Match Report
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City |  |  | Notts County | Notts County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ben Williamson | B. Williamson |  | 55 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Carlton Blake | C. Blake | ||||||||
| Thibault Neumann | T. Neumann |  | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 |  | Abel Nascimento | A. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Alistair Mowbray | A. Mowbray | | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Ben Middleton | B. Middleton | |||||||||
| Nils Vogel | N. Vogel |  | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Greg Black | G. Black | |||||||||
| Gary Boyd | G. Boyd | | 41 | D | | 5 | | | D | 44 | | Daniel Martins | D. Martins | ||||||||
| Billy Wiltord | B. Wiltord | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Adrian Whelan | A. Whelan | |||||||||
| Duncan Brand | D. Brand | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Richard Banks | R. Banks | |||||||||
| Henry Pallister | H. Pallister | | 59 | A | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Alun Goldberg | A. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Rio Vickers | R. Vickers | | 49 | A | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Simon Barrett | S. Barrett | |||||||||
| Thierry Williams | T. Williams | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Carl Eadie | C. Eadie | |||||||||
| Patrick Bowyer | P. Bowyer | | 37 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Mark Ball | M. Ball | |||||||||
| Tommy Mustoe | T. Mustoe | | 58 | M | | 12 | | M | 53 | | Sebastiao Nunes | S. Nunes | |||||||||
| Omer Waters | O. Waters | | 55 | M | | 13 | | M | 50 | | Jaime Postiga | J. Postiga | |||||||||
| Jason Adams | J. Adams | | 50 | M | | 14 | | M | 49 | | Sylvain Carrick | S. Carrick | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by AGI |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Notts County. A crowd of 4,456 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Notts County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Swift.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cardiff City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Notts County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Swift.
0.00
0-0Notts County kick off and get the first half underway!
2.55
0-0Billy Wiltord kicks a strong pass forward to Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams lofts in a cross ball towards Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
6.04
Duncan Brand picks a pass forward to Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Bowyer. Patrick Bowyer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies well off target!
9.46
0-0Ben Middleton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Goldberg. With a delightful solo run, Alun Goldberg stretches the opposition's defence. Alun Goldberg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
16.34
Richard Banks knocks the ball forward to Mark Ball. Mark Ball shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Ben Williamson comfortably smothers it!
21.22
0-0Alistair Mowbray surges forward with the ball. Alistair Mowbray makes a probing pass to Patrick Bowyer. Patrick Bowyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.04
Duncan Brand flicks a high pass forward. Henry Pallister controls it well on his chest. Henry Pallister sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
32.40
Daniel Martins flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Whelan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adrian Whelan flicks a high pass forward. Simon Barrett controls it well on his chest. Simon Barrett knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alistair Mowbray.
33.14
0-0Billy Wiltord flicks a high pass forward. Henry Pallister controls it well on his chest. Henry Pallister lofts in a cross ball towards Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Daniel Martins is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
34.25
Duncan Brand surges forward with the ball. Duncan Brand shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Carlton Blake. Excellent save.
36.02
Abel Nascimento makes a simple pass to Richard Banks. Richard Banks knocks the ball forward to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.52
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
Adrian Whelan surges forward with the ball. Adrian Whelan shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
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. Notts County also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Cardiff City start the second half!
48.50
Greg Black knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Whelan. Adrian Whelan sees space and advances. Adrian Whelan shoots from distance. Ben Williamson gets down and covers it.
51.41
0-0Ben Middleton catches Patrick Bowyer on the ankles. The referee calls over Ben Middleton and shows him a yellow card! Patrick Bowyer runs off the knock.
53.18
Duncan Brand sees Thierry Williams in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thierry Williams knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abel Nascimento.
54.16
Greg Black makes a simple pass to Adrian Whelan. Adrian Whelan flicks a high pass forward. Carl Eadie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carl Eadie tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
63.17
Alistair Mowbray takes a quick throw-in, which Thibault Neumann takes on the chest. Thibault Neumann makes a strong solo run forward. With vision, Thibault Neumann picks a pass forward to Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister whips in a cross ball towards Rio Vickers. Rio Vickers jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.35
Ben Middleton flicks a high ball forward to Richard Banks who takes it down. Richard Banks threads the ball through to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Ben Williamson manages to gather it.
67.42
Richard Banks makes a probing pass to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
73.22
Adrian Whelan makes a beautiful solo run. Adrian Whelan finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
77.32
0-0Notts County have made a substitution with Sylvain Carrick replacing Richard Banks .
81.47
0-0Adrian Whelan catches Duncan Brand on the ankles. The referee warns Adrian Whelan to calm down! Duncan Brand carries on, but is struggling a bit.
83.39
Alun Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Simon Barrett controls it well on his chest. Simon Barrett knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.45
Alun Goldberg kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Ball. Mark Ball shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.23
0-1Sylvain Carrick flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Ball. Mark Ball whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Ben Williamson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
28.4%
47.3%
24.3%
Scorers
| Mark Ball 89 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Mark Ball of Notts County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ben Williamson (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Thibault Neumann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alistair Mowbray (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Nils Vogel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gary Boyd (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Billy Wiltord (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Duncan Brand (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Henry Pallister (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Rio Vickers (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Thierry Williams (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Patrick Bowyer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Tommy Mustoe (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Omer Waters (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jason Adams (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Carlton Blake (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Abel Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ben Middleton (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Greg Black (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Daniel Martins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Adrian Whelan (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Richard Banks (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Alun Goldberg (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Simon Barrett (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Carl Eadie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mark Ball (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Sebastiao Nunes (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jaime Postiga (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Sylvain Carrick (MID) | 6 | |