Match Report


Cambridge UnitedCambridge United     Cardiff CityCardiff City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Sylvain CarltonS. Carlton53
G
1captain
G
49Norman Le TissierN. Le Tissier
Nicholas HoweyN. Howey45
D
2
D
61Pegguy BoutoilleP. Boutoille
Oleg MorrisO. Morris44
D
3
D
53Alistair MowbrayA. Mowbray
Shaun WallworkS. Wallwork43
D
4
D
50Arnold BosmanA. Bosman
John MintoJ. Minto43
D
5
D
48Nils VogelN. Vogel
Alexandre LoureiroA. Loureiro58
M
6
M
58Duncan BrandD. Brand
Bill InsleyB. Insley54
M
7
M
54Rafael OliveiraR. Oliveira
Patrick DuberryP. Duberry50
M
8
A
72Bill MasonB. Mason
Flavio GinestraF. Ginestra61
A
9
A
59Henry PallisterH. Pallister
Ralph GoodwinR. Goodwin48
A
10
A
47Thierry WilliamsT. Williams
Bill FinneyB. Finney45
A
captain11
A
37Patrick BowyerP. Bowyer
 
Steve ForbesS. Forbes48
M
12
M
53Marvin StockdaleM. Stockdale
Jason DraperJ. Draper48
M
13
M
53David BowerD. Bower
Craig GardnerC. Gardner47
M
14
M
49John StandingJ. Standing

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at R Costings Abbey Stadium where Cambridge United play host to Cardiff City. A crowd of 4,584 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cambridge United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Fletcher.


0.00
Cardiff City start the match!
3.35
Rafael Oliveira chips the ball to his team mate, Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister shoots from long range but Sylvain Carlton is on top of it.
8.48
Duncan Brand threads a neat ball through to Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
9.04
Duncan Brand makes a simple pass to Patrick Bowyer. Patrick Bowyer knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Sylvain Carlton. Excellent save.
12.33
Duncan Brand deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Mason. Bill Mason knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.28
Alexandre Loureiro flicks a high ball forward to Ralph Goodwin who takes it down. Ralph Goodwin shoots from 20 yards but Norman Le Tissier reads it well. Fabulous stop!
26.33
Rafael Oliveira sees a break and surges forward. Rafael Oliveira tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cambridge United appear unchanged since the first half. Cardiff City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cambridge United start the second half!
47.36
Seeing a gap ahead, John Minto plays the ball forward to Patrick Duberry. Patrick Duberry flicks a high pass forward. Bill Finney controls it well on his chest. Bill Finney whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin connects with a diving header but it flies just wide!
48.08
Patrick Duberry brings the ball forward. Patrick Duberry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.33
Duncan Brand deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sylvain Carlton who gathers it comfortably.
53.51
Alexandre Loureiro runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alexandre Loureiro shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.49
Rafael Oliveira sees Patrick Bowyer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patrick Bowyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.48
Duncan Brand makes a beautiful solo run. Duncan Brand lofts in a cross ball towards Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.45
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
63.22
Rafael Oliveira makes a simple pass to Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams lofts in a cross ball towards Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Nicholas Howey. Excellent block.
69.52
Duncan Brand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams shoots from outside the area. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.12
Arnold Bosman hacks Flavio Ginestra from behind! The referee warns Arnold Bosman to calm down! Flavio Ginestra runs off the knock.
73.55
Duncan Brand knocks the ball forward to Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sylvain Carlton who gathers it comfortably.
75.18
John Minto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Duberry. Patrick Duberry makes a probing pass to Bill Finney. Bill Finney shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
77.25
Cambridge United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
78.49
Nils Vogel chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Oliveira. Rafael Oliveira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Bowyer. Patrick Bowyer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Sylvain Carlton had no chance!! Goal for Cardiff City!
85.32
John Minto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Duberry. Patrick Duberry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bill Finney. Bill Finney plays a scrappy one-two with Ralph Goodwin and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Bill Finney provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is miles over!
89.30
Bill Insley flicks a high pass forward. Flavio Ginestra collects the pass. Flavio Ginestra makes a defence splitting pass to Bill Finney. Some good footwork from Bill Finney provides some space. He shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Duncan Brand kicks a strong pass forward to Patrick Bowyer. Patrick Bowyer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Mason but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cambridge United

Cardiff City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.2%
52.8%
Play Area
30.6%
47.2%
22.2%

Scorers
Thierry Williams 70
Patrick Bowyer 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Brand of Cardiff City

Match Ratings
1.Sylvain Carlton (GK)
7
2.Nicholas Howey (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Morris (DEF)
6
4.Shaun Wallwork (DEF)
6
5.John Minto (DEF)
6
6.Alexandre Loureiro (MID)
6
7.Bill Insley (MID)
7
8.Patrick Duberry (MID)
7
9.Flavio Ginestra (ATT)
6
10.Ralph Goodwin (ATT)
6
11.Bill Finney (ATT)
6
 
12.Steve Forbes (MID)
0
13.Jason Draper (MID)
0
14.Craig Gardner (MID)
0

1.Norman Le Tissier (GK)
6
2.Pegguy Boutoille (DEF)
6
3.Alistair Mowbray (DEF)
6
4.Arnold Bosman (DEF)
6
5.Nils Vogel (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Brand (MID)
9
7.Rafael Oliveira (MID)
7
8.Bill Mason (ATT)
6
9.Henry Pallister (ATT)
7
10.Thierry Williams (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Patrick Bowyer (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Marvin Stockdale (MID)
0
13.David Bower (MID)
0
14.John Standing (MID)
0