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10/02/2055, Vicarage Road, Watford, England
League Two, English Football League
Watford Vs Cardiff

Watford play in a 3-5-2 Def formation, and line up with: B McIntosh (GK) , R Kelly (CB) , J Keenor (CB) , D Baker (CB) , N Parkhill (CM) , E MacRae (CM) , I Methven (CDM) , P Furguson (RM) , A McNevin (LM) , J Everett (ST) , V Fortuna (ST) And the subs are: R Evans (CB) , A Emenalo (CB) , J Griffith (CM) , W Forsyth (CM) , K Delaney (ST)

Cardiff play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Armstrong (GK) , L Whalen (CB) , S Evans (CB) , R Orewa (CB) , J MacGuire (RB) , O Brain (LB) , R McCort (CDM) , J Finlayson (CAM) , L Smith (RM) , Z Rayburn (LM) , M Mewies (ST) And the subs are: G Meyrick (CB) , A Weale (CB) , L Maxton (CM) , V Ruddock (CM) , A Dower (ST)
Welcome to Vicarage Road in Watford, England where Watford will face Cardiff City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League Two, English Football League.  The attendance is 38276.

1' - Watford kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

6' - David Baker passes to Richard Kelly.  Richard Kelly passes to Nick Parkhill.  Nick Parkhill plays a long pass to Peter Furguson.  Peter Furguson finds Nick Parkhill with a short pass.  Nick Parkhill crosses the ball, but Ollie Brain intercepts the ball.  

12' - Ollie Brain plays a long pass to Leeroy Whalen.  Leeroy Whalen plays a long ball to Zachary Rayburn.  Zachary Rayburn passes to John Finlayson.  John Finlayson finds Ronald McCort with a short pass.  Ronald McCort passes to John Finlayson.  Eric MacRae tackles John Finlayson and gains possession for his team.  With a turn of pace, Eric MacRae beats Mark Mewies.  

13' - Eric MacRae sees a run from Vince Fortuna.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Vince Fortuna is able to take the ball.  Vince Fortuna fires a shot...but the shot is saved by John Armstrong!  

16' - Alex McNevin sees a run from Vince Fortuna.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Vince Fortuna takes the ball.  Vince Fortuna tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

17' - John Armstrong sees Mark Mewies making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

20' - John Everett plays a long ball to David Baker.  David Baker spots a run from Eric MacRae.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Eric MacRae runs on to the ball.  Eric MacRae looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...and Eric MacRae scores!  That's a brilliant goal from the Watford player!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!

20' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

23' - Rhod Orewa plays a short pass to Zachary Rayburn.  Zachary Rayburn passes to Rhod Orewa.  Rhod Orewa passes the ball to Zachary Rayburn.  Zachary Rayburn attempts to beat Isaac Methven using his skills, but is brought down illegally.  That will be a freekick for Cardiff.  

24' - Mark Mewies places the ball to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, but Richard Kelly intercepts and takes possession.  

30' - Richard Kelly finds Eric MacRae with a short pass.  Eric MacRae hits the ball long to David Baker.  David Baker passes the ball to Alex McNevin.  Alex McNevin sees Vince Fortuna making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

33' - Ronald McCort passes to Sam Evans.  Sam Evans finds John Finlayson with a short pass.  John Finlayson sees Mark Mewies making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Mark Mewies is able to control the ball.  Mark Mewies tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and Mark Mewies scores!  That's a good goal from the Cardiff player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

34' - Watford kick the ball off for the restart.  

39' - David Baker slides the ball to John Keenor.  John Keenor passes to Richard Kelly.  Richard Kelly plays a long pass to Peter Furguson.  Peter Furguson sees Nick Parkhill making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Nick Parkhill is able to control the ball.  Nick Parkhill tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Nick Parkhill scores!  That's a fine goal from the Watford player!  The ball went in off the upright!

39' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

49' - Leeroy Whalen slides the ball to Rhod Orewa.  Rhod Orewa finds John Finlayson with a short pass.  John Finlayson hits the ball long to Rhod Orewa.  Rhod Orewa slides the ball to Ronald McCort.  Ronald McCort sees a run from Louis Smith.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Louis Smith has strayed offside!  

51' - John Everett chips a long ball to Nick Parkhill.  Nick Parkhill spots a run from Peter Furguson.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Everett is going to be taken off.  Kian Delaney is going to be brought on.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Evans is going to be taken off.  Griffith Meyrick is brought on from the bench.  

56' - John Keenor tackles Rhod Orewa and takes possession.  John Keenor finds Eric MacRae with a long ball.  Eric MacRae sees a run from Vince Fortuna.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Vince Fortuna is caught offside!  

60' - Richard Kelly passes a long ball to Isaac Methven.  Isaac Methven curls in a cross, but opposing player Rhod Orewa takes possession.  

69' - Rhod Orewa passes the ball to Griffith Meyrick.  Griffith Meyrick plays a long pass to Ollie Brain.  John Keenor tackles Ollie Brain and takes possession.  John Keenor finds David Baker with a short pass.  Mark Mewies tackles David Baker and takes the ball.  John Keenor dispossesses Mark Mewies and gains possession for his team.  John Keenor plays a long ball to David Baker.  David Baker plays the ball to Isaac Methven.  Isaac Methven plays the ball to Nick Parkhill.  Nick Parkhill brings the ball forward, outpacing Leeroy Whalen.  

70' - Nick Parkhill curves the ball into the box, finding Isaac Methven.  Isaac Methven gets above the defence and directs a header towards goal...but its wide!

72' - John Armstrong plays a long ball to Joe MacGuire.  Joe MacGuire hits a shot from outside the area towards goal...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Nick Parkhill is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Vince Fortuna will come off.  Jacob Griffith is going to be brought on.  

77' - David Baker dispossesses Louis Smith and takes possession.  David Baker finds Richard Kelly with a long ball.  Richard Kelly plays a short pass to Peter Furguson.  Peter Furguson attempts to beat Ollie Brain using his skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Richard Kelly is going to be taken off.  Alastair Emenalo is going to be brought on.  

84' - Alastair Emenalo plays a long ball to John Keenor.  John Keenor spots a run from Eric MacRae.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Eric MacRae is able to control the ball.  Eric MacRae tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  That will be a corner for  Watford.  Peter Furguson will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box and finds Eric MacRae.  Eric MacRae gets above the defence and heads the ball towards goal...and its in! It's a fine goal from Eric MacRae for Watford!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

85' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

91' - Ollie Brain slides the ball to Leeroy Whalen.  Leeroy Whalen slides the ball to Joe MacGuire.  Joe MacGuire finds Rhod Orewa with a long ball.  Rhod Orewa plays a short pass to Louis Smith.  Louis Smith looks to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is tipped around the post by Brendan McIntosh!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Cardiff.  Mark Mewies places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box and finds John Finlayson.  John Finlayson gets his head to the ball towards the top corner...but the shot sails over the bar!



The match has ended Watford 3 - 1 Cardiff City.