FFO Champ, Cardiff City vs. Coventry City (Fri May 15)


                         Cardiff City  |  Coventry City
                            4-1-2-3 P  |  5-2-0-2-1 C
                            Matt Rose  |  Will Schoolar
                                       |
                          A_Kinsky GK  |  GK L_Gunter
                          A_Traore DF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                         P_Comuzzo DF  |  DF M_van_Ewijk
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF T_Sakamoto
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF P_Schulz
                           R_Gomis DM  |  DF L_Kitching
                           J_Slory MF  |  DM F_Neuhaus
                            R_Esse MF  |  DM B_Sheaf
                           P_Owusu FW  |  AM J_Jones
                       M_Coulibaly FW  |  AM L_Donovan
                          L_Cullen FW  |  FW H_Wright
                                       |
                        A_Stejskal SUB |  SUB B_Collins
                          R_Nelsen SUB |  SUB B_Thomas
                            S_Kalu SUB |  SUB D_Shittu
                         A_Johnson SUB |  SUB C_OHare
                        J_Baptista SUB |  SUB D_Malen




Min. 1  :(cov) L_Kitching beats A_Traore with absolute ease! 
          ...  L_Kitching fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Kinsky makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 2  :(car) P_Owusu with an incisive pass to N_Osborne 
          ...  N_Osborne has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  L_Gunter never had a chance! 
Min. 5  :(car) R_Gomis has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past L_Kitching 
          ...  He knocks it to P_Owusu! 
          ...  P_Owusu attempts a lob! 
          ...  But L_Gunter makes an easy save 
Min. 7  :(cov) J_Jones lobs it over N_Osborne 
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Jones! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 11 :(cov) H_Wright with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  H_Wright fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Kinsky dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And A_Kinsky tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Sheaf swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  N_Osborne reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 15 :(car) N_Osborne plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  L_Cullen decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  T_Sakamoto takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 17 :(car) R_Gomis moves inside 
          ...  R_Gomis with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!! 
          ...  That's given Cardiff City the lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Coventry City ...
Min. 28 :(cov) C_Soyuncu finds M_van_Ewijk in acres of space 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Donovan swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by N_Osborne 
Min. 32 :(cov) H_Wright takes advantage of a mistake by H_Westermann 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  H_Westermann pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 37 :(cov) F_Neuhaus finds L_Donovan in the box 
          ...  L_Donovan curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  A_Kinsky beats the ball away 
Min. 39 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk beats R_Gomis 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk could have let it bounce! 
          ...  A_Kinsky can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Kinsky makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 40 :(cov) L_Donovan flicks it over R_Gomis and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Donovan goes for goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 41 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  J_Jones flights it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Kinsky 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(car) R_Esse looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  B_Sheaf takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 46 :(cov) B_Sheaf races into the box 
          ...  He sees H_Wright lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  H_Wright looks to see where A_Kinsky is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 

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

Min. 47 :(car) R_Esse has picked up a knock 
          ...  It looks like he'll carry on though 
Min. 50 :(car) The defender slips up! 
          ...  P_Comuzzo is through! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by H_Wright 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 54 :(cov) F_Neuhaus drives it across the face of the goal H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright with the overhead! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 56 :(car) R_Esse flicks the ball through 
          ...  L_Cullen runs onto it! 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 58 :(car) A_Traore takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Jones 
          ...  T_Sakamoto intercepts the pass 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Kalu 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Esse 
Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Shittu 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu 
Min. 62 :(cov) L_Kitching with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  L_Kitching fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 64 :(cov) H_Wright runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  An audacious effort from H_Wright! 
          ...  A_Kinsky is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 65 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Malen 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Wright 
Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_OHare 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Donovan 
Min. 71 :(car) A_Traore off the woodwork! 
          ...  H_Westermann picks up the deflection 
          ...  H_Westermann fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Coulibaly plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Gunter 
          ...  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. 71 :(cov) F_Neuhaus sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Malen 
          ...  The ball hits R_Gomis in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 73 :(car) P_Comuzzo is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 76 :(cov) B_Sheaf takes advantage of a mistake by P_Comuzzo 
          ...  He puts in D_Malen! 
          ...  D_Malen breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has A_Kinsky to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Kinsky 
          ...  A_Kinsky dives bravely at his feet!! 
Min. 79 :(car) H_Westermann smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  N_Osborne latches onto the ball 
          ...  L_Kitching intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Traore plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  D_Shittu heads it away 
Min. 81 :(cov) J_Jones runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Jones with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  What agility from A_Kinsky 
Min. 82 :(car) N_Osborne spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to P_Owusu! 
          ...  P_Owusu has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  L_Gunter can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  L_Gunter makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 84 :(car) L_Cullen jinks past the defender 
          ...  L_Cullen with the shot! 
          ...  L_Gunter with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 84 :(cov) D_Malen with a probing pass to C_OHare 
          ...  C_OHare curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(car) M_Coulibaly takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  M_Coulibaly aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It floats over L_Gunter 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 93 :(car) J_Slory beats L_Kitching 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  J_Slory attempts the shot! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 96 :(cov) F_Neuhaus has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past H_Westermann 
          ...  He knocks it to C_OHare! 
          ...  C_OHare has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky pulls out a save of the game 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : N_Osborne (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Gomis (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Westermann (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Coventry City Match Info
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Best player          : H_Wright
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Coventry City
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       16
Off target           :           5        |       8
On target            :           3        |       8
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       13
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :           7        |       8
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 0 Coventry City
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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  29   1   1   1  27 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
A_Traore       DF   1  21  18   7  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  16   0
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  21  16  16  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   1  21  16  11  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  16  15
N_Osborne      DF   1  22  18  12  20 |  97   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  32  16
R_Gomis        DM   1  16  20   7  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  22  14  54
J_Slory        MF   1   7  21  20  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
R_Esse         MF   1   9  22  18  25 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
P_Owusu        FW   1   4   8  16  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  26
M_Coulibaly    FW   1  11  14  17  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
L_Cullen       FW   1   4  15  20  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Stejskal     GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nelsen       DF   1  19  17   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kalu         MF   1   4  15   8  21 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      FW   1   4  19  21  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Baptista     FW   1  10  15  22  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Coventry 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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L_Gunter       GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  23  15  11  23 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  22  17   8  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  16   0  60
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  21  16  11  29 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
P_Schulz       DF   1  21  16   6  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Kitching     DF   1  20  15  12  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  18   0  36
F_Neuhaus      DM   1  15  22  12  28 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
B_Sheaf        DM   1  16  21   7  23 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  26   0
J_Jones        AM   1  14  20  16  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
L_Donovan      AM   1  10  19  22  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
H_Wright       FW   1   5  16  23  31 |  66   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  33   0  24
B_Collins      GK  16   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Thomas       DF   1  20  14  13  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Shittu       DF   1  19  13   4  26 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
C_OHare        AM   1   5  21  18  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
D_Malen        FW   1   5  17  22  25 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   8
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