Match Report


Notts CountyNotts County     Cardiff CityCardiff City
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Ralf Tillie Ralf Tillie
Alex SoudaniA. Soudani80
G
1
G
73Andrei SavuA. Savu
Pedro SanhuezaP. Sanhueza73
D
2
D
73Darius OakesD. Oakes
Jose Javier ButraguenoJ. Butragueno77
D
3
D
76Ian MilburnI. Milburn
Samir WitteS. Witte81
D
4
D
71Gregory SilvestreG. Silvestre
Mark EbbingeM. Ebbinge71
D
5
M
76Leon BrambleL. Bramble
Vincenzo GraffiediV. Graffiedi75
M
6
M
80Omer BrambleO. Bramble
Ottavio RachiniO. Rachini74
M
7captain
M
76Yuriy YaremchukY. Yaremchuk
Alberto CostaA. Costa73
A
8
M
77Claudio MarquitosC. Marquitos
Thomas ArnoldT. Arnold80
A
9
A
78Jesper MyssingJ. Myssing
Jon RavelliJ. Ravelli77
A
10
A
74Gilles KonéG. Koné
Rocco R. CircelloR. Circello82
A
captain11
A
81Robert WolfR. Wolf
 
Jon WetherallJ. Wetherall77
D
12
D
34John MorrisonJ. Morrison
Norberto SeguraN. Segura75
M
13
M
72Dragos PungaD. Punga
Lampros HatzisL. Hatzis87
A
14
A
74Jason ElenioJ. Elenio

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Meadow Lane where Notts County play host to Cardiff City. A crowd of 19,341 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Notts County are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tommy Winterburn.


0.00
Notts County kick off the first half!
3.04
Darius Oakes plays the ball forward to Omer Bramble. Omer Bramble controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.28
Yuriy Yaremchuk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Wolf. Robert Wolf whips in a cross ball towards Omer Bramble. Omer Bramble connects with a diving header but Jose Javier Butragueno is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
6.55
Samir Witte catches Omer Bramble on the ankles. Samir Witte is warned by the referee! Omer Bramble runs off the knock.
8.08
Yuriy Yaremchuk darts forward. Yuriy Yaremchuk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samir Witte.
14.32
Ian Milburn threads the ball through to Omer Bramble. Omer Bramble flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Alex Soudani smothers it!
18.43
Jose Javier Butragueno takes a quick throw-in, which Ottavio Rachini takes on the chest. Ottavio Rachini chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Ravelli. Jon Ravelli knocks in a cross ball towards Ottavio Rachini. Ottavio Rachini makes a convincing header. Andrei Savu manages to gather it effortlessly.
21.22
Without breaking stride, Yuriy Yaremchuk plays the ball forward to Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble puts a great ball through. Omer Bramble runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
24.14
Samir Witte sees Thomas Arnold in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Arnold tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
27.52
Jose Javier Butragueno sees Ottavio Rachini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ottavio Rachini makes a simple pass to Rocco R. Circello. Rocco R. Circello controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
28.57
Jesper Myssing flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Koné collects the pass. Gilles Koné shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
30.03
Darius Oakes threads a neat ball through to Ian Milburn. Ian Milburn flicks a high pass forward. Robert Wolf collects the pass. Robert Wolf 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!
32.38
Without breaking stride, Ottavio Rachini plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Graffiedi. Vincenzo Graffiedi knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Arnold. Thomas Arnold connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Andrei Savu is on top of it.
33.53
Omer Bramble sees space and advances. Omer Bramble knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Gilles Koné is offside!
40.39
Vincenzo Graffiedi threads the ball through to Alberto Costa. Alberto Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andrei Savu who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Yuriy Yaremchuk flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Koné. Gilles Koné edges inside the box! Gilles Koné side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Alex Soudani!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Notts County appear unchanged since the first half. Cardiff City also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Cardiff City kick off and get the second half underway!
47.13
Jon Ravelli flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Costa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Costa lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Arnold. With a superhuman jump, Thomas Arnold connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
51.50
Darius Oakes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Omer Bramble. Omer Bramble puts a great ball through. Yuriy Yaremchuk runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
53.42
Alberto Costa threads a neat ball through to Thomas Arnold. Thomas Arnold whips in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Graffiedi. With a superhuman jump, Vincenzo Graffiedi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Andrei Savu is on top of it.
54.51
Pedro Sanhueza flicks a high pass forward to Ottavio Rachini who brings the ball under control. Ottavio Rachini kicks a strong pass forward to Rocco R. Circello. Rocco R. Circello sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
55.22
Ottavio Rachini flicks a high ball forward to Jon Ravelli who takes it down. Jon Ravelli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darius Oakes.
59.30
Cardiff City are dictating the run of play here today.
60.30
Cardiff City have made 2 substitutions with Dragos Punga replacing Omer Bramble and Jason Elenio replacing Robert Wolf .
61.32
Ottavio Rachini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Arnold. Thomas Arnold knocks in a cross ball towards Jon Ravelli. Jon Ravelli knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
63.41
Gregory Silvestre controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Koné. Gilles Koné knocks the ball forward to Jason Elenio. Jason Elenio makes a probing pass to Yuriy Yaremchuk but he's offside!
65.04
Ottavio Rachini catches Yuriy Yaremchuk on the ankles. Ottavio Rachini is shown the yellow card! Yuriy Yaremchuk stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Claudio Marquitos plays the ball forward to Jason Elenio. Jason Elenio whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Marquitos. Claudio Marquitos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Alex Soudani gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
72.44
Yuriy Yaremchuk flicks a high pass forward. Dragos Punga controls it well on his chest. Dragos Punga runs straight at the defence! Dragos Punga looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
73.15
Gregory Silvestre comes in with a late challenge on Jon Ravelli. Gregory Silvestre is shown the yellow card! Jon Ravelli grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.58
Pedro Sanhueza sees a break and surges forward. Pedro Sanhueza finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.50
Dragos Punga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Koné. Gilles Koné shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Alex Soudani!
78.42
Ottavio Rachini passes the ball forward to Alberto Costa. Alberto Costa lofts in a cross ball towards Ottavio Rachini. Ottavio Rachini makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.34
Pedro Sanhueza hits a low pass to Vincenzo Graffiedi. Vincenzo Graffiedi flicks a high pass forward. Ottavio Rachini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ottavio Rachini lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Graffiedi. Vincenzo Graffiedi flicks the ball with his head but Andrei Savu reads it well. Great save!
90.00
Ottavio Rachini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Graffiedi. Vincenzo Graffiedi shoots from long range but somehow Andrei Savu manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Notts County

Cardiff City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
5
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
29.5%
44.3%
26.1%

Scorers
Ottavio Rachini 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ottavio Rachini of Notts County

Match Ratings
1.Alex Soudani (GK)
8
2.Pedro Sanhueza (DEF)
7
3.Jose Javier Butragueno (DEF)
6
4.Samir Witte (DEF)
6
5.Mark Ebbinge (DEF)
6
6.Vincenzo Graffiedi (MID)
7
7.Ottavio Rachini (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
8.Alberto Costa (ATT)
7
9.Thomas Arnold (ATT)
7
10.Jon Ravelli (ATT)
6
11.Rocco R. Circello (ATT)
6
 
12.Jon Wetherall (DEF)
0
13.Norberto Segura (MID)
0
14.Lampros Hatzis (ATT)
0

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