Match Report


Cardiff CityCardiff City     Torquay UnitedTorquay United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jamie RichardsJ. Richards52
G
1
G
52Colin Lua-LuaC. Lua-Lua
Graham StandingG. Standing42
D
2captain
D
57James HitchcockJ. Hitchcock
Henry WilliamsonH. Williamson42
D
3
D
48Adrian WardA. Ward
Jermaine Lua-LuaJ. Lua-Lua40
D
captain4
D
37Noel WestwoodN. Westwood
Neil TerryN. Terry37
D
5
M
66Norman SharpeN. Sharpe
Thierry PowellT. Powell53
M
6
M
54Billy SmitheB. Smithe
Arthur BrandA. Brand51
M
7
M
54Simon BishopS. Bishop
Eddie LjungbergE. Ljungberg48
M
8
M
52Mark RobsonM. Robson
Carl ShearerC. Shearer53
A
9
A
52Brian HowellsB. Howells
Nwankwo GowerN. Gower45
A
10
A
50Brendan TolleyB. Tolley
Patrick SharpeP. Sharpe40
A
11
A
48Reinier HendriksR. Hendriks
 
Scott BlakeS. Blake41
M
12
M
51Ben WeaverB. Weaver
Steve SalakoS. Salako40
M
13
M
48Morris WalkerM. Walker
Danny MintoD. Minto39
G
14
A
48Paolo OwenP. Owen

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Torquay United. A crowd of 2,627 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Torquay United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Julian May.


0.00
Torquay United kick off and get the match underway!
2.05
Adrian Ward makes a probing pass to Simon Bishop. Simon Bishop flicks a high pass forward. Brendan Tolley controls it well on his chest. Brendan Tolley passes the ball forward to Reinier Hendriks. Reinier Hendriks tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
3.44
Henry Williamson threads the ball through to Thierry Powell. Thierry Powell flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Gower collects the pass. Nwankwo Gower finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Colin Lua-Lua manages to gather it.
8.20
Henry Williamson receives the ball from a throw-in from Jermaine Lua-Lua. Henry Williamson knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg hits a low pass to Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower runs straight at the defence! Nwankwo Gower tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.51
Billy Smithe flicks a high pass forward. Brian Howells holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brian Howells controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.21
Adrian Ward deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Robson. Mark Robson threads a neat ball through to Reinier Hendriks. Reinier Hendriks shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
15.24
Arthur Brand comes in with a late challenge on Billy Smithe. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Smithe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.49
Noel Westwood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Robson. Mark Robson passes the ball forward to Brian Howells. Brian Howells knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jermaine Lua-Lua.
21.44
Simon Bishop flicks a high pass forward. Reinier Hendriks controls it well on his chest. Reinier Hendriks sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.14
Norman Sharpe hits a low pass to Brendan Tolley. Brendan Tolley tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
27.18
Simon Bishop threads a neat ball through to Brendan Tolley. Brendan Tolley plays a scrappy one-two with Brian Howells and stumbles forward towards the goal... Brendan Tolley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Brendan Tolley scores for Torquay United!!
33.16
Arthur Brand chips the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
36.55
Graham Standing darts forward. Graham Standing threads a neat ball through to Patrick Sharpe. Patrick Sharpe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by James Hitchcock.
38.17
Billy Smithe flicks a high pass forward. Reinier Hendriks comfortably collects the pass. Reinier Hendriks shoots from long range. Jamie Richards gets down and covers it.
39.16
James Hitchcock hacks Carl Shearer from behind! The referee calls over James Hitchcock and shows him a yellow card! Carl Shearer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.25
Henry Williamson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Brand. Arthur Brand plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cardiff City appear unchanged since the first half. Torquay United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cardiff City players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Cardiff City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.32
With vision, Mark Robson laces a weighted ball forward to Brendan Tolley. Brendan Tolley puts a great ball through. Brian Howells runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
51.02
Thierry Powell knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower puts a great ball through. Patrick Sharpe runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
57.35
Patrick Sharpe clumsily knocks into Adrian Ward. The referee warns Patrick Sharpe to calm down! Adrian Ward runs off the knock.
63.14
Jermaine Lua-Lua controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower plays a one-two with Patrick Sharpe and rushes in on goal... Nwankwo Gower takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.22
Thierry Powell flicks a high ball forward to Nwankwo Gower who takes it down. Nwankwo Gower lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
73.10
James Hitchcock flicks a high pass forward. Simon Bishop collects the pass. Simon Bishop makes a simple pass to Reinier Hendriks. Reinier Hendriks kicks a strong pass forward to Brendan Tolley but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.10
Cardiff City have made 2 substitutions with Scott Blake replacing Jermaine Lua-Lua and Danny Minto replacing Patrick Sharpe .
78.20
Graham Standing makes a probing pass to Arthur Brand. Arthur Brand flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Shearer. Carl Shearer shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
84.59
Seeing a gap ahead, Billy Smithe plays the ball forward to Reinier Hendriks. Reinier Hendriks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.50
Noel Westwood flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman Sharpe. Norman Sharpe chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Howells. Brian Howells whips in a cross ball towards Reinier Hendriks. Reinier Hendriks is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Jamie Richards!
87.58
Adrian Ward makes a strong solo run forward. Adrian Ward makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brian Howells. Brian Howells cuts inside the box! Brian Howells tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cardiff City

Torquay United
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.4%
57.6%
Play Area
32.6%
40.2%
27.2%

Scorers
Carl Shearer 65
Brendan Tolley 27
Brian Howells 88

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Brian Howells of Torquay United

Match Ratings
1.Jamie Richards (GK)
6
2.Graham Standing (DEF)
7
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)yellow card
6
8.Eddie Ljungberg (MID)
6
9.Carl Shearer (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Nwankwo Gower (ATT)
7
11.Patrick Sharpe (ATT)
5
 
12.Scott Blake (MID)
6
13.Steve Salako (MID)
0
14.Danny Minto (GK)
6

1.Colin Lua-Lua (GK)
6
2.James Hitchcock (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Adrian Ward (DEF)
8
4.Noel Westwood (DEF)
6
5.Norman Sharpe (MID)
6
6.Billy Smithe (MID)
6
7.Simon Bishop (MID)
7
8.Mark Robson (MID)
6
9.Brian Howells (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Brendan Tolley (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Reinier Hendriks (ATT)
6
 
12.Ben Weaver (MID)
0
13.Morris Walker (MID)
0
14.Paolo Owen (ATT)
0