Match Report
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City |  |  | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Le Tissier | N. Le Tissier |  | 49 | G |  |  | 1 | | | G | 60 | | Robert Adams | R. Adams | |||||||
| Julian Lloyd | J. Lloyd | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Frank Barry | F. Barry | |||||||||
| Nils Vogel | N. Vogel |  | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 |  | Andy Elliott | A. Elliott | |||||||||
| Terry Granville | T. Granville | | 40 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 | | Luke Scales | L. Scales | |||||||||
| Gary Boyd | G. Boyd | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Craig Guppy | C. Guppy | |||||||||
| Duncan Brand | D. Brand | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 |  | William Dzodic | W. Dzodic | |||||||||
| Rafael Oliveira | R. Oliveira |  | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Tony Clegg | T. Clegg | |||||||||
| Alistair Barmby | A. Barmby | | 66 | A | | 8 | | A | 63 | | Glynn Beckham | G. Beckham | |||||||||
| Henry Pallister | H. Pallister | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 51 | | David Christie | D. Christie | |||||||||
| Thierry Williams | T. Williams | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 44 | | Niccolo Hurst | N. Hurst | |||||||||
| Patrick Bowyer | P. Bowyer | | 37 | A | | 11 | | A | 39 | | Dean Haynes | D. Haynes | |||||||||
| Marvin Stockdale | M. Stockdale | | 53 | M | | 12 | | M | 61 | | Armin Sachs | A. Sachs | |||||||||
| David Bower | D. Bower | | 53 | M | | 13 | | M | 56 | | Damien Brown | D. Brown | |||||||||
| John Standing | J. Standing | | 49 | M | | 14 | | G | 55 | | Peter Croft | P. Croft | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Portsmouth. A crowd of 4,672 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Cardiff City and Portsmouth are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Granville.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Cardiff City and Portsmouth are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Granville.
0.00
0-0Cardiff City kick off!
3.56
0-0Rafael Oliveira sees Patrick Bowyer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patrick Bowyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.33
0-0Rafael Oliveira plays the ball forward to Patrick Bowyer. Patrick Bowyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.13
0-1Seeing a gap ahead, Tony Clegg laces a weighted ball forward to Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Haynes. Dean Haynes beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
12.42
Nils Vogel flicks a high ball forward to Duncan Brand who takes it down. Duncan Brand makes a simple pass to Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams knocks in a cross ball towards Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! That brings them level!
20.40
1-1Tony Clegg comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Brand. Tony Clegg is given a warning by the referee! Duncan Brand carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.15
1-1Rafael Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Bowyer. Patrick Bowyer powers a header at goal but somehow Robert Adams manages to keep it out.
27.43
William Dzodic passes the ball forward to Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst makes a defence splitting pass to David Christie. David Christie shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
28.35
Showing composure, Frank Barry picks a pass forward to Tony Clegg. Tony Clegg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Norman Le Tissier reads it well. Good save!
32.57
Rafael Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.17
Frank Barry chips the ball to his team mate, William Dzodic. William Dzodic flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Beckham controls it well on his chest. Glynn Beckham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
44.06
Duncan Brand makes a beautiful solo run. Duncan Brand tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
Duncan Brand flicks a high pass forward. Henry Pallister collects the pass. Henry Pallister shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cardiff City appear unchanged since the first half. Portsmouth also appear unchanged since the first half. The Portsmouth players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Portsmouth kick off!
49.46
Tony Clegg threads the ball through to David Christie. David Christie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.39
1-1Andy Elliott catches Thierry Williams on the ankles. The referee calls over Andy Elliott and shows him a yellow card! Thierry Williams stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.08
Duncan Brand surges forward with the ball. Duncan Brand shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
61.57
Nils Vogel hits it upfield. Thierry Williams whips in a cross ball towards Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.38
1-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
77.20
Tony Clegg flicks a high ball forward to Niccolo Hurst who takes it down. Niccolo Hurst tries a spectacular long range effort but Norman Le Tissier is on top of it.
78.03
William Dzodic threads a neat ball through to David Christie. David Christie whips in a cross ball towards Dean Haynes. With a superhuman jump, Dean Haynes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
79.23
Luke Scales makes a probing pass to William Dzodic. William Dzodic knocks the ball forward to David Christie. David Christie shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Norman Le Tissier. Excellent save.
89.23
1-1Duncan Brand catches William Dzodic on the ankles. The referee brings Duncan Brand to one side and gives him a warning! William Dzodic hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Tony Clegg knocks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst skips past Julian Lloyd! Niccolo Hurst takes a shot at goal. Niccolo Hurst scores for Portsmouth!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.6%
59.4%
Play Area
25%
45.3%
29.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Niccolo Hurst of Portsmouth |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Norman Le Tissier (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Julian Lloyd (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nils Vogel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Terry Granville (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gary Boyd (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Duncan Brand (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Rafael Oliveira (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Alistair Barmby (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 9. | Henry Pallister (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Thierry Williams (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Patrick Bowyer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Marvin Stockdale (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | David Bower (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | John Standing (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Robert Adams (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Frank Barry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Andy Elliott (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Luke Scales (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Craig Guppy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | William Dzodic (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Tony Clegg (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Glynn Beckham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | David Christie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Niccolo Hurst (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Dean Haynes (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Armin Sachs (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Damien Brown (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Peter Croft (GK) | 0 | |