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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 5 (setup 1, season 29)
Walsall
v.
Cardiff City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Darren KEET61Benoît COSTIL
Formation:
4-1-3-2
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Adam MATTHEWS2Davide ZAPPACOSTA
Adam HENLEY63Jores OKORE
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA84Rúben Afonso Borges SEMEDO
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE75Lamine KONÉ
Ravel MORRISON67RÚBEN Miguel Nunes VEZO
Frederico Rodrigues Santos, FRED7Florian THAUVIN
Jake FORSTER-CASKEY86Jeff HENDRICK
Will GRIGG9LUCAS Pérez Martínez
PHILIPPE COUTINHO Correia610Iñaki WILLIAMS Arthuer
Maxime LESTIENNE7117Emanuele GIACCHERINI
Heath D BrownManagerChris Barber
WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins12Gianluca CAPRARI
Jordan PICKFORD13Kepa ARRIZABALAGA Revuelta
Pietro PERDICHIZZI14Ander MURILLO García
Nabil BENTALEB15Leonardo Bonatini Lohner Maia, LÉO BONATINI
Alejandro POZUELO Melero16Alexander MERKEL

Walsall 2 Cardiff City 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 29,902, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Mark HAYWOOD 6½)
41 Morrison, 83 Philippe CoutinhoScorers34 Williams
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings45 Lucas
4Corners9
11Fouls6
5Offsides15
5Shots on3
9Shots off5
14Total shots8
2Shots saved2
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Florian THAUVIN
2A free-kick from LESTIENNE flew wide.
8WILLIAMS stabbed a simple chance past the lefthand post.
13JAVI GARCÍA beat two Cardiff City players and thundered a shot over.
15LESTIENNE fired the ball through a crowd of players but COSTIL was a match for it as he dived to his right.
16COSTIL managed to palm clear an amazing shot.
32WILLIAMS brought the ball away from FRED and rifled a tame shot wide.
33A shot from WILLIAMS seemed a certain goal but the Walsall 'keeper managed to parry the ball away.
34GOAL!! A deep cross by GIACCHERINI was met by WILLIAMS who steamed in to score. (1-0 Cardiff City)
40LUCAS ran onto a great ball from THAUVIN but dragged his shot wide of the lefthand post.
41GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed GRIGG to nudge the ball to MORRISON who fired a looping shot home. (1-1)
44LESTIENNE shot over.
45A late challenge gets LUCAS a yellow card.
 
47WILLIAMS headed just beyond the far post.
59A useful ball from GRIGG on the right was collected by PHILIPPE COUTINHO who scuffed his shot just beyond the far post.
62Uncertainty in the Cardiff City defence enabled HENLEY to hit an effort over the bar.
63GRIGG made space on the left and dragged the ball to JAVI GARCÍA who clipped the ball over.
65An inswinging corner was fired into the arms of the 'keeper by MORRISON.
69LESTIENNE was put clear by THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE and he dummied the 'keeper but thrust his shot just beyond the far post.
75LESTIENNE headed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
80A shot from LUCAS held no problem for the Walsall 'keeper.
80JAVI GARCÍA snapped at a simple chance.
83GOAL!! A terrible clearance dropped to HENLEY who scuffed a shot goalward, luckily PHILIPPE COUTINHO was on hand to hit the ball in off the post. (2-1 Walsall)
88A penalty box meleé resulted in GIACCHERINI tapping a low shot wide.