Match Report
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City |  |  | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Stanley Brown | S. Brown |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Neil Matteo | N. Matteo | |||||||||
| Dale May | D. May | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Harvey Lofthouse | H. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Steve Pearson | S. Pearson | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Pier G. Parlato | P. Parlato | |||||||||
| Gabriele Montella | G. Montella | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Kubilay Türkyilmaz | K. Türkyilmaz | |||||||||
| Harvey Jeffers | H. Jeffers | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 66 | | Vittorio Dani | V. Dani | |||||||||
| Marcus Finney | M. Finney | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Rio Stone | R. Stone | |||||||||
| Marc Shields | M. Shields | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Martin Perry | M. Perry | |||||||||
| Kodjo Vercoutre | K. Vercoutre |  | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 |  | Roberto Mora | R. Mora | |||||||||
| Gavin Clegg | G. Clegg | | 63 | A | | 9 | | M | 64 | | Dale Mccann | D. Mccann | |||||||||
| Peter Beresford | P. Beresford | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Chris Winterburn | C. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Dion Wright-Phillips | D. Wright-Phillips | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Chris Cutler | C. Cutler | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play Portsmouth in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Portsmouth appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Portsmouth appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Portsmouth get the match underway!
6.19
0-0Roberto Mora flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Winterburn. Chris Winterburn shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Stanley Brown!
21.53
0-0Harvey Jeffers makes a simple pass to Marc Shields. Marc Shields sees a break and surges forward. Marc Shields shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.58
Roberto Mora knocks the ball forward to Chris Winterburn. Chris Winterburn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.54
Kodjo Vercoutre passes the ball forward to Gavin Clegg. Gavin Clegg lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Wright-Phillips. Dion Wright-Phillips heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
38.34
0-0Kodjo Vercoutre hacks Rio Stone from behind! Kodjo Vercoutre is warned by the referee! Rio Stone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Cardiff City kick off!
57.58
Marcus Finney flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
61.36
0-0Marc Shields catches Martin Perry on the ankles. The referee calls over Marc Shields and shows him a yellow card! Martin Perry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.04
Marc Shields makes a simple pass to Dion Wright-Phillips. Dion Wright-Phillips whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Clegg. Gavin Clegg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.30
Harvey Lofthouse barges into Gavin Clegg. The referee calls over Harvey Lofthouse and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Clegg runs off the knock.
77.24
Marc Shields threads the ball through to Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford knocks in a cross ball towards Dion Wright-Phillips. Dion Wright-Phillips heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
79.02
Marc Shields passes the ball forward to Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Wright-Phillips. Dion Wright-Phillips is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Neil Matteo easily smothers it.
85.50
Steve Pearson passes the ball forward to Marcus Finney. Marcus Finney controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Wright-Phillips. Dion Wright-Phillips lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
89.35
Kodjo Vercoutre deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Steve Pearson decides to run forward with the ball. Steve Pearson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Clegg. Gavin Clegg plays a perfect one-two with Dion Wright-Phillips and rushes in on goal... Gavin Clegg takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
The game is drawn at 0-0 and so goes to penalties!
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