FFO Prem, Manchester United vs. Cardiff City (Wed Oct 23) Manchester United | Cardiff City 5-1-0-4 A | 5-2-1-2 C Steve Outten | Matt Rose | J_Oblak GK | GK R_Allsop K_Adeyemi FW | DF J_Lepenant M_De_Ligt DF | DF J_OBrien Luis_Diaz FW | DF J_Vestergaard J_Cancelo DF | DF T_Lockyer J_Slory FW | DF A_Bah P_Porro DF | MF M_Brozovic Gavi DM | MF M_Gotze Y_Asprilla FW | AM T_Lemar Lis_Martinez DF | FW M_Harris F_Nacho DF | FW A_Silva | L_Burge SUB | SUB M_Freese B_M_Indi SUB | SUB D_Caleta_Car F_Valverde SUB | SUB G_Williams R_Croasdale SUB | SUB S_Kalu A_Gordon SUB | SUB J_Brekalo Min. 2 :(mnu) P_Porro runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Slory ... J_Slory shoots towards goal! ... But R_Allsop is equal to it Min. 2 :(car) Curled in dangerously from M_Brozovic to M_Gotze ... Excellent sliding challenge from Lis_Martinez Min. 3 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez jinks past J_Lepenant ... Lis_Martinez shoots towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Right into the top corner! ... Manchester United have snatched the lead! ... Manchester United 1-0 Cardiff City ... Min. 3 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to P Min. 3 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... J_Slory will now play as a MF Min. 3 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Y_Asprilla will now play as a MF Min. 3 :(car) M_Harris holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to A_Silva ... A_Silva attempts to drive it home! ... J_Oblak parries it, he follows it up ... And J_Oblak recovers to save!! Min. 5 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Luis_Diaz ... T_Lockyer tackles cleanly Min. 7 :(mnu) P_Porro looks in some pain ... He'll try and run it off though Min. 7 :(mnu) J_Slory with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... F_Nacho gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Lockyer with an ugly foul ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... P_Porro smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 8 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Luis_Diaz has a dig at goal! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 12 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi 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! ... Lis_Martinez receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Lis_Martinez shoots towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... R_Allsop tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... Gavi lofts the ball in! ... The ball comes to J_Slory ... He knocks it goalward ... R_Allsop with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... J_Cancelo flights it in! ... J_Vestergaard gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 15 :(mnu) Gavi sprints forward with the ball ... A left-footer by Gavi! ... R_Allsop manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... Y_Asprilla crosses it in! ... J_Lepenant wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 21 :(car) M_Brozovic beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... M_Brozovic has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 26 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with electric pace ... He eases past J_Vestergaard ... K_Adeyemi aims for the top right corner! ... GOAL!! ... Runs off and slides on his knees!! ... The fans go wild! ... Manchester United 2-0 Cardiff City ... Min. 27 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to C Min. 27 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... J_Slory will now play as a AM Min. 27 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Y_Asprilla will now play as a AM Min. 30 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz smashes the ball upfield ... J_Cancelo latches onto the ball ... J_Cancelo with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... J_Cancelo dinks the ball into the area! ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Allsop Min. 35 :(car) M_Harris sprints past Gavi ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... F_Nacho steals the ball of off him Min. 38 :(mnu) J_Cancelo holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Slory ... J_Slory tries to chip the ball over R_Allsop! ... The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! ... R_Allsop moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... R_Allsop tips it wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Cancelo chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The danger is dealt with by J_OBrien Min. 42 :(car) M_Harris gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to J_Lepenant ... J_Lepenant hits a great drive! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... Manchester United 2-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to P Min. 43 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... J_Slory will now play as a MF Min. 43 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Y_Asprilla will now play as a MF Min. 48 :(mnu) P_Porro with an incisive pass to Luis_Diaz ... J_Vestergaard slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 2-1 Cardiff City Min. 48 :(car) M_Gotze with an incisive pass to M_Harris ... M_Harris with the drive! ... J_Oblak saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 50 :(car) A_Silva has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Cancelo! ... He has some space now! ... Gavi is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 52 :(mnu) Gavi with the header on ... He finds J_Slory in space ... J_Slory with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 53 :(mnu) J_Slory takes advantage of a mistake by J_Lepenant ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to K_Adeyemi! ... A_Bah with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 56 :(car) M_Harris knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Harris swings in the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Oblak dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Oblak beaten! ... CORNER! ... T_Lemar floats the ball in! ... M_Harris gets a shot in ... But J_Oblak smothers the ball Min. 57 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to K_Adeyemi ... Good sliding challenge from J_Vestergaard Min. 58 :(mnu) Gavi gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... Luis_Diaz is unmarked ... Luis_Diaz with the side footed shot! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 60 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: F_Valverde ... COMING OFF: Gavi Min. 60 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: A_Gordon ... COMING OFF: Y_Asprilla Min. 60 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... A_Gordon will now play as a MF Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: J_Brekalo ... COMING OFF: M_Gotze Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... T_Lemar will now play as a MF Min. 62 :(mnu) F_Nacho cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to F_Valverde ... F_Valverde with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 63 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... Luis_Diaz attempts to nutmeg R_Allsop! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 64 :(car) J_Brekalo dribbles it into the box ... P_Porro with a bad challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 66 :(mnu) A_Gordon knocks the ball past J_Vestergaard ... A_Gordon hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 67 :(car) M_Harris has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... M_Harris has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 71 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi finds himself with plenty of time ... J_Lepenant with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 72 :(mnu) P_Porro nutmegs J_Lepenant, he continues to run forward ... P_Porro throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... R_Allsop tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... A_Gordon flights it in! ... The ball comes to M_De_Ligt ... He knocks it goalward ... But R_Allsop punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that R_Allsop got a touch Min. 77 :(car) T_Lemar holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Harris ... What a fantastic interception by Lis_Martinez Min. 79 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with a penetrating pass to A_Gordon ... A_Gordon hits a great shot! ... R_Allsop parries it Min. 81 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... Luis_Diaz drives the shot in! ... But he puts it wide Min. 83 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz breaks free from T_Lockyer ... Luis_Diaz with a scorcher of a shot! ... R_Allsop makes a fine save Min. 84 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez runs with pace at the defence ... Driven towards goal by Lis_Martinez! ... R_Allsop parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 86 :(mnu) J_Cancelo kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Slory gets on the end of the pass ... A scorcher of a shot from J_Slory! ... R_Allsop has it covered ... It takes a deflection! ... R_Allsop is left flat-footed ... It's gone in ... GOAL!! ... Manchester United 3-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 87 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to C Min. 87 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... J_Slory will now play as a AM Min. 87 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... A_Gordon will now play as a AM Min. 87 :(mnu) A_Gordon picks out Lis_Martinez with the cross ... M_Harris hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... Luis_Diaz drives it into the box! ... K_Adeyemi gets his head on it ... But R_Allsop pulls out a save of the game Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(car) T_Lockyer with a short pass to find T_Lemar ... A left-footer by T_Lemar! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 89 :(mnu) J_Slory runs towards the goal ... Driven towards goal by J_Slory! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 90 :(car) A_Bah spots a team mate in space ... He finds T_Lockyer with a lovely pass! ... J_Cancelo forces him off the ball Min. 92 :(mnu) P_Porro off the woodwork! ... Luis_Diaz picks up the deflection ... T_Lockyer tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Gordon with an inswinging corner into the box ... K_Adeyemi with the header ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 93 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi flicks it over A_Bah and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... K_Adeyemi keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Slory (Man of the Match) Scorers : Lis_Martinez (3), K_Adeyemi (26), J_Slory (86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Porro (64) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Harris Scorers : J_Lepenant (42) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Lockyer (7) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Cardiff City Attempts on Goal : 26 | 8 Off target : 12 | 4 On target : 14 | 4 Possession : 66 | 34 Corners : 8 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 10 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 15 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 3 - 1 Cardiff City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 25 1 1 1 19 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 K_Adeyemi FW 1 6 17 24 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 24 19 M_De_Ligt DF 1 24 17 7 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 16 24 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 26 11 J_Cancelo DF 1 23 19 8 22 | 97 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 34 18 J_Slory AM 1 6 17 17 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 12 74 P_Porro DF 1 22 19 16 22 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 26 17 Gavi DM 1 19 21 17 27 | 63 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 Y_Asprilla MF 1 9 21 20 25 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Lis_Martinez DF 1 22 18 12 29 | 97 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 28 0 66 F_Nacho DF 1 21 20 15 29 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 0 L_Burge GK 20 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_M_Indi DF 1 13 7 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Valverde DM 1 17 22 14 29 | 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 R_Croasdale MF 1 13 15 8 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gordon AM 1 4 21 20 26 | 34 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 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 24 1 1 1 28 | 97 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 J_Lepenant DF 1 18 19 14 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 18 0 32 J_OBrien DF 1 14 11 2 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 20 15 12 28 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 21 15 7 27 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 10 -4 A_Bah DF 1 17 15 9 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_Brozovic MF 1 15 20 9 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 17 M_Gotze MF 1 7 20 15 26 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 T_Lemar MF 1 3 19 18 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 M_Harris FW 1 4 13 20 22 | 97 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 32 52 26 A_Silva FW 1 7 12 23 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 13 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Williams DF 1 12 10 2 33 | 0 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 J_Brekalo FW 1 3 13 18 27 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1729703252 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40