Match Report


Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers     Cardiff CityCardiff City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Darren CoppingD. Copping51
G
1captain
G
49Norman Le TissierN. Le Tissier
Robbie WilcoxR. Wilcox54
D
2
D
54Julian LloydJ. Lloyd
Matt CutlerM. Cutler54
D
3
D
53Alistair MowbrayA. Mowbray
Greg HuckerbyG. Huckerby49
D
4
D
48Nils VogelN. Vogel
Wes GoldbergW. Goldberg60
M
5
D
40Terry GranvilleT. Granville
Paolo MarshallP. Marshall51
M
captain6
M
58Tommy MustoeT. Mustoe
Ross ArmstrongR. Armstrong49
M
7
M
54Rafael OliveiraR. Oliveira
Henry MacleanH. Maclean47
M
8
A
66Alistair BarmbyA. Barmby
Ruben FonsecaR. Fonseca55
A
9
A
59Henry PallisterH. Pallister
Liam SerrantL. Serrant55
A
10
A
47Thierry WilliamsT. Williams
Isaiah HapgoodI. Hapgood50
A
11
A
37Patrick BowyerP. Bowyer
 
Frank ChadwickF. Chadwick48
D
12
M
53Marvin StockdaleM. Stockdale
Andy GreenA. Green45
D
13
M
53David BowerD. Bower
Alfred DixonA. Dixon45
M
14
M
49John StandingJ. Standing

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Cardiff City. A crowd of 4,116 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Brian Standing.


0.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers kick off the first half!
2.32
Liam Serrant hacks Nils Vogel from behind! Liam Serrant is shown the yellow card! Nils Vogel carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.37
Paolo Marshall flicks a high pass forward. Isaiah Hapgood collects the pass. Isaiah Hapgood knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Norman Le Tissier who gathers it comfortably.
10.03
Paolo Marshall makes a simple pass to Isaiah Hapgood. Isaiah Hapgood plays a one-two with Liam Serrant and advances towards the goal... Nils Vogel catches Isaiah Hapgood on the ankles. Isaiah Hapgood appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
12.22
Rafael Oliveira darts forward. Rafael Oliveira passes the ball forward but Henry Pallister is offside!
16.25
Matt Cutler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Marshall. Paolo Marshall flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Fonseca controls it well on his chest. Ruben Fonseca shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.41
Paolo Marshall flicks a high pass forward to Liam Serrant who brings the ball under control. Liam Serrant whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Norman Le Tissier effortlessly picks it out of the air!
21.10
Wes Goldberg knocks the ball forward to Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca cuts inside the box! Ruben Fonseca looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
22.40
Wes Goldberg hits a low pass to Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca plays a scrappy one-two with Isaiah Hapgood and advances towards the goal... Nils Vogel hacks Ruben Fonseca from behind! Penalty not given!!
24.17
Showing composure, Tommy Mustoe plays the ball forward to Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Greg Huckerby.
33.10
Nils Vogel flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Mustoe. With great vision, Tommy Mustoe plays the ball forward to Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister whips the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.57
Paolo Marshall catches Rafael Oliveira on the ankles. Paolo Marshall is shown the yellow card! Rafael Oliveira runs off the knock.
36.24
Rafael Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Bowyer collects the pass. Patrick Bowyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
39.36
Wes Goldberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.06
Ross Armstrong threads a neat ball through to Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
42.53
Robbie Wilcox clumsily knocks into Alistair Barmby. Robbie Wilcox is given a warning by the referee! Alistair Barmby grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wolverhampton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Cardiff City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cardiff City kick off!
47.42
Tommy Mustoe flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Bowyer collects the pass. Patrick Bowyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.43
Greg Huckerby knocks the ball to his team mate, Wes Goldberg. Wes Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Isaiah Hapgood holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Isaiah Hapgood sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Norman Le Tissier gets down and covers it.
55.57
Rafael Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby cuts inside the box! Alistair Barmby muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.45
Julian Lloyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Mustoe. Tommy Mustoe flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Barmby holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alistair Barmby whips in a cross ball towards Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.15
Tommy Mustoe knocks the ball forward to Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.34
With some swift thinking, Rafael Oliveira plays the ball forward to Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby whips in a cross ball towards Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.09
Alistair Mowbray threads the ball through to Rafael Oliveira. Rafael Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robbie Wilcox.
85.07
Robbie Wilcox threads a neat ball through to Ross Armstrong. Ross Armstrong makes a probing pass to Liam Serrant. Liam Serrant plays a one-two with Isaiah Hapgood and rushes in on goal... Liam Serrant strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but Norman Le Tissier reads it well. He makes it look easy!
87.41
Julian Lloyd hits a low pass to Rafael Oliveira. Rafael Oliveira sees space and advances. Rafael Oliveira lofts in a cross ball towards Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Darren Copping. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Cardiff City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52%
48%
Play Area
25.3%
45.3%
29.3%

Scorers
Alistair Barmby 56
Henry Pallister 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alistair Barmby of Cardiff City

Match Ratings
1.Darren Copping (GK)
6
2.Robbie Wilcox (DEF)
6
3.Matt Cutler (DEF)
6
4.Greg Huckerby (DEF)
7
5.Wes Goldberg (MID)
6
6.Paolo Marshall (MID)yellow card
6
7.Ross Armstrong (MID)
6
8.Henry Maclean (MID)
6
9.Ruben Fonseca (ATT)
6
10.Liam Serrant (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Isaiah Hapgood (ATT)
6
 
12.Frank Chadwick (DEF)
0
13.Andy Green (DEF)
0
14.Alfred Dixon (MID)
0

1.Norman Le Tissier (GK)
7
2.Julian Lloyd (DEF)
6
3.Alistair Mowbray (DEF)
6
4.Nils Vogel (DEF)
6
5.Terry Granville (DEF)
6
6.Tommy Mustoe (MID)
7
7.Rafael Oliveira (MID)
8
8.Alistair Barmby (ATT)goal scored
10
9.Henry Pallister (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Thierry Williams (ATT)
6
11.Patrick Bowyer (ATT)
6
 
12.Marvin Stockdale (MID)
0
13.David Bower (MID)
0
14.John Standing (MID)
0