FFO FLT, Cardiff City vs. Sparta Prague (Wed May 06)


                         Cardiff City  |  Sparta Prague
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-1-1-2-2 N
                            Matt Rose  |  -
                                       |
                          A_Kinsky GK  |  GK D_Petrovic
                          A_Traore DF  |  DF D_Hancko
                         P_Comuzzo DF  |  DF Edgar
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF L_Morgalla
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF J_Headley
                           R_Gomis DM  |  DM S_Fofana
                           J_Slory MF  |  AM M_Gibbs_White
                            R_Esse MF  |  AM D_Ndoye
                         A_Johnson MF  |  MF B_Jankovic
                          I_Thiago FW  |  FW M_Gomez
                        J_Baptista FW  |  FW A_Dovbyk
                                       |
                        A_Stejskal SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                          R_Nelsen SUB |  SUB M_Andersen
                         C_Brocchi SUB |  SUB D_Matsui
                        S_Floccari SUB |  SUB H_Tangen
                            A_Kone SUB |  SUB H_Postiga




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 1  :(car) R_Esse sprints past S_Fofana 
          ...  R_Esse attempts to nutmeg D_Petrovic! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 2  :(spp) B_Jankovic takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Gomez 
          ...  M_Gomez rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Kinsky is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Ndoye plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Traore 
Min. 6  :(car) J_Baptista finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  D_Hancko knocks the ball back to D_Petrovic 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past D_Petrovic! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Osborne chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Esse with the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Petrovic's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Baptista flights it in! 
          ...  D_Petrovic easily claims the ball! 
Min. 8  :(car) J_Slory pass splits open the defence and finds P_Comuzzo 
          ...  L_Morgalla slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 9  :(spp) D_Ndoye knocks it forward 
          ...  R_Gomis slips 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White gets to it! 
          ...  I_Thiago clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 10 :(spp) Edgar slides it through the middle to D_Ndoye 
          ...  N_Osborne with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 14 :(car) R_Esse finds the run of J_Baptista 
          ...  J_Baptista tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  Brilliant save from D_Petrovic 
Min. 17 :(car) J_Baptista gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Comuzzo 
          ...  S_Fofana with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 19 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into B_Jankovic 
          ...  A left-footer by B_Jankovic! 
          ...  A_Kinsky with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 20 :(car) J_Baptista with a real burst of pace 
          ...  D_Ndoye can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  D_Hancko plays the back pass 
          ...  D_Petrovic can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Slory with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Esse swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Petrovic's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Gomis plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  D_Petrovic jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 23 :(spp) A_Dovbyk runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Gomez 
          ...  R_Gomis intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Headley with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Kinsky 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 24 :(car) R_Esse could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  B_Jankovic goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 32 :(car) J_Slory drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Comuzzo 
          ...  P_Comuzzo with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 34 :(car) J_Slory takes advantage of a mistake by D_Hancko 
          ...  He knocks the ball to J_Baptista! 
          ...  J_Baptista pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Sparta Prague fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 42 :(car) A_Johnson slips past his marker D_Hancko 
          ...  The ball is whipped into R_Esse 
          ...  J_Headley tackles cleanly 
Min. 42 :(spp) D_Hancko kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Dovbyk gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Gomis had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  J_Headley with the thundering drive 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Kinsky easily claims the ball! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(car) I_Thiago beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  B_Jankovic pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 45 :(spp) S_Fofana with a neat pass into Edgar 
          ...  A_Johnson plays it back 
          ...  A_Kinsky slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Ndoye crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Kinsky comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  S_Fofana with the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Hancko! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Kinsky 
          ...  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. 45 :(car) J_Baptista nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Dovbyk fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 48 :(spp) B_Jankovic hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Dovbyk latches onto it! 
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Dovbyk! 
          ...  A_Kinsky saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 49 :(car) J_Baptista plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  S_Fofana cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 0-0 Sparta Prague

Min. 47 :(spp) D_Ndoye cuts through the defence 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Gomis 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 48 :(spp) D_Ndoye plays it long to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  P_Comuzzo wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 52 :(car) P_Comuzzo takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But D_Petrovic parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 53 :(spp) S_Fofana with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Ndoye gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Osborne 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 56 :(spp) S_Fofana uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Johnson 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 57 :(car) J_Slory unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Baptista 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Headley 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Slory dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Edgar gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 57 :(spp) J_Headley with the header on 
          ...  He finds D_Ndoye in space 
          ...  Intercepted by J_Slory 
Min. 59 :(car) I_Thiago takes on D_Ndoye 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  I_Thiago looks to see where D_Petrovic is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 62 :(car) J_Slory holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to R_Esse 
          ...  R_Esse rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Petrovic's hands 
          ...  But D_Petrovic recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Floccari 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Baptista 
Min. 65 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Andersen 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Headley 
Min. 66 :(car) R_Esse holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Floccari 
          ...  M_Andersen does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 66 :(spp) D_Hancko with a measured pass to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A_Dovbyk goes for goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 67 :(spp) M_Gomez takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  M_Gomez with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 71 :(spp) D_Ndoye retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Fofana latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Fofana rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 73 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Postiga 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gomez 
Min. 74 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White takes advantage of a mistake by R_Esse 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Gibbs_White! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Kinsky never had a chance! 
Min. 75 :(spp) D_Ndoye cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Dovbyk! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 76 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Matsui 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Ndoye 
Min. 81 :(spp) A_Dovbyk runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Esse back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk hits the ball first time! 
          ...  A_Kinsky with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 82 :(spp) H_Postiga sprints past N_Osborne 
          ...  H_Postiga with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 84 :(car) S_Floccari nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  S_Floccari leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  D_Petrovic manages to turn it behind 
Min. 85 :(spp) S_Fofana beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Fofana leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  A_Kinsky gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(car) J_Slory drives it forward to I_Thiago 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Jankovic 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 89 :(car) J_Slory changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago drives the shot in! 
          ...  D_Petrovic with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 90 :(car) Curled in dangerously from R_Esse to S_Floccari 
          ...  Edgar robs him of the ball 
Min. 90 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 92 :(car) R_Esse holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago hits a great drive! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 93 :(spp) D_Matsui runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by H_Westermann 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Matsui lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Kinsky reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 94 :(car) J_Slory knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Slory hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  D_Petrovic narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 94 :(spp) Edgar drives it forward to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A_Dovbyk hits a great drive! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Kinsky 
Min. 95 :(spp) M_Andersen picks out D_Matsui with the cross 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Matsui! 
          ...  A_Kinsky with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 

*************  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          : J_Slory (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Gomis (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : D_Hancko
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , S_Fofana (17), B_Jankovic (43)A_Dovbyk (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          33        |       67
Corners              :           5        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :          11        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       16
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 0 - 0 Sparta Prague
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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 | 100  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  69   0   0   0
A_Traore       DF   1  21  18   7  25 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  21  16  15  30 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  18  13
H_Westermann   DF   1  21  16  11  28 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  22  18  12  20 | 100   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
R_Gomis        DM   1  16  20   7  26 | 100   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  42  -2  -2
J_Slory        MF   1   7  21  20  26 | 100   0   1   7   0   1   0   0   0   0  31  91  10
R_Esse         MF   1   9  21  18  25 | 100   0   0   4   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  52  42
A_Johnson      MF   1   3  18  21  30 | 100   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  70  16   9
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  18  24  25 | 100   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  32   0  14
J_Baptista     FW   1  10  15  22  26 |  69   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  14
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
S_Floccari     FW   1   5  15  20  23 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Kone         FW   1   5  16  18  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
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_Petrovic     GK  28   1   1   1  28 | 100   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0   0   0
D_Hancko       DF   1  23  18  13  22 | 100   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  32   0
Edgar          DF   1  24  16  11  23 | 100   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  36   0
L_Morgalla     DF   1  22  20   4  26 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
J_Headley      DF   1  21  16   8  27 |  69   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  18  20
S_Fofana       DM   1  16  23  15  23 | 100   0   1   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  20  20  39
M_Gibbs_White  AM   1   6  22  19  25 | 100   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  18
D_Ndoye        AM   1   9  23  20  26 |  80   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
B_Jankovic     MF   1  11  22  17  30 | 100   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  25  22  11
M_Gomez        FW   1   8  15  21  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
A_Dovbyk       FW   1   5  20  25  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  12  21
G_Curci        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Andersen     DF   1  21  14   9  25 |  31   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  20   0
D_Matsui       MF   1   5  19  14  22 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
H_Tangen       MF   1   8  15  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Postiga      FW   1   8  15  20  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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