FFO Prem, Manchester United vs. Cardiff City (Fri Jan 17)


                    Manchester United  |  Cardiff City
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-1-1-1-2 A
                         Steve Outten  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                           J_Oblak GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                         M_De_Ligt DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                       R_Calafiori DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                      Lis_Martinez DF  |  DF I_Fresneda
                           P_Porro DF  |  DF J_Justin
                        G_Moscardo MF  |  DF N_Osborne
                              Gavi MF  |  DM M_Caqueret
                        Y_Asprilla MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                        R_Sterling MF  |  AM T_Lemar
                         Luis_Diaz FW  |  FW I_Thiago
                         K_Adeyemi FW  |  FW A_Silva
                                       |
                          K_Keller SUB |  SUB M_Freese
                           F_Nacho SUB |  SUB R_Ferdinand
                       R_Croasdale SUB |  SUB D_Caleta_Car
                          A_Correa SUB |  SUB M_Brozovic
                           J_Slory SUB |  SUB D_Zapata




Min. 5  :(mnu) Luis_Diaz has plenty of time and space 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Justin picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 6  :(mnu) Y_Asprilla curls the ball out wide to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  K_Adeyemi breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round R_Allsop 
          ...  He rounds R_Allsop 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop somehow manages to get to it!! 
Min. 7  :(mnu) K_Adeyemi takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vestergaard 
          ...  M_Caqueret with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi drives it in 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 9  :(mnu) G_Moscardo lobs it over T_Lockyer 
          ...  But J_Justin wins the tackle 
Min. 9  :(car) J_Vestergaard takes advantage of a mistake by Gavi 
          ...  He crosses to J_Justin 
          ...  From long range J_Justin bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 11 :(mnu) G_Moscardo looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  K_Adeyemi hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 13 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with a penetrating pass to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  I_Fresneda hits it out for a throw 
Min. 14 :(mnu) R_Sterling hits a hard pass to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  An audacious effort from K_Adeyemi! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Lis_Martinez dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Allsop 
          ...  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. 18 :(mnu) R_Calafiori plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  R_Calafiori tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  And Manchester United are leading in the game now 
          ...  Manchester United 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 18 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  G_Moscardo will now play as a DM 
Min. 18 :(car) N_Osborne saunters past Lis_Martinez 
          ...  But M_De_Ligt slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 20 :(mnu) Gavi hits a hard pass to Lis_Martinez 
          ...  Lis_Martinez hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  R_Allsop falls over 
          ...  But R_Allsop is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 27 :(car) T_Lemar sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Silva runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Calafiori rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 28 :(car) M_Gotze is spitting at Y_Asprilla 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 30 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 31 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla skips the challenge from I_Fresneda 
          ...  Y_Asprilla blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Genius! Genius! Genius! 
          ...  Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta 
          ...  Cosmic kite! 
          ...  What planet are you from? 
          ...  R_Allsop was left standing 
          ...  Manchester United 2-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 32 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 32 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  G_Moscardo will now play as a MF 
Min. 32 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Y_Asprilla will now play as a AM 
Min. 32 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  R_Sterling will now play as a AM 
Min. 32 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Lis_Martinez 
          ...  Lis_Martinez has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  R_Allsop watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 32 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz 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! 
          ...  N_Osborne with a nasty foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  Gavi floats it forward 
          ...  Luis_Diaz latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Luis_Diaz has a dig at goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 36 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi runs towards the goal 
          ...  An audacious effort from K_Adeyemi! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 37 :(car) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  I_Fresneda seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  P_Porro plays it back 
          ...  J_Oblak slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by I_Fresneda 
          ...  J_Oblak comes out and claims it! 
Min. 42 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Asprilla 
          ...  Y_Asprilla runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Moscardo lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Lis_Martinez gets something on it! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He turns the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Calafiori hits it into the box! 
          ...  P_Porro loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  R_Allsop is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Gavi plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Caqueret clears the danger 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(mnu) G_Moscardo feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  Luis_Diaz runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Luis_Diaz attempts a low drive! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Allsop 
          ...  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. 46 :(car) T_Lemar bursts forward 
          ...  Lis_Martinez beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 47 :(car) T_Lockyer cuts inside P_Porro 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in I_Thiago! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Steve Outten looks relieved 
Min. 47 :(car) A_Silva knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Moscardo 
          ...  A_Silva has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But J_Oblak punches it away 
Min. 48 :(car) N_Osborne hoists the ball across to A_Silva 
          ...  P_Porro reads the situation well and wins the ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester United 2-0 Cardiff City

Min. 46 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez drives it forward to Gavi 
          ...  Gavi with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 47 :(car) M_Gotze lobs it over the defender 
          ...  M_Gotze with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 50 :(mnu) P_Porro knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Justin 
          ...  T_Lockyer with the block 
Min. 52 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  J_Vestergaard slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 54 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla curls the ball out wide to Lis_Martinez 
          ...  A delicate header from Lis_Martinez! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans taunt him! 
Min. 55 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz pushes it past the defender 
          ...  Luis_Diaz has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Goodness gracious me! 
          ...  it's amazing the goal is still standing 
          ...  That looked offside to me! 
          ...  Manchester United 3-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 56 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 57 :(mnu) R_Sterling knocks the ball past N_Osborne 
          ...  R_Sterling sees R_Allsop off his line! 
          ...  R_Allsop parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 58 :(mnu) R_Calafiori with the heel pass to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  M_Caqueret gets to the ball first 
Min. 58 :(car) M_Caqueret is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to T_Lockyer 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_De_Ligt belts it clear 
Min. 60 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Slory 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Sterling 
Min. 60 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Nacho 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_De_Ligt 
Min. 60 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Croasdale 
          ...  COMING OFF: Gavi 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Zapata 
          ...  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 P 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a MF 
Min. 61 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  Luis_Diaz has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 66 :(car) J_Justin with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  Y_Asprilla is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 66 :(car) M_Brozovic hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  I_Thiago latches onto it! 
          ...  I_Thiago attempts to nutmeg J_Oblak! 
          ...  J_Oblak gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 68 :(mnu) R_Croasdale kills the ball dead 
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Croasdale! 
          ...  R_Allsop with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 70 :(car) R_Ferdinand has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_Ferdinand attempts a chip! 
          ...  J_Oblak saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 71 :(mnu) R_Calafiori holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Slory 
          ...  J_Slory launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 72 :(mnu) R_Croasdale kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Lis_Martinez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Ferdinand 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 74 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Calafiori gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But T_Lemar wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 74 :(car) T_Lemar finds A_Silva on the edge of the box 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Silva! 
          ...  J_Oblak saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 76 :(mnu) F_Nacho runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  F_Nacho with the drive! 
          ...  R_Allsop goes down well to save 
Min. 77 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Y_Asprilla hits a great drive! 
          ...  Saved by R_Allsop 
Min. 79 :(mnu) G_Moscardo is too quick for J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 81 :(mnu) P_Porro works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Moscardo 
          ...  G_Moscardo goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans taunt him! 
Min. 82 :(mnu) R_Croasdale is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  Y_Asprilla latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Justin gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 82 :(car) I_Thiago jumps over P_Porro's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  R_Calafiori is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 82 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  T_Lockyer tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 84 :(mnu) R_Croasdale hoofs it upfield to find Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Luis_Diaz tries to beat R_Allsop from outside the area! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 84 :(car) I_Thiago jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But J_Oblak punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 87 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz jumps over I_Fresneda's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Luis_Diaz attempts the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(car) J_Justin with a clever shimmy 
          ...  A left-footer by J_Justin! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Oblak's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : R_Calafiori (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Calafiori (18), Y_Asprilla (31), Luis_Diaz (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Silva
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       8
Off target           :          11        |       3
On target            :          15        |       5
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          18        |       8
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Final Score          : Manchester United 3 - 0 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Oblak        GK  27   1   1   1  19 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
M_De_Ligt      DF   1  24  18   7  28 |  63   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
R_Calafiori    DF   1  23  19  11  23 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  14  22  40
Lis_Martinez   DF   1  22  18  12  29 |  97   0   1   3   0   4   0   0   0   0  15  36  62
P_Porro        DF   1  23  19  16  22 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  11  11
G_Moscardo     MF   1  19  20  12  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  15
Gavi           MF   1  19  22  17  27 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  10
Y_Asprilla     AM   1   9  21  21  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  27  33
R_Sterling     AM   1   4  22  22  25 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   6
Luis_Diaz      FW   1   6  16  24  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  14  32
K_Adeyemi      FW   1   6  17  24  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  13  17
K_Keller       GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Nacho        DF   1  21  20  14  29 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0  14
R_Croasdale    MF   1  13  15   8  23 |  34   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45  20
A_Correa       MF   1   5  21  21  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Slory        AM   1   6  18  17  26 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

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  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  21  15   7  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  12  28 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  15   0
I_Fresneda     DF   1  20  18   3  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
J_Justin       DF   1  19  15   8  28 |  97   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  54   0  38
N_Osborne      DF   1  19  15   9  20 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Caqueret     DM   1  14  20   4  25 |  63   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  10   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  19  18  22 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  22   0
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  16  22  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   6
A_Silva        FW   1   7  12  23  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
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 |  34   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  26
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 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  13  20  25 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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