Match Report
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town |  |  | Cardiff City | Cardiff City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Platt | P. Platt |  | 47 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 52 | | Jamie Richards | J. Richards | ||||||||
| Stan Hunt | S. Hunt | | 39 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 42 | | Graham Standing | G. Standing | |||||||||
| Del Hall | D. Hall | | 37 | D | | 3 | | D | 41 | | Henry Williamson | H. Williamson | |||||||||
| John Summerbee | J. Summerbee | | 36 | D | | 4 | | | D | 40 | | Jermaine Lua-Lua | J. Lua-Lua | ||||||||
| Ugo Walsh | U. Walsh | | 46 | M | | 5 | | D | 37 | | Neil Terry | N. Terry | |||||||||
| Scott Laver | S. Laver | | 46 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Thierry Powell | T. Powell | |||||||||
| Lomano Brighton | L. Brighton | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Arthur Brand | A. Brand | |||||||||
| Michael Pallister | M. Pallister | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Eddie Ljungberg | E. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Seth Venus | S. Venus | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 53 | | Carl Shearer | C. Shearer | |||||||||
| Scott Kitson | S. Kitson | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Nwankwo Gower | N. Gower | |||||||||
| Dean Gerrard | D. Gerrard | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 40 | | Patrick Sharpe | P. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Francis Allman | F. Allman | | 46 | A | | 12 | | M | 41 | | Scott Blake | S. Blake | |||||||||
| Gilles Young | G. Young | | 41 | A | | 13 | | M | 40 | | Steve Salako | S. Salako | |||||||||
| Mark George | M. George | | 40 | G | | 14 | | G | 39 | | Danny Minto | D. Minto | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Abbey Business Stadium where Cheltenham Town play host to Cardiff City. A crowd of 2,474 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Chadwick.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Chadwick.
0.00
0-0Cardiff City get the match underway!
4.52
0-1Neil Terry flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Brand who brings the ball under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Arthur Brand plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower threads a neat, attacking ball through to Patrick Sharpe. Patrick Sharpe comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Peter Platt had no chance!! Goal for Cardiff City!
8.26
0-1Del Hall flicks the ball to his team mate, Lomano Brighton. Lomano Brighton threads the ball through to Dean Gerrard. Dean Gerrard lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Kitson. Scott Kitson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Jamie Richards didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
9.56
0-1Thierry Powell chips the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower plays a one-two with Patrick Sharpe and rushes in on goal... Nwankwo Gower looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies wide!
18.50
Lomano Brighton passes the ball forward to Scott Kitson. Scott Kitson knocks in a cross ball towards Seth Venus. Seth Venus heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.43
1-1Henry Williamson flicks a high ball forward to Thierry Powell who takes it down. Thierry Powell darts forward. Thierry Powell whips in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Gower. John Summerbee clumsily knocks into Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
24.42
Arthur Brand threads a neat ball through to Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer cuts inside the box! Carl Shearer tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
26.15
Stan Hunt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Laver. Scott Laver deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Gerrard. Dean Gerrard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.20
1-1Scott Laver flicks a high pass forward to Seth Venus who brings the ball under control. Seth Venus whips in a cross ball towards Dean Gerrard. Dean Gerrard is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent block by Henry Williamson!
36.43
Eddie Ljungberg passes the ball forward to Patrick Sharpe. Patrick Sharpe runs straight at the defence! Patrick Sharpe side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.53
John Summerbee flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Walsh controls it well on his chest. Ugo Walsh sees Seth Venus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seth Venus whips in a cross ball towards Scott Kitson. Scott Kitson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jamie Richards with no chance!! Goal for Cheltenham Town!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cheltenham Town have changed their lineup with Gilles Young replacing Scott Laver. Cardiff City appear unchanged since the first half. The Cardiff City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Cheltenham Town start the second half!
47.44
Thierry Powell knocks the ball forward to Patrick Sharpe. Patrick Sharpe hits a low pass to Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer shoots from just inside the box but it's a lousy effort!
60.13
2-1Cheltenham Town have made 2 substitutions with Francis Allman replacing Stan Hunt and Mark George replacing Dean Gerrard .
61.19
2-1Lomano Brighton hits a low pass to Mark George. Mark George knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.51
Arthur Brand threads a neat ball through to Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Sharpe. Patrick Sharpe flicks the ball with his head but it's a lousy effort!
67.56
Michael Pallister knocks the ball forward to Seth Venus. Seth Venus shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Jamie Richards manages to gather it.
69.44
2-1Neil Terry hoofs the ball up the pitch. Nwankwo Gower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patrick Sharpe but the linesman indicates offside!
72.27
Eddie Ljungberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Sharpe but he's offside!
75.00
2-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
77.55
Cardiff City have made 2 substitutions with Scott Blake replacing Jermaine Lua-Lua and Danny Minto replacing Patrick Sharpe .
83.57
Eddie Ljungberg sees a break and surges forward. Eddie Ljungberg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.07
Arthur Brand flicks a high pass forward to Danny Minto who brings the ball under control. Danny Minto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
87.51
Francis Allman hits a low pass to Michael Pallister. Michael Pallister controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark George. Mark George controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
2-1Lomano Brighton catches Thierry Powell on the ankles. Lomano Brighton is shown the yellow card! Thierry Powell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.6%
59.4%
Play Area
31.9%
40.6%
27.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Seth Venus of Cheltenham Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Peter Platt (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Stan Hunt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Del Hall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | John Summerbee (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ugo Walsh (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Scott Laver (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Lomano Brighton (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Michael Pallister (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Seth Venus (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Scott Kitson (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Dean Gerrard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Francis Allman (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gilles Young (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Mark George (GK) | 6 | |
| 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) | 7 | |
| 7. | Arthur Brand (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Eddie Ljungberg (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Carl Shearer (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Nwankwo Gower (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Patrick Sharpe (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Scott Blake (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Steve Salako (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Danny Minto (GK) | 6 | |