FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Portsmouth (Fri Nov 14) Cardiff City | Portsmouth 5-2-2-1 P | 5-2-1-2 C Matt Rose Caretaker | Neil Kirby | A_Kinsky GK | GK Agirrezabala J_Vestergaard DF | DF G_Di_Lorenzo H_Westermann DF | DF N_Mazraoui N_Osborne DF | DF J_Victor P_Comuzzo DF | DF L_Kelly A_Traore DF | DF A_Grimaldo M_Gotze MF | MF A_Gray R_Gomis MF | AM K_Havertz H_Losada AM | MF Dani_Olmo T_Lemar AM | FW W_Rooney I_Thiago FW | FW B_Dia | M_Freese SUB | SUB R_Descamps D_Godin SUB | SUB C_Richards Terrats SUB | SUB J_Ngakia S_Kalu SUB | SUB Elano S_Floccari SUB | SUB C_Offor Min. 5 :(por) K_Havertz drives the ball across field ... It comes to Dani_Olmo ... Dani_Olmo blasts it at the goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 9 :(por) W_Rooney runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... W_Rooney has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 10 :(car) M_Gotze controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... I_Thiago gets onto the end of the pass! ... Cleared by K_Havertz Min. 11 :(por) A_Gray sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Victor ... But H_Westermann slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 15 :(car) J_Vestergaard takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into I_Thiago ... G_Di_Lorenzo read the danger and stops the pass Min. 18 :(car) I_Thiago spots a team mate in space ... He finds T_Lemar with a lovely pass! ... T_Lemar with a little chip! ... But Agirrezabala is equal to it Min. 23 :(car) N_Osborne with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Victor ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... P_Comuzzo flights it in! ... Agirrezabala fists it away! Min. 23 :(car) H_Losada retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... P_Comuzzo latches onto the end of it ... A_Gray is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee lectures him Min. 24 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Victor ... H_Westermann tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Dani_Olmo chips the ball in towards the far post! ... K_Havertz rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! ... They're tinkering with the filters ... The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! ... Portsmouth have the advantage! ... Cardiff City 0-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 25 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... A_Gray will now play as a DM Min. 29 :(por) B_Dia crosses in from the wing, he finds L_Kelly in the box ... P_Comuzzo with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 31 :(por) Dani_Olmo with a reverse pass to N_Mazraoui ... R_Gomis is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Matt Rose Caretaker looks relieved Min. 34 :(car) I_Thiago with the towering header to N_Osborne ... N_Osborne shoots towards goal! ... But Agirrezabala punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 34 :(por) K_Havertz takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... A_Traore with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 37 :(car) H_Losada is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to I_Thiago ... I_Thiago with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 37 :(por) K_Havertz knocks the ball past J_Vestergaard ... A_Traore is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 39 :(por) Dani_Olmo takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Dani_Olmo shapes up for a shot! ... A_Kinsky can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... A_Kinsky was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 41 :(car) H_Losada looks up ... He swings the ball right towards T_Lemar ... T_Lemar tries to place it in the corner! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(car) I_Thiago makes the tackle ... But A_Grimaldo wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 43 :(por) A_Grimaldo reads the run of K_Havertz ... K_Havertz beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... A_Kinsky comes towards him ... He dinks it over A_Kinsky ... GOAL!! ... That's a personal milestone for him! ... 20 goals for this campaign! ... Cardiff City 0-2 Portsmouth ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-2 Portsmouth Min. 46 :(por) Dani_Olmo unselfishly heads the ball back to K_Havertz ... J_Vestergaard reads the play well Min. 49 :(por) Dani_Olmo with a measured ball to G_Di_Lorenzo ... G_Di_Lorenzo rises above the defence to head the ball! ... A_Kinsky makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 51 :(car) M_Gotze is too quick for W_Rooney ... M_Gotze sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... Agirrezabala with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 52 :(por) L_Kelly kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... K_Havertz gets on the end of the pass ... A_Traore makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 53 :(car) N_Osborne feeds the ball through the middle ... I_Thiago runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... I_Thiago fires off a right-footed shot! ... Agirrezabala gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 56 :(por) A_Grimaldo searches out K_Havertz ... A_Traore knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 57 :(por) K_Havertz picks out B_Dia with the cross ... B_Dia with a graceful, looping effort! ... GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The crowd goes wild! ... And that takes his record to 25 for the season!! ... Cardiff City 0-3 Portsmouth ... Min. 58 :(por) K_Havertz plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... K_Havertz lobs A_Kinsky! ... A_Kinsky is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 60 :(por) L_Kelly with the through ball to Dani_Olmo ... Dani_Olmo must beat A_Kinsky! ... A_Kinsky gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... Dani_Olmo plays it into the danger area! ... J_Victor gets on the end of it ... A_Kinsky narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 65 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A Min. 65 :(por) Dani_Olmo is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to A_Grimaldo ... Good sliding challenge from N_Osborne Min. 67 :(por) K_Havertz sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... W_Rooney runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... W_Rooney hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... A_Kinsky can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Kinsky makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 71 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... K_Havertz decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... I_Thiago goes in studs first ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... J_Victor floats it forward ... W_Rooney latches onto the end of it ... W_Rooney tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 71 :(por) W_Rooney with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... W_Rooney fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But A_Kinsky punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... K_Havertz plays it towards the near post! ... B_Dia gets something on it! ... A_Kinsky gathers it easily Min. 72 :(por) A_Grimaldo gets possession in his own half ... N_Osborne robs him of the ball Min. 74 :(por) B_Dia takes possession on the edge of the box ... H_Losada with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Portsmouth players ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... B_Dia with the curler ... A_Kinsky parries it Min. 77 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: Elano ... COMING OFF: Dani_Olmo Min. 78 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: C_Richards ... COMING OFF: J_Victor Min. 78 :(car) P_Comuzzo turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to I_Thiago ... C_Richards with the tackle Min. 78 :(por) B_Dia is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... L_Kelly latches onto the end of it ... A_Traore slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 79 :(car) J_Vestergaard beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... J_Vestergaard controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 79 :(por) The ball goes loose! ... G_Di_Lorenzo gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... G_Di_Lorenzo aims for the top right corner! ... But A_Kinsky hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 80 :(por) N_Mazraoui has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Vestergaard ... He puts in W_Rooney! ... W_Rooney carves a shot towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 86 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo flicks it over A_Traore's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... P_Comuzzo with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 86 :(por) C_Richards sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... C_Richards with the drive! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(por) Elano gets to the byline and finds G_Di_Lorenzo with a beautiful cross ... N_Osborne forces him off the ball Min. 91 :(car) I_Thiago gets lucky and beats A_Grimaldo ... Now with the centre to H_Losada ... K_Havertz with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... N_Osborne runs up straight ... And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! ... Agirrezabala gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 93 :(por) K_Havertz finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... A vicious shot by K_Havertz! ... A_Kinsky claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... He has completed his hat-trick! ... Cardiff City 0-4 Portsmouth ... Min. 94 :(car) P_Comuzzo flicks it over A_Grimaldo's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... N_Mazraoui with a pull on the shirt ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... I_Thiago swings it in ... T_Lemar gets on the end of it ... T_Lemar with the side footed shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... Agirrezabala tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... I_Thiago swings it in! ... Agirrezabala comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Thiago Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , I_Thiago (71)H_Losada (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Havertz (Man of the Match) Scorers : , K_Havertz (24,43,93)B_Dia (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Havertz (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 9 | 19 Off target : 3 | 8 On target : 6 | 11 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 15 | 6 Key Tackles : 10 | 5 Key Passes : 10 | 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 0 - 4 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 17 15 H_Westermann DF 1 20 15 10 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 N_Osborne DF 1 20 16 10 20 | 96 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 54 17 40 P_Comuzzo DF 1 19 15 14 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 18 0 A_Traore DF 1 19 17 7 25 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 M_Gotze MF 1 6 20 15 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 15 R_Gomis MF 1 15 19 6 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Losada AM 1 7 18 16 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 43 -2 T_Lemar AM 1 4 20 19 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 I_Thiago FW 1 6 17 23 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 46 10 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Terrats MF 1 12 16 9 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Kalu AM 1 4 15 8 21 | 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 Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 G_Di_Lorenzo DF 1 23 20 15 25 | 96 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 26 30 N_Mazraoui DF 1 23 19 10 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 J_Victor DF 1 21 17 5 25 | 79 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 25 L_Kelly DF 1 22 16 12 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 23 17 13 31 | 96 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 53 0 A_Gray DM 1 19 21 4 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 K_Havertz AM 1 7 22 23 29 | 96 0 1 3 1 4 3 1 0 0 29 47 69 Dani_Olmo MF 1 6 23 22 22 | 78 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 55 20 W_Rooney FW 1 7 17 20 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 B_Dia FW 1 7 17 24 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 32 32 R_Descamps GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Richards DF 1 19 12 4 31 | 17 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 24 J_Ngakia DF 1 15 11 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elano MF 1 11 19 17 26 | 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 C_Offor FW 1 2 11 14 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1763138824 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40