FFO DPT, Cardiff City vs. Fiorentina (Wed Jan 29)


                         Cardiff City  |  Fiorentina
                          5-1-1-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-3 P
                            Matt Rose  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK G_Mamardvili
                         T_Lockyer DF  |  DF A_Wan_Bissaka
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF L_Spinazzola
                        I_Fresneda DF  |  FW Saint_Maximin
                          J_Justin DF  |  DF P_Estupinan
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF J_Cancelo
                        M_Caqueret DM  |  MF M_Locatelli
                           M_Gotze MF  |  DM N_Rovella
                           T_Lemar AM  |  MF S_Chukwueze
                          I_Thiago FW  |  FW L_Martinez
                           A_Silva FW  |  FW D_Berardi
                                       |
                          M_Freese SUB |  SUB D_Greif
                       R_Ferdinand SUB |  SUB N_Zeze
                      D_Caleta_Car SUB |  SUB F_Kostic
                        M_Brozovic SUB |  SUB A_Tymoschuk
                          D_Zapata SUB |  SUB A_Licata




Min. 1  :(fio) P_Estupinan finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  N_Osborne with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka hits it hard 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Estupinan lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Justin wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 4  :(fio) L_Martinez uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  L_Martinez hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 8  :(fio) P_Estupinan with a slide rule pass to Saint_Maximin 
          ...  Saint_Maximin with the shot on net! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 12 :(car) M_Gotze leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to A_Silva 
          ...  D_Berardi with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 16 :(car) A_Silva with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves L_Spinazzola behind 
          ...  A_Silva looks to see where G_Mamardvili is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili gathers it easily 
Min. 19 :(fio) L_Spinazzola fires over a low cross to D_Berardi 
          ...  D_Berardi bears down on goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Berardi flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to Saint_Maximin 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  R_Allsop parries it 
Min. 23 :(fio) L_Martinez flicks it past M_Caqueret 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  L_Martinez sees R_Allsop off his line! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Fiorentina have taken the lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 0-1 Fiorentina ...
Min. 24 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Zeze 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Spinazzola 
Min. 24 :(car) I_Thiago kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  I_Thiago with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 26 :(fio) D_Berardi beats T_Lockyer 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  T_Lemar with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Neil Kirby looks annoyed that there was no card there 
          ...  The Referee looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  D_Berardi places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  That's been fired well wide! 
          ...  The keeper must have put him off as that was dismal! 
Min. 28 :(fio) J_Cancelo with the first time flick to Saint_Maximin 
          ...  Saint_Maximin has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  R_Allsop blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 35 :(car) T_Lemar pulls it back to I_Thiago 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Rovella 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 37 :(fio) D_Berardi gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside I_Fresneda! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Berardi with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It floats over R_Allsop 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Cardiff City 0-2 Fiorentina ...
Min. 39 :(car) I_Thiago leaves his marker standing 
          ...  I_Thiago with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili parries it 
Min. 39 :(fio) Saint_Maximin beats M_Caqueret 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  T_Lockyer fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 39 :(fio) L_Martinez brushes M_Caqueret aside and breaks free 
          ...  L_Martinez must beat R_Allsop! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 40 :(car) M_Gotze takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past N_Zeze 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  M_Gotze with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 41 :(car) J_Justin sprints past P_Estupinan 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_Justin pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(car) J_Vestergaard rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on G_Mamardvili anyway 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-2 Fiorentina

Min. 46 :(car) T_Lemar holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva with the header! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 46 :(fio) Saint_Maximin turns past I_Fresneda 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  T_Lemar takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 47 :(car) J_Justin turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Berardi 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 49 :(fio) Saint_Maximin spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to L_Martinez! 
          ...  I_Fresneda cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 50 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Tymoschuk 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Rovella 
Min. 51 :(fio) D_Berardi takes advantage of a mistake by J_Justin 
          ...  D_Berardi chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a difficult save 
Min. 53 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka cuts the ball back to D_Berardi 
          ...  J_Vestergaard tackles cleanly 
Min. 54 :(car) J_Vestergaard gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  I_Thiago is unmarked 
          ...  I_Thiago hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili stops that one easily 
Min. 57 :(fio) D_Berardi with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by I_Thiago 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Zapata 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gotze 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Ferdinand 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Osborne 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Brozovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Caqueret 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a MF 
Min. 62 :(car) M_Brozovic with the towering header to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 63 :(car) J_Vestergaard rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to J_Justin 
          ...  J_Cancelo brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 64 :(fio) J_Cancelo spots S_Chukwueze who is in acres of space 
          ...  S_Chukwueze with the header! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 66 :(car) J_Vestergaard pulls it back to A_Silva 
          ...  D_Berardi pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 68 :(car) M_Brozovic 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 J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-2 Fiorentina ...
Min. 69 :(car) I_Thiago with the first time pass to J_Justin 
          ...  J_Justin with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 69 :(car) M_Brozovic smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Silva latches onto the ball 
          ...  Saint_Maximin with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  A_Silva bends it in 
          ...  G_Mamardvili is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  That's got Cardiff City back level! 
          ...  Cardiff City 2-2 Fiorentina ...
Min. 71 :(fio) J_Cancelo is too quick for T_Lockyer 
          ...  J_Cancelo with the strike! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 72 :(fio) M_Locatelli sidesteps A_Silva 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But T_Lockyer wins the tackle 
Min. 73 :(car) T_Lockyer puts in I_Thiago 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Cancelo 
Min. 73 :(fio) S_Chukwueze beats his man 
          ...  S_Chukwueze with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 74 :(car) M_Brozovic makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Brozovic! 
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Mamardvili's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Silva crosses it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  G_Mamardvili catches it with ease 
Min. 75 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Licata 
          ...  COMING OFF: Saint_Maximin 
Min. 75 :(car) G_Mamardvili with a terrible kick! 
          ...  M_Brozovic is through! 
          ...  A delicate header from M_Brozovic! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 81 :(fio) S_Chukwueze wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Estupinan 
          ...  P_Estupinan launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  R_Allsop with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 82 :(car) R_Ferdinand feeds the ball to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 83 :(fio) A_Licata with an early cross to A_Tymoschuk 
          ...  J_Justin dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(car) R_Ferdinand finds himself in a good position 
          ...  L_Martinez clears with a diving header 
Min. 89 :(car) I_Thiago beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  J_Cancelo wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 91 :(car) I_Thiago with a 30-yard pass to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard tries to beat G_Mamardvili! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili smothers the ball 
Min. 91 :(fio) A_Licata holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Estupinan 
          ...  R_Ferdinand reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 92 :(fio) A_Tymoschuk finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  A_Tymoschuk strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 93 :(car) A_Silva smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Lemar latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 94 :(car) J_Vestergaard pushes it past A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  J_Vestergaard tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 

*************  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              : J_Vestergaard (68), A_Silva (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : D_Berardi
Scorers              : L_Martinez (23), D_Berardi (37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Fiorentina
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       15
Off target           :           4        |       8
On target            :          13        |       7
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 2 - 2 Fiorentina
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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  24   1   1   1  28 | 100   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  21  15   7  27 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  12  28 | 100   0   1   4   0   4   1   0   0   0  17  60  86
I_Fresneda     DF   1  20  18   3  27 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
J_Justin       DF   1  19  15   8  28 | 100   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  36   0  39
N_Osborne      DF   1  19  15   9  20 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Caqueret     DM   1  14  20   4  25 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  64   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  14
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  19  18  22 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  10
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  16  22  25 | 100   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  31  28  24
A_Silva        FW   1   7  12  23  28 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  18  25
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  18  15   2  28 |  36   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  15   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  13  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Brozovic     DM   1  15  19   9  29 |  36   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  48  36
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  13  20  25 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Mamardvili   GK  25   1   1   1  25 | 100  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  23  18  12  23 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  12  15
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  22  19  16  27 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
Saint_Maximin  FW   1   5  18  23  28 |  79   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  14
P_Estupinan    DF   1  21  19  14  27 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  14
J_Cancelo      DF   1  23  19   8  22 | 100   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  22  19
M_Locatelli    MF   1  19  22  15  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Rovella      DM   1  18  22   8  25 |  54   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
S_Chukwueze    MF   1   3  21  21  27 | 100   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  12
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  18  24  26 | 100   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  30   0  21
D_Berardi      FW   1   8  21  24  30 | 100   0   2   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  58   0  24
D_Greif        GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Zeze         DF   1  18  15   6  24 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Kostic       DF   1  22  18  15  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tymoschuk    MF   1  11  18  11  24 |  46   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
A_Licata       FW   1   5  14  17  25 |  21   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
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