Match Report


Cardiff CityCardiff City     Wycombe WanderersWycombe Wanderers
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Neil OwenN. Owen52
G
captain1
G
42Billy LawB. Law
Samuel MoullecS. Moullec67
D
2
D
58Gilles CutlerG. Cutler
Pegguy BoutoilleP. Boutoille60
D
3captain
D
45Adrian BishopA. Bishop
Alistair MowbrayA. Mowbray53
D
4
D
42David TaylorD. Taylor
Nils VogelN. Vogel48
D
5
M
52Nicholas AdamsN. Adams
Duncan BrandD. Brand58
M
6
M
51Mike PottsM. Potts
Rafael OliveiraR. Oliveira54
M
7
M
50Paul KingP. King
Bill MasonB. Mason72
A
8
M
45Jermaine MortensenJ. Mortensen
Alistair BarmbyA. Barmby66
A
9
A
56Rio WhiteR. White
Henry PallisterH. Pallister58
A
10
A
49Julian MidgleyJ. Midgley
Thierry WilliamsT. Williams46
A
11
A
49Rio MontagueR. Montague
 
Marvin StockdaleM. Stockdale53
M
12
A
47Tim MarshallT. Marshall
David BowerD. Bower53
M
13
M
40Danny PeckhamD. Peckham
John StandingJ. Standing49
M
14
D
40Liam MckayL. Mckay

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Wycombe Wanderers. A crowd of 4,818 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Wycombe Wanderers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gareth Atherton.


0.00
The whistle blows and Wycombe Wanderers kick off!
2.15
Alistair Mowbray flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Brand holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duncan Brand deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams edges inside the box! Thierry Williams comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
8.01
Adrian Bishop makes a probing pass to Paul King. Paul King flicks a high pass forward to Julian Midgley who brings the ball under control. Julian Midgley shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Neil Owen easily smothers it!
14.54
Pegguy Boutoille plays the ball forward to Rafael Oliveira. Rafael Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby knocks in a cross ball towards Bill Mason. Bill Mason heads the ball goalwards. The ball comes off David Taylor and the loose ball is cleared up field.
26.34
Duncan Brand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister knocks in a cross ball towards Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams makes a convincing header but slams it into the crowd!
27.13
Rafael Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby lofts in a cross ball towards Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
40.41
Jermaine Mortensen darts forward. Jermaine Mortensen plays a scrappy one-two with Rio White and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Jermaine Mortensen provides some space. He shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.35
Jermaine Mortensen makes a simple pass to Julian Midgley. Julian Midgley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Showing composure, Mike Potts plays the ball forward to Rio White. Rio White plays a quick one-two with Rio Montague and rushes in on goal... Rio White takes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cardiff City appear unchanged since the first half. Wycombe Wanderers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Cardiff City kicking off!
48.17
Duncan Brand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister whips in a cross ball towards Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
54.25
Adrian Bishop threads the ball through to Nicholas Adams. Nicholas Adams makes a simple pass to Rio Montague. Rio Montague deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rio White but the linesman indicates offside!
55.03
Alistair Mowbray advances with the ball. Alistair Mowbray hits a low pass to Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams skips past David Taylor! Thierry Williams shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
57.36
With some swift thinking, Pegguy Boutoille plays the ball forward to Duncan Brand. Duncan Brand chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Billy Law.
58.27
It's a corner kick. Nils Vogel kicks a low ball out wide. Mike Potts gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
61.10
David Taylor runs forward with the ball. David Taylor knocks the ball forward to Rio Montague. Rio Montague finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.45
Without breaking stride, Pegguy Boutoille plays the ball forward to Duncan Brand. Duncan Brand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill Mason. Bill Mason knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.49
Pegguy Boutoille plays the ball forward to Duncan Brand. Duncan Brand chips the ball to his team mate, Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
75.37
Paul King clumsily knocks into Duncan Brand. The referee brings Paul King to one side and gives him a warning! Duncan Brand gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
79.54
Pegguy Boutoille advances with the ball. Pegguy Boutoille sees Bill Mason in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bill Mason whips in a cross ball towards Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.54
Pegguy Boutoille plays the ball forward to Duncan Brand. Duncan Brand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill Mason. Bill Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Law who gathers it comfortably.
85.00
David Taylor brings the ball forward. David Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rio White. Rio White deftly passes the ball to Rio Montague, releasing him through on goal. Rio Montague rockets a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
87.59
David Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Mike Potts holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mike Potts knocks the ball to his team mate, Rio White. Rio White passes the ball forward but Julian Midgley is offside!
89.44
Mike Potts catches Rafael Oliveira on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rafael Oliveira stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Adrian Bishop flicks a high pass forward to Mike Potts who brings the ball under control. Mike Potts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rio Montague. Rio Montague plays a one-two with Rio White and advances towards the goal... Rio Montague looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Neil Owen gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cardiff City

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

Possession
45%
55%
Play Area
30%
43.8%
26.2%

Scorers
Henry Pallister 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Henry Pallister of Cardiff City

Match Ratings
1.Neil Owen (GK)
7
2.Samuel Moullec (DEF)
6
3.Pegguy Boutoille (DEF)
8
4.Alistair Mowbray (DEF)
7
5.Nils Vogel (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Brand (MID)
8
7.Rafael Oliveira (MID)
6
8.Bill Mason (ATT)
6
9.Alistair Barmby (ATT)
8
10.Henry Pallister (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Thierry Williams (ATT)
7
 
12.Marvin Stockdale (MID)
0
13.David Bower (MID)
0
14.John Standing (MID)
0

1.Billy Law (GK)
7
2.Gilles Cutler (DEF)
6
3.Adrian Bishop (DEF)
7
4.David Taylor (DEF)
8
5.Nicholas Adams (MID)
6
6.Mike Potts (MID)yellow card
6
7.Paul King (MID)
6
8.Jermaine Mortensen (MID)
7
9.Rio White (ATT)
6
10.Julian Midgley (ATT)
7
11.Rio Montague (ATT)
6
 
12.Tim Marshall (ATT)
0
13.Danny Peckham (MID)
0
14.Liam Mckay (DEF)
0