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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 2 (setup 1, season 42)
Cardiff City
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-1-3-2
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Rúnar Alex RÚNARSSON17Ben FOSTER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Koni DE WINTER26Leon BALOGUN
Matteo RUGGERI83Ben DAVIES
Ryan WINTLE747Sofiane BOUFAL
Perry NG5Stefan BELL
Phil JONES76Hayden CARTER
Jed WALLACE77Souahilo MEITÉ
Joe RALLS88Jesper KARLSSON
Emanuel EMEGHA9Jack VALE
Rocco REITZ710Reda KHADRA
Badredine BOUANANI711Benito RAMAN
Jim McgowanManager
Ollie TANNER12Dan BUTTERWORTH
Filip JÖRGENSEN13Ryan HEDGES
Conor TOWNSEND14Adetayo EDUN
Cédric KIPRÉ15Dilan MARKANDAY
Kosta NEDELJKOVIC16Harry PICKERING

Cardiff City 3 Blackburn Rovers 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 27,210, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Grant HEGLEY 7)
4 Ruggeri, 53 Bouanani, 59 WallaceScorers16p Vale
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings6 Vale, 39 Raman
5Corners8
10Fouls10
9Offsides2
9Shots on6
15Shots off7
24Total shots13
5Shots saved5
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: Matteo RUGGERI
4GOAL!! A one-handed save from the 'keeper enabled RUGGERI to lob the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Cardiff City)
6VALE given a yellow card for a clinical tackle on BOUANANI.
9A cross from KARLSSON left VALE in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
13A great strike from BELL was dealt with by a fine parry from the 'keeper.
16GOAL!! A foul on MEITÉ inside the area gave Blackburn Rovers a penalty which VALE scored.
19A penalty box meleé resulted in BOUANANI driving the ball wide.
23A left foot shot from EMEGHA was pushed round the post by FOSTER.
25VALE scuffed a simple chance.
31A pin-point pass fell to RALLS and his deadly effort went narrowly wide.
39A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing FOSTER.
39HEGLEY books RAMAN.
45+1The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper dived to his left to save a lovely shot from Cardiff City's WINTLE.
45+4BOUANANI headed the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
 
47A shot from EMEGHA seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
49DAVIES beat three Cardiff City players and blasted a golden opportunity inches wide.
52EMEGHA shot over.
53GOAL!! A terrible goal-kick was intercepted by EMEGHA who setup BOUANANI with an easy chance. (2-1 Cardiff City)
55KARLSSON beat NG but lashed the ball into the arms of RÚNARSSON.
58REITZ headed wide.
59GOAL!! A cross from EMEGHA was touched away by MEITÉ only for WINTLE to tap the ball back into the box for WALLACE to force into the net. (3-1 Cardiff City)
61WALLACE beat BALOGUN and fired the ball to BOUANANI who dragged his effort wide.
79WALLACE made space on the left and knocked the ball to EMEGHA who fired the ball over.