FFO Prem, Manchester United vs. Cardiff City (Fri Oct 17)


                    Manchester United  |  Cardiff City
                          5-1-0-2-2 P  |  5-2-2-1 P
                         Steve Outten  |  Matt Rose Caretaker
                                       |
                           J_Oblak GK  |  GK A_Kinsky
                           P_Porro DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                      Lis_Martinez DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                       R_Calafiori DF  |  DF D_Godin
                        A_Cambiaso DF  |  DF P_Comuzzo
                        G_Moscardo DF  |  DF A_Traore
                              Gavi DM  |  MF M_Gotze
                      Fermin_Lopez AM  |  MF R_Gomis
                        R_Sterling AM  |  AM S_Ralston
                         Luis_Diaz FW  |  AM T_Lemar
                         K_Adeyemi FW  |  FW I_Thiago
                                       |
                          K_Keller SUB |  SUB M_Freese
                           F_Nacho SUB |  SUB J_OBrien
                         M_Harness SUB |  SUB H_Losada
                       J_Davenport SUB |  SUB S_Floccari
                           C_Smith SUB |  SUB J_Lens




Min. 1  :(car) M_Gotze knocks the ball past G_Moscardo 
          ...  Now he crosses to I_Thiago! 
          ...  R_Sterling takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  T_Lemar swings it in 
          ...  I_Thiago takes control of it! 
          ...  I_Thiago tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  J_Oblak with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 2  :(car) I_Thiago with an inswinging cross to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  N_Osborne flights it in! 
          ...  J_Oblak catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 5  :(mnu) P_Porro sprints past A_Traore 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A well-placed shot from P_Porro! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Manchester United have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 5  :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 5  :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  R_Sterling will now play as a MF 
Min. 5  :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows J_Vestergaard a clean set of heals 
          ...  I_Thiago with a bad challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  Lis_Martinez knocks it forward 
          ...  Fermin_Lopez gets on the end of it 
          ...  From long range Fermin_Lopez bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Kinsky just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 6  :(car) S_Ralston looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to I_Thiago 
          ...  Lis_Martinez with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 8  :(mnu) Fermin_Lopez looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Let's hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 10 :(car) J_Vestergaard gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  I_Thiago is unmarked 
          ...  G_Moscardo slices it 
          ...  J_Oblak moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Osborne! 
          ...  J_Oblak catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 12 :(car) P_Comuzzo looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze swings in the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lemar swings it in! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 13 :(car) R_Gomis lobs it over Gavi 
          ...  P_Porro hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Osborne! 
          ...  J_Oblak easily claims the ball! 
Min. 21 :(mnu) Gavi passes the ball to R_Calafiori 
          ...  R_Calafiori attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Kinsky collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 24 :(car) S_Ralston sidesteps Gavi 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  R_Sterling wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 25 :(car) N_Osborne bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 30 :(mnu) R_Calafiori spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to Fermin_Lopez! 
          ...  Fermin_Lopez has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 30 :(car) R_Gomis puts in I_Thiago 
          ...  Gavi clears with a diving header 
Min. 32 :(car) N_Osborne flights the ball to R_Gomis 
          ...  R_Gomis breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round J_Oblak 
          ...  J_Oblak charges out of his area 
          ...  J_Oblak belts it clear! 
          ...  Great sweeper-keeping! 
Min. 35 :(mnu) P_Porro looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  P_Comuzzo gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Sterling curls it into the box! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 37 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez hits a hard pass to A_Cambiaso 
          ...  But A_Traore comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 40 :(car) T_Lemar sidesteps P_Porro 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  T_Lemar hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(car) S_Ralston sidesteps his marker 
          ...  S_Ralston tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  J_Oblak gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 44 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  P_Porro gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  But A_Traore comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 45 :(car) S_Ralston latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  Lis_Martinez hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Thiago with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Oblak thumps the ball away! 
Min. 46 :(mnu) Fermin_Lopez with a neat pass into R_Sterling 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Godin 
Min. 47 :(mnu) G_Moscardo with a slide rule pass to R_Sterling 
          ...  R_Sterling with the chance! 
          ...  A_Kinsky turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Kinsky comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  Gavi with the shot! 
          ...  A_Kinsky gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Gavi! 
          ...  It is cleared by N_Osborne 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-0 Cardiff City

Min. 53 :(mnu) P_Porro dribbles past N_Osborne 
          ...  A_Traore with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 58 :(car) P_Comuzzo drives it forward to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Osborne plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  J_Oblak comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  T_Lemar with the header 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 59 :(mnu) Fermin_Lopez makes himself available 
          ...  Fermin_Lopez with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 59 :(car) T_Lemar eases past P_Porro 
          ...  The ball hits G_Moscardo in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Losada 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Gomis 
Min. 64 :(mnu) Gavi with an incisive pass to Fermin_Lopez 
          ...  Fermin_Lopez fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Kinsky makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 65 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(mnu) R_Sterling plays it long to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Luis_Diaz has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Kinsky with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 66 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 66 :(mnu) G_Moscardo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to P_Porro 
          ...  P_Porro tries to beat A_Kinsky! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Moscardo curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Kinsky comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz with the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  That's a personal milestone for him! 
          ...  His 20th goal of the campaign! 
          ...  Manchester United 2-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 67 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 67 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  G_Moscardo will now play as a DM 
Min. 67 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  R_Sterling will now play as a AM 
Min. 67 :(car) D_Godin finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  D_Godin attempts the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester United fans taunt him! 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Floccari 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Ralston 
Min. 70 :(mnu) Fermin_Lopez sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Fermin_Lopez with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 70 :(car) T_Lemar with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  T_Lemar flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  J_Oblak manages to turn it behind 
Min. 75 :(car) T_Lemar with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Floccari 
          ...  R_Calafiori wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 76 :(mnu) P_Porro with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  P_Porro shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 78 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Gavi 
          ...  J_Vestergaard fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 79 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez flicks it past P_Comuzzo 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Lis_Martinez with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  A_Kinsky takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 79 :(car) H_Losada holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Traore 
          ...  Well intercepted by Gavi 
Min. 81 :(mnu) P_Porro sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Fermin_Lopez 
          ...  Fermin_Lopez tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 82 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi picks up the pass 
          ...  K_Adeyemi tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 83 :(mnu) R_Sterling finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  R_Sterling hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Kinsky 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 83 :(mnu) Fermin_Lopez rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  H_Losada with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Steve Outten looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 85 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz volleys it forward. He finds Gavi 
          ...  Gavi cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  A_Kinsky with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 86 :(mnu) R_Sterling is unmarked! 
          ...  R_Sterling attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Kinsky tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Sterling crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Kinsky is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Moscardo plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  R_Sterling with the header 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Manchester United fans!! 
          ...  Manchester United 3-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 86 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 86 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  G_Moscardo will now play as a MF 
Min. 86 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  R_Sterling will now play as a FW 
Min. 86 :(car) A_Traore controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  S_Floccari gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Gavi cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 87 :(mnu) A_Cambiaso slips past his marker P_Comuzzo 
          ...  The ball is whipped into Gavi 
          ...  Gavi has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  Manchester United 4-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mnu) G_Moscardo has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Osborne 
          ...  He puts in A_Cambiaso! 
          ...  A_Cambiaso flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Kinsky gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 91 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez puts in R_Sterling 
          ...  R_Sterling with a terrific drive! 
          ...  A_Kinsky makes a good save 
Min. 93 :(car) I_Thiago leaves G_Moscardo standing 
          ...  P_Porro dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 96 :(car) S_Floccari finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  S_Floccari fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  J_Oblak parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Oblak recovers to save!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : Gavi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Porro (5), Luis_Diaz (66), R_Sterling (86), Gavi (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : T_Lemar
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , I_Thiago (5), J_Vestergaard (78)H_Losada (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       12
Off target           :          10        |       7
On target            :          15        |       5
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           6        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :          11        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       12
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Final Score          : Manchester United 4 - 0 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Oblak        GK  27   1   1   1  19 |  99  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  61   0   0   0
P_Porro        DF   1  24  20  17  22 |  99   0   2   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  28  26  56
Lis_Martinez   DF   1  23  20  13  29 |  99   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  39  17
R_Calafiori    DF   1  24  20  12  23 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  13  18
A_Cambiaso     DF   1  24  20  17  26 |  99   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  31  13
G_Moscardo     MF   1  20  22  14  27 |  99   0   2   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  65   0
Gavi           DM   1  20  23  19  27 |  99   0   3   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  54  20  52
Fermin_Lopez   AM   1  10  23  22  25 |  99   0   0   2   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  20  38
R_Sterling     FW   1   5  23  23  25 |  99   0   1   1   0   5   1   0   0   0  33  10  48
Luis_Diaz      FW   1   6  17  25  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  16  31
K_Adeyemi      FW   1   6  18  26  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
K_Keller       GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Nacho        DF   1  22  21  15  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Harness      MF   1   5  15  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Davenport    MF   1  14  16   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smith        FW   1   8  14  15  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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A_Kinsky       GK  26   1   1   1  27 |  99  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  20  16  10  20 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  34   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  15  28
D_Godin        DF   1  18  12   7  26 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  21
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  19  15  14  30 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  36   0
A_Traore       DF   1  19  17   7  25 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  16   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  15  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  26
R_Gomis        MF   1  15  19   6  26 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  24
S_Ralston      AM   1   7  19  15  30 |  73   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  15
T_Lemar        AM   1   4  20  19  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  13  29
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  23  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  14   5
M_Freese       GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_OBrien       DF   1  14  11   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Losada       MF   1   7  18  16  24 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
S_Floccari     AM   1   5  14  19  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_Lens         FW   1   5  14  18  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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