FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Crystal Palace (Mon Jan 13) Cardiff City | Crystal Palace 5-1-1-1-2 P | 5-3-1-1 C Matt Rose | Rob Brunton | R_Allsop GK | GK D_Livakovic T_Lockyer DF | DF W_Anton J_Vestergaard DF | DF Renan_Lodi I_Fresneda DF | DF K_Tsimikas J_Justin DF | DF M_Alonso N_Osborne DF | DF F_Horsfall M_Caqueret DM | MF R_De_Paul M_Gotze MF | MF Fabinho T_Lemar AM | MF A_Diawara I_Thiago FW | AM M_Pasalic A_Silva FW | FW Adama_Traore | M_Freese SUB | SUB Y_Clementia R_Ferdinand SUB | SUB L_Grimi D_Caleta_Car SUB | SUB L_Bierschenk M_Brozovic SUB | SUB D_Dike S_Floccari SUB | SUB T_Asano Min. 7 :(car) J_Justin controls it well ... He nutmegs Renan_Lodi ... He puts in T_Lemar! ... W_Anton knocks the ball back to D_Livakovic ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past D_Livakovic! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... M_Caqueret dinks the ball into the area! ... D_Livakovic comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 9 :(car) I_Fresneda is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to T_Lemar ... T_Lemar with the overhead! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 12 :(car) A_Silva has broken clear! Just D_Livakovic to beat! ... Adama_Traore brings him down! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 15 :(cry) M_Alonso runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Adama_Traore ... A scorcher of a shot from Adama_Traore! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 17 :(car) J_Vestergaard backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... A_Silva latches onto the end of it ... M_Alonso brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 18 :(cry) Renan_Lodi with the dribble ... I_Fresneda is easily beaten ... M_Gotze with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 19 :(car) J_Vestergaard finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Renan_Lodi ... A_Diawara with the block Min. 22 :(car) M_Gotze with the first time pass to I_Thiago ... Brilliantly taken away by K_Tsimikas!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 23 :(car) I_Fresneda with a precise ball to I_Thiago ... F_Horsfall fouls badly ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 24 :(car) I_Thiago with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... I_Thiago has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 27 :(cry) F_Horsfall holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Diawara ... J_Vestergaard gathers up the loose ball Min. 28 :(car) I_Thiago with a pinpoint pass to T_Lemar ... Adama_Traore reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 28 :(cry) K_Tsimikas looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Pasalic ... J_Vestergaard with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... W_Anton passes to Adama_Traore ... But I_Fresneda clears the danger Min. 28 :(cry) M_Pasalic slides the ball across to F_Horsfall ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Vestergaard ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... R_De_Paul with an outswinging corner into the box ... It comes to Adama_Traore ... He gets the shot away ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Fabinho curls it into the box! ... Adama_Traore makes a firm connection with his head ... GOAL!! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Crystal Palace have taken the lead! ... Cardiff City 0-1 Crystal Palace ... Min. 29 :(cry) R_De_Paul runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Adama_Traore ... M_Caqueret tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me Min. 31 :(car) T_Lockyer slides it through the middle to A_Silva ... A delicate header from A_Silva! ... D_Livakovic makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 32 :(car) I_Thiago pushes it past F_Horsfall ... A_Diawara with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 35 :(cry) K_Tsimikas fires over a low cross to M_Pasalic ... But N_Osborne wins the ball Min. 37 :(car) I_Fresneda cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Silva ... A_Silva rifles it to the far post! ... D_Livakovic makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 39 :(car) J_Vestergaard knocks it past K_Tsimikas and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... K_Tsimikas goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 40 :(car) A_Silva with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... But M_Alonso wins the tackle cleanly Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(cry) A_Diawara spots Adama_Traore who is in acres of space ... J_Vestergaard dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-1 Crystal Palace Min. 54 :(car) J_Justin beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... A delicate header from J_Justin! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... Cardiff City are back on level terms now! ... Cardiff City 1-1 Crystal Palace ... Min. 55 :(cry) K_Tsimikas rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to Adama_Traore ... A delicate header from Adama_Traore! ... The shot slips through R_Allsop's hands ... GOAL!! ... Oh dear! ... That's put Crystal Palace in front! ... Cardiff City 1-2 Crystal Palace ... Min. 55 :(car) M_Caqueret gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... I_Thiago is unmarked ... M_Alonso with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 57 :(car) N_Osborne brings the ball into the opposing area ... A_Silva makes himself available ... But A_Diawara clears the ball to safety Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: S_Floccari ... 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. 61 :(cry) A_Diawara 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! ... M_Pasalic receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Pasalic has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... The shot slips through R_Allsop's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 66 :(car) S_Floccari flicks it past W_Anton ... He runs forward ... F_Horsfall rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 68 :(car) J_Vestergaard runs at goal ... He spots the run of I_Thiago ... He's played him in ... Fine tackle by A_Diawara ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 70 :(car) J_Vestergaard 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! ... I_Thiago receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... I_Thiago with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But D_Livakovic just gets his fingers to that one Min. 70 :(cry) Renan_Lodi with a 40-yard pass to Adama_Traore ... A powerful shot by Adama_Traore! ... But R_Allsop comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 71 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to D Min. 76 :(car) T_Lemar turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to I_Thiago ... A_Diawara with a clumsy challenge Min. 78 :(car) T_Lemar steps over the ball ... He nutmegs Fabinho ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... T_Lemar has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... D_Livakovic tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... M_Brozovic chips the ball in towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... W_Anton belts it clear Min. 80 :(car) I_Fresneda gets to the byline and finds I_Thiago with a beautiful cross ... I_Thiago hits a crisp volley! ... D_Livakovic saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 81 :(car) T_Lockyer barges Renan_Lodi off the ball ... Renan_Lodi intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... A_Silva curls it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of D_Livakovic ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 84 :(car) T_Lemar hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... I_Thiago latches onto it! ... But K_Tsimikas with the fine tackle Min. 86 :(cry) Adama_Traore runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... T_Lockyer with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(car) S_Floccari watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... S_Floccari shoots towards goal! ... It floats over D_Livakovic ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Thiago Scorers : J_Justin (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Gotze (18), J_Vestergaard (28), T_Lockyer (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Adama_Traore (Man of the Match) Scorers : Adama_Traore (28,55) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Adama_Traore (12), F_Horsfall (66) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 9 | 6 Off target : 3 | 3 On target : 6 | 3 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 5 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 13 Key Passes : 13 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 1 - 2 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -14 0 0 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 21 15 7 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 11 -4 J_Vestergaard DF 1 20 15 12 28 | 94 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 47 41 -4 I_Fresneda DF 1 19 18 3 27 | 94 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 48 0 J_Justin DF 1 19 15 7 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 48 N_Osborne DF 1 19 15 9 20 | 61 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 15 0 M_Caqueret DM 1 14 20 4 25 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gotze MF 1 6 20 14 26 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 6 -4 T_Lemar MF 1 3 19 18 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 19 I_Thiago FW 1 6 16 22 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 17 A_Silva FW 1 7 12 23 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 | 33 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 M_Brozovic DM 1 15 19 9 29 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Floccari FW 1 5 13 18 23 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Livakovic GK 25 1 1 1 27 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 W_Anton DF 1 23 15 9 27 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 Renan_Lodi DF 1 21 16 11 29 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 0 K_Tsimikas DF 1 21 15 10 31 | 94 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 64 0 M_Alonso DF 1 21 15 4 29 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 F_Horsfall DF 1 20 14 9 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 12 -4 R_De_Paul MF 1 3 21 17 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fabinho MF 1 16 21 8 26 | 94 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 A_Diawara MF 1 15 20 6 27 | 94 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 20 0 M_Pasalic AM 1 7 20 17 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 Adama_Traore FW 1 5 11 22 28 | 94 0 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 28 -4 48 Y_Clementia GK 18 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Grimi DF 1 17 14 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Bierschenk MF 1 3 18 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Dike FW 1 5 16 21 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Asano FW 1 4 13 19 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1736791029 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40