FFO Prem, Newcastle United vs. Cardiff City (Mon Sep 01) Newcastle United | Cardiff City 4-3-3 P | 4-2-2-2 C Nathan Prior | Matt Rose Caretaker | T_Strakosha GK | GK R_Allsop J_Clauss DF | DF N_Osborne Nuno_Santos DF | DF J_Vestergaard R_Taylor DF | DF H_Westermann M_Helik DF | DF P_Comuzzo T_Kroos MF | MF S_Ralston T_Reijnders MF | MF R_Gomis M_Taverneir MF | AM T_Lemar D_Milito FW | AM M_Gotze C_Pulisic FW | FW A_Silva A_Gudmundsson FW | FW I_Thiago | S_Herrera SUB | SUB M_Freese R_Song SUB | SUB A_Traore Chiquinho SUB | SUB H_Losada J_Bacuna SUB | SUB S_Floccari K_Moore SUB | SUB J_Lens Min. 1 :(car) T_Lemar is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... T_Lemar fires off a right-footed shot! ... T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... P_Comuzzo plays it towards the near post! ... That's a poor one ... T_Strakosha catches it with ease Min. 2 :(new) T_Kroos with the towering header to C_Pulisic ... N_Osborne reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 4 :(new) A_Gudmundsson slips past H_Westermann ... A_Gudmundsson chases it through, he must score! ... 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. 6 :(new) D_Milito slips past J_Vestergaard ... D_Milito looks to see where R_Allsop is! ... He shoots! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 7 :(new) C_Pulisic hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Milito latches onto it! ... Blocked by P_Comuzzo Min. 9 :(new) C_Pulisic lobs it over S_Ralston ... Cleaned up by P_Comuzzo Min. 13 :(new) A_Gudmundsson looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Helik ... H_Westermann reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Helik! ... C_Pulisic gets on the end of it ... R_Allsop makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 13 :(car) J_Vestergaard with a real burst of pace ... He leaves M_Helik behind ... C_Pulisic fouls ... That was disgusting ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Nathan Prior looks relieved ... Matt Rose Caretaker is far from happy with that decision Min. 14 :(new) J_Clauss sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... D_Milito runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... D_Milito with the cheeky shot! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 15 :(new) T_Reijnders knocks it forward ... I_Thiago slips ... A_Gudmundsson gets to it! ... N_Osborne anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 19 :(new) T_Reijnders looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Nuno_Santos ... Nuno_Santos sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 25 :(new) D_Milito eases past R_Gomis ... N_Osborne with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 26 :(new) T_Kroos runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to J_Clauss ... I_Thiago steals the ball of off him Min. 27 :(new) Nuno_Santos with the cross-field pass to M_Taverneir ... M_Taverneir beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... R_Allsop comes towards him ... He dinks it over R_Allsop ... R_Allsop reacts well to save!! ... CORNER! ... Nuno_Santos plays it into the danger area! ... R_Allsop catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 29 :(new) M_Helik gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Vestergaard! ... He has some space now! ... N_Osborne reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 29 :(car) J_Vestergaard jinks past J_Clauss ... Cleared by R_Taylor Min. 31 :(new) R_Taylor runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to D_Milito ... D_Milito with his head down lets it go! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... R_Allsop moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL!! ... Newcastle United take the lead! ... Newcastle United 1-0 Cardiff City ... Min. 31 :(car) A_Silva could get a shot on goal here ... J_Clauss dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 32 :(new) T_Reijnders with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... A great volley from T_Reijnders! ... But R_Allsop with the difficult save Min. 37 :(new) Nuno_Santos steps over the ball ... He nutmegs I_Thiago ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But N_Osborne clears the danger Min. 37 :(car) A_Silva drives it across the face of the goal J_Vestergaard ... Great challenge by Nuno_Santos ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... P_Comuzzo lofts the ball in! ... T_Strakosha catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 40 :(car) M_Gotze has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on T_Strakosha! ... R_Taylor hacks him down! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 40 :(car) A_Silva sprints past M_Helik ... A_Silva curls the ball in on goal! ... T_Strakosha with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 42 :(new) C_Pulisic sprints past N_Osborne ... C_Pulisic with the chance! ... But R_Allsop punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(new) T_Kroos plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... T_Kroos with the chance! ... GOAL!! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... Newcastle United 2-0 Cardiff City ... Min. 44 :(car) H_Westermann squares it to M_Gotze ... M_Gotze with a thundering shot! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... Newcastle United 2-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 46 :(new) M_Helik with a penetrating pass to M_Taverneir ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... I_Thiago looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 2-1 Cardiff City Min. 46 :(new) D_Milito runs at the defence ... D_Milito with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! ... R_Allsop moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... R_Allsop tips it wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... D_Milito flights it in! ... A_Gudmundsson gets his head on it ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!! ... Newcastle United 3-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 46 :(new) M_Taverneir sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to D_Milito ... M_Gotze with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 48 :(new) J_Clauss spots his team mate making a run ... He finds C_Pulisic with a lovely pass! ... C_Pulisic has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... R_Allsop never had a chance! Min. 49 :(car) R_Gomis plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Gotze decides to go for goal instead! ... M_Gotze blasts the ball towards goal! ... T_Strakosha makes a difficult save Min. 49 :(new) T_Reijnders breaks clear! ... He just has R_Allsop to beat! ... He dinks it over R_Allsop ... H_Westermann gets back to block it on the line!! ... But the ref's blown his whistle! He's spotted a handball! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... PENALTY!! ... A_Gudmundsson places the ball on the spot! ... GOAL!! ... He sent the keeper the wrong way! ... Newcastle United 4-1 Cardiff City... Min. 50 :(car) M_Gotze kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... I_Thiago gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Reijnders fouls badly ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 50 :(car) M_Gotze drives the ball across field ... It comes to I_Thiago ... I_Thiago blasts the ball towards goal! ... T_Strakosha can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... T_Strakosha makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 51 :(car) J_Vestergaard with a real burst of pace ... He shows T_Kroos a clean set of heals ... J_Vestergaard hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But T_Strakosha makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 52 :(new) J_Clauss gets to the byline and finds M_Helik with a beautiful cross ... S_Ralston gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Clauss curls it into the box! ... A_Silva gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 52 :(car) T_Lemar with a measured ball to M_Gotze ... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Reijnders ... He timed it well Min. 53 :(new) T_Reijnders with a real burst of pace ... He leaves R_Gomis behind ... T_Reijnders with the shot on net! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 53 :(car) J_Vestergaard slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... J_Vestergaard unleashes a pile driver! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 54 :(new) J_Clauss sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... T_Reijnders runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... T_Reijnders hits the ball first time! ... The shot slips through R_Allsop's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 56 :(car) M_Gotze runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... M_Gotze with a terrific drive! ... T_Strakosha makes a difficult save Min. 57 :(new) T_Reijnders gets lucky and beats S_Ralston ... Now with the centre to R_Taylor ... R_Taylor hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... R_Allsop gathers it comfortably Min. 57 :(car) I_Thiago moves forward ... I_Thiago with the overhead! ... T_Strakosha manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... A_Silva plays it towards the near post! ... T_Strakosha thumps the ball away! Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: Chiquinho ... COMING OFF: M_Helik Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: H_Losada ... COMING OFF: T_Lemar Min. 62 :(new) A_Gudmundsson holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to T_Kroos ... T_Kroos has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 62 :(car) H_Westermann is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... A_Silva latches onto the end of it ... A_Silva with the drive! ... T_Strakosha gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 63 :(car) The ball goes loose! ... A_Silva gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... A_Silva goes for goal! ... T_Strakosha can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... T_Strakosha makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 64 :(car) H_Westermann pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... I_Thiago is clean through! ... I_Thiago drives the ball low! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: K_Moore ... COMING OFF: C_Pulisic Min. 65 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A Min. 67 :(new) Chiquinho takes possession ... Chiquinho hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... R_Allsop makes a good save ... CORNER! ... T_Kroos with an outswinging corner into the box ... M_Taverneir rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... R_Allsop won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 68 :(new) D_Milito plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... D_Milito hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 68 :(car) J_Vestergaard plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Ralston decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... S_Ralston has a dig at goal! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 69 :(new) T_Kroos 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! ... A_Gudmundsson receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Gudmundsson looks to see where R_Allsop is! ... He shoots! ... R_Allsop saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: J_Bacuna ... COMING OFF: T_Reijnders Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: S_Floccari ... COMING OFF: M_Gotze Min. 70 :(car) A_Silva plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... A delicate header from A_Silva! ... T_Strakosha with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 71 :(new) Chiquinho with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to K_Moore ... K_Moore is clean through! ... He rounds R_Allsop ... He rounds R_Allsop ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... It goes over!! Min. 71 :(car) H_Losada nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... H_Losada with a thundering shot! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 72 :(new) K_Moore spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Milito! ... D_Milito is clean through, he is one on one with R_Allsop ... He tries to slip it past R_Allsop Oooh you beauty! ... What a hit, son! ... What a hit! ... GOAL!!!!! ... Newcastle United 5-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 73 :(car) S_Floccari gains control of the loose ball ... S_Floccari could have let it bounce! ... T_Strakosha makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 76 :(new) J_Bacuna beats A_Silva ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... From long range J_Bacuna bends the ball towards goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 79 :(new) Nuno_Santos takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to K_Moore ... K_Moore drives it towards goal! ... But R_Allsop comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 80 :(car) S_Ralston brings the ball into the opposing area ... A_Silva makes himself available ... A_Silva with a thundering volley! ... It takes a deflection! ... T_Strakosha is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Floccari ... That's a poor one ... T_Strakosha catches it with ease Min. 81 :(new) K_Moore is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to D_Milito ... D_Milito has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with R_Allsop ... He lobs it over R_Allsop ... It goes over!! ... He'll have to be a master of spin to explain that one to his manager! Min. 81 :(car) S_Floccari slips past his marker J_Bacuna ... The ball is whipped into J_Vestergaard ... J_Vestergaard tries to place it in the corner! ... T_Strakosha saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 82 :(new) M_Taverneir takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into K_Moore ... K_Moore with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 82 :(car) I_Thiago takes advantage of a mistake by T_Kroos ... D_Milito with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 85 :(car) A_Silva retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... H_Westermann gets on the end of it ... H_Westermann attempts the shot! ... T_Strakosha with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(new) A_Gudmundsson sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... I_Thiago fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 90 :(new) D_Milito knocks it forward ... N_Osborne slips ... M_Taverneir gets to it! ... M_Taverneir attempts the shot! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 90 :(car) N_Osborne looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to S_Ralston ... S_Ralston with the crafty shot! ... It floats over T_Strakosha ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 92 :(car) J_Vestergaard runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to I_Thiago ... R_Taylor with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Milito (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Milito (31,72), T_Kroos (43), A_Gudmundsson (46,49 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Taylor (40) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Gotze Scorers : M_Gotze (44) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , M_Gotze (46), H_Westermann (49)I_Thiago (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Cardiff City Attempts on Goal : 29 | 20 Off target : 15 | 8 On target : 14 | 12 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 5 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 12 Key Passes : 23 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 5 - 1 Cardiff City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 93 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 23 18 15 26 | 93 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 60 0 Nuno_Santos DF 1 22 16 12 25 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 34 16 R_Taylor DF 1 18 13 3 24 | 93 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 18 43 25 M_Helik DF 1 20 15 14 29 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 T_Kroos MF 1 15 22 15 22 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 33 51 T_Reijnders MF 1 3 20 17 27 | 71 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 35 39 35 M_Taverneir MF 1 7 21 16 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 38 D_Milito FW 1 6 16 20 31 | 93 0 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 39 98 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 16 24 29 | 66 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 17 22 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 32 62 S_Herrera GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Song DF 1 19 13 5 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chiquinho DF 1 8 17 13 26 | 32 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 J_Bacuna MF 1 12 20 9 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 K_Moore FW 1 5 16 18 24 | 27 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 56 32 Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Allsop GK 25 1 1 1 28 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 N_Osborne DF 1 20 16 10 20 | 93 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 17 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 21 15 13 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 49 H_Westermann DF 1 19 15 10 28 | 93 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 17 75 18 P_Comuzzo DF 1 19 15 14 30 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 S_Ralston MF 1 7 18 15 30 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 31 15 26 R_Gomis MF 1 15 18 6 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 T_Lemar AM 1 4 20 19 22 | 61 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 M_Gotze AM 1 6 20 15 26 | 71 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 24 66 A_Silva FW 1 7 13 23 28 | 93 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 31 40 29 I_Thiago FW 1 6 17 23 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 62 -2 15 M_Freese GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Traore DF 1 19 16 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Losada MF 1 6 18 16 24 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 S_Floccari AM 1 5 14 19 23 | 22 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 11 J_Lens FW 1 5 14 18 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1756737486 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40