Match Report


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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 2,613 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Cardiff City and Oldham Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Cardiff City kick off!
4.48
Robert Potts catches Graeme Rodgers on the ankles. Robert Potts is warned by the referee! Graeme Rodgers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.19
Ronnie Murrin takes it forward alone. Ronnie Murrin kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Montague. Craig Montague finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
10.23
Wayne Philips sees a break and surges forward. Wayne Philips knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Bastin. Graeme Bastin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.04
Chris Boateng flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Montague. Craig Montague whips in a cross ball towards Frank Higginbotham. Frank Higginbotham connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.51
John Mcgreal passes the ball forward to Harvey Delaney. Harvey Delaney chips the ball to his team mate, Graeme Rodgers. Graeme Rodgers shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.05
Sebastiao Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Boateng. Chris Boateng threads the ball through to Frank Higginbotham. Frank Higginbotham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.37
Damien Monk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Delaney. Harvey Delaney makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graeme Bastin. Graeme Bastin shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
18.52
Sebastiao Campos takes it forward alone. Sebastiao Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frank Higginbotham. Frank Higginbotham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.14
Harvey Delaney makes a beautiful solo run. Harvey Delaney shoots from distance but Mark Coppinger is on top of it.
28.54
Andy Barrett makes a simple pass to Graeme Rodgers. Graeme Rodgers finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
33.48
Andy Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Graeme Rodgers. Graeme Rodgers knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Gray. Harvey Gray is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.14
Gary Brighton passes the ball forward to Frank Higginbotham. Frank Higginbotham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
39.46
Chris Boateng flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Higginbotham. Frank Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Craig Montague but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
40.10
Nicky Wainwright passes the ball forward to Harvey Gray. Harvey Gray sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off!
48.39
Nicky Wainwright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Bastin. Graeme Bastin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
49.29
John Mcgreal catches Craig Montague on the ankles. John Mcgreal is given a warning by the referee! Craig Montague hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.45
Wayne Philips controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Rodgers. Graeme Rodgers lofts in a cross ball towards Harvey Gray. Harvey Gray heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.24
Graeme Rodgers catches Sebastiao Campos on the ankles. Graeme Rodgers is shown the yellow card! Sebastiao Campos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.30
Sebastiao Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Brighton. Gary Brighton knocks the ball to his team mate, Frank Higginbotham. Frank Higginbotham finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.16
Oldham Athletic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Cardiff City's defence.
65.36
John Mcgreal sees a break and surges forward. John Mcgreal brings the ball forward. John Mcgreal shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
66.52
Gary Brighton threads the ball through to Danny Grant. Danny Grant goes all the way! Danny Grant makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.35
Ronnie Murrin flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Pallister. Kemal Pallister deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Grant. Danny Grant shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
75.05
Andy Barrett hacks Gary Brighton from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gary Brighton runs off the knock.
77.42
Kemal Pallister makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Montague. Craig Montague lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Grant. Danny Grant connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
81.33
Kemal Pallister knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Montague. Craig Montague whips in a cross ball towards Frank Higginbotham. Frank Higginbotham is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Harvey Delaney flicks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Bastin. Graeme Bastin goes all the way! Graeme Bastin rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Ronnie Murrin of Oldham Athletic
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
9
9
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.3%
60.7%
Play Area
27%
42.7%
30.3%