Match Report
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City |  |  | Oxford United | Oxford United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Richards | J. Richards |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Alun Owen | A. Owen | |||||||||
| Graham Standing | G. Standing | | 42 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | James Ball | J. Ball | |||||||||
| Henry Williamson | H. Williamson | | 41 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 |  | Ljubisa Garzya | L. Garzya | |||||||||
| Jermaine Lua-Lua | J. Lua-Lua | | 40 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 48 |  | Sjaak Opschoor | S. Opschoor | ||||||||
| Neil Terry | N. Terry | | 37 | D | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Jody Thomson | J. Thomson | |||||||||
| Thierry Powell | T. Powell | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 |  | Pape Darcheville | P. Darcheville | |||||||||
| Arthur Brand | A. Brand | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Stan Mendonca | S. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Eddie Ljungberg | E. Ljungberg | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Scott May | S. May | |||||||||
| Carl Shearer | C. Shearer | | 53 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Kieron Owen | K. Owen | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Gower | N. Gower | | 45 | A | | 10 | | | A | 55 | | James Adams | J. Adams | ||||||||
| Alberto Carlton | A. Carlton | | 38 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Darren Carrick | D. Carrick | |||||||||
| Scott Blake | S. Blake | | 41 | M | | 12 | | A | 48 | | Aimo Mela | A. Mela | |||||||||
| Steve Salako | S. Salako | | 40 | M | | 13 | | A | 47 | | Dave Drake | D. Drake | |||||||||
| Danny Minto | D. Minto | | 39 | G | | 14 | | A | 46 | | Richard Hapgood | R. Hapgood | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 2,581 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Tim Galli.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Tim Galli.
0.00
0-0Oxford United get the match underway!
2.08
0-0Ljubisa Garzya sees a break and surges forward. Ljubisa Garzya makes a probing pass to Darren Carrick. Darren Carrick knocks in a cross ball towards James Adams. James Adams heads the ball goalwards. Neil Terry clears it off the line with his head!
3.54
0-0Kieron Owen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Adams. James Adams knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.09
0-1Scott May knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Carrick. Darren Carrick plays a quick one-two with James Adams and rushes in on goal... Darren Carrick makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
14.16
0-1Darren Carrick catches Graham Standing on the ankles. Darren Carrick is shown the yellow card! Graham Standing stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.36
Scott May knocks the ball forward to Darren Carrick. Darren Carrick knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graham Standing.
30.29
0-1Arthur Brand comes in with a late challenge on Scott May. Arthur Brand is warned by the referee! Scott May stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.11
0-1Stan Mendonca sees James Adams in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. James Adams shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.54
Eddie Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward. Carl Shearer controls it well on his chest. Carl Shearer knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Carlton. Alberto Carlton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.33
Arthur Brand clumsily knocks into Stan Mendonca. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stan Mendonca runs off the knock.
42.16
Stan Mendonca picks a pass forward to Darren Carrick. Darren Carrick shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
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. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players seem much more motivated whilst the Cardiff City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Cardiff City start the second half!
48.43
0-1Sjaak Opschoor threads a neat ball through to Scott May. Scott May threads a neat ball through to Darren Carrick. Darren Carrick finds some space and shoots from distance. Jamie Richards gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
60.41
Eddie Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward. Carl Shearer controls it well on his chest. Carl Shearer sees Alberto Carlton just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Alberto Carlton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
66.40
Scott May threads a neat ball through to Darren Carrick. Darren Carrick whips in a cross ball towards James Adams. James Adams is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.13
With some swift thinking, James Ball plays the ball forward to Stan Mendonca. Stan Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. James Adams controls it well on his chest. James Adams shoots from long range but it is miles over!
75.42
Thierry Powell threads the ball through to Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower edges inside the box! Nwankwo Gower cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
77.45
1-1Cardiff City have made 2 substitutions with Scott Blake replacing Jermaine Lua-Lua and Danny Minto replacing Alberto Carlton .
78.50
Neil Terry barges into James Adams. Neil Terry is warned by the referee! James Adams hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.25
Henry Williamson makes a simple pass to Thierry Powell. Thierry Powell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alun Owen who gathers it comfortably.
81.34
Scott May knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Carrick. Darren Carrick controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Jamie Richards easily gets down and covers it.
83.26
Arthur Brand sees space and advances. Arthur Brand controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
85.34
Eddie Ljungberg knocks the ball forward to Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.1%
53.9%
Play Area
28.9%
51.3%
19.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Darren Carrick of Oxford United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jamie Richards (GK) | 7 | |
| 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) | 6 | |
| 7. | Arthur Brand (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Eddie Ljungberg (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Carl Shearer (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Nwankwo Gower (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alberto Carlton (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 12. | Scott Blake (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Steve Salako (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Danny Minto (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Alun Owen (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | James Ball (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ljubisa Garzya (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Sjaak Opschoor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jody Thomson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pape Darcheville (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Stan Mendonca (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Scott May (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Kieron Owen (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | James Adams (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Darren Carrick (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Aimo Mela (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Dave Drake (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Richard Hapgood (ATT) | 0 | |