Match Report
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City |  |  | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Collins | Stephen Collins | manager | David Cooper | David Cooper | |||||||||||||||||
| Ade Enyinnaya | A. Enyinnaya |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Malte Eberle | M. Eberle | |||||||||
| Richard Hughes | R. Hughes |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 79 |  | Jimmy Vicari | J. Vicari | |||||||||
| Roberto Pirri | R. Pirri |  | 84 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 |  | Diego Guerrero | D. Guerrero | |||||||||
| Alpay Özalan | A. Özalan |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 | | Alan Evans | A. Evans | |||||||||
| Marco Marrocolo | M. Marrocolo | | 72 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 |  | Gary McNeill | G. McNeill | |||||||||
| Esteban Ortega | E. Ortega |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 |  | Roland Zanoni | R. Zanoni | |||||||||
| Julien Macé | J. Macé |  | 78 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 |  | Hayato Nakata | H. Nakata | |||||||||
| Stephane Oliveira | S. Oliveira |  | 74 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 |  | Anthony Siviglia | A. Siviglia | |||||||||
| Craig Dublin | C. Dublin | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Yurtcan Izzet | Y. Izzet | |||||||||
| Stephan Nyarko | S. Nyarko |  | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 81 |  | Andriy Kolesnichenko | A. Kolesnichenko | |||||||||
| Hocine Belaouf | H. Belaouf |  | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 |  | Jannes Paauwe | J. Paauwe | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by United Flights |
Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 20,600 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Tottenham Hotspur appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Tottenham Hotspur appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Cardiff City kick off!
6.06
1-0Esteban Ortega makes a beautiful solo run. Esteban Ortega whips in a cross ball towards Hocine Belaouf. Hocine Belaouf directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
10.25
1-0Diego Guerrero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roland Zanoni. Roland Zanoni kicks a strong pass forward to Andriy Kolesnichenko. Andriy Kolesnichenko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.33
1-0Julien Macé makes a simple pass to Hocine Belaouf. Hocine Belaouf shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Malte Eberle!
15.30
1-0Hayato Nakata surges forward with the ball. Hayato Nakata goes all the way! Hayato Nakata takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
18.43
Diego Guerrero makes a simple pass to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill passes the ball forward to Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.50
Esteban Ortega knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Malte Eberle.
26.42
Gary McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yurtcan Izzet. Yurtcan Izzet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.23
1-0Hayato Nakata barges into Richard Hughes. Hayato Nakata is given a warning by the referee! Richard Hughes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.46
Roland Zanoni passes the ball forward to Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Hughes.
32.50
Stephane Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko whips in a cross ball towards Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.42
Roberto Pirri makes a probing pass to Esteban Ortega. Esteban Ortega flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jimmy Vicari.
34.37
1-0Anthony Siviglia chips the ball to his team mate, Yurtcan Izzet. Yurtcan Izzet threads the ball through to Andriy Kolesnichenko but he's offside!
36.02
Roland Zanoni flicks the ball to his team mate, Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.18
Roberto Pirri makes a probing pass to Esteban Ortega. Esteban Ortega makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hocine Belaouf. Hocine Belaouf controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.21
Stephan Nyarko clumsily knocks into Jimmy Vicari. The referee calls over Stephan Nyarko and warns him to calm down! Jimmy Vicari stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Marco Marrocolo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephane Oliveira. Stephane Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko lofts in a cross ball towards Hocine Belaouf. Hocine Belaouf directs the ball goalwards with his head. Malte Eberle easily smothers it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Tottenham Hotspur get the second half underway!
48.26
Esteban Ortega makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin kicks a strong pass forward to Hocine Belaouf. Hocine Belaouf rockets a shot on goal but Malte Eberle is on top of it.
51.12
Roberto Pirri makes a probing pass to Esteban Ortega. Esteban Ortega knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin whips in a cross ball towards Hocine Belaouf. Hocine Belaouf is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Malte Eberle easily smothers it.
53.43
Hayato Nakata threads the ball through to Yurtcan Izzet. Yurtcan Izzet knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ade Enyinnaya who gathers it comfortably.
55.12
Julien Macé kicks a strong pass forward to Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.30
Hayato Nakata decides to run forward with the ball. Hayato Nakata flicks the ball to his team mate, Jannes Paauwe. Jannes Paauwe takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.35
Anthony Siviglia makes a probing pass to Yurtcan Izzet. Yurtcan Izzet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.43
2-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
63.18
Anthony Siviglia surges forward with the ball. Anthony Siviglia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.43
Julien Macé kicks a strong pass forward to Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko plays a perfect one-two with Hocine Belaouf and rushes in on goal... Stephan Nyarko takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Malte Eberle has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.58
Roland Zanoni knocks the ball to his team mate, Andriy Kolesnichenko. Andriy Kolesnichenko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ade Enyinnaya who gathers it comfortably.
77.02
Marco Marrocolo knocks the ball forward to Esteban Ortega. Esteban Ortega chips the ball to his team mate, Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hocine Belaouf but the linesman indicates offside!
83.49
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
84.30
Anthony Siviglia knocks the ball forward to Andriy Kolesnichenko. Andriy Kolesnichenko goes all the way! Andriy Kolesnichenko takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
85.24
3-0Hayato Nakata clumsily knocks into Julien Macé. Hayato Nakata is warned by the referee again! Julien Macé carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Hocine Belaouf 6, 39 Stephan Nyarko 69 |