FFO Champ, Cardiff City vs. Watford (Fri Mar 06)


                         Cardiff City  |  Watford
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 L
                            Matt Rose  |  -
                                       |
                          A_Kinsky GK  |  GK M_Okoye
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF A_Ooijer
                          A_Traore DF  |  DF J_Berthod
                         P_Comuzzo DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF L_Hall
                           R_Gomis DM  |  MF A_Golovin
                           J_Slory MF  |  MF Y_Gourcuff
                            R_Esse MF  |  MF M_Fink
                         A_Johnson MF  |  MF D_Kwakman
                          I_Thiago FW  |  FW G_Pandev
                        J_Baptista FW  |  FW S_Etoo
                                       |
                        A_Stejskal SUB |  SUB S_Ruffier
                          R_Nelsen SUB |  SUB D_Collins
                         C_Brocchi SUB |  SUB F_Rawson
                           Terrats SUB |  SUB A_Doci
                            A_Kone SUB |  SUB A_Novakovic




Min. 1  :(car) I_Thiago knocks it forward 
          ...  L_Hall slips 
          ...  A_Johnson gets to it! 
          ...  A_Johnson goes for goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Cardiff City go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Watford ...
Min. 5  :(car) I_Thiago plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Johnson keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 6  :(car) N_Osborne with a reverse pass to J_Baptista 
          ...  J_Baptista has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye manages to turn it behind 
Min. 8  :(car) A_Johnson with the heel pass to J_Baptista 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from J_Baptista! 
          ...  M_Okoye catches the ball 
Min. 8  :(wat) Y_Gourcuff finds A_Golovin with a ball over the defence 
          ...  But A_Traore wins the tackle 
Min. 9  :(car) R_Esse is too quick for D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  R_Esse curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Cardiff City 2-0 Watford ...
Min. 9  :(wat) L_Hall slides it through the middle to A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 10 :(car) A_Johnson knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Berthod slips 
          ...  N_Osborne gets to it! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  L_Hall takes possession 
Min. 14 :(car) A_Traore with a short pass to find I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Okoye tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Baptista hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Okoye fists it away! 
Min. 16 :(car) J_Slory looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Baptista 
          ...  J_Baptista fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 17 :(car) Curled in dangerously from A_Traore to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Ooijer clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 24 :(car) I_Thiago with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past A_Golovin 
          ...  But D_Caleta_Car will cut out the threat 
Min. 27 :(car) N_Osborne pass splits open the defence and finds A_Johnson 
          ...  But S_Etoo reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 33 :(car) N_Osborne with a smart pass to H_Westermann 
          ...  H_Westermann with the shot on net! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  Cardiff City 3-0 Watford ...
Min. 33 :(wat) L_Hall plays it forward to G_Pandev 
          ...  G_Pandev drives it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Kinsky parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Cardiff City 3-1 Watford ...
Min. 34 :(car) J_Baptista finds A_Johnson with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Johnson carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  Cardiff City 4-1 Watford ...
Min. 35 :(wat) L_Hall beats the defender 
          ...  P_Comuzzo with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  A_Ooijer shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to D_Kwakman instead 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by N_Osborne 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Hall plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  H_Westermann reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 37 :(car) J_Slory flicks it over L_Hall and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Slory drives the ball low! 
          ...  M_Okoye beats the ball away 
Min. 39 :(wat) L_Hall kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Comuzzo wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 40 :(wat) S_Etoo bursts forward 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Etoo! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Kinsky thumps the ball away! 
Min. 41 :(car) P_Comuzzo with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Hall 
          ...  P_Comuzzo sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye manages to turn it behind 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(car) J_Slory sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Gomis 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Hall 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 45 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Doci 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Kwakman 
Min. 45 :(car) N_Osborne runs at A_Ooijer 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Berthod with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  - looks relieved 
Min. 46 :(car) J_Slory with a one-touch layoff to R_Gomis 
          ...  A_Ooijer gets in the way of the ball and clears! 

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

Min. 50 :(car) J_Baptista with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves A_Doci behind 
          ...  J_Baptista hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 50 :(wat) Y_Gourcuff runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs P_Comuzzo 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A_Traore with the foul 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 52 :(wat) Y_Gourcuff unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Fink 
          ...  R_Gomis with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Watford players 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Collins 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Hall 
Min. 55 :(wat) A_Golovin spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to S_Etoo! 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Slory 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 56 :(wat) A_Doci finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  R_Gomis read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 58 :(car) R_Gomis spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to I_Thiago! 
          ...  I_Thiago with a thundering volley! 
          ...  M_Okoye has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Okoye reacts well to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Traore chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Berthod gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 59 :(car) J_Baptista beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Collins with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  J_Baptista hits it over the wall 
          ...  M_Okoye beats the ball away 
Min. 62 :(car) H_Westermann finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  A left-footer by H_Westermann! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 63 :(wat) S_Etoo sprints past J_Baptista 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  P_Comuzzo tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
Min. 64 :(car) A_Traore over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds J_Baptista though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  J_Baptista attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 66 :(wat) G_Pandev volleys it forward. He finds A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin sees A_Kinsky off his line! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Kinsky moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Kinsky catches it with style! 
Min. 77 :(car) P_Comuzzo finds himself in a good position 
          ...  D_Collins plays it back 
          ...  M_Okoye slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Johnson swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  M_Okoye catches it with ease 
Min. 78 :(wat) A_Doci with an inch perfect pass to S_Etoo 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by A_Traore 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 80 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 80 :(wat) D_Collins looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Berthod 
          ...  J_Berthod goes for the top corner! 
          ...  A_Kinsky gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 86 :(car) P_Comuzzo skips the challenge from A_Ooijer 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 87 :(car) N_Osborne sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Johnson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Collins robs him of the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(wat) M_Fink runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  A_Ooijer latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  H_Westermann with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 92 :(car) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  I_Thiago seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  I_Thiago bears down on goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 94 :(car) R_Gomis I think his hamstrings gone after that wicked challenge 
          ...  He's unable to continue 
Min. 94 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Brocchi 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Gomis 

*************  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          : A_Johnson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Johnson (1,34), R_Esse (9), H_Westermann (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Traore (50), P_Comuzzo (63)
Injured              : R_Gomis (94)
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : L_Hall
Scorers              : G_Pandev (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Collins (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       5
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :          11        |       3
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          14        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          16        |       10
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 4 - 1 Watford
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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  28   1   1   1  27 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  22  17  11  20 |  97   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  89   0
A_Traore       DF   1  20  17   7  25 |  97   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  34  49  -2
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  20  16  15  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  16  -2  13
H_Westermann   DF   1  21  16  10  28 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  34   0  66
R_Gomis        DM   1  15  20   7  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  14   0
J_Slory        MF   1   7  20  20  26 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  31  42  10
R_Esse         MF   1   9  21  17  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
A_Johnson      MF   1   3  18  21  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   2   0   0   0   0  32  52
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  18  24  25 |  97   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  52  16
J_Baptista     FW   1  10  14  21  26 |  97   0   0   1   1   6   0   0   0   0   0  44  48
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
C_Brocchi      MF   1  13  20   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Terrats        MF   1  12  16   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kone         FW   1   5  16  18  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Okoye        GK  27   1   1   1  29 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0   0
A_Ooijer       DF   1  21  17   5  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
J_Berthod      DF   1  20  18   8  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  22
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  19  16  14  26 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
L_Hall         DF   1  19  20  10  20 |  58   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  38  60   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   4  22  19  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  20
Y_Gourcuff     MF   1   3  20  15  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
M_Fink         MF   1  15  19   7  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Kwakman      MF   1  15  19  12  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pandev       FW   1   8  17  21  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  26
S_Etoo         FW   1   7  15  21  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  31   0   7
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Collins      DF   1  18  13   8  30 |  39   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  19  -2
F_Rawson       DF   1  16  11   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Doci         MF   1  10  19  15  24 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Novakovic    FW   1   5  12  16  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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