FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Southampton (Fri Mar 07)


                         Cardiff City  |  Southampton
                            5-1-2-2 C  |  4-0-3-3 A
                            Matt Rose  |  Jamie Smith
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK Jose_Sa
                         T_Lockyer DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF N_Molina
                        I_Fresneda DF  |  DF W_Fofana
                       R_Ferdinand DF  |  DF S_Vos
                         N_Osborne DF  |  AM G_Martinelli
                        M_Caqueret DM  |  AM P_Foden
                        M_Brozovic MF  |  AM D_Kulusevski
                           T_Lemar MF  |  FW D_Suazo
                          I_Thiago FW  |  FW A_Isak
                           A_Silva FW  |  FW M_Thuram
                                       |
                         J_Alnwick SUB |  SUB T_Sylva
                      D_Caleta_Car SUB |  SUB P_Mexes
                          J_Justin SUB |  SUB H_Cartwright
                           R_Koren SUB |  SUB R_Christie
                          D_Zapata SUB |  SUB N_Maupay




Min. 1  :(car) T_Lockyer looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 2  :(sou) G_Martinelli over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds D_Kulusevski though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  D_Kulusevski belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 3  :(car) A defence splitting pass from A_Silva to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 4  :(sou) J_Kounde is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 7  :(car) M_Caqueret jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Silva 
          ...  But S_Vos will cut out the threat 
Min. 7  :(sou) D_Kulusevski with a real burst of pace 
          ...  D_Kulusevski chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 8  :(sou) D_Kulusevski with the first time pass to M_Thuram 
          ...  M_Thuram drives the shot in! 
          ...  R_Allsop saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 9  :(sou) P_Foden plays it long to D_Suazo 
          ...  D_Suazo sees R_Allsop off his line! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 12 :(sou) G_Martinelli is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak could have let it bounce! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 
Min. 18 :(car) N_Osborne beats W_Fofana with absolute ease! 
          ...  N_Osborne has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Jose_Sa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Jose_Sa beaten! 
Min. 19 :(sou) A_Isak finds his way through 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Isak! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 20 :(car) I_Fresneda controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  M_Brozovic gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Brozovic with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 30 :(car) T_Lemar barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  T_Lemar with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Jose_Sa is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Brozovic hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Silva gets on the end of it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  And Cardiff City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Southampton ...
Min. 31 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 31 :(sou) A_Isak runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to G_Martinelli 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Ferdinand 
Min. 32 :(car) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Silva is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by A_Isak! 
          ...  S_Vos makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 34 :(sou) N_Molina drives it across the face of the goal D_Kulusevski 
          ...  D_Kulusevski with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 38 :(car) I_Fresneda over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds A_Silva though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  A_Silva attempts the shot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Vestergaard 
          ...  Jose_Sa easily catches it! 
Min. 40 :(car) I_Thiago with a burst of pace 
          ...  But S_Vos slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 42 :(sou) M_Thuram with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  I_Thiago with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(car) M_Brozovic beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Silva 
          ...  But S_Vos wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 47 :(car) The ball is passed in from N_Osborne, he finds A_Silva 
          ...  But S_Vos spotted the danger and cleans up the play 

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

Min. 46 :(sou) D_Kulusevski looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden attempts the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Allsop is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Martinelli lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Isak loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Kulusevski curls it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to M_Thuram 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  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! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Kulusevski! 
          ...  P_Foden loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Isak floats the ball in! 
          ...  R_Allsop thumps the ball away! 
Min. 47 :(car) M_Brozovic runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to I_Thiago 
          ...  Blocked by W_Fofana 
Min. 50 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Ferdinand 
Min. 50 :(car) A_Silva beats N_Molina 
          ...  A_Silva with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 50 :(sou) J_Kounde kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Kulusevski gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Kulusevski rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But R_Allsop comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 58 :(sou) G_Martinelli with a neat pass into W_Fofana 
          ...  I_Fresneda takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 59 :(car) A_Silva jumps over N_Molina's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  W_Fofana wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 59 :(sou) M_Thuram beats N_Osborne 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But T_Lemar slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Justin 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Caqueret 
Min. 60 :(sou) S_Vos finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  S_Vos hits a curling shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop parries it 
Min. 65 :(sou) J_Kounde brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on M_Brozovic 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Thuram! 
          ...  I_Fresneda anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 66 :(sou) A_Isak reads the run of G_Martinelli 
          ...  G_Martinelli with the shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 68 :(car) A_Silva catches D_Kulusevski with an elbow! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 73 :(car) I_Thiago with a burst of pace 
          ...  Cleared by N_Molina 
Min. 76 :(sou) P_Foden flicks it over J_Vestergaard's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  P_Foden with a blistering shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 
Min. 82 :(sou) G_Martinelli beats J_Vestergaard with absolute ease! 
          ...  I_Thiago pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 84 :(sou) G_Martinelli beats M_Brozovic 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  I_Fresneda robs him of the ball 
Min. 86 :(car) A_Silva barges J_Kounde off the ball 
          ...  D_Kulusevski is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sou) D_Kulusevski looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Thuram 
          ...  M_Thuram hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 95 :(sou) M_Thuram flicks it past J_Justin 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Thuram must beat R_Allsop! 
          ...  What agility from R_Allsop 

*************  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              : A_Silva (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : D_Kulusevski
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  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       18
Off target           :           7        |       11
On target            :           1        |       7
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :           8        |       13
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 0 Southampton
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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   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  59   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  21  16   8  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  13  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
I_Fresneda     DF   1  20  18   3  27 |  97   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  24   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  18  15   3  28 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  19  15   9  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15  18
M_Caqueret     DM   1  14  20   4  25 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  20  10  29 |  97   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  17
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  20  18  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0   9
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  22  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Silva        FW   1   7  13  23  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  17  28
J_Alnwick      GK  17   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  18  14  13  26 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Justin       MF   1  19  15   8  28 |  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
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  13  20  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Jose_Sa        GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -6   0   0   0
J_Kounde       DF   1  23  16  12  27 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
N_Molina       DF   1  22  17   7  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  13   0
W_Fofana       DF   1  22  17  10  29 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
S_Vos          DF   1  19  20   5  25 |  97   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  90   0  23
G_Martinelli   AM   1   4  21  20  27 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  27   8
P_Foden        AM   1   6  22  21  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   8  24
D_Kulusevski   AM   1   6  21  21  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  27  26
D_Suazo        FW   1   4  13  17  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
A_Isak         FW   1   3  17  24  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  26   9
M_Thuram       FW   1   8  17  24  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
T_Sylva        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Mexes        DF   1  17  15  12  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Cartwright   DM   1  16  18  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Christie     AM   1   7  16  11  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Maupay       FW   1   5  11  16  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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