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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 20 (setup 1, season 29)
Cardiff City
v.
Hartlepool United
Formation:
4-1-3-2
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Ron-Robert ZIELER1Árni Gautur ARASON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Davide ZAPPACOSTA2Romain DANZÉ
Domenico CRISCITO83Daniele CAPELLI
Rúben Afonso Borges SEMEDO74Gelson FERNANDES
Diego Alfredo LUGANO Moreno757Cuco MARTINA
Aymen ABDENNOUR6Mario GRGUROVIC
Florian THAUVIN87Thomas BUFFEL
Thiago MOTTA8Joe RALLS
Valère GERMAIN97LUÍS FABIANO Clemente
LUCAS Pérez Martínez7106Edixon PEREA Valencia
Iñaki WILLIAMS Arthuer117Yannick SAGBO
Chris BarberManager
Gianluca CAPRARI12KELVIN Mateus de Oliveira
Benoît COSTIL13
RÚBEN Miguel Nunes VEZO146Paul CONNOLLY
Leonardo Bonatini Lohner Maia, LÉO BONATINI156Adam CUMMINS
Lamine KONÉ16Bradley WRIGHT-PHILLIPS

Cardiff City 3 Hartlepool United 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 30,484, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Steve BRATT 5½)
7 Germain, 13 Lucas, 78 LucasScorers
Substitutions80 Ralls <=> Connolly, 83 Sagbo <=> Cummins
Sendings off
59 LucasBookings55 Grgurovic
8Corners7
11Fouls14
8Offsides4
7Shots on5
9Shots off4
16Total shots9
4Shots saved5
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Domenico CRISCITO
5The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from SEMEDO fell just wide.
7GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of GERMAIN who knocked the ball past the helpless 'keeper. (1-0 Cardiff City)
8A perfect strike from LUÍS FABIANO was dealt with by a good stop from the Cardiff City 'keeper.
13GOAL!! A long ball from GERMAIN down the middle bobbled toward the lurking LUCAS who hit a left foot shot into the top corner. (2-0 Cardiff City)
16GERMAIN shot over.
24A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing Hartlepool United 'keeper.
25A strike from BUFFEL held no problem for ZIELER.
31ZAPPACOSTA ran onto a great ball from THAUVIN but hit his shot wide of the lefthand post.
32LUCAS's shot was well held by the Hartlepool United 'keeper.
33WILLIAMS dribbled away from BUFFEL and poked a poor shot over the bar.
38THAUVIN worked the ball to WILLIAMS, LUCAS controlled his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
43A wonderful save prevented CAPELLI from scoring a good goal.
 
46GERMAIN headed over.
47THAUVIN made space on the right and pulled the ball to GERMAIN who rasped the ball wide.
50WILLIAMS played the ball to MOTTA who touched it just beyond the far post.
55GRGUROVIC booked for violent conduct.
57LUÍS FABIANO fired the ball through a crowd of players but ZIELER was a match for it as he dived to his right.
59BRATT books LUCAS for a bad tackle.
64ZIELER did well to hold onto a fierce strike from LUÍS FABIANO.
78GOAL!! A short clearance fell to THAUVIN who scuffed a shot goalward, luckily LUCAS was on hand to hammer the ball into the top corner. (3-0 Cardiff City)
83SEMEDO beat CAPELLI and flicked the ball to LUCAS who toe-poked his effort wide.
86A accurate pass fell to GERMAIN and his looping shot flew narrowly wide.