FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Cardiff City (Fri Jul 25)


                      Manchester City  |  Cardiff City
                              5-2-3 P  |  4-2-2-2 A
                          Nick Lovell  |  Matt Rose Caretaker
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                           M_Thiaw DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                       R_Ait_Nouri DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                          A_Gordon FW  |  MF M_Brozovic
                          Am_Onana DF  |  MF M_Caqueret
                           B_Silva MF  |  AM T_Lemar
                      J_Bellingham MF  |  AM M_Camus
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW A_Silva
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW I_Thiago
                                       |
                              Moya SUB |  SUB M_Freese
                        Marquinhos SUB |  SUB J_Tomlinson
                          L_Aigner SUB |  SUB M_Gotze
                        A_Farnerud SUB |  SUB S_Floccari
                         N_Goodman SUB |  SUB J_Lens




Min. 3  :(car) Curled in dangerously from A_Silva to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard attempts the shot! 
          ...  But Ederson pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 6  :(mnc) Ruben_Dias knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Vestergaard slips 
          ...  B_Silva gets to it! 
          ...  B_Silva flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  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. 7  :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from J_Bellingham to R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Ait_Nouri! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And Manchester City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 8  :(car) A_Silva with a great first touch 
          ...  A_Silva tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  Ederson catches the ball 
Min. 12 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with a reverse pass to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 13 :(mnc) J_Bellingham knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  But M_Caqueret wins the ball 
Min. 13 :(car) A_Silva has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Ederson! 
          ...  A_Gordon hacks him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 14 :(car) M_Caqueret can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to I_Thiago 
          ...  But A_Gordon spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 16 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with an early cross to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Allsop had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 17 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Am_Onana will now play as a MF 
Min. 17 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri makes a run into space 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri shoots towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 17 :(car) A_Silva sidesteps Ruben_Dias 
          ...  A_Silva hits a great drive! 
          ...  Ederson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 18 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias runs at N_Osborne 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  But J_Vestergaard wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 25 :(mnc) J_Bellingham comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  J_Bellingham with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into R_Allsop's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 26 :(mnc) M_Thiaw looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 27 :(mnc) B_Silva makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  B_Silva tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was sheer delightful football!! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 28 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Goodman 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Kane 
Min. 28 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Farnerud 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Gordon 
Min. 28 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Aigner 
          ...  COMING OFF: Ruben_Dias 
Min. 28 :(mnc) M_Thiaw 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! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  From long range D_Vlahovic bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 28 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bellingham 
          ...  A_Silva fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 29 :(mnc) Am_Onana has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  N_Goodman gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from N_Goodman! 
          ...  R_Allsop parries it 
Min. 31 :(car) M_Camus with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  M_Camus hits a great drive! 
          ...  Ederson with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 32 :(car) M_Brozovic off the woodwork! 
          ...  T_Lemar picks up the deflection 
          ...  T_Lemar looks to see where Ederson is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Ederson makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 33 :(mnc) B_Silva spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Thiaw! 
          ...  M_Thiaw beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  R_Allsop charges out of his area 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 34 :(car) M_Brozovic with the nod to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Manchester City 3-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 36 :(car) M_Camus beats his man 
          ...  M_Camus with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 37 :(car) I_Thiago steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  I_Thiago could have let it bounce! 
          ...  Ederson with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 38 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri get's past N_Osborne 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 
Min. 39 :(car) M_Brozovic plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  J_Stones cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 41 :(mnc) B_Silva backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Vlahovic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Vlahovic throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  R_Allsop has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  R_Allsop is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 41 :(mnc) B_Silva is clutching his leg! 
          ...  This doesn't look good 
          ...  I think Nick Lovell is going to take him off 
          ...  Nick Lovell is shaking his head! 
          ...  His team will have to play the rest of a game a man short! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with the first time pass to N_Goodman 
          ...  N_Goodman belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 45 :(mnc) J_Bellingham boots it towards R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 46 :(car) A_Silva is hobbling. He's unable to continue 
Min. 46 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Floccari 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Thiago 
Min. 46 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Lens 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Silva 
Min. 47 :(mnc) N_Goodman barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  N_Goodman plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
Min. 47 :(car) M_Camus with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Lens 
          ...  J_Lens keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  What agility from Ederson 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 4-1 Cardiff City

Min. 50 :(car) T_Lockyer brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Floccari gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Floccari! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  Ederson moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-2 Cardiff City ...
Min. 51 :(car) J_Lens sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  J_Lens with a thundering drive! 
          ...  Ederson fists it away 
Min. 54 :(car) T_Lockyer plays the early ball across the box to find J_Lens in space 
          ...  From long range J_Lens bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 55 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gotze 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Lemar 
Min. 56 :(car) S_Floccari sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  The shot slips through Ederson's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 57 :(mnc) M_Thiaw runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Farnerud 
          ...  A_Farnerud with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 62 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from N_Osborne 
          ...  D_Vlahovic looks to see where R_Allsop is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 62 :(car) M_Caqueret with a short pass to find J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Stones takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 65 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 65 :(mnc) J_Bellingham gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Aigner 
          ...  L_Aigner tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But R_Allsop stops that one easily 
Min. 67 :(mnc) J_Bellingham turns past N_Osborne 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  J_Bellingham fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 69 :(mnc) Am_Onana with a probing through ball A_Farnerud 
          ...  A_Farnerud has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 70 :(car) M_Camus with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Osborne 
          ...  N_Goodman pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 71 :(car) S_Floccari flicks the ball on to M_Camus 
          ...  M_Camus has a dig at goal! 
          ...  Ederson narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 72 :(mnc) J_Bellingham is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 73 :(mnc) N_Goodman pushes it past T_Lockyer 
          ...  T_Lockyer recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 76 :(car) D_Caleta_Car takes possession 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 77 :(car) J_Lens runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Am_Onana goes in studs first 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 79 :(mnc) M_Thiaw wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Goodman 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 80 :(mnc) N_Goodman takes advantage of a mistake by T_Lockyer 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  N_Goodman with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 81 :(car) M_Caqueret beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds M_Camus 
          ...  M_Camus with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 81 :(mnc) J_Bellingham cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Goodman 
          ...  M_Camus with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 82 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Stones keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A great volley from J_Stones! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 83 :(mnc) N_Goodman chests it down 
          ...  N_Goodman has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 86 :(mnc) L_Aigner kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  N_Goodman gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  N_Goodman tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  Manchester City 5-2 Cardiff City ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with an amazing show of skill to get past T_Lockyer 
          ...  He crosses to Am_Onana 
          ...  J_Vestergaard takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 88 :(car) M_Caqueret with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  Ederson tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 92 :(car) M_Brozovic with a reverse pass to M_Camus 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with an ugly foul 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 93 :(car) N_Osborne with the first time flick to M_Camus 
          ...  M_Camus aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Ederson heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 95 :(car) T_Lockyer with a long pass to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  L_Aigner makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lens hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Ederson jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 96 :(car) T_Lockyer looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car fires the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bellingham (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , R_Ait_Nouri (7,45), H_Kane (16), B_Silva (27)N_Goodman (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Gordon (13)
Injured              : B_Silva (41)
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Floccari
Scorers              : I_Thiago (34), S_Floccari (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Camus (81)
Injured              : A_Silva (46)
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       19
Off target           :          11        |       6
On target            :          15        |       13
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :          21        |       16
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Final Score          : Manchester City 5 - 2 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Manchester 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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Ederson        GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  99  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
M_Thiaw        DF   1  22  19  16  28 |  99   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  56  14
R_Ait_Nouri    DF   1  23  19  15  28 |  99   0   0   2   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  28 102
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  23  19  15  27 |  28   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
J_Stones       DF   1  23  20  16  26 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  14
A_Gordon       FW   1   5  22  21  26 |  28   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  31  -2  14
Am_Onana       MF   1  21  23  12  29 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Silva        MF   1   4  24  19  24 |  41   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  18  39
J_Bellingham   AM   1  18  24  22  28 |  99   0   0   7   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  91  12
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  18  25  27 |  99   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  35  16
H_Kane         FW   1   7  19  24  27 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
Moya           GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  24  19  16  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Aigner       DF   1  17   9   4  18 |  71   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  21  53  26
A_Farnerud     MF   1   3  18  15  29 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
N_Goodman      FW   1   3  13  18  23 |  71   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  88

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 |  99  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  22  16   8  27 |  99   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  90   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  13  28 |  99   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  36   0  34
N_Osborne      DF   1  20  16  10  20 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  18  15  13  26 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  20   9  29 |  99   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0
M_Caqueret     MF   1  14  20   4  25 |  99   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  52   0
T_Lemar        AM   1   4  20  19  22 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Camus        AM   1   4  20  16  29 |  99   0   0   1   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  11  64
A_Silva        FW   1   7  13  23  28 |  46   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  14
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  23  25 |  46   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
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 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
S_Floccari     FW   1   5  14  18  23 |  53   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  38  32
J_Lens         FW   1   5  14  18  20 |  53   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
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