Match Report
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Stanley Brown | S. Brown |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 | | Brian Cooper | B. Cooper | |||||||||
| Tony Holloway | T. Holloway | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Patrick Howells | P. Howells | |||||||||
| Steve Pearson | S. Pearson | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Marvin Scales | M. Scales | |||||||||
| Gabriele Montella | G. Montella |  | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Isaiah Maclean | I. Maclean | |||||||||
| Harvey Jeffers | H. Jeffers | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Alun Beresford | A. Beresford | |||||||||
| Mark Ferdinand | M. Ferdinand | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Frode Berg | F. Berg | |||||||||
| Marcus Finney | M. Finney | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Kelvin Bridges | K. Bridges | |||||||||
| Marc Shields | M. Shields | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Carlton Carrick | C. Carrick | |||||||||
| Sol Wilcox | S. Wilcox | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Nick Holloway | N. Holloway | |||||||||
| Peter Beresford | P. Beresford | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Simon Mendonca | S. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Dion Wright-Phillips | D. Wright-Phillips | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Gavin Perry | G. Perry | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 8,972 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 start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.51
0-1Carlton Carrick surges forward with the ball. Carlton Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Perry. Gavin Perry is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gavin Perry!
8.06
0-1Mark Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Wilcox. Sol Wilcox deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dion Wright-Phillips but the linesman indicates offside!
9.43
0-1Marcus Finney barges into Kelvin Bridges. Marcus Finney is warned by the referee! Kelvin Bridges hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.46
0-1Gabriele Montella barges into Kelvin Bridges. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kelvin Bridges stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.03
Mark Ferdinand makes a simple pass to Dion Wright-Phillips. Dion Wright-Phillips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Beresford but he's offside!
20.35
0-1Marc Shields passes the ball forward to Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Isaiah Maclean.
27.01
0-1Carlton Carrick barges into Mark Ferdinand. Carlton Carrick is given a warning by the referee! Mark Ferdinand grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
28.39
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
30.01
Gabriele Montella passes the ball forward to Marc Shields. Marc Shields flicks the ball to his team mate, Sol Wilcox. Sol Wilcox knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.53
Kelvin Bridges deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Perry but he's offside!
34.46
Gavin Perry hacks Steve Pearson from behind! Gavin Perry is given a warning by the referee! Steve Pearson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.21
0-1Kelvin Bridges makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca goes all the way! Simon Mendonca cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Stanley Brown manages to gather it comfortably.
38.23
0-1Marcus Finney threads the ball through to Sol Wilcox. Sol Wilcox lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.15
Isaiah Maclean brings the ball forward. Isaiah Maclean makes a simple pass to Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.26
Marc Shields makes a simple pass to Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Cardiff City kick off and get the second half underway!
47.51
Kelvin Bridges hacks Marcus Finney from behind! The referee calls over Kelvin Bridges and warns him to calm down! Marcus Finney hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.29
Isaiah Maclean takes it forward alone. Isaiah Maclean makes a simple pass to Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca passes the ball forward to Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.39
Frode Berg advances with the ball. Frode Berg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
53.41
Marc Shields makes a simple pass to Dion Wright-Phillips. Dion Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Cooper who gathers it comfortably.
54.17
Mark Ferdinand makes a probing pass to Sol Wilcox. Sol Wilcox goes all the way! Sol Wilcox takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
61.18
Tony Holloway takes it forward alone. Tony Holloway threads the ball through to Sol Wilcox. Sol Wilcox knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marvin Scales.
75.42
Marc Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Wright-Phillips. Dion Wright-Phillips goes all the way! Dion Wright-Phillips rockets a shot on goal. Brian Cooper easily smothers it.
78.27
Mark Ferdinand sees a break and surges forward. Mark Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.10
Kelvin Bridges deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nick Holloway!
85.36
Marcus Finney decides to run forward with the ball. Marcus Finney knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Isaiah Maclean.
87.36
Carlton Carrick threads the ball through to Gavin Perry. Gavin Perry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Gavin Perry 3 Simon Mendonca 39 Nick Holloway 48, 79 |