FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Watford (Fri Sep 06)


                         Cardiff City  |  Watford
                          5-1-1-2-1 P  |  5-1-0-2-2 A
                            Matt Rose  |  Lauris Silins
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK M_Okoye
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF M_Pollock
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF K_Hause
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF F_Sierralta
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF H_Kamara
                          J_Justin DF  |  DF C_Kabasele
                        J_Lepenant DM  |  DM F_Neuhaus
                           M_Gotze MF  |  AM I_Sarr
                           T_Lemar AM  |  AM I_Louza
                           A_Silva FW  |  FW K_Davis
                          M_Harris AM  |  FW B_Embolo
                                       |
                          M_Freese SUB |  SUB B_Hamer
                          J_OBrien SUB |  SUB C_Cathcart
                        M_Brozovic SUB |  SUB C_Under
                            S_Kalu SUB |  SUB L_Hall
                          D_Zapata SUB |  SUB M_Toye




Min. 1  :(car) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  T_Lemar is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  M_Pollock is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Lauris Silins looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  N_Osborne passes to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  M_Okoye with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 3  :(car) M_Okoye with a terrible kick! 
          ...  J_Justin takes control of the ball! 
          ...  H_Kamara fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 4  :(car) J_Vestergaard takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  J_Vestergaard fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  M_Okoye looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Silva swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  M_Okoye catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 7  :(wat) C_Kabasele with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  I_Sarr gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from I_Sarr! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 10 :(wat) B_Embolo sidesteps A_Bah 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  B_Embolo with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a good save 
Min. 11 :(car) N_Osborne cuts inside M_Pollock 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  K_Hause reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 12 :(wat) K_Hause looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Embolo 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 12 :(wat) B_Embolo beats the defender 
          ...  A_Bah hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Sarr plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  J_Justin wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 14 :(wat) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  C_Kabasele is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by J_Justin! 
          ...  N_Osborne takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 15 :(car) A_Bah with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from F_Sierralta 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  K_Hause belts it clear 
Min. 18 :(wat) F_Sierralta sidesteps J_Justin 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  F_Sierralta tries to beat R_Allsop from outside the area! 
          ...  R_Allsop watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 18 :(car) M_Gotze spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds T_Lemar with a lovely pass! 
          ...  H_Kamara with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The referee comes over to him 
          ...  He's already on a yellow 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  T_Lemar with the curler 
          ...  But M_Okoye stops that one easily 
Min. 20 :(wat) K_Davis brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  But J_Vestergaard slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 22 :(car) J_Lepenant with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves K_Hause behind 
          ...  Cleared by F_Sierralta 
Min. 22 :(wat) M_Pollock pulls it back to C_Kabasele 
          ...  M_Gotze with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 27 :(car) A_Bah sidesteps F_Sierralta 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Bah sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Okoye's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Osborne swings it in! 
          ...  M_Okoye easily claims the ball! 
Min. 28 :(wat) I_Louza puts in B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 29 :(car) T_Lemar with a clever shimmy 
          ...  I_Louza plays the back pass 
          ...  M_Okoye can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  M_Okoye catches it with ease 
Min. 30 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  M_Harris will now play as a FW 
Min. 30 :(car) M_Harris back heels to find J_Vestergaard in space 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Vestergaard! 
          ...  M_Okoye with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 32 :(car) N_Osborne beats I_Louza 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  N_Osborne tries to beat M_Okoye! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Gotze! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Silva 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  M_Okoye has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Okoye is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 34 :(wat) K_Davis is clutching his leg! 
          ...  This looks like a bad one 
          ...  I think Lauris Silins is going to take him off 
Min. 34 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Toye 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Davis 
Min. 35 :(car) J_Vestergaard controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  A_Silva gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Silva is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has M_Okoye to beat 
          ...  He slips it underneath M_Okoye 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  wide!! 
Min. 36 :(car) T_Lemar with an early cross to N_Osborne 
          ...  But C_Kabasele spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 37 :(car) T_Lemar takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  I_Louza with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 40 :(car) J_Lepenant is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  A_Silva latches onto the ball 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Pollock hits it out for a throw 
Min. 40 :(wat) B_Embolo runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  B_Embolo hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(car) D_Caleta_Car lays the ball back to M_Harris 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Harris! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee is signalling for VAR 
          ...  It's been given! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans celebrate! 
          ...  Cardiff City have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Watford ...
Min. 45 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Under 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Louza 
Min. 46 :(wat) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  M_Toye takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 1-0 Watford

Min. 46 :(car) J_Justin bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Okoye dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Okoye beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard flights it in! 
          ...  M_Harris rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Okoye parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 48 :(car) J_Lepenant with a byline cross to N_Osborne 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Toye 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 49 :(car) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  J_Lepenant gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  B_Embolo with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 50 :(car) D_Caleta_Car controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  A_Bah gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Bah with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But M_Okoye parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 52 :(wat) B_Embolo is through on goal 
          ...  B_Embolo hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  R_Allsop parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 53 :(car) N_Osborne kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Gotze gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Gotze looks to see where M_Okoye is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Cathcart 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Kabasele 
Min. 55 :(car) J_Vestergaard makes a run into space 
          ...  K_Hause tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 56 :(wat) I_Sarr is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to C_Under 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Osborne 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 56 :(car) A_Bah unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Harris 
          ...  C_Under stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  A_Bah drives it in 
          ...  M_Okoye fists it away 
Min. 58 :(car) M_Gotze 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! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Vestergaard attempts to nutmeg M_Okoye! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 67 :(wat) B_Embolo runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Toye latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  M_Toye has broken clear! Just R_Allsop to beat! 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Allsop 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Zapata 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Silva 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Brozovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gotze 
Min. 71 :(car) T_Lemar with a clever shimmy 
          ...  F_Sierralta dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 71 :(wat) I_Sarr backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  C_Under gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Justin with an awful challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  Matt Rose shakes his head 
Min. 72 :(wat) B_Embolo lobs it over N_Osborne 
          ...  A wicked drive by B_Embolo! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 73 :(car) M_Harris runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  M_Harris drives it low! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 73 :(wat) F_Neuhaus curls the ball out wide to I_Sarr 
          ...  But J_Vestergaard comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 74 :(car) J_Vestergaard kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Harris gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Harris! 
          ...  M_Okoye with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 76 :(car) J_Lepenant is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Zapata 
          ...  C_Cathcart knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  A_Bah swings it in 
          ...  D_Zapata gets on the end of it 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Zapata! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 77 :(wat) M_Toye jinks through the defence 
          ...  R_Allsop with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Lauris Silins looks annoyed that there was no card there 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  M_Toye hits it over the wall 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And R_Allsop reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Cathcart swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes the catch! 
Min. 80 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 83 :(wat) M_Toye crosses into the box, finding I_Sarr 
          ...  I_Sarr blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 87 :(car) J_Lepenant turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  K_Hause with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(wat) I_Sarr runs forward 
          ...  I_Sarr sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  R_Allsop saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 91 :(car) D_Caleta_Car get's past F_Sierralta 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  K_Hause gets in the way of the ball and clears! 

*************  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          : J_Vestergaard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Harris (43)
Sent Off             : J_Justin (71)
Booked               : J_Vestergaard (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : B_Embolo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : H_Kamara (18)
Booked               : I_Louza (37), C_Cathcart (76)
Injured              : K_Davis (34)
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          11        |       8
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 0 Watford
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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 |  92   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
A_Bah          DF   1  16  15   9  28 |  92   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  14  53
N_Osborne      DF   1  18  15   9  20 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  14  17
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  19  15  12  28 |  92   0   2   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  45  24  55
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  12  26 |  92   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  49   0
J_Justin       DF   1  18  14   7  28 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0 -15
J_Lepenant     DM   1  18  19  14  25 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  71   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  25
T_Lemar        AM   1   3  19  17  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
A_Silva        FW   1   6  12  22  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Harris       FW   1   3  13  20  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  16  40
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_OBrien       DF   1  14  11   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  19   9  29 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kalu         MF   1   4  15   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Zapata       FW   1   5  13  20  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7

Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Okoye        GK  23   1   1   1  29 |  92  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0   0
M_Pollock      DF   1  17  14   5  26 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  15   0
K_Hause        DF   1  21  13   6  24 |  92   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  16   0
F_Sierralta    DF   1  20  13   7  26 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  19
H_Kamara       DF   1  20  14  11  29 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -15 -15 -15
C_Kabasele     DF   1  19  14  13  22 |  56   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  15   0
F_Neuhaus      DM   1  13  20  10  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
I_Sarr         AM   1   3  20  17  25 |  92   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  29
I_Louza        AM   1   7  19  14  26 |  45   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  25   6  -4
K_Davis        FW   1   4  11  19  22 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  12  20  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  17  35
B_Hamer        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Cathcart     DF   1  15   9   1  28 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
C_Under        AM   1   4  19  14  25 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Hall         MF   1  16  17   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Toye         FW   1   7  13  14  20 |  58   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  29  16  25
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