FFO Prem, Portsmouth vs. Cardiff City (Mon Aug 18)


                           Portsmouth  |  Cardiff City
                            5-2-2-1 P  |  4-2-2-2 P
                           Neil Kirby  |  Matt Rose Caretaker
                                       |
                      Agirrezabala GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                      G_Di_Lorenzo DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                          R_Gosens DF  |  DF H_Westermann
                             E_Can DF  |  DF A_Traore
                           L_Kelly DF  |  DF P_Comuzzo
                        A_Grimaldo DF  |  MF S_Ralston
                            A_Gray MF  |  MF R_Gomis
                           M_Olise MF  |  AM T_Lemar
                       A_Berenguer AM  |  AM M_Gotze
                          A_Correa AM  |  FW A_Silva
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW I_Thiago
                                       |
                        R_Descamps SUB |  SUB M_Freese
                        C_Richards SUB |  SUB J_Vestergaard
                         G_Alvarez SUB |  SUB H_Losada
                             Elano SUB |  SUB S_Floccari
                          W_Rooney SUB |  SUB M_Palermo




Min. 2  :(por) M_Olise flicks it over N_Osborne's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Olise curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wonderful strike! 
          ...  Who says keepers are too good these days!! 
          ...  Portsmouth take the lead! 
          ...  Portsmouth 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 3  :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  A_Gray will now play as a DM 
Min. 3  :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Gosens 
          ...  R_Gosens must beat R_Allsop! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Berenguer crosses it in! 
          ...  E_Can gets his head on it 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Allsop is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Correa plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to G_Di_Lorenzo 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  R_Allsop just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 5  :(por) M_Olise back heels to find A_Correa in space 
          ...  Blocked by N_Osborne 
Min. 5  :(car) A_Silva finds himself in a good position 
          ...  A_Silva attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 9  :(car) A_Silva had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  A_Silva with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 11 :(por) M_Olise is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to K_Mbappe 
          ...  A cracking drive from K_Mbappe! 
          ...  But R_Allsop parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 13 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo is too quick for P_Comuzzo 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  N_Osborne looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 13 :(car) A_Traore sprints past A_Grimaldo 
          ...  A_Traore has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 14 :(por) The ball is passed in from A_Gray, he finds K_Mbappe 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by K_Mbappe! 
          ...  R_Allsop was lucky there 
Min. 17 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo crosses into the box, finding R_Gosens 
          ...  R_Gosens has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 18 :(por) A_Correa finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  A_Correa tries to beat R_Allsop! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 19 :(por) L_Kelly looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to K_Mbappe 
          ...  K_Mbappe sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 20 :(por) A_Correa kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  E_Can gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Gotze body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
Min. 21 :(car) A_Silva jumps over M_Olise's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Olise with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 25 :(por) A_Berenguer takes advantage of a mistake by A_Silva 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Berenguer flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 26 :(por) A_Correa holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Grimaldo 
          ...  N_Osborne hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Correa rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 27 :(por) R_Gosens takes advantage of a mistake by S_Ralston 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  N_Osborne robs him of the ball 
Min. 33 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  E_Can gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  E_Can with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Portsmouth 2-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 34 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Rooney 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 34 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Alvarez 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Grimaldo 
Min. 38 :(por) R_Gosens gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  A_Berenguer is unmarked 
          ...  A_Berenguer tries to chip the ball over R_Allsop! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Berenguer swings it in! 
          ...  A_Gray rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 38 :(car) A_Silva breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Agirrezabala! 
          ...  E_Can brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(por) L_Kelly is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  M_Olise latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Traore with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 46 :(por) A_Gray with a precise pass to W_Rooney 
          ...  A vicious shot by W_Rooney! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 

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

Min. 47 :(car) T_Lemar 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! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from T_Lemar! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 48 :(por) K_Mbappe with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by K_Mbappe! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 50 :(por) L_Kelly knocks the ball past H_Westermann 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Berenguer! 
          ...  A_Berenguer attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But R_Allsop with the difficult save 
Min. 53 :(car) S_Ralston spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to I_Thiago! 
          ...  I_Thiago with a stunning strike! 
          ...  Agirrezabala 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. 54 :(por) K_Mbappe picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  K_Mbappe with the shot on net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Allsop shouts at his defenders 
          ...  Portsmouth 3-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 55 :(por) W_Rooney cuts inside 
          ...  W_Rooney tries to beat R_Allsop from outside the area! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 57 :(car) I_Thiago with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  I_Thiago carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 58 :(por) L_Kelly leaves N_Osborne standing 
          ...  L_Kelly with the shot on net! 
          ...  R_Allsop falls over 
          ...  But R_Allsop is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 59 :(por) A_Berenguer runs at P_Comuzzo 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Berenguer with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 60 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: Elano 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Berenguer 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Losada 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Lemar 
Min. 60 :(por) K_Mbappe runs at H_Westermann 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  K_Mbappe hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 60 :(car) A_Silva with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Kelly 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by R_Gosens 
Min. 65 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(por) A_Gray with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Elano gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Elano goes for goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 67 :(por) M_Olise spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to E_Can! 
          ...  E_Can with the chance! 
          ...  R_Allsop watches it sail wide! 
Min. 67 :(car) A_Silva is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  S_Ralston latches onto the ball 
          ...  But G_Alvarez clears the ball to safety 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Floccari 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gotze 
Min. 70 :(car) A_Silva with the dribble 
          ...  R_Gosens is easily beaten 
          ...  L_Kelly slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 72 :(car) I_Thiago runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  I_Thiago with the overhead! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Floccari curls it into the box! 
          ...  N_Osborne tries to place the shot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 73 :(por) M_Olise takes advantage of a mistake by N_Osborne 
          ...  He knocks the ball to W_Rooney! 
          ...  W_Rooney tries to chip the ball over R_Allsop! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olise with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Elano gets to it! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 73 :(car) I_Thiago plays a first time ball through the defence to H_Losada 
          ...  H_Losada curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 74 :(por) E_Can jumps over A_Traore's challenge 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Can! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 75 :(car) P_Comuzzo finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled G_Di_Lorenzo 
          ...  G_Alvarez hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Gomis flights it in! 
          ...  Agirrezabala fists it away! 
Min. 80 :(por) K_Mbappe is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to W_Rooney 
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Traore 
Min. 85 :(por) E_Can 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A_Silva with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Can 
          ...  E_Can with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Allsop is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Kelly swings it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Allsop 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 89 :(car) A_Traore knocks it past R_Gosens and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Traore with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 89 :(por) M_Olise takes advantage of a mistake by H_Westermann 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  S_Floccari with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  G_Alvarez hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Gray gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Gray goes for the top corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop manages to turn it behind 
Min. 90 :(car) S_Floccari jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  S_Floccari has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  Agirrezabala was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 92 :(por) Elano is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Rooney 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Traore 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 94 :(por) E_Can with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Mbappe 
          ...  K_Mbappe could have let it bounce! 
          ...  R_Allsop just watches it float over the bar! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Fratton Park
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Portsmouth Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mbappe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Olise (2), E_Can (33), K_Mbappe (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Olise (21), E_Can (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Silva
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Silva (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Portsmouth  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          30        |       11
Off target           :          19        |       8
On target            :          11        |       3
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          19        |       3
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Final Score          : Portsmouth 3 - 0 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Portsmouth
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Agirrezabala   GK  26   1   1   1  22 | 101   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
G_Di_Lorenzo   DF   1  23  20  15  25 | 101   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  70  13
R_Gosens       DF   1  24  16  11  25 | 101   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  14  17  34
E_Can          DF   1  22  21  15  25 | 101   0   0   1   0   5   1   1   0   0  -2  10  88
L_Kelly        DF   1  22  16  12  23 | 101   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  51  18
A_Grimaldo     DF   1  22  17  12  31 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gray         DM   1  18  20   3  26 | 101   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  39  52
M_Olise        MF   1   4  22  21  24 | 101   0   0   4   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  42  24
A_Berenguer    AM   1   4  21  20  25 |  64   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
A_Correa       AM   1   5  22  23  26 |  34   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11  12
K_Mbappe       FW   1   4  20  25  27 | 101   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  13  42
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  17  14   6  23 |  67   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
Elano          MF   1  11  19  16  26 |  37   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  24
W_Rooney       FW   1   7  16  19  21 |  67   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  27

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 | 101   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  20  16  10  20 | 101   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  72   0  18
H_Westermann   DF   1  19  15   9  28 | 101   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Traore       DF   1  19  16   6  25 | 101   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  38   0  44
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  19  14  14  30 | 101   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ralston      MF   1   7  18  15  30 | 101   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
R_Gomis        MF   1  15  18   6  26 | 101   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Lemar        AM   1   4  20  19  22 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
M_Gotze        AM   1   6  20  15  26 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Silva        FW   1   7  13  23  28 | 101   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  18  12
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  23  25 | 101   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  15
M_Freese       GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  15  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Losada       MF   1   6  18  16  24 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
S_Floccari     AM   1   5  14  19  23 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
M_Palermo      FW   1   9  13  18  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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