FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Manchester United (Fri Apr 04) Cardiff City | Manchester United 4-3-1-2 A | 4-1-3-2 N Matt Rose | Steve Outten | R_Allsop GK | GK J_Oblak I_Fresneda DF | DF P_Porro T_Lockyer DF | DF Lis_Martinez J_Vestergaard DF | DF M_De_Ligt J_Justin DF | DF F_Nacho M_Brozovic MF | DM G_Moscardo M_Caqueret MF | MF Gavi T_Lemar MF | MF Y_Asprilla M_Gotze AM | MF R_Sterling A_Silva FW | FW K_Adeyemi I_Thiago FW | FW Luis_Diaz | J_Alnwick SUB | SUB K_Keller N_Osborne SUB | SUB R_Calafiori J_Taylor SUB | SUB Z_Debast R_Koren SUB | SUB J_Slory J_Brekalo SUB | SUB C_Smith Min. 2 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi barges I_Fresneda off the ball ... I_Fresneda recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 3 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla knocks it forward ... I_Fresneda slips ... Gavi gets to it! ... J_Justin seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 4 :(car) M_Brozovic kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Lemar gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Lemar hits a great shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Oblak's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 5 :(mnu) G_Moscardo with a slide rule pass to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi bears down on goal! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 6 :(car) M_Gotze is first to the ball ... Gavi cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 8 :(mnu) P_Porro plays in R_Sterling with a beautiful ball ... R_Sterling is clean through! ... He tries to take it round R_Allsop ... He rounds R_Allsop ... the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! ... He put's his laces through it ...He's missed it! ... How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there ... I'm lost for words. Min. 10 :(mnu) P_Porro smashes the ball upfield ... Lis_Martinez latches onto the ball ... A left-footer by Lis_Martinez! ... The ball moves through the air! ... R_Allsop moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 12 :(car) I_Thiago finds a hole in the defence ... Y_Asprilla wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 14 :(car) M_Brozovic looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to I_Thiago ... I_Thiago tries to beat J_Oblak! ... But J_Oblak punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 18 :(car) A_Silva flicks it over M_De_Ligt's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Y_Asprilla stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! Min. 20 :(car) T_Lemar 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 I_Thiago ... Lis_Martinez hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... J_Vestergaard with an outswinging corner into the box ... J_Oblak makes the catch! Min. 20 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla races into the box ... He sees K_Adeyemi lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... K_Adeyemi could have let it bounce! ... GOAL!! ... A quality strike ... Manchester United go in front now with that goal! ... Cardiff City 0-1 Manchester United ... Min. 21 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to C Min. 21 :(car) J_Justin has it now ... He takes on P_Porro ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Vestergaard! ... The defender plays it back to J_Oblak ... J_Vestergaard intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy J_Oblak ... He tries to beat J_Oblak ... J_Oblak pulls off a save!! Min. 22 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Lis_Martinez ... Lis_Martinez with the cheeky shot! ... But R_Allsop makes a fine save Min. 27 :(car) A_Silva retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... M_Gotze gets on the end of it ... A cheeky lob from M_Gotze! ... Saved by J_Oblak Min. 30 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to F_Nacho ... F_Nacho sees R_Allsop off his line! ... But R_Allsop makes a superb stop down low ... CORNER! ... Gavi plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to P_Porro ... He knocks it goalward ... R_Allsop falls over ... But R_Allsop is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 34 :(car) M_Brozovic flicks it over Gavi and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... P_Porro with an ugly foul ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... M_Caqueret knocks it forward ... I_Thiago gets on the end of it ... A thundering drive by I_Thiago! ... But J_Oblak punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 35 :(mnu) The ball goes loose! ... Luis_Diaz gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... I_Fresneda with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 37 :(mnu) P_Porro is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to K_Adeyemi ... M_Gotze rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 40 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... K_Adeyemi latches onto the ball ... K_Adeyemi aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... R_Allsop dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had R_Allsop beaten! ... CORNER! ... Luis_Diaz hits it into the box! ... R_Allsop fists it away! Min. 41 :(car) J_Vestergaard controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... A_Silva gets onto the end of the pass! ... P_Porro read the danger and stops the pass Min. 42 :(car) M_Gotze flicks the ball on to T_Lemar ... T_Lemar fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But J_Oblak stops that one easily Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(car) A_Silva looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... M_De_Ligt takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 45 :(car) I_Fresneda is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to A_Silva ... Well intercepted by Gavi Min. 45 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla turns past I_Fresneda ... He has created space for himself now ... Y_Asprilla with a bicycle kick! ... R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 46 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez off the woodwork! ... Gavi picks up the deflection ... Gavi goes for goal! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-1 Manchester United Min. 46 :(car) M_Brozovic with a deep cross to M_Gotze ... M_Gotze swings in the shot! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 46 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... J_Justin reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 48 :(car) I_Thiago gets to the byline and finds M_Brozovic with a beautiful cross ... M_Brozovic with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 48 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi runs into space ... I_Fresneda takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 49 :(car) I_Thiago finds A_Silva on the edge of the box ... A_Silva hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But J_Oblak hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 49 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to P_Porro ... T_Lockyer intercepts the pass Min. 50 :(car) M_Brozovic with a measured pass to A_Silva ... A_Silva with the side footed shot! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 52 :(car) T_Lockyer slides the ball across to J_Vestergaard ... J_Vestergaard hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 52 :(car) M_Brozovic holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to I_Thiago ... Luis_Diaz with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... J_Vestergaard with the delicate chip over the wall ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 54 :(mnu) R_Sterling looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_De_Ligt ... M_De_Ligt with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... R_Allsop just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 55 :(mnu) R_Sterling beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... R_Sterling curls the ball in on goal! ... R_Allsop makes a difficult save Min. 59 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla finds Luis_Diaz in acres of space ... Luis_Diaz with a stunning strike! ... R_Allsop gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: J_Taylor ... COMING OFF: M_Caqueret Min. 60 :(mnu) Gavi 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! ... K_Adeyemi receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... K_Adeyemi has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... The Manchester United fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... That's a personal milestone for him! ... His 10th goal of the season! ... Cardiff City 0-2 Manchester United ... Min. 61 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: C_Smith ... COMING OFF: Luis_Diaz Min. 61 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: J_Slory ... COMING OFF: Gavi Min. 61 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: Z_Debast ... COMING OFF: M_De_Ligt Min. 61 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to P Min. 61 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... G_Moscardo will now play as a MF Min. 61 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to J_Slory ... J_Slory is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat R_Allsop ... He tries to slide it past R_Allsop ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Cardiff City 0-3 Manchester United ... Min. 62 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to A Min. 62 :(car) I_Fresneda picks out A_Silva with the cross ... A powerful shot by A_Silva! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 64 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla with a real burst of pace ... J_Justin can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... Y_Asprilla sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But it goes just over Min. 65 :(mnu) C_Smith retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... J_Slory latches onto the end of it ... J_Justin wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 66 :(car) M_Gotze looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Brozovic ... M_Brozovic with a stunning strike! ... J_Oblak with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 66 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... K_Adeyemi attempts a lob! ... R_Allsop with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 67 :(mnu) P_Porro with the Cruyff turn ... P_Porro with the header! ... R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 69 :(car) M_Gotze breaks free from P_Porro ... A delicate header from M_Gotze! ... J_Oblak with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 69 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... An audacious effort from K_Adeyemi! ... But R_Allsop makes a superb stop down low Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: R_Koren ... COMING OFF: M_Gotze Min. 70 :(mnu) G_Moscardo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... K_Adeyemi gets onto the end of the pass! ... K_Adeyemi with the chance! ... But R_Allsop punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 71 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez floats the ball in to find J_Slory ... J_Slory with the side footed shot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 72 :(car) T_Lockyer with a first time pass ... I_Thiago runs onto it! ... I_Thiago attempts a chip! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Lemar plays it into the danger area! ... A_Silva gets something on it! ... J_Oblak parries it Min. 73 :(car) T_Lockyer controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... R_Koren gets onto the end of the pass! ... But F_Nacho wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 73 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez heads the ball back to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi rifles it to the far post! ... R_Allsop gets up well to catch that one Min. 74 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... Lis_Martinez rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 75 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: J_Brekalo ... COMING OFF: A_Silva Min. 76 :(mnu) J_Slory beats I_Fresneda ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... J_Vestergaard intercepts the pass Min. 78 :(car) J_Vestergaard with a slick pass to R_Koren ... Good sliding challenge from F_Nacho Min. 78 :(mnu) C_Smith has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past J_Vestergaard ... He puts in K_Adeyemi! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from K_Adeyemi! ... It looks good ... R_Allsop makes a fine save Min. 84 :(mnu) J_Slory is spitting at T_Lockyer ... Despicable! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 87 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off J_Justin back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Lis_Martinez controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Z_Debast with an outswinging corner into the box ... R_Allsop makes the catch! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(car) J_Justin changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Lemar ... But P_Porro wins the tackle cleanly Min. 88 :(mnu) C_Smith with the heel pass to R_Sterling ... R_Sterling attempts to drive it home! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 89 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla is too quick for T_Lockyer ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Vestergaard ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... P_Porro crosses it in! ... Y_Asprilla loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 90 :(car) R_Koren controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... T_Lemar gets onto the end of the pass! ... But P_Porro wins the tackle Min. 90 :(mnu) P_Porro floats the ball in to find C_Smith ... C_Smith hits the ball on the bounce! ... R_Allsop is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 91 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled J_Justin ... K_Adeyemi with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for R_Allsop ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... R_Allsop looks embarrassed! ... That completes his hat-trick!! ... Cardiff City 0-4 Manchester United ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Brozovic Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Adeyemi (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Adeyemi (20,60,91), J_Slory (61) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Slory (84) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 17 | 29 Off target : 8 | 14 On target : 9 | 15 Possession : 32 | 68 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 2 | 8 Key Tackles : 9 | 9 Key Passes : 21 | 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 0 - 4 Manchester United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 I_Fresneda DF 1 20 18 3 27 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 24 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 21 16 8 27 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 42 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 20 15 13 28 | 93 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 34 30 43 J_Justin DF 1 19 15 8 28 | 93 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 30 0 M_Brozovic MF 1 15 20 10 29 | 93 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 35 M_Caqueret MF 1 14 20 4 25 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Lemar MF 1 4 20 18 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 19 M_Gotze AM 1 6 20 15 26 | 71 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 31 20 38 A_Silva FW 1 7 13 23 28 | 76 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 I_Thiago FW 1 6 17 22 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 17 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Taylor MF 15 1 1 1 22 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Koren AM 1 8 17 16 21 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 J_Brekalo FW 1 3 13 18 27 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 26 1 1 1 19 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 P_Porro DF 1 23 19 16 22 | 93 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 44 24 Lis_Martinez DF 1 22 19 12 29 | 93 0 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 15 55 61 M_De_Ligt DF 1 24 18 7 28 | 62 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 12 20 F_Nacho DF 1 21 20 15 29 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 13 G_Moscardo MF 1 19 20 13 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Gavi MF 1 19 22 18 27 | 62 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 36 20 9 Y_Asprilla MF 1 10 22 21 25 | 93 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 64 19 R_Sterling MF 1 4 22 22 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 K_Adeyemi FW 1 6 17 25 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 55 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 16 24 22 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 K_Keller GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Calafiori DF 1 23 19 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Debast DF 1 20 17 11 28 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 J_Slory MF 1 6 18 17 26 | 31 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 34 C_Smith FW 1 7 14 15 16 | 31 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 12 1743788685 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40