Match Report
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |  |  | Cardiff City | Cardiff City | ||||||||||||||||
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| Syd Sherwood | S. Sherwood |  | 45 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 | | Jamie Richards | J. Richards | |||||||||
| Damien Morris | D. Morris | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 42 | | Graham Standing | G. Standing | |||||||||
| Stan Kerr | S. Kerr | | 50 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 41 | | Henry Williamson | H. Williamson | ||||||||
| Ian Beckham | I. Beckham | | 46 | D | | 4 | | | D | 40 | | Jermaine Lua-Lua | J. Lua-Lua | ||||||||
| Kevin Adams | K. Adams | | 27 | D | | 5 | | D | 37 | | Neil Terry | N. Terry | |||||||||
| David Froggatt | D. Froggatt | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Thierry Powell | T. Powell | |||||||||
| Simon Mendonca | S. Mendonca | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Arthur Brand | A. Brand | |||||||||
| Seth Gascoigne | S. Gascoigne | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Eddie Ljungberg | E. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Peter Cooper | P. Cooper | | 41 | M | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Carl Shearer | C. Shearer | |||||||||
| Ashley Cole | A. Cole | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Nwankwo Gower | N. Gower | |||||||||
| Gavin Griffin | G. Griffin | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 40 | | Patrick Sharpe | P. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Peter Kanu | P. Kanu | | 41 | M | | 12 | | M | 41 | | Scott Blake | S. Blake | |||||||||
| Nigel Cottee | N. Cottee | | 40 | A | | 13 | | M | 40 | | Steve Salako | S. Salako | |||||||||
| Teddy Dyer | T. Dyer | | 40 | A | | 14 | | G | 39 | | Danny Minto | D. Minto | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Cardiff City. A crowd of 2,490 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sol Huckerby.
The pitch is in good condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sol Huckerby.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Cardiff City kicking off!
3.15
0-0Thierry Powell flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Gower controls it well on his chest. Nwankwo Gower shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
6.01
With some swift thinking, Thierry Powell plays the ball forward to Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
10.17
Thierry Powell makes an attacking run forward. Thierry Powell skips past Kevin Adams! Thierry Powell rockets a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
12.55
Stan Kerr makes a simple pass to Seth Gascoigne. Seth Gascoigne knocks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin makes a looping header on goal but it flies well off target!
14.15
0-0Arthur Brand hits a low pass to Patrick Sharpe. Patrick Sharpe tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Syd Sherwood effortlessly smothers it!
20.21
0-0Seth Gascoigne catches Henry Williamson on the ankles. The referee warns Seth Gascoigne to calm down! Henry Williamson runs off the knock.
22.18
Graham Standing flicks a high pass forward. Thierry Powell easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thierry Powell makes a probing pass to Patrick Sharpe. Patrick Sharpe whips in a cross ball towards Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Syd Sherwood!
24.07
0-0Cardiff City are dictating the run of play here today.
26.07
Seth Gascoigne makes a probing pass to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
28.38
Simon Mendonca comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Ljungberg. The referee warns Simon Mendonca to calm down! Eddie Ljungberg stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.15
0-0Ian Beckham barges into Patrick Sharpe. The referee warns Ian Beckham to calm down! Patrick Sharpe grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.45
1-0Damien Morris flicks the ball to his team mate, David Froggatt. David Froggatt knocks the ball forward to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin makes a probing pass between the defence to Ashley Cole. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ashley Cole provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.28
Eddie Ljungberg makes a probing pass to Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower makes a defence splitting pass to Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Cardiff City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cardiff City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Shrewsbury Town start the second half!
47.15
1-1Simon Mendonca barges into Eddie Ljungberg. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eddie Ljungberg runs off the knock.
53.17
1-1Seth Gascoigne hits a low pass to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jamie Richards who gathers it comfortably.
63.30
Arthur Brand chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Syd Sherwood who gathers it comfortably.
65.16
Eddie Ljungberg brings the ball forward. Eddie Ljungberg shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
77.27
1-1Cardiff City have made 2 substitutions with Scott Blake replacing Jermaine Lua-Lua and Danny Minto replacing Patrick Sharpe .
79.15
Thierry Powell barges into Seth Gascoigne. The referee calls over Thierry Powell and warns him to calm down! Seth Gascoigne runs off the knock.
83.15
1-1Seth Gascoigne threads the ball through to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole puts a great ball through but Gavin Griffin is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
90.00
With imagination, David Froggatt laces a weighted ball forward to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
24.3%
52.9%
22.9%
Scorers
| Ashley Cole 32 | Carl Shearer 36 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ashley Cole of Shrewsbury Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Syd Sherwood (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Damien Morris (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stan Kerr (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ian Beckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Kevin Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | David Froggatt (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Simon Mendonca (MID) |  | 5 |
| 8. | Seth Gascoigne (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Peter Cooper (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ashley Cole (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Gavin Griffin (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Peter Kanu (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nigel Cottee (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Teddy Dyer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Jamie Richards (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Graham Standing (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Henry Williamson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jermaine Lua-Lua (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil Terry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Thierry Powell (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Arthur Brand (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Eddie Ljungberg (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Carl Shearer (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Nwankwo Gower (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Patrick Sharpe (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Scott Blake (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Steve Salako (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Danny Minto (GK) | 6 | |