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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 44 (setup 1, season 29)
Cardiff City
v.
Chelsea
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Benoît COSTIL1Federico MARCHETTI
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Davide ZAPPACOSTA27Sébastien CORCHIA
Domenico CRISCITO3Ervin ZUKANOVIC
Thiago MOTTA74BRUNO Soriano Llido
Aymen ABDENNOUR5Tomás HUBOCAN
Lamine KONÉ66Víctor RUÍZ Torre
Florian THAUVIN77Bryan Jafet RUIZ González
Iñaki WILLIAMS Arthuer68Augusto Matías FERNÁNDEZ
Robin VAN PERSIE9Max KRUSE
Emanuele GIACCHERINI10RAFFAEL Caetano de Araújo
Valère GERMAIN6117Diego PEROTTI
ManagerDean Williams
Rúben Afonso Borges SEMEDO126Gabriel PALETTA
Maarten STEKELENBURG13Lukasz FABIANSKI
LUCAS Pérez Martínez14Marten DE ROON
Diego Alfredo LUGANO Moreno15Marko LIVAJA
Gianluca CAPRARI16JAIRO Samperio Bustara

Cardiff City 0 Chelsea 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 30,582, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Paul MUSSELWHITE 8, TV: highlights)
Scorers25 Kruse, 48 Raffael
Substitutions86 Fernández <=> Paletta
Sendings off
8 AbdennourBookings
5Corners8
6Fouls12
4Offsides9
4Shots on7
5Shots off6
9Total shots13
4Shots saved5
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: RAFFAEL Caetano de Araújo
2GIACCHERINI knocked the ball to VAN PERSIE who fired it over the bar.
4A strike from VAN PERSIE held no problem for MARCHETTI.
8ABDENNOUR booked by the ref.
12A poor strike from VAN PERSIE trickled agonisingly wide.
18The 'keeper saved a curling shot from RAFFAEL.
22A accurate pass was collected by VAN PERSIE and his deadly shot raced narrowly over.
25GOAL!! A free-kick was punched clear by the 'keeper, FERNÁNDEZ was first to the loose ball and played the ball to KRUSE to fire in. (1-0 Chelsea)
31KRUSE made space on the left and knocked the ball to RAFFAEL who fired the ball wide.
33The 'keeper managed to claw away a fierce effort.
35A lovely pass from GERMAIN, was shot goalbound by VAN PERSIE only for MARCHETTI to palm clear.
39BRUNO was put clear by RUÍZ and he beat the 'keeper but rammed his shot just beyond the far post.
45+1A cross from BRUNO left RAFFAEL in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
45+3KRUSE ran onto a great ball from BRUNO but fired his shot wide.
 
48GOAL!! A great bit of skill enabled RAFFAEL to waltz through the Cardiff City defence and score. (2-0 Chelsea)
60WILLIAMS headed the ball wide from just inside the area.
67A penalty box meleé resulted in PEROTTI cracking the ball over.
67A twenty yard drive from PEROTTI caused the 'keeper no problem.
72A good ball from RUÍZ on the right fell to HUBOCAN who sliced his shot over the bar.
78MOTTA's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
80An inswinging corner was nodded into the arms of the 'keeper by VAN PERSIE.
81COSTIL was able to claw away a tame header from KRUSE.
84A header by RAFFAEL at the near post was easily collected by COSTIL.
87The stunned MARCHETTI stared in disbelief as a backpass from RUÍZ fell just over.