FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Leicester City (Mon Apr 28)


                         Cardiff City  |  Leicester City
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 L
                            Matt Rose  |  Darren Lear
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK A_Areola
                        I_Fresneda DF  |  DF L_Dunk
                         T_Lockyer DF  |  DF Y_Berchiche
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF A_Marusic
                          J_Justin DF  |  DF G_Montiel
                        M_Brozovic MF  |  MF F_Kessie
                        M_Caqueret MF  |  MF N_Kante
                           T_Lemar MF  |  MF F_Torres
                           M_Gotze AM  |  MF A_Elanga
                           A_Silva FW  |  FW G_Simeone
                         J_Brekalo FW  |  FW K_Dolberg
                                       |
                         J_Alnwick SUB |  SUB M_Muller
                         N_Osborne SUB |  SUB P_Comuzzo
                          J_Taylor SUB |  SUB Z_Diamond
                           R_Koren SUB |  SUB C_Eriksen
                        S_Floccari SUB |  SUB M_Almiron




Min. 1  :(car) J_Vestergaard has plenty of time and space 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Leicester City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 2  :(lei) G_Montiel turns past J_Justin 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But I_Fresneda reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 3  :(car) J_Vestergaard plays a long ball to A_Silva 
          ...  Y_Berchiche slices it 
          ...  A_Areola moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Brozovic flights it in! 
          ...  A_Areola catches it! 
Min. 3  :(lei) F_Kessie with an incisive pass to G_Simeone 
          ...  Cleaned up by I_Fresneda 
Min. 3  :(car) T_Lemar plays the early ball across the box to find A_Silva in space 
          ...  F_Torres with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 4  :(lei) A_Elanga gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to F_Torres 
          ...  I_Fresneda with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 6  :(lei) L_Dunk with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past I_Fresneda 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Simeone! 
          ...  G_Simeone with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And R_Allsop recovers to save!! 
Min. 8  :(car) A_Silva sidesteps G_Montiel 
          ...  A_Silva with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 9  :(car) A_Silva runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Silva hits a great shot! 
          ...  A_Areola won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 11 :(car) M_Brozovic takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Berchiche 
          ...  He puts in A_Silva! 
          ...  A_Silva sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  A_Areola parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 11 :(lei) G_Montiel runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to F_Torres 
          ...  F_Torres with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Allsop reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on R_Allsop anyway 
Min. 14 :(car) J_Brekalo breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Areola! 
          ...  F_Kessie brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 15 :(car) T_Lemar with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  G_Simeone leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 17 :(lei) L_Dunk pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  F_Torres is clean through! 
          ...  F_Torres throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  R_Allsop with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 20 :(car) T_Lemar pulls it back to A_Silva 
          ...  But F_Torres wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 20 :(lei) F_Torres controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  G_Simeone gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  G_Simeone with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  R_Allsop looks very relieved! 
Min. 21 :(lei) G_Simeone knocks it past T_Lockyer and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  G_Simeone unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It floats over R_Allsop 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 23 :(lei) F_Torres with the cross-field pass to A_Marusic 
          ...  But T_Lockyer clears the danger 
Min. 27 :(car) T_Lockyer plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Gotze decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Gotze tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 28 :(car) T_Lockyer holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  A_Areola turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Areola, who catches the ball 
Min. 31 :(car) J_Brekalo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves G_Montiel behind 
          ...  G_Montiel recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 31 :(lei) F_Kessie looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Dunk 
          ...  T_Lockyer with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  L_Dunk shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to G_Simeone instead 
          ...  G_Simeone tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But R_Allsop comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 31 :(lei) K_Dolberg finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  T_Lockyer tackles cleanly 
Min. 35 :(lei) N_Kante sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Dunk 
          ...  T_Lemar with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 36 :(car) T_Lockyer controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  J_Brekalo gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Brekalo hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  A_Areola just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 38 :(lei) K_Dolberg kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  N_Kante gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 39 :(car) M_Caqueret with a measured ball to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Areola claws it off the line 
          ...  No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Cardiff City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 41 :(car) J_Justin cuts the ball back to M_Brozovic 
          ...  M_Brozovic has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But A_Areola parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 41 :(lei) N_Kante can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to F_Torres 
          ...  I_Fresneda rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(car) J_Justin has broken clear! Just A_Areola to beat! 
          ...  Y_Berchiche brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

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

Min. 46 :(car) T_Lemar 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_Brekalo receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Brekalo! 
          ...  What agility from A_Areola 
Min. 50 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Osborne 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Justin 
Min. 51 :(car) M_Gotze can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  G_Simeone rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 52 :(car) M_Gotze looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to I_Fresneda 
          ...  I_Fresneda tries the shot! 
          ...  A_Areola with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 54 :(car) M_Gotze dribbles past L_Dunk 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  F_Kessie brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 55 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Eriksen 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Elanga 
Min. 55 :(lei) Y_Berchiche nutmegs I_Fresneda, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Y_Berchiche rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 55 :(car) A_Areola miskicks! 
          ...  M_Gotze is through! 
          ...  K_Dolberg with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  J_Vestergaard knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Brekalo gets on the end of it 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Brekalo! 
          ...  A_Areola with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 57 :(lei) F_Torres beats the defender 
          ...  F_Torres fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 59 :(lei) F_Kessie kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  N_Kante gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  N_Osborne wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Floccari 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Brekalo 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 61 :(car) T_Lemar puts in M_Gotze 
          ...  F_Torres with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 64 :(car) A_Silva finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  F_Torres with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  He has already been booked also! 
          ...  The Referee shows him his second yellow!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 65 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Comuzzo 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Montiel 
Min. 66 :(car) N_Osborne volleys it forward. He finds S_Floccari 
          ...  A delicate chip from S_Floccari! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And A_Areola tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Gotze 
          ...  A_Areola comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  T_Lemar with the header 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 72 :(lei) A_Marusic cuts inside S_Floccari 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in K_Dolberg! 
          ...  M_Brozovic read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 73 :(car) T_Lemar with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past F_Kessie 
          ...  F_Kessie goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 77 :(lei) F_Kessie sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Dolberg 
          ...  I_Fresneda with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 78 :(car) A_Silva runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Y_Berchiche with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 83 :(lei) C_Eriksen plays the early ball across the box to find K_Dolberg in space 
          ...  K_Dolberg with the header! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.

*************  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          : I_Fresneda (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Brekalo (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Lockyer (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : F_Kessie
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : G_Simeone (51), F_Torres (64)
Booked               : F_Kessie (14), Y_Berchiche (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Leicester City
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       9
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       15
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       14
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 0 Leicester City
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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 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
I_Fresneda     DF   1  20  19   3  27 |  97   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  68   0  25
T_Lockyer      DF   1  21  16   8  27 |  97   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  38  -4
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  13  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  15  14
J_Justin       DF   1  19  15   8  28 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  20  10  29 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  10  18
M_Caqueret     MF   1  14  20   4  25 |  97   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
T_Lemar        MF   1   4  20  18  22 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   9
M_Gotze        AM   1   6  20  15  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
A_Silva        FW   1   7  13  23  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  14  18  27 |  62   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
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   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  15   0
J_Taylor       DF  15   1   1   1  22 |   0   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
S_Floccari     FW   1   5  13  18  23 |  35   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Leicester 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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A_Areola       GK  25   1   1   1  25 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
L_Dunk         DF   1  23  16  11  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
Y_Berchiche    DF   1  22  19  15  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  11  -4   8
A_Marusic      DF   1  21  13  12  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
G_Montiel      DF   1  21  15  13  27 |  67   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
F_Kessie       MF   1  14  22   9  27 |  97   0   2   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  42  28  -4
N_Kante        MF   1  14  21  13  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
F_Torres       MF   1   5  21  18  26 |  66   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   1   0  17   3  14
A_Elanga       MF   1   7  21  19  24 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Simeone      FW   1   6  12  21  27 |  53   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   1   0 -15 -15  11
K_Dolberg      FW   1   3  15  21  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   6
M_Muller       GK  22   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  18  14  14  30 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Diamond      DF   1  17  15   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Eriksen      MF   1   7  20  15  22 |  40   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Almiron      FW   1   7  19  16  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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