Match Report


Cardiff CityCardiff City     Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jamie RichardsJ. Richards52
G
1
G
48Kemal KahnK. Kahn
Graham StandingG. Standing42
D
2
D
59Nigel StuartN. Stuart
Henry WilliamsonH. Williamson41
D
3
D
51John CooperJ. Cooper
Jermaine Lua-LuaJ. Lua-Lua40
D
captain4
D
50Danny GrantD. Grant
Neil TerryN. Terry37
D
5
D
49Jason MooreJ. Moore
Thierry PowellT. Powell53
M
6
M
60Stuart RitchieS. Ritchie
Arthur BrandA. Brand51
M
7
M
50Frank StuartF. Stuart
Eddie LjungbergE. Ljungberg48
M
8
M
46Warren TaylorW. Taylor
Carl ShearerC. Shearer53
A
9
A
57Danny HughesD. Hughes
Nwankwo GowerN. Gower45
A
10captain
A
49Shaun GreavesS. Greaves
Patrick SharpeP. Sharpe40
A
11
A
48Marvin StewartM. Stewart
 
Scott BlakeS. Blake41
M
12
A
48Glynn HughesG. Hughes
Steve SalakoS. Salako40
M
13
A
46Jermaine GoldbergJ. Goldberg
Danny MintoD. Minto39
G
14
M
45Ruel JoachimR. Joachim

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 2,609 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cardiff City and Charlton Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Julian May.


0.00
The whistle blows and Charlton Athletic get the match underway!
4.17
Thierry Powell sees a break and surges forward. Thierry Powell shoots from long range but somehow Kemal Kahn manages to keep it out.
6.19
Warren Taylor passes the ball forward to Marvin Stewart. Marvin Stewart edges inside the box! Marvin Stewart side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
8.30
Warren Taylor knocks the ball forward to Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
9.11
Warren Taylor passes the ball forward to Marvin Stewart. Marvin Stewart knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Henry Williamson.
12.54
Frank Stuart decides to run forward with the ball. Frank Stuart plays a scrappy one-two with Marvin Stewart and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Frank Stuart provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
14.39
Frank Stuart knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Jamie Richards. Excellent save.
15.14
Warren Taylor comes in with a high challenge, catching Thierry Powell with his studs. Warren Taylor is shown the red card!! Thierry Powell stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.50
Nwankwo Gower clumsily knocks into Danny Grant. The referee calls over Nwankwo Gower and shows him a yellow card! Danny Grant runs off the knock.
27.53
Graham Standing threads a neat ball through to Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Sharpe controls it well on his chest. Patrick Sharpe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Gower but he's offside!
30.46
Frank Stuart threads a neat ball through to Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
33.22
Frank Stuart threads a neat ball through to Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jermaine Lua-Lua.
40.13
Jason Moore barges into Carl Shearer. The referee calls over Jason Moore and warns him to calm down! Carl Shearer stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.54
Henry Williamson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Powell. With vision, Thierry Powell plays the ball forward to Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Sharpe. Patrick Sharpe gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cardiff City appear unchanged since the first half. Charlton Athletic have changed their lineup with Glynn Hughes replacing Shaun Greaves. The Charlton Athletic players seem much more motivated whilst the Cardiff City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Cardiff City kick off!
47.42
Frank Stuart threads a neat ball through to Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes knocks in a cross ball towards Glynn Hughes. Glynn Hughes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
49.47
With some swift thinking, Marvin Stewart plays the ball forward to Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Terry.
53.22
Henry Williamson knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Powell. With some swift thinking, Thierry Powell plays the ball forward to Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.30
Stuart Ritchie flicks a high ball forward to Danny Hughes who takes it down. Danny Hughes whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Hughes. Glynn Hughes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Jamie Richards. Excellent save.
59.00
Stuart Ritchie runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stuart Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.13
Charlton Athletic have made a substitution with Jermaine Goldberg replacing Frank Stuart .
66.25
Stuart Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jamie Richards who gathers it comfortably.
69.22
Eddie Ljungberg chips the ball to his team mate, Patrick Sharpe. Patrick Sharpe shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.32
Eddie Ljungberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.18
Jason Moore threads the ball through to Jermaine Goldberg. Jermaine Goldberg flicks a high ball forward to Danny Hughes who takes it down. Danny Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jermaine Lua-Lua.
77.05
Cardiff City have made 2 substitutions with Scott Blake replacing Jermaine Lua-Lua and Danny Minto replacing Patrick Sharpe .
79.25
Marvin Stewart flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Hughes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Glynn Hughes shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
83.10
Danny Grant passes the ball forward to Stuart Ritchie. With a delightful solo run, Stuart Ritchie stretches the opposition's defence. Stuart Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes beats his man to it with a header but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cardiff City

Charlton Athletic
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
45%
55%
Play Area
30%
50%
20%

Scorers
Glynn Hughes 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Glynn Hughes of Charlton Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Jamie Richards (GK)
6
2.Graham Standing (DEF)
6
3.Henry Williamson (DEF)
7
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)
6
9.Carl Shearer (ATT)
6
10.Nwankwo Gower (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Patrick Sharpe (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Blake (MID)
6
13.Steve Salako (MID)
0
14.Danny Minto (GK)
6

1.Kemal Kahn (GK)
6
2.Nigel Stuart (DEF)
6
3.John Cooper (DEF)
6
4.Danny Grant (DEF)
6
5.Jason Moore (DEF)
6
6.Stuart Ritchie (MID)
7
7.Frank Stuart (MID)
7
8.Warren Taylor (MID)red card
3
9.Danny Hughes (ATT)
6
10.Shaun Greaves (ATT)
6
11.Marvin Stewart (ATT)
7
 
12.Glynn Hughes (ATT)goal scored
7
13.Jermaine Goldberg (ATT)
6
14.Ruel Joachim (MID)
0