IWC Quarter Final, Qingdao Zhongneng vs. Cardiff City (Wed Jan 03)


                    Qingdao Zhongneng  |  Cardiff City
                            3-2-3-2 C  |  4-4-1-1 P
                           Paul Weare  |  Peter Green
                                       |
                          L_Zhenli GK  |  GK N_Alexander
                      Filipe_Alvim DM  |  DF H_Hreidsen
                         A_Iniesta DM  |  DF G_Loovens
                            I_Fyfe DF  |  DF M_Fish
                           G_Perez DF  |  DF Ricar_Scimeca
                            Ya_Jie DF  |  FW D_Cissé
                        D_Landzaat MF  |  MF Deco
                        L_Galletti MF  |  MF A_Limpar
                        K_Nakamura MF  |  MF Denilson
                          R_Falcao FW  |  AM J_Sung_Park
                        J_Thompson FW  |  MF B_VanGalen
                                       |
                             Y_Jun SUB |  SUB A_Isaksson
                        Nengomashe SUB |  SUB F_Queudrue
                              Alex SUB |  SUB M_Bower
                         C_Ronaldo SUB |  SUB D_Saunders
                        Alan_Smith SUB |  SUB J_Tote

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 3  :(qin) L_Galletti with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  L_Galletti hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  N_Alexander makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 5  :(qin) D_Landzaat drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to J_Thompson 
          ...  J_Thompson with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But N_Alexander just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 5  :(car) A_Limpar beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  A_Iniesta goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 9  :(qin) L_Galletti unselfishly lays the ball back to R_Falcao 
          ...  G_Loovens reads the play well 
Min. 10 :(qin) J_Thompson is first to the loose ball 
          ...  J_Thompson bears down on goal! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 12 :(qin) G_Perez crosses to Ya_Jie 
          ...  A_Limpar reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 15 :(car) Ricar_Scimeca pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Deco is clean through! 
          ...  Deco with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  That’s given Cardiff City the lead! 
          ...  Qingdao Zhongneng 0-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 16 :(qin) It looks as though Qingdao Zhongneng is now playing P 
Min. 16 :(qin) Filipe_Alvim shifts into the DF position in a tactical change 
Min. 16 :(qin) A_Iniesta is changing his role to a DF 
Min. 16 :(qin) It appears K_Nakamura is playing as a FW 
Min. 16 :(qin) D_Landzaat plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Thompson keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  G_Loovens hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Landzaat plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  N_Alexander easily claims the ball! 
Min. 17 :(car) A_Limpar plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Sung_Park decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  I_Fyfe takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 18 :(qin) G_Perez with the dribble 
          ...  H_Hreidsen is easily beaten 
          ...  H_Hreidsen goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 18 :(car) B_VanGalen takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  B_VanGalen swings in the shot! 
          ...  L_Zhenli gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by L_Zhenli !! 
Min. 23 :(qin) I_Fyfe gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past H_Hreidsen! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Loovens takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 23 :(car) D_Cissé bursts forward 
          ...  D_Cissé hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 24 :(qin) I_Fyfe cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to G_Perez 
          ...  G_Perez with a powerful header ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 24 :(car) Deco looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  H_Hreidsen receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  H_Hreidsen with the overhead ! 
          ...  L_Zhenli just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 32 :(car) A_Limpar holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees D_Cissé in space! 
          ...  D_Cissé tries the shot ! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Qingdao Zhongneng fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 34 :(qin) L_Galletti with the diagonal pass G_Perez 
          ...  G_Perez bears down on goal! 
          ...  N_Alexander is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Qingdao Zhongneng 1-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 37 :(qin) Filipe_Alvim holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Thompson 
          ...  J_Thompson keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  N_Alexander falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 40 :(car) A_Limpar kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Cissé gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Cissé belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(qin) A_Iniesta with an intelligent ball to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao goes for goal ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 44 :(qin) Filipe_Alvim with a first time pass 
          ...  G_Perez runs onto it! 
          ...  G_Perez leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  N_Alexander takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 45 :(qin) D_Landzaat 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 I_Fyfe 
          ...  I_Fyfe with the shot ! 
          ...  N_Alexander with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 45 :(car) D_Cissé with the mazy run 
          ...  D_Cissé shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Qingdao Zhongneng fans taunt him about that effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Qingdao Zhongneng 1-1 Cardiff City

Min. 46 :(car) A_Limpar with a clever shimmy 
          ...  A_Limpar attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  L_Zhenli looks relieved there! 
Min. 47 :(qin) R_Falcao cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  R_Falcao flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  N_Alexander acrobatically tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Fyfe hits it into the box! 
          ...  N_Alexander makes the catch! 
Min. 47 :(car) Denilson runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Cissé 
          ...  D_Cissé gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  But L_Zhenli is equal to it 
Min. 48 :(car) Ricar_Scimeca finds J_Sung_Park in the box 
          ...  Ya_Jie reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 50 :(car) A_Limpar loses his marker 
          ...  A_Limpar tries to chip the ball over L_Zhenli! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  That puts Cardiff City ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Qingdao Zhongneng 1-2 Cardiff City ...
Min. 51 :(car) Deco with the towering header to D_Cissé 
          ...  D_Cissé with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  L_Zhenli watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 55 :(qin) Alan_Smith is going to be brought on 
          ...  R_Falcao is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 57 :(car) Deco whips the ball across to J_Sung_Park 
          ...  J_Sung_Park hits a great drive! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  L_Zhenli looks relieved there! 
Min. 59 :(qin) J_Thompson with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  J_Thompson with a little chip! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 60 :(qin) D_Landzaat with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  G_Perez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Denilson bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 61 :(qin) I_Fyfe with the nod to J_Thompson 
          ...  J_Thompson has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But N_Alexander hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 61 :(car) Denilson brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Sung_Park gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Ya_Jie reads the play well 
Min. 64 :(car) Ricar_Scimeca has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Iniesta! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Ricar_Scimeca must beat L_Zhenli! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Limpar chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to H_Hreidsen 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 66 :(qin) J_Thompson with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past H_Hreidsen 
          ...  J_Thompson with the header ! 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Alexander's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 66 :(car) Denilson with a short pass to find Deco 
          ...  Filipe_Alvim stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a rash challenge!! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 70 :(qin) Nengomashe is being brought on 
          ...  Ya_Jie is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 70 :(car) G_Loovens looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Denilson 
          ...  Blocked by I_Fyfe 
Min. 71 :(qin) Filipe_Alvim lays the ball back to K_Nakamura 
          ...  K_Nakamura with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  N_Alexander palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Thompson plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  N_Alexander jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 74 :(car) H_Hreidsen with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to Denilson 
          ...  Denilson hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  L_Zhenli manages to turn it behind 
Min. 75 :(qin) L_Galletti with a probing pass to Alan_Smith 
          ...  A cracking drive from Alan_Smith ! 
          ...  But N_Alexander punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 75 :(car) G_Loovens finds B_VanGalen in the box 
          ...  A delicate header from B_VanGalen ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 76 :(car) A_Limpar runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of H_Hreidsen 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  H_Hreidsen unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  But L_Zhenli hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 78 :(car) A_Limpar cuts the ball back to D_Cissé 
          ...  D_Cissé launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 79 :(qin) J_Thompson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Loovens! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Thompson with a little chip! 
          ...  N_Alexander with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 81 :(qin) D_Landzaat threads the through ball to J_Thompson 
          ...  B_VanGalen with an awful challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  L_Galletti swings it in 
          ...  K_Nakamura takes control of it! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Ricar_Scimeca !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 82 :(qin) J_Thompson nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Denilson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 83 :(qin) L_Galletti sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  L_Galletti with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 85 :(qin) K_Nakamura pushes it past the defender 
          ...  Ricar_Scimeca slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 87 :(qin) I_Fyfe with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Alan_Smith gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Alan_Smith with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But N_Alexander tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Perez drives it into the box! 
          ...  N_Alexander fists it away! 
Min. 87 :(car) M_Fish wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Limpar 
          ...  A_Limpar hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But L_Zhenli punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Qingdao Yizhang Stadium
Attendance           : 39,469
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Qingdao Zhongneng Match Info
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Best player          : L_Galletti
Scorers              : G_Perez (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Iniesta (5), Filipe_Alvim (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Limpar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Deco (15), A_Limpar (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Qingdao Zhongneng  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       19
Off target           :           7        |       12
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       17
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Final Score          : Qingdao Zhongneng 1 - 2 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Qingdao Zhongneng
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_Zhenli       GK  24   1   1   1  34 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Filipe_Alvim   DF   1  17  19   3  29 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  41  -4
A_Iniesta      DF   1  17  18   5  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  11  -4
I_Fyfe         DF   1  19  15   7  23 |  93   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  45   5
G_Perez        DF   1  19  14  12  15 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  15  45
Ya_Jie         DF   1  19  13  10  35 |  71   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22 -10 -10
D_Landzaat     MF   1   9  18  17  40 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
L_Galletti     MF   1   8  22  11  26 |  93   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  68   7
K_Nakamura     FW   1   9  17  18  11 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Falcao       FW   1  12  13  20  35 |  56   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -3
J_Thompson     FW   1   3  15  20  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
Y_Jun          GK  16   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nengomashe     DF   1  17  13   9  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alex           DF   1  16  13   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   1   6  13  15  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alan_Smith     FW   1  10  13  19  27 |  37   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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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N_Alexander    GK  26   2   2   1   5 |  93  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0   0
H_Hreidsen     DF   1  22  12   9  21 |  93   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  15   9
G_Loovens      DF   1  22  10   7  28 |  93   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  30   0
M_Fish         DF   1  22  12   7   9 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Ricar_Scimeca  DF   1  21   9   8  19 |  93   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  28  66   2
D_Cissé        FW   1   5   9  22  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0  10  10  27
Deco           MF   1  14  25  15  29 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  45  35
A_Limpar       MF   2   8  24  14  27 |  93   0   1   5   0   3   1   0   0   0  27  75  43
Denilson       MF   1   7  21   7  28 |  93   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  56  45   5
J_Sung_Park    AM   1   4  21  17  20 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
B_VanGalen     MF   1  15  30  15  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Isaksson     GK  19   1   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Queudrue     DF   1  18  12   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bower        DF   1  19   8   9  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Saunders     MF   1   8  17   8  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tote         FW   1   6   9  14  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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