Match Report
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Stanley Brown | S. Brown |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Antonio Binotto | A. Binotto | |||||||||
| Alberto Boyd | A. Boyd | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Bojan Dahlin | B. Dahlin | |||||||||
| Damien Neville | D. Neville | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Richard Carrick | R. Carrick | |||||||||
| Harvey Jeffers | H. Jeffers | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Ólafur Haraldur | Ó. Haraldur | |||||||||
| Steve Pearson | S. Pearson | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Isaiah Maclean | I. Maclean | |||||||||
| Mark Ferdinand | M. Ferdinand | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 |  | Frode Berg | F. Berg | |||||||||
| Marcus Finney | M. Finney | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Kelvin Bridges | K. Bridges | |||||||||
| Kodjo Vercoutre | K. Vercoutre |  | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Carlton Carrick | C. Carrick | |||||||||
| Sol Wilcox | S. Wilcox | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Anthony Edwards | A. Edwards | |||||||||
| Peter Beresford | P. Beresford | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 |  | Marcos Gomez | M. Gomez | |||||||||
| Danny Sturridge | D. Sturridge | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Eddie Williamson | E. Williamson | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 9,686 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Cardiff City and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Cardiff City and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Port Vale get the match underway!
2.08
0-0Port Vale are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
4.42
0-1Ólafur Haraldur makes a probing pass to Kelvin Bridges. Kelvin Bridges chips the ball to his team mate, Marcos Gomez. Marcos Gomez tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.08
0-1Damien Neville passes the ball forward to Marcus Finney. Marcus Finney chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Wilcox. Sol Wilcox flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.26
Kelvin Bridges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Williamson. Eddie Williamson goes all the way! Eddie Williamson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.12
0-1Mark Ferdinand chips the ball to his team mate, Sol Wilcox. Sol Wilcox knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonio Binotto who gathers it comfortably.
26.04
0-1Carlton Carrick kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Gomez. Marcos Gomez makes a probing pass to Anthony Edwards but he's offside!
30.40
0-1Damien Neville flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Finney. Marcus Finney threads the ball through to Danny Sturridge. Danny Sturridge lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford heads the ball goalwards but Antonio Binotto is on top of it.
32.02
0-1Frode Berg hacks Kodjo Vercoutre from behind! Frode Berg is warned by the referee! Kodjo Vercoutre stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.34
0-1Frode Berg hacks Kodjo Vercoutre from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kodjo Vercoutre carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.58
Marcus Finney threads the ball through to Sol Wilcox. Sol Wilcox shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.46
Eddie Williamson hacks Damien Neville from behind! Eddie Williamson is warned by the referee! Damien Neville stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.32
Ólafur Haraldur knocks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Bridges. Kelvin Bridges makes a probing pass to Marcos Gomez. Marcos Gomez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Cardiff City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.47
Kelvin Bridges catches Harvey Jeffers on the ankles. Kelvin Bridges is given a warning by the referee! Harvey Jeffers runs off the knock.
51.08
Alberto Boyd chips the ball to his team mate, Kodjo Vercoutre. Kodjo Vercoutre makes a simple pass to Danny Sturridge. Danny Sturridge shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
53.25
Harvey Jeffers makes a simple pass to Marcus Finney. Marcus Finney surges forward with the ball. Marcus Finney plays a perfect one-two with Sol Wilcox and rushes in on goal... Marcus Finney takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.31
Kelvin Bridges passes the ball forward to Anthony Edwards. Anthony Edwards knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Harvey Jeffers.
61.55
Frode Berg threads the ball through to Marcos Gomez. Marcos Gomez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stanley Brown who gathers it comfortably.
67.53
Marcus Finney catches Kelvin Bridges on the ankles. Marcus Finney is warned by the referee! Kelvin Bridges gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.23
Damien Neville deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kodjo Vercoutre. Kodjo Vercoutre controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Wilcox. Sol Wilcox whips in a cross ball towards Danny Sturridge. Danny Sturridge heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.40
Mark Ferdinand passes the ball forward to Sol Wilcox. Sol Wilcox knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.06
Marcus Finney makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.11
Kodjo Vercoutre deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Sturridge. Danny Sturridge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonio Binotto who gathers it comfortably.
81.14
Carlton Carrick clumsily knocks into Mark Ferdinand. Carlton Carrick is given a warning by the referee! Mark Ferdinand hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.17
Marcus Finney takes it forward alone. Marcus Finney knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.32
Marcus Finney sees a break and surges forward. Marcus Finney knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Sturridge. Danny Sturridge is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
89.20
Kelvin Bridges threads the ball through to Eddie Williamson. Eddie Williamson shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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Match Statistics
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