FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Crystal Palace (Mon Jul 14)


                         Cardiff City  |  Crystal Palace
                            4-2-2-2 A  |  5-2-1-2 P
                  Matt Rose Caretaker  |  Rob Brunton
                                       |
                          R_Allsop GK  |  GK D_Livakovic
                         T_Lockyer DF  |  DF W_Anton
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF J_Branthwaite
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF S_Reguilon
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF E_Alvarez
                        M_Brozovic MF  |  DF J_Lascelles
                        M_Caqueret MF  |  MF P_Pogba
                           T_Lemar AM  |  MF G_Rutter
                           M_Camus AM  |  AM F_Torres
                           A_Silva FW  |  FW J_P_Mateta
                          I_Thiago FW  |  FW L_Openda
                                       |
                          M_Freese SUB |  SUB Y_Clementia
                       J_Tomlinson SUB |  SUB K_Tsimikas
                           M_Gotze SUB |  SUB H_Mkhitaryan
                        S_Floccari SUB |  SUB A_Di_Natale
                            J_Lens SUB |  SUB M_Palermo




Min. 3  :(cry) Curled in dangerously from G_Rutter to J_Branthwaite 
          ...  T_Lockyer hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Lascelles! 
          ...  J_P_Mateta with the header 
          ...  But R_Allsop smothers the ball 
Min. 5  :(car) T_Lemar with a real burst of pace 
          ...  A delicate header from T_Lemar! 
          ...  D_Livakovic blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 5  :(cry) F_Torres is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_P_Mateta 
          ...  J_P_Mateta tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Allsop is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Branthwaite! 
          ...  R_Allsop catches it! 
Min. 6  :(car) T_Lemar brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  I_Thiago gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Thiago tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 7  :(car) M_Camus 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! 
          ...  T_Lemar receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  T_Lemar beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  D_Livakovic comes towards him 
          ...  D_Livakovic makes his move 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It bounces in front of goal! 
          ...  J_Branthwaite somehow gets back to hack it off the line!! 
Min. 9  :(car) T_Lemar sidesteps J_Branthwaite 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  T_Lemar runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But D_Livakovic makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 11 :(cry) S_Reguilon looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Alvarez 
          ...  A cracking drive from E_Alvarez! 
          ...  But R_Allsop gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Pogba drives it into the box! 
          ...  L_Openda swings a leg at it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  Let's see if Crystal Palace can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 0-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 12 :(car) M_Caqueret with a flicked pass to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 15 :(car) M_Camus with a glorious long pass to D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with the header! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 15 :(cry) J_Lascelles hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_P_Mateta collects the loose ball! 
          ...  J_P_Mateta fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 16 :(cry) W_Anton runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  W_Anton attempts to nutmeg R_Allsop! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 18 :(cry) L_Openda beats M_Caqueret 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  T_Lockyer takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 19 :(car) M_Camus with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows W_Anton a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Camus sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 20 :(cry) J_Lascelles looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to L_Openda 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 20 :(cry) F_Torres plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_P_Mateta decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  J_P_Mateta hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Allsop is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Rutter drives it into the box! 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  L_Openda swings a leg at it! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 21 :(car) M_Camus flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Camus blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 24 :(car) D_Caleta_Car flights the ball to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 26 :(cry) F_Torres knocks the ball past T_Lockyer 
          ...  F_Torres with the header! 
          ...  R_Allsop with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 27 :(car) I_Thiago plays a long ball to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  D_Livakovic 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. 30 :(cry) J_Lascelles with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past T_Lockyer 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Rutter! 
          ...  G_Rutter 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 looks to slot it in ...He's missed it, it goes past the wrong side of the post!! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 32 :(car) M_Camus takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  M_Camus has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 33 :(cry) S_Reguilon looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to J_P_Mateta 
          ...  Cleared by T_Lockyer 
Min. 34 :(cry) J_Lascelles with a measured ball to G_Rutter 
          ...  G_Rutter launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!! 
          ...  Cardiff City 0-2 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 35 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 38 :(car) I_Thiago turns on a sixpence 
          ...  I_Thiago rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  D_Livakovic with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 41 :(car) N_Osborne skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar drives the ball low! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 41 :(cry) W_Anton with a well-controlled run 
          ...  W_Anton hits a great shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 42 :(cry) G_Rutter with the dribble 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car is easily beaten 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from G_Rutter! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(cry) G_Rutter with the towering header to L_Openda 
          ...  M_Brozovic knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 43 :(cry) L_Openda with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows N_Osborne a clean set of heals 
          ...  What a shot from L_Openda! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Pogba drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to J_P_Mateta 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 44 :(car) D_Livakovic miskicks! 
          ...  T_Lockyer takes control of the ball! 
          ...  T_Lockyer hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Silva swings it in! 
          ...  D_Livakovic catches it! 
Min. 45 :(cry) E_Alvarez leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to L_Openda 
          ...  But D_Caleta_Car clears the ball to safety 
Min. 46 :(cry) P_Pogba gets lucky and beats T_Lockyer 
          ...  Now with the centre to J_P_Mateta 
          ...  J_Vestergaard intercepts the pass 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-2 Crystal Palace

Min. 46 :(cry) F_Torres puts in L_Openda 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 47 :(cry) L_Openda with a great first touch 
          ...  J_Vestergaard slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 47 :(car) I_Thiago has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on D_Livakovic! 
          ...  P_Pogba hacks him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 48 :(car) A_Silva 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 
          ...  I_Thiago with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 52 :(cry) P_Pogba heads the ball back to J_Lascelles 
          ...  J_Vestergaard goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 55 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gotze 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Lemar 
Min. 55 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Tsimikas 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Lascelles 
Min. 56 :(cry) E_Alvarez dribbles past A_Silva 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 57 :(cry) L_Openda beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  L_Openda has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 59 :(cry) F_Torres aims a karate kick at A_Silva! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 60 :(cry) G_Rutter breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on R_Allsop! 
          ...  T_Lockyer brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 60 :(cry) J_P_Mateta controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  J_P_Mateta aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 63 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Palermo 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Openda 
Min. 64 :(car) M_Camus flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Camus! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 65 :(cry) J_P_Mateta plays the early ball across the box to find G_Rutter in space 
          ...  G_Rutter must beat R_Allsop! 
          ...  R_Allsop parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 66 :(cry) J_P_Mateta turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  J_P_Mateta shoots towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 67 :(cry) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  F_Torres is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by T_Lockyer! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from F_Torres! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 69 :(car) J_Vestergaard rushes through the defence 
          ...  J_Vestergaard sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-2 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 69 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 69 :(cry) K_Tsimikas sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  K_Tsimikas rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 70 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 73 :(car) M_Brozovic with an amazing show of skill to get past P_Pogba 
          ...  He crosses to T_Lockyer 
          ...  T_Lockyer runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  D_Livakovic with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 74 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Rutter 
Min. 78 :(cry) M_Palermo takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  N_Osborne gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 79 :(cry) H_Mkhitaryan with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Branthwaite 
          ...  J_Vestergaard wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 81 :(car) M_Gotze holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Silva 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Silva! 
          ...  D_Livakovic collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 83 :(car) M_Brozovic makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  M_Brozovic tries the shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Matt Rose Caretaker spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 83 :(cry) K_Tsimikas kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_P_Mateta gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_P_Mateta fires the shot in! 
          ...  Saved by R_Allsop 
Min. 84 :(cry) F_Torres unselfishly heads the ball back to J_P_Mateta 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(car) D_Caleta_Car has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Silva gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Silva has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 89 :(cry) H_Mkhitaryan with a slide rule pass to J_P_Mateta 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 

*************  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          : J_Vestergaard
Scorers              : J_Vestergaard (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Brozovic (43), T_Lockyer (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : G_Rutter (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Openda (11), G_Rutter (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Pogba (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       22
Off target           :          14        |       11
On target            :           7        |       11
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :          12        |       0
Key Passes           :          11        |       19
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 2 Crystal Palace
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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 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  22  16   8  27 |  93   0   3   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  46  -2  40
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  13  28 |  93   0   4   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  72   0  42
N_Osborne      DF   1  19  16  10  20 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  17   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  18  15  13  26 |  93   0   4   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  36  15
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  19   9  29 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  12  17
M_Caqueret     MF   1  14  20   4  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
T_Lemar        AM   1   4  20  18  22 |  57   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  13  56
M_Camus        AM   1   4  20  16  29 |  93   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  26  48
A_Silva        FW   1   7  13  23  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  17
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  23  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  16  22
M_Freese       GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tomlinson    DF   1  15  13   7  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
S_Floccari     FW   1   5  14  18  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 - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Livakovic    GK  26   1   1   1  27 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
W_Anton        DF   1  24  16  10  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  38
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  20  17   4  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Reguilon     DF   1  21  20   2  30 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
E_Alvarez      DF   1  19  22  12  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  18
J_Lascelles    DF   1  22  16   4  25 |  57   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0
P_Pogba        MF   1  13  23  14  29 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  33  -2
G_Rutter       MF   1   6  20  18  22 |  76   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  26  64
F_Torres       AM   1   5  21  18  26 |  93   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  48  22
J_P_Mateta     FW   1   2  18  23  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   8   0   0   0   0   0  15  48
L_Openda       FW   1   5  15  23  23 |  65   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  39
Y_Clementia    GK  18   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tsimikas     DF   1  23  16  11  31 |  36   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  17
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   1   2  18  13  27 |  17   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Di_Natale    FW   1   7  14  19  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Palermo      FW   1   9  13  18  20 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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