FFO DPT, Cardiff City vs. Barcelona (Wed Oct 01) Cardiff City | Barcelona 5-2-2-1 P | 5-2-0-2-1 C Matt Rose Caretaker | HD King | A_Kinsky GK | GK M_Di_Gregorio N_Osborne DF | DF N_Ake J_Vestergaard DF | DF D_Dumfries H_Westermann DF | DF N_Sule P_Comuzzo DF | DF R_Bensebaini A_Traore DF | DF D_Llorente M_Gotze MF | DM D_Zakaria R_Gomis MF | AM C_Nkunku S_Ralston AM | DM A_MacAllister T_Lemar AM | AM D_Szoboszlai I_Thiago FW | FW V_Osimhen | M_Freese SUB | SUB A_Bass D_Godin SUB | SUB K_Walker H_Losada SUB | SUB Ederson S_Floccari SUB | SUB D_de_Zeeuw J_Lens SUB | SUB G_Simeone Min. 1 :(car) T_Lemar sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to I_Thiago ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from I_Thiago! ... It looks good ... The net moves! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... He's scored his 10th goal of the season! ... Cardiff City have snatched the lead! ... Cardiff City 1-0 Barcelona ... Min. 1 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from N_Osborne ... D_Szoboszlai leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... A_Kinsky parries it Min. 9 :(car) A_Traore is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to I_Thiago ... I_Thiago hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... Over the bar! Min. 12 :(bca) R_Bensebaini with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... D_Szoboszlai gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Ralston goes in studs first ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... A_MacAllister knocks it forward ... C_Nkunku gets on the end of it ... C_Nkunku with the shot! ... But A_Kinsky punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 18 :(car) I_Thiago has it now ... He takes on D_Llorente ... He gets past him! ... He puts in H_Westermann! ... H_Westermann curls it towards the top corner! ... M_Di_Gregorio is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL!! ... Great strike! ... Cardiff City 2-0 Barcelona ... Min. 18 :(bca) V_Osimhen beats R_Gomis ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... V_Osimhen tries one from the edge of the box! ... A_Kinsky has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Kinsky is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 20 :(bca) R_Bensebaini can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to C_Nkunku ... C_Nkunku with a thundering drive! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 21 :(bca) N_Sule could get a shot on goal here ... But he loses control of it ... N_Osborne belts it clear Min. 23 :(car) I_Thiago with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... I_Thiago flicks the header toward the far post! ... M_Di_Gregorio makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 24 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai with a byline cross to V_Osimhen ... V_Osimhen with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Kinsky is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Dumfries lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Kinsky ... 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. 27 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... V_Osimhen gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... V_Osimhen hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 30 :(bca) D_Zakaria kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... V_Osimhen gets on the end of the pass ... V_Osimhen with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But A_Kinsky hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 31 :(bca) D_Zakaria looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to C_Nkunku ... C_Nkunku tries one from the edge of the box! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... D_Szoboszlai hits it towards the far post! ... It is cleared by J_Vestergaard Min. 34 :(bca) D_Llorente kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... C_Nkunku gets on the end of the pass ... C_Nkunku hits a crisp volley! ... A_Kinsky with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 35 :(bca) D_Dumfries with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... P_Comuzzo hits it out for a throw Min. 42 :(bca) D_Dumfries sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... D_Szoboszlai gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... D_Szoboszlai beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... A_Kinsky charges out of his area ... A_Kinsky belts it clear! ... Great sweeper-keeping! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(car) The defender loses control of the ball! ... M_Gotze seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... But N_Ake sweeps up the threat ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 2-0 Barcelona Min. 46 :(car) M_Gotze looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to T_Lemar ... A glorious effort by T_Lemar! ... M_Di_Gregorio with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 46 :(bca) D_Zakaria picks out C_Nkunku with the cross ... C_Nkunku sees A_Kinsky off his line! ... A_Kinsky narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 48 :(bca) D_Llorente over hits his pass ... He finds D_Dumfries though ... That was fortunate ... J_Vestergaard wins the ball Min. 48 :(car) T_Lemar cuts inside ... A_MacAllister wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 49 :(car) M_Gotze plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... I_Thiago keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... C_Nkunku with a clumsy challenge ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 51 :(bca) D_Llorente looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to C_Nkunku ... H_Westermann takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 54 :(bca) D_Dumfries finds himself in a good position ... D_Dumfries fires off a right-footed shot! ... A_Kinsky gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 55 :(bca) A_MacAllister controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... V_Osimhen gets onto the end of the pass! ... V_Osimhen uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... GOAL!! ... That was sheer delightful football!! ... That is his 10th goal this campaign!! ... Cardiff City 2-1 Barcelona ... Min. 62 :(bca) C_Nkunku turns past R_Gomis ... He has created space for himself now ... C_Nkunku blasts it at the goal! ... But A_Kinsky makes an easy save Min. 63 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: G_Simeone ... COMING OFF: V_Osimhen Min. 63 :(car) I_Thiago spits at G_Simeone ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 64 :(car) T_Lemar plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... I_Thiago decides to go for goal instead! ... I_Thiago attempts a chip! ... M_Di_Gregorio with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 65 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D Min. 68 :(car) S_Ralston with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... A_MacAllister bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: D_Godin ... COMING OFF: P_Comuzzo Min. 73 :(bca) D_Zakaria has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past A_Traore ... He puts in G_Simeone! ... A_Traore recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 73 :(bca) C_Nkunku spits at T_Lemar ... He got away with just a warning Min. 75 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai brings it under control ... He takes on H_Westermann ... He gets past him! ... He puts in C_Nkunku! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from C_Nkunku! ... It looks good ... But A_Kinsky makes an easy save Min. 78 :(car) A_Traore sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... I_Thiago runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... N_Ake with an ugly foul ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... I_Thiago fires it towards the goal ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And M_Di_Gregorio reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... T_Lemar flights it in! ... D_Dumfries reads it well and clears the danger Min. 85 :(bca) D_Llorente sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to D_Szoboszlai ... D_Godin knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Thiago (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Thiago (1), H_Westermann (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Ralston (12), I_Thiago (63) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Osimhen Scorers : V_Osimhen (55) Sent Off : N/A Booked : ÿ, A_MacAllister (48)C_Nkunku (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Barcelona Attempts on Goal : 7 | 15 Off target : 1 | 6 On target : 6 | 9 Possession : 37 | 63 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 7 | 3 Key Passes : 6 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 2 - 1 Barcelona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Kinsky GK 26 1 1 1 27 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 N_Osborne DF 1 20 16 10 20 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 H_Westermann DF 1 19 15 10 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 19 0 48 P_Comuzzo DF 1 19 15 14 30 | 71 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 A_Traore DF 1 19 17 6 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 0 M_Gotze MF 1 6 20 15 26 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 R_Gomis MF 1 15 19 6 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ralston AM 1 7 19 15 30 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 T_Lemar AM 1 4 20 19 22 | 93 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 11 I_Thiago FW 1 6 17 23 25 | 93 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 -2 35 46 M_Freese GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Godin DF 1 18 12 7 26 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 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 - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Di_Gregorio GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 N_Ake DF 1 24 18 14 17 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 23 17 7 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 16 21 N_Sule DF 1 23 17 13 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Bensebaini DF 1 22 17 4 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 D_Llorente DF 1 23 20 8 26 | 93 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 D_Zakaria DM 1 19 22 11 26 | 93 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 C_Nkunku AM 1 10 23 18 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 78 A_MacAllister DM 1 17 22 14 28 | 93 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 25 -2 D_Szoboszlai AM 1 3 22 19 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 22 V_Osimhen FW 1 3 19 24 27 | 64 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 A_Bass GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 19 15 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ederson MF 1 16 20 12 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_de_Zeeuw MF 1 11 18 13 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Simeone FW 1 6 13 23 27 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1759339696 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40