FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Cardiff City (Mon Mar 30)


                            West Brom  |  Cardiff City
                              5-3-2 N  |  4-1-3-2 P
                        Frank Deeming  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                         D_Iversen GK  |  GK A_Kinsky
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                         M_Holgate DF  |  DF A_Traore
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF P_Comuzzo
                        Ruben_Vezo DF  |  DF R_Nelsen
                           F_Clerc DF  |  DM R_Gomis
                          A_Mulele MF  |  MF J_Slory
                         Marc_Roca MF  |  MF C_Brocchi
                          J_Jordan MF  |  MF A_Johnson
                        L_Podolski FW  |  FW I_Thiago
                         R_Bozenik FW  |  FW J_Baptista
                                       |
                           T_Hasal SUB |  SUB A_Stejskal
                            M_Bola SUB |  SUB H_Westermann
                           C_Gomes SUB |  SUB R_Esse
                         A_Palombo SUB |  SUB Terrats
                        R_Brewster SUB |  SUB A_Kone




Min. 9  :(car) R_Nelsen takes advantage of a mistake by N_Milenkovic 
          ...  He knocks the ball to N_Osborne! 
          ...  N_Osborne throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  D_Iversen saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 10 :(car) R_Nelsen with an incisive pass to J_Baptista 
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Baptista! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 11 :(wba) F_Clerc times his run well 
          ...  Driven towards goal by F_Clerc! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky makes a fine save 
Min. 14 :(wba) L_Podolski with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  L_Podolski hits a great drive! 
          ...  A_Kinsky makes a fine save 
Min. 15 :(car) N_Osborne cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Baptista 
          ...  L_Podolski with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 17 :(car) A_Traore plays the early ball across the box to find I_Thiago in space 
          ...  M_Holgate fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  It looks as though I_Thiago will take it 
          ...  Can he score this penalty for his team? 
          ...  Oh, he can 
          ...  In the cheekiest manner possible. The Panenka. 
          ...  Cardiff City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  West Brom 0-1 Cardiff City...
Min. 19 :(wba) F_Clerc feeds the ball to R_Bozenik 
          ...  R_Bozenik throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  What agility from A_Kinsky 
Min. 21 :(wba) A_Mulele knocks the ball on and sprints past R_Gomis 
          ...  A delightful ball in to F_Clerc 
          ...  A cheeky lob from F_Clerc! 
          ...  A_Kinsky parries it 
Min. 21 :(car) J_Baptista barges A_Mulele off the ball 
          ...  J_Baptista keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But D_Iversen punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 22 :(wba) R_Bozenik sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A cracking drive from R_Bozenik! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 24 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Marc_Roca 
          ...  R_Nelsen pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 26 :(wba) Marc_Roca knocks the ball past A_Traore 
          ...  Marc_Roca with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 29 :(wba) A_Mulele has space to run with the ball 
          ...  I_Thiago pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 30 :(wba) R_Bozenik brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo makes himself available 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Kinsky's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 30 :(car) A_Johnson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago swings in the shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen fists it away 
Min. 31 :(car) P_Comuzzo with the nod to J_Baptista 
          ...  A_Mulele with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Cardiff City players 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 31 :(car) J_Slory is through on goal 
          ...  J_Slory with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... 
          ...  I can't believe it! n 
          ...  It's a GOAL! 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
          ...  West Brom 0-2 Cardiff City ...
Min. 32 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom 
          ...  West Brom have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 32 :(car) I_Thiago knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  What a challenge by J_Poyth 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Gomis with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  I_Thiago gets his head on it 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Thiago hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Great catch from D_Iversen! 
Min. 34 :(wba) Marc_Roca with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past P_Comuzzo 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Jordan! 
          ...  J_Jordan goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 35 :(wba) A_Mulele barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  But C_Brocchi wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 35 :(car) C_Brocchi with a 40-yard pass to N_Osborne 
          ...  N_Osborne rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  D_Iversen dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Slory with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Iversen easily claims the ball! 
Min. 39 :(wba) Marc_Roca runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  A_Kinsky has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Kinsky reacts well to save!! 
Min. 39 :(car) J_Baptista 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_Johnson receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Johnson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  D_Iversen just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(car) C_Brocchi with a glorious long pass to I_Thiago 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Milenkovic 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 44 :(wba) J_Jordan has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Comuzzo 
          ...  He puts in L_Podolski! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by L_Podolski! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 44 :(car) A_Traore off the woodwork! 
          ...  I_Thiago picks up the deflection 
          ...  I_Thiago sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  D_Iversen is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  D_Iversen holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  West Brom 0-3 Cardiff City ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 0-3 Cardiff City

Min. 48 :(wba) F_Clerc takes advantage of a mistake by P_Comuzzo 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Osborne 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Bozenik floats the ball in! 
          ...  Great catch from A_Kinsky! 
Min. 50 :(wba) R_Bozenik beats J_Baptista 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  J_Slory with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 51 :(car) A_Traore plays a long ball to P_Comuzzo 
          ...  A cracking drive from P_Comuzzo! 
          ...  D_Iversen with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  R_Nelsen flights it in! 
          ...  D_Iversen catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 55 :(car) J_Baptista beats Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Holgate 
Min. 56 :(car) C_Brocchi sprints past J_Poyth 
          ...  A_Mulele with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  But that wasn't his first... 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 57 :(wba) J_Jordan turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Poyth 
          ...  J_Poyth has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 59 :(car) N_Osborne hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  P_Comuzzo latches onto it! 
          ...  P_Comuzzo fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  D_Iversen plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 61 :(car) J_Baptista breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat D_Iversen now! 
          ...  Marc_Roca trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 62 :(car) A_Traore takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Nelsen 
          ...  R_Nelsen has a dig at goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 64 :(wba) J_Poyth takes advantage of a mistake by P_Comuzzo 
          ...  R_Nelsen with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Esse 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Brocchi 
Min. 66 :(wba) R_Bozenik with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_Nelsen hits it out for a throw 
Min. 66 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo finds L_Podolski with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Baptista fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 67 :(wba) J_Jordan looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Podolski 
          ...  L_Podolski with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 67 :(car) A_Johnson turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Gomis 
          ...  But N_Milenkovic wins the ball 
Min. 68 :(wba) J_Jordan crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Bozenik in the box 
          ...  R_Bozenik shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Kinsky is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 69 :(car) R_Gomis finds A_Traore in the box 
          ...  J_Jordan stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  R_Gomis swings it in 
          ...  N_Osborne gets on the end of it 
          ...  N_Osborne with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 70 :(wba) L_Podolski with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves R_Nelsen behind 
          ...  L_Podolski looks to see where A_Kinsky is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Kinsky never had a chance! 
Min. 71 :(wba) R_Bozenik runs at A_Johnson 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  R_Bozenik with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Kinsky tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 72 :(wba) M_Holgate slides the ball across to R_Bozenik 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Nelsen 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 72 :(car) I_Thiago fires over a low cross to N_Osborne 
          ...  N_Osborne with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  D_Iversen never had a chance! 
Min. 74 :(car) J_Slory beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Bozenik with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
Min. 76 :(car) J_Slory is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  P_Comuzzo latches onto the ball 
          ...  P_Comuzzo belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 79 :(wba) F_Clerc can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  F_Clerc tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 79 :(car) J_Baptista beats Ruben_Vezo with absolute ease! 
          ...  N_Milenkovic scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 80 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 83 :(wba) J_Jordan knocks the ball past P_Comuzzo 
          ...  Now he crosses to R_Bozenik! 
          ...  R_Bozenik with a little chip! 
          ...  A_Kinsky gathers it comfortably 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(wba) M_Holgate brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  A_Johnson goes in studs first 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawthorns
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bozenik
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : A_Mulele (56)
Booked               : L_Podolski (15), M_Holgate (17), N_Milenkovic (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : I_Thiago (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , I_Thiago (17 pen,44)J_Slory (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Nelsen (24), J_Baptista (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :          10        |       9
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :          15        |       15
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : West Brom 0 - 3 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Iversen      GK  27   1   1   1  24 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0   0
J_Poyth        DF   1  21  14  11  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  17
M_Holgate      DF   1  23  15  12  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  17  -2
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  22  16  10  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  30  -2  -2
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  22  15   7  35 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  38  44
F_Clerc        DF   1  19  15   9  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  63
A_Mulele       MF   1   7  18  20  22 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12   4 -12
Marc_Roca      MF   1   3  19  14  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  14
J_Jordan       MF   1   7  19  14  21 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  75  14
L_Podolski     FW   1  10  15  20  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  34
R_Bozenik      FW   1   8  13  19  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  21  53
T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bola         DF   1  18  15   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gomes        MF   1  12  19   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Palombo      MF   1  13  20   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Brewster     FW   1   5  11  19  28 |   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  29   1   1   1  27 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  22  18  11  20 |  94   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  16  32  72
A_Traore       DF   1  20  17   7  25 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  89   0
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  20  16  15  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  43
R_Nelsen       DF   1  19  17   8  25 |  94   0   3   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  55  32  18
R_Gomis        DM   1  15  20   7  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Slory        MF   1   7  20  20  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  14  28
C_Brocchi      MF   1  13  20   5  28 |  66   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  28   0
A_Johnson      MF   1   3  18  21  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   7
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  18  24  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  16  50
J_Baptista     FW   1  10  15  21  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  17  14
A_Stejskal     GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   1  21  16  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Esse         MF   1   9  21  17  25 |  28   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
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