Match Report
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Collins | Stephen Collins | Nathan Golding | Nathan Golding | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ade Enyinnaya | A. Enyinnaya |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Gareth Deane | G. Deane | |||||||||
| Alpay Özalan | A. Özalan |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Ade Adeshina | A. Adeshina | |||||||||
| Harry Waters | H. Waters | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 |  | Vincenzo Tiatto | V. Tiatto | |||||||||
| Roberto Pirri | R. Pirri |  | 83 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Eben Appiah | E. Appiah | |||||||||
| Gavril Baicu | G. Baicu |  | 78 | D | | 5 | | M | 74 |  | Duarte Venegas | D. Venegas | |||||||||
| Esteban Ortega | E. Ortega |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Miguel Altidore | M. Altidore | |||||||||
| Sékou Dimy | S. Dimy |  | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 78 |  | Matthias Ziegenhagen | M. Ziegenhagen | |||||||||
| Leonel Sosa | L. Sosa | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 | | Nelson Emerton | N. Emerton | |||||||||
| Stephane Oliveira | S. Oliveira |  | 74 | M | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Duncan Parker | D. Parker | |||||||||
| Craig Dublin | C. Dublin | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 84 |  | Gustavo Salgado | G. Salgado | |||||||||
| Stephan Nyarko | S. Nyarko | | 77 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 |  | Vadim Vitsenets | V. Vitsenets | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 16,958 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Bristol Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.45
0-0Nelson Emerton hacks Esteban Ortega from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Esteban Ortega stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.43
0-0Esteban Ortega makes a simple pass to Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eben Appiah.
4.05
Eben Appiah kicks a strong pass forward to Duarte Venegas. Duarte Venegas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Harry Waters.
8.25
0-0Stephane Oliveira makes a probing pass to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin shoots from 25 yards but Gareth Deane is on top of it.
9.32
Harry Waters makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leonel Sosa. Leonel Sosa chips the ball to his team mate, Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gareth Deane who gathers it comfortably.
12.48
Roberto Pirri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leonel Sosa. Leonel Sosa makes a simple pass to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin lofts in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko heads the ball goalwards but somehow Gareth Deane manages to keep it out.
15.46
Nelson Emerton flicks the ball to his team mate, Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.36
0-0Eben Appiah kicks a strong pass forward to Matthias Ziegenhagen. Matthias Ziegenhagen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.42
Leonel Sosa makes a probing pass to Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eben Appiah.
26.57
Sékou Dimy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ade Adeshina.
27.56
Sékou Dimy passes the ball forward to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gareth Deane who gathers it comfortably.
30.42
0-0Miguel Altidore comes in with a late challenge on Leonel Sosa. The referee calls over Miguel Altidore and warns him to calm down! Leonel Sosa carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.07
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
34.18
Sékou Dimy decides to run forward with the ball. Sékou Dimy shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Gareth Deane.
38.06
Sékou Dimy makes a simple pass to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.11
Matthias Ziegenhagen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
42.54
0-1Eben Appiah makes a simple pass to Matthias Ziegenhagen. Matthias Ziegenhagen takes it forward alone. Matthias Ziegenhagen lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Parker. Duncan Parker is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Ade Enyinnaya had no chance!! Goal for Bristol Rovers!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Cardiff City kick off and get the second half underway!
47.28
Leonel Sosa makes a beautiful solo run. Leonel Sosa 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!
48.56
Duarte Venegas kicks a strong pass forward to Gustavo Salgado. Gustavo Salgado shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.24
Roberto Pirri knocks the ball forward to Leonel Sosa. Leonel Sosa threads the ball through to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ade Adeshina.
54.42
Leonel Sosa threads the ball through to Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gareth Deane who gathers it comfortably.
59.28
0-1Vincenzo Tiatto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Altidore. Miguel Altidore sees space and advances. Miguel Altidore passes the ball forward but Duncan Parker is offside!
61.12
Cardiff City are easily keeping Bristol Rovers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
65.31
Nelson Emerton passes the ball forward to Duncan Parker. Duncan Parker knocks in a cross ball towards Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Ade Enyinnaya had no chance!! Goal for Bristol Rovers!
69.36
0-2Harry Waters comes in with a late challenge on Nelson Emerton. The referee calls over Harry Waters and warns him to calm down! Nelson Emerton runs off the knock.
71.04
Leonel Sosa threads the ball through to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
72.54
Harry Waters makes a simple pass to Esteban Ortega. Esteban Ortega sees a break and surges forward. Esteban Ortega whips in a cross ball towards Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.06
Esteban Ortega makes a probing pass to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eben Appiah.
77.00
Miguel Altidore knocks the ball forward to Gustavo Salgado. Gustavo Salgado lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Parker. Duncan Parker heads the ball goalwards. Duncan Parker scores for Bristol Rovers!!
85.53
Cardiff City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
89.37
Sékou Dimy knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin lofts in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
21.3%
44%
34.7%
Scorers
| Stephan Nyarko 89 | Duncan Parker 43, 77 Vadim Vitsenets 65 |