinelli rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 85 :(sou) M_Diaby wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to V_Boniface 
          ...  V_Boniface with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  R_Allsop grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 86 :(car) N_Osborne has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Jose_Sa! 
          ...  T_Nianzou hacks him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 87 :(sou) D_Kulusevski with a short pass to find L_Geertruida 
          ...  Intercepted by T_Lockyer 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sou) M_Diaby spits at I_Gueye 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 89 :(car) T_Lemar feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Brekalo runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  N_Molina is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 95 :(car) J_Brekalo beats N_Molina with absolute ease! 
          ...  But T_Nianzou wins the ball 
Min. 95 :(sou) E_Fernandez wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going 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_Brozovic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Lockyer (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : D_Kulusevski (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Kulusevski (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Fernandez (81), G_Martinelli (84), T_Nianzou (86), M_Diaby (88), N_Molina (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       8
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           6        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       5
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       11
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 0 - 1 Southampton
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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 | 100   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  20  15   7  27 | 100   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  38  -4
N_Osborne      DF   1  18  14   9  20 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  18
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  19  15  12  28 | 100   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  14
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  19  18   6  28 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  12  26 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
M_Brozovic     DM   1  15  19   9  29 |  63   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  21   0  53
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 | 100   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  49
T_Lemar        FW   1   3  19  17  22 | 100   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  20
D_Zapata       FW   1   5  13  20  25 |  63   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  31   0  13
M_Harris       MF   1   4  13  20  22 | 100   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  13
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Justin       DF   1  18  14   7  28 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
I_Gueye        DM   1  15  19  10  29 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   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 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Jose_Sa        GK  24   1   1   1  22 | 100  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
N_Molina       DF   1  21  17   6  28 | 100   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0   9  20  -4
W_Fofana       DF   1  21  16  10  29 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Nianzou      DF   1  21  18   7  28 | 100   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  56   7  -4
L_Geertruida   DF   1  21  17   7  27 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
E_Fernandez    DM   1  16  21  11  27 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4   4  -4
M_Diaby        AM   1   3  21  18  30 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4   4   4
D_Kulusevski   AM   1   5  20  20  28 | 100   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  31  18  27
G_Martinelli   AM   1   4  21  19  27 | 100   0   1   3   1   1   0   1   0   0  28  32   4
A_Isak         FW   1   3  16  23  24 | 100   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
V_Boniface     FW   1   7  17  22  25 | 100   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Rodriguez    GK  14   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  21  15   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Cartwright   DM   1  15  17  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wulff        AM   1  12  14  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mayi         FW   1   3   6  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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