Match Report
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City |  |  | Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Ehiogu | A. Ehiogu |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Ugo Defoe | U. Defoe | |||||||||
| Mike Brighton | M. Brighton | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 | | Wes Adams | W. Adams | |||||||||
| Arthur Power | A. Power | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | George Bastin | G. Bastin | |||||||||
| Luke Christie | L. Christie | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Kelvin Byrne | K. Byrne | |||||||||
| Paul Duberry | P. Duberry | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Marcus Etherington | M. Etherington | |||||||||
| Noel Todd | N. Todd | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 45 | | Clive Campbell | C. Campbell | |||||||||
| Mark Youds | M. Youds | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Paul Cutler | P. Cutler | |||||||||
| Bill Higginbotham | B. Higginbotham | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Gavin Salmon | G. Salmon | |||||||||
| Julian Jack | J. Jack | | 51 | A | | 9 | | A | 45 | | Tony Smith | T. Smith | |||||||||
| Eddie Harrison | E. Harrison | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 41 | | Robbie Lawrence | R. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Darren Galli | D. Galli | | 37 | A | | 11 | | A | 38 | | Danny Wetherall | D. Wetherall | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Macclesfield Town. A crowd of 2,590 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Cardiff City and Macclesfield Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Cardiff City and Macclesfield Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Macclesfield Town get the match underway!
2.45
0-0Paul Cutler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Smith. Tony Smith goes all the way! Tony Smith takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
4.07
Paul Duberry takes it forward alone. Paul Duberry flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Galli. Darren Galli shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
15.31
0-0Bill Higginbotham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Galli. Darren Galli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcus Etherington.
18.48
0-0Paul Cutler flicks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence shoots from distance but Alberto Ehiogu is on top of it.
20.59
Clive Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
42.58
Kelvin Byrne chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Cutler. Paul Cutler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Cardiff City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.23
Gavin Salmon makes a beautiful solo run. Gavin Salmon knocks in a cross ball towards Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.51
Gavin Salmon chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Wetherall. Danny Wetherall shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
57.37
0-1Paul Cutler chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Wetherall. Danny Wetherall shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.55
Bill Higginbotham flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Galli. Darren Galli shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Ugo Defoe easily smothers it!
63.34
Clive Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Smith. Tony Smith is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.28
0-1Noel Todd hacks Gavin Salmon from behind! Noel Todd is shown the yellow card! Gavin Salmon runs off the knock.
67.24
Mark Youds makes a simple pass to Darren Galli. Darren Galli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Wes Adams.
71.32
Kelvin Byrne decides to run forward with the ball. Kelvin Byrne chips the ball to his team mate, Tony Smith. Tony Smith goes all the way! Tony Smith cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
75.16
Gavin Salmon makes a simple pass to Tony Smith. Tony Smith shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.14
Noel Todd sees a break and surges forward. Noel Todd knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcus Etherington.
87.42
Gavin Salmon makes a probing pass to Danny Wetherall. Danny Wetherall finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.47
Wes Adams deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Clive Campbell. Clive Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Tony Smith. Tony Smith goes all the way! Tony Smith makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alberto Ehiogu easily smothers it!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
1
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
32.9%
50%
17.1%
Scorers