Match Report


Cardiff CityCardiff City     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Ralf TillieRalf Tillie Malcolm Clarke Malcolm Clarke
Andrei SavuA. Savu73
G
1
G
73Arthur VassellA. Vassell
Darius OakesD. Oakes73
D
2captain
D
69John RipleyJ. Ripley
Ian MilburnI. Milburn76
D
3
D
67Kevin ClelandK. Cleland
Gregory SilvestreG. Silvestre71
D
4
D
69Jose RamirezJ. Ramirez
Leon BrambleL. Bramble76
M
5
D
66Jermaine LofthouseJ. Lofthouse
Yuriy YaremchukY. Yaremchuk76
M
6
M
73Stanley CopeS. Cope
Omer BrambleO. Bramble80
M
captain7
M
86Nicolas AlvarezN. Alvarez
Claudio MarquitosC. Marquitos77
M
8
M
72Daniel MorenoD. Moreno
Jesper MyssingJ. Myssing78
A
9
A
70Scott BradyS. Brady
Robert WolfR. Wolf81
A
10
A
74Albert VilaA. Vila
Jason ElenioJ. Elenio74
A
11
A
75John McleodJ. Mcleod
 
John MorrisonJ. Morrison34
D
12
D
66Tomˆs VermeulenT. Vermeulen
Dragos PungaD. Punga72
M
13
M
72Hauke EngelsH. Engels
Gilles KonéG. Koné74
A
14
A
71Fredrik BallF. Ball

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 18,738 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Cardiff City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Summerbee.


0.00
Cardiff City get the match underway!
14.03
Ian Milburn knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Oakes. Darius Oakes sees Jason Elenio in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jason Elenio passes the ball forward to Robert Wolf. Robert Wolf shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
16.59
Jose Ramirez surges forward with the ball. Jose Ramirez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jose Ramirez whips in a cross ball towards Scott Brady. Scott Brady heads the ball goalwards. Andrei Savu punches it away to safety.
18.53
John Ripley flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Cope holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stanley Cope threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Alvarez. Nicolas Alvarez knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Cope. Stanley Cope rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's a lousy effort!
21.06
Yuriy Yaremchuk hits a low pass to Robert Wolf. Robert Wolf plays a one-two with Jason Elenio and rushes in on goal... Robert Wolf strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.43
Nicolas Alvarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Brady. Scott Brady knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gregory Silvestre.
24.09
Ian Milburn surges forward with the ball. Ian Milburn makes a simple pass to Jesper Myssing. Jesper Myssing shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
26.53
Gregory Silvestre threads the ball through to Yuriy Yaremchuk. Yuriy Yaremchuk knocks the ball to his team mate, Jesper Myssing. Jesper Myssing plays a quick one-two with Robert Wolf and rushes in on goal... Jesper Myssing shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Kevin Cleland. Excellent block.
28.17
Stanley Cope controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Moreno. Daniel Moreno threads the ball through to John Mcleod but he's offside!
30.02
Leon Bramble flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Elenio. Jason Elenio shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
40.39
Darius Oakes flicks a high pass forward. Omer Bramble collects the pass. Omer Bramble threads a neat ball through to Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United kick off!
48.08
Showing composure, Yuriy Yaremchuk picks a pass forward to Omer Bramble. Omer Bramble runs straight at the defence! Omer Bramble comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just wide!
57.47
Daniel Moreno changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Daniel Moreno knocks in a cross ball towards Albert Vila. Albert Vila knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Andrei Savu manages to gather it.
60.16
Cardiff City have made 2 substitutions with Dragos Punga replacing Yuriy Yaremchuk and Gilles Koné replacing Jesper Myssing .West Ham United have made 2 substitutions with Tomˆs Vermeulen replacing Kevin Cleland and Fredrik Ball replacing John Mcleod .
61.25
Albert Vila flicks a high pass forward. Scott Brady holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Brady makes a defence splitting pass to Daniel Moreno. Daniel Moreno shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for West Ham United!
65.53
Dragos Punga flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Marquitos. Claudio Marquitos puts a great ball through. Gilles Koné runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
66.15
Nicolas Alvarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Moreno. Daniel Moreno makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Brady but he's offside!
67.31
Leon Bramble knocks the ball forward to Gilles Koné. Gilles Koné shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
77.05
West Ham United have made a substitution with Hauke Engels replacing Nicolas Alvarez and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
78.07
Leon Bramble threads a neat ball through to Gilles Koné. Gilles Koné knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.16
Daniel Moreno threads a neat ball through to Hauke Engels. Hauke Engels knocks in a cross ball towards Fredrik Ball. Fredrik Ball connects with a diving header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
84.11
Hauke Engels takes it forward alone. Hauke Engels knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Cardiff City

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

Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
25.7%
45.7%
28.6%

Scorers
Daniel Moreno 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Moreno of West Ham United

Match Ratings
1.Andrei Savu (GK)
7
2.Darius Oakes (DEF)
6
3.Ian Milburn (DEF)
7
4.Gregory Silvestre (DEF)
6
5.Leon Bramble (MID)
6
6.Yuriy Yaremchuk (MID)
7
7.Omer Bramble (MID)
7
8.Claudio Marquitos (MID)
6
9.Jesper Myssing (ATT)
6
10.Robert Wolf (ATT)
6
11.Jason Elenio (ATT)
6
 
12.John Morrison (DEF)
0
13.Dragos Punga (MID)
6
14.Gilles Koné (ATT)
6

1.Arthur Vassell (GK)
7
2.John Ripley (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Cleland (DEF)
6
4.Jose Ramirez (DEF)
8
5.Jermaine Lofthouse (DEF)
6
6.Stanley Cope (MID)
6
7.Nicolas Alvarez (MID)
7
8.Daniel Moreno (MID)goal scored
9
9.Scott Brady (ATT)
7
10.Albert Vila (ATT)
6
11.John Mcleod (ATT)
6
 
12.Tomˆs Vermeulen (DEF)
6
13.Hauke Engels (MID)
8
14.Fredrik Ball (ATT)
6