FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Apr 18)


                         Cardiff City  |  Blackburn Rovers
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 N
                            Matt Rose  |  -
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK A_Onana
                        I_Fresneda DF  |  DF C_Lenglet
                         T_Lockyer DF  |  DF C_Starfelt
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF A_Rrahmani
                          J_Justin DF  |  DF R_Le_Normand
                        M_Brozovic MF  |  DM B_Guimaraes
                        M_Caqueret MF  |  MF K_Phillips
                           T_Lemar MF  |  MF L_Sane
                           M_Gotze AM  |  MF N_Fekir
                           A_Silva FW  |  FW W_Ben_Yedder
                          I_Thiago FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                                       |
                         J_Alnwick SUB |  SUB G_Shelvey
                         N_Osborne SUB |  SUB W_T_Ekong
                          J_Taylor SUB |  SUB M_Gomez
                           R_Koren SUB |  SUB L_Johanns
                         J_Brekalo SUB |  SUB J_Kelly




Min. 4  :(car) J_Justin with a precise pass to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans taunt him! 
Min. 6  :(bla) M_Oyarzabal sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  M_Brozovic gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 9  :(car) I_Thiago sprints past A_Rrahmani 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  I_Thiago leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Onana's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lockyer drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Onana jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 10 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal threads the through ball to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 14 :(car) T_Lemar crosses into the box, finding I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Onana's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  That's given Cardiff City the lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 16 :(car) T_Lemar controls the ball with ease 
          ...  T_Lemar hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But A_Onana is equal to it 
Min. 19 :(car) I_Fresneda works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Onana makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 19 :(car) T_Lemar runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Phillips 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal goes in studs first 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  M_Caqueret passes to A_Silva 
          ...  Well intercepted by B_Guimaraes 
Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 21 :(bla) N_Fekir plays it long to C_Starfelt 
          ...  C_Starfelt with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 22 :(car) J_Vestergaard flights the ball to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  A_Onana with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 23 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  M_Caqueret with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 29 :(bla) K_Phillips with a well-controlled run 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Justin!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 30 :(bla) C_Starfelt finds N_Fekir with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  N_Fekir tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 
Min. 33 :(car) M_Gotze with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows R_Le_Normand a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Gotze has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 33 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal finds the space intelligently 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Silva looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 34 :(bla) A_Rrahmani 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 K_Phillips 
          ...  K_Phillips sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 35 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal swings it in! 
          ...  N_Fekir gets a shot in 
          ...  But R_Allsop just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Fekir swings it in! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal gets his head on it 
          ...  R_Allsop is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 37 :(car) I_Thiago sprints past B_Guimaraes 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  I_Thiago aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Onana just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 38 :(car) T_Lemar takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past B_Guimaraes 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  But K_Phillips with the fine tackle 
Min. 42 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder with the heel pass to N_Fekir 
          ...  T_Lockyer reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bla) K_Phillips sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Le_Normand 
          ...  R_Le_Normand hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 

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

Min. 46 :(car) T_Lemar is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 48 :(bla) B_Guimaraes takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes swings it in! 
          ...  L_Sane gets his head on it 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 50 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Osborne 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Justin 
Min. 51 :(car) A_Onana miskicks! 
          ...  T_Lemar is through! 
          ...  T_Lemar with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 51 :(bla) N_Fekir with a flashy move 
          ...  N_Fekir uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Sane flights it in! 
          ...  It comes to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 56 :(car) A_Onana with a terrible kick! 
          ...  T_Lockyer is through! 
          ...  T_Lockyer rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  A_Onana with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 56 :(bla) A_Rrahmani pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  K_Phillips is clean through! 
          ...  But T_Lockyer clears the ball to safety 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Taylor 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Caqueret 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 60 :(bla) R_Le_Normand gets to the byline and finds N_Fekir with a beautiful cross 
          ...  A vicious shot by N_Fekir! 
          ...  R_Allsop won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 62 :(bla) N_Fekir plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_Lenglet keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Taylor with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 65 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder crosses to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 67 :(bla) C_Starfelt searches out W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder goes for goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a good save 
Min. 68 :(car) M_Gotze with a real burst of pace 
          ...  C_Starfelt wins the ball 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Kelly 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Johanns 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Sane 
Min. 74 :(bla) J_Kelly with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  What a shot from J_Kelly! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  R_Allsop saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 75 :(bla) J_Kelly runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 79 :(bla) J_Kelly plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  J_Kelly sees R_Allsop off his line! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 80 :(bla) N_Fekir with the heel pass to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  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. 81 :(car) T_Lemar brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Silva gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Silva attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 82 :(bla) L_Johanns takes on T_Lockyer 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 83 :(bla) N_Fekir with a reverse pass to J_Kelly 
          ...  A_Silva wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 86 :(bla) C_Starfelt with a slide rule pass to J_Kelly 
          ...  J_Kelly hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  R_Allsop saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 87 :(car) M_Brozovic runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Gotze 
          ...  R_Le_Normand with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bla) L_Johanns controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  R_Allsop gathers it easily 
Min. 89 :(car) N_Osborne turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A cracking drive from N_Osborne! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 90 :(car) T_Lockyer with a real burst of pace 
          ...  T_Lockyer drives it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 91 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder finds the run of N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball 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. 94 :(bla) K_Phillips sprints past I_Fresneda 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  K_Phillips with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Fekir flights it in! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand gets a shot in 
          ...  R_Allsop makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 

*************  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          : R_Allsop (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Thiago (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Vestergaard (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : N_Fekir
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       24
Off target           :           7        |       11
On target            :           6        |       13
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :           6        |       18
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
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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 |  98  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  89   0   0   0
I_Fresneda     DF   1  20  18   3  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  21  16   8  27 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  46   0  40
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  13  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  11  10
J_Justin       DF   1  19  15   8  28 |  53   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  15   0
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  20  10  29 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  10   0
M_Caqueret     MF   1  14  20   4  25 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Lemar        MF   1   4  20  18  22 |  98   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  34  19
M_Gotze        AM   1   6  20  15  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
A_Silva        FW   1   7  13  23  28 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   4
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  22  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
J_Alnwick      GK  17   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  19  15   9  20 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
J_Taylor       MF  15   1   1   1  22 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Koren        MF   1   8  17  16  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  13  18  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Onana        GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  24  17  13  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  23  17  11  28 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  39  17
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  22  16   7  20 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  14  41
B_Guimaraes    DM   1  17  23  18  28 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   9
K_Phillips     MF   1  19  22  13  26 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  18   8  29
L_Sane         MF   1   4  22  21  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
N_Fekir        MF   1   5  23  20  29 |  98   0   0   4   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  28  45
W_Ben_Yedder   FW   1   4  18  24  20 |  98   0   0   3   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  36  22
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  22  27 |  73   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  10
G_Shelvey      GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_T_Ekong      DF   1  13   6   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gomez        FW   1   2  12  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Johanns      MF   1  13  18  14  20 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_Kelly        FW   1   5  14  17  14 |  25   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  32
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