FFO DPT, Cardiff City vs. Lens (Wed Aug 27)


                         Cardiff City  |  Lens
                            4-2-2-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 N
                  Matt Rose Caretaker  |  Chris Spero
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK B_Samba
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF J_Gimenez
                         P_Comuzzo DF  |  DF C_Gunter
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF T_Buchmann
                          A_Traore DF  |  DF B_Sagna
                         S_Ralston MF  |  DM S_Lobotka
                           R_Gomis MF  |  MF Y_Fofana
                           T_Lemar AM  |  MF I_Saibari
                           M_Gotze AM  |  MF A_Diouf
                           A_Silva FW  |  FW J_McGinn
                          I_Thiago FW  |  FW A_Sorloth
                                       |
                          M_Freese SUB |  SUB A_Schlager
                     J_Vestergaard SUB |  SUB M_Bakker
                          H_Losada SUB |  SUB N_de_Jong
                        S_Floccari SUB |  SUB E_Skhiri
                            J_Lens SUB |  SUB H_Boua_Die




Min. 1  :(car) R_Gomis knocks it forward 
          ...  T_Buchmann slips 
          ...  I_Thiago gets to it! 
          ...  I_Thiago is clean through, he is one on one with B_Samba 
          ...  Takes the shot early, B_Samba cant get there!! 
          ...  Gooooool! 
          ...  Goooooooool! 
          ...  Goooooooooooooooool!! 
          ...  That's put Cardiff City ahead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Lens ...
Min. 3  :(car) H_Westermann curls the ball out wide to T_Lemar 
          ...  B_Sagna tackles cleanly 
Min. 3  :(len) C_Gunter spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to J_McGinn! 
          ...  J_McGinn is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round R_Allsop 
          ...  He rounds R_Allsop 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's pulled Lens level! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-1 Lens ...
Min. 5  :(car) A_Silva gets to the byline and finds I_Thiago with a beautiful cross 
          ...  I_Thiago aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  B_Samba tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Silva with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  B_Samba easily catches it! 
Min. 6  :(len) A_Diouf is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  A_Diouf with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  R_Allsop claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  R_Allsop is saying he clawed it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  NO GOAL!! 
Min. 11 :(car) P_Comuzzo takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Gunter 
          ...  A wicked drive by P_Comuzzo! 
          ...  B_Samba with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 12 :(car) A_Silva brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on B_Sagna 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in P_Comuzzo! 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Gunter 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 13 :(car) T_Lemar looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Osborne 
          ...  But C_Gunter sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 14 :(car) R_Gomis jinks infield 
          ...  A_Diouf gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Thiago chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Diouf with the clearance 
Min. 15 :(car) S_Ralston runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  T_Buchmann with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's within shooting distance! 
          ...  M_Gotze shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to A_Silva instead 
          ...  C_Gunter rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 17 :(car) A_Silva sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Ralston gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Y_Fofana with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 20 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens 
          ...  Lens have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 22 :(len) J_McGinn beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  P_Comuzzo with the block 
Min. 25 :(len) The ball is passed in from A_Sorloth, he finds S_Lobotka 
          ...  S_Lobotka beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards him 
          ...  R_Allsop makes his move 
          ...  R_Allsop parries it 
Min. 28 :(len) I_Saibari with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past H_Westermann 
          ...  I_Saibari tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Gunter! 
          ...  R_Allsop catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 30 :(car) H_Westermann flicks it over J_Gimenez and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A cheeky lob from H_Westermann! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans go wild! 
          ...  Cardiff City have the advantage! 
          ...  Cardiff City 2-1 Lens ...
Min. 31 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens 
          ...  Lens have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 32 :(len) I_Saibari beats N_Osborne 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  I_Saibari hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 
Min. 33 :(car) A_Silva turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Gotze 
          ...  C_Gunter hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ralston flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for B_Samba, who catches the ball 
Min. 33 :(len) I_Saibari off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_Diouf picks up the deflection 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Diouf! 
          ...  R_Allsop parries it 
Min. 35 :(len) S_Lobotka takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Saibari 
          ...  A great volley from I_Saibari! 
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Allsop's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Gunter chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  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. 36 :(car) M_Gotze looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Westermann 
          ...  H_Westermann with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 37 :(len) J_McGinn gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_McGinn! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 39 :(car) I_Thiago has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! 
          ...  He tries to get past B_Samba! 
          ...  B_Samba brings him down in the area! 
          ...  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 
          ...  There are loud appeals for a penalty! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  A_Silva is the man who takes it 
          ...  He sends B_Samba the wrong way 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a clinical penalty 
          ...  Cardiff City 3-1 Lens...
Min. 41 :(len) J_McGinn hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Y_Fofana latches onto it! 
          ...  P_Comuzzo with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(car) P_Comuzzo kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  I_Thiago gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Thiago with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 43 :(len) A_Diouf reads the run of J_McGinn 
          ...  But A_Traore slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 44 :(len) C_Gunter gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Sagna 
          ...  A cheeky lob from B_Sagna! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 45 :(car) A_Silva dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  A_Diouf is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  S_Ralston passes to T_Lemar 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Buchmann 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 46 :(len) Y_Fofana looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards S_Lobotka 
          ...  S_Lobotka carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 47 :(car) A_Traore hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Gotze collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Gotze! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 47 :(len) A_Sorloth beats P_Comuzzo 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Ralston with an ugly foul 
Min. 47 :(len) S_Lobotka chips the ball forward to A_Sorloth 
          ...  A_Sorloth tries to beat R_Allsop from outside the area! 
          ...  R_Allsop takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 3-1 Lens

Min. 46 :(car) T_Lemar gets possession in his own half 
          ...  A cheeky lob from T_Lemar! 
          ...  It floats over B_Samba 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 46 :(len) C_Gunter hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Diouf latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Diouf shoots towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 47 :(car) A_Traore pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Silva is clean through! 
          ...  A_Silva with the chance! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Thiago chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Samba makes the catch! 
Min. 47 :(len) A_Diouf wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Lobotka 
          ...  P_Comuzzo takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 48 :(car) M_Gotze looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to I_Thiago 
          ...  C_Gunter pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 49 :(car) H_Westermann curls the ball out wide to R_Gomis 
          ...  A_Diouf with the tackle 
Min. 49 :(len) I_Saibari turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  N_Osborne with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 50 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens 
          ...  Lens have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 53 :(len) B_Sagna finds the space intelligently 
          ...  B_Sagna with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 55 :(car) R_Gomis with a 40-yard pass to A_Silva 
          ...  Y_Fofana with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 55 :(len) S_Lobotka looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Sorloth 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Sorloth! 
          ...  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. 56 :(len) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  S_Lobotka is through! 
          ...  S_Lobotka with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 59 :(car) R_Gomis is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 60 :(len) Substitution by Lens 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Skhiri 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Saibari 
Min. 62 :(len) J_McGinn has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_McGinn shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 65 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 65 :(len) Substitution by Lens 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Boua_Die 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Diouf 
Min. 65 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens 
          ...  J_McGinn will now play as a MF 
Min. 66 :(car) T_Lemar with a 30-yard pass to A_Silva 
          ...  S_Lobotka with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Chris Spero looks relieved 
Min. 69 :(car) A_Silva beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds P_Comuzzo 
          ...  S_Lobotka with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Vestergaard 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Traore 
Min. 70 :(len) Substitution by Lens 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bakker 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Sagna 
Min. 70 :(len) E_Skhiri with a probing through ball J_McGinn 
          ...  J_McGinn hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 71 :(len) Y_Fofana runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Sorloth 
          ...  A_Sorloth with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  R_Allsop is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 75 :(len) A_Sorloth has space to run with the ball 
          ...  A_Sorloth with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 76 :(car) A_Silva hoists the ball across to I_Thiago 
          ...  C_Gunter pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(car) R_Gomis searches out A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 97 :(len) Y_Fofana looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards H_Boua_Die 
          ...  H_Boua_Die hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It's beaten R_Allsop 
          ...  It goes wide!! 

*************  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          : A_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Thiago (1), H_Westermann (30), A_Silva (39 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Osborne (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Lens Match Info
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Best player          : C_Gunter
Scorers              : J_McGinn (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Samba (39), A_Diouf (45), S_Lobotka (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Lens
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       20
Off target           :           7        |       10
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       13
Key Passes           :          19        |       15
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 3 - 1 Lens
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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  25   1   1   1  28 | 100  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  20  16  10  20 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  19  15  14  30 | 100   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  18  16
H_Westermann   DF   1  19  15   9  28 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  36  69
A_Traore       DF   1  19  16   6  25 |  73   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  34   0
S_Ralston      MF   1   7  18  15  30 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Gomis        MF   1  15  18   6  26 | 100   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
T_Lemar        AM   1   4  20  19  22 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  18
M_Gotze        AM   1   6  20  15  26 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  13
A_Silva        FW   1   7  13  23  28 | 100   0   0   6   0   3   1   0   0   0   0 120  32
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  23  25 | 100   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
M_Freese       GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  15  13  28 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Losada       MF   1   6  18  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Floccari     FW   1   5  14  19  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lens         FW   1   5  14  18  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Lens
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Samba        GK  27   1   1   1  21 | 100   5   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7   0   0   0
J_Gimenez      DF   1  23  18  13  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gunter       DF   1  22  16   8  32 | 100   0   6   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  96  73   0
T_Buchmann     DF   1  20  16  15  24 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
B_Sagna        DF   1  19  16   7  22 |  73   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  19   0  46
S_Lobotka      DM   1  17  22   8  21 | 100   0   0   3   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  31  60
Y_Fofana       MF   1  17  21   4  22 | 100   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  36   0
I_Saibari      MF   1   5  21  16  26 |  63   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  38
A_Diouf        MF   1   8  20  17  21 |  68   0   3   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  88  24  37
J_McGinn       MF   1  14  22  20  30 | 100   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  11  54
A_Sorloth      FW   1   2  19  24  26 | 100   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  14  18
A_Schlager     GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bakker       DF   1  15  13  10  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_de_Jong      MF   1  14  19  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  18   7  27 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
H_Boua_Die     FW   1   5  14  19  27 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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