Match Report
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City |  |  | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Bernard Bar | Bernard Bar | |||||||||||||||||
| Stanley Brown | S. Brown |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Marcus Ferdinand | M. Ferdinand | |||||||||
| Dale May | D. May | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Louis Salazar | L. Salazar | |||||||||
| Steve Pearson | S. Pearson | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Daniele Bishop | D. Bishop | |||||||||
| Gabriele Montella | G. Montella |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Luke Weaver | L. Weaver | |||||||||
| Harvey Jeffers | H. Jeffers | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Glynn Minto | G. Minto | |||||||||
| Marcus Finney | M. Finney | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Robbie Marr | R. Marr | |||||||||
| Marc Shields | M. Shields | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Ben Beckham | B. Beckham | |||||||||
| Darren Goodwin | D. Goodwin | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Liam Whelan | L. Whelan | |||||||||
| Gavin Clegg | G. Clegg | | 64 | A | | 9 | | M | 54 | | Luke Ripley | L. Ripley | |||||||||
| Peter Beresford | P. Beresford | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Danny Jobson | D. Jobson | |||||||||
| Tony Lumsdon | T. Lumsdon | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Steve Guppy | S. Guppy | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 8,678 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Cardiff City start the match!
6.02
0-0Ben Beckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Guppy. Steve Guppy goes all the way! Steve Guppy tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.34
Ben Beckham threads the ball through to Steve Guppy. Steve Guppy shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.59
0-0Daniele Bishop makes a simple pass to Luke Ripley. Luke Ripley flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Guppy. Steve Guppy goes all the way! Steve Guppy cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Stanley Brown easily smothers it.
10.27
0-0Liam Whelan knocks the ball forward to Steve Guppy. Steve Guppy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steve Pearson.
12.54
Gabriele Montella takes it forward alone. Gabriele Montella controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Clegg. Gavin Clegg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.16
Glynn Minto makes a probing pass to Ben Beckham. Ben Beckham makes a simple pass to Danny Jobson. Danny Jobson lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Guppy. Steve Guppy heads the ball goalwards but Stanley Brown is on top of it.
27.55
Darren Goodwin makes a beautiful solo run. Darren Goodwin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.20
Ben Beckham chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Guppy. Steve Guppy knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Jobson. Danny Jobson flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
33.53
Glynn Minto kicks a strong pass forward to Liam Whelan. Liam Whelan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Guppy. Steve Guppy goes all the way! Steve Guppy takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.43
Steve Pearson chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Shields. Marc Shields passes the ball forward to Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Lumsdon. Tony Lumsdon flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
42.46
Marc Shields controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcus Ferdinand who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Blackburn Rovers kicking off!
55.43
Harvey Jeffers makes a probing pass to Marc Shields. Marc Shields flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Clegg. Gavin Clegg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
61.50
0-0Liam Whelan brings the ball forward. Liam Whelan makes a probing pass to Steve Guppy but he's offside!
65.30
0-0Blackburn Rovers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
67.20
0-1Ben Beckham advances with the ball. Ben Beckham goes all the way! Ben Beckham shoots from just inside the box. Ben Beckham scores for Blackburn Rovers!!
79.23
Darren Goodwin kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Beresford. Peter Beresford controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Marcus Ferdinand manages to keep it out.
81.50
0-1Steve Guppy catches Steve Pearson on the ankles. Steve Guppy is warned by the referee! Steve Pearson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.30
Luke Weaver chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Ripley. Luke Ripley makes a probing pass to Danny Jobson. Danny Jobson shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
85.20
Harvey Jeffers kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Goodwin. Darren Goodwin makes a beautiful solo run. Darren Goodwin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.21
Steve Pearson makes a probing pass to Marcus Finney. Marcus Finney makes a beautiful solo run. Marcus Finney finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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