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Match report
English Footie
FA Cup: Round 3 (setup 4, season 34)
Cardiff City
v.
Portsmouth
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Alex SMITHIES71Marco SILVESTRI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Leandro BACUNA727Victor MOSES
Joe BENNETT3Aaron CRESSWELL
Will VAULKS4Anton WALKES
Aden FLINT57Matt CLARKE
Filip BENKOVIC766Sean RAGGETT
Josh MURPHY677Saidy JANKO
Joe RALLS78Quincy OWUSU-ABEYIE
Danny WARD97Omar BOGLE
Lee TOMLIN6107Joe MORRELL
Junior HOILETT11Ellis HARRISON
Manager
Bruno ECUÉLÉ MANGA12Liam FONTAINE
Neil ETHERIDGE13Thomas KAMINSKI
Nathaniel MENDEZ-LAING14Gareth EVANS
Callum PATERSON15Ben CLOSE
Cameron COXE16Stuart O'KEEFE

Cardiff City 2 Portsmouth 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 15,448, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Lee PROBERT 5½)
29 Tomlin, 37 RallsScorers
67 Murphy <=> PatersonSubstitutions53 Clarke <=> Evans
Sendings off
Bookings
6Corners5
8Fouls2
12Offsides3
3Shots on4
12Shots off9
15Total shots13
1Shots saved3
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Quincy OWUSU-ABEYIE
5JANKO fluffed a simple chance.
8A header from JANKO was booted off the line by BENNETT.
9A pin-point pass found HOILETT and his left foot effort went narrowly over.
15WARD rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
29GOAL!! A great solo effort from TOMLIN who beat four defenders before blasting the ball into the net. (1-0 Cardiff City)
34Uncertainty in the Cardiff City defence enabled CLARKE to hammer the ball over the bar.
37GOAL!! A poor shot from RALLS seemed to hold no problem for the Portsmouth 'keeper but the ball somehow bobbled over the line. (2-0 Cardiff City)
41BOGLE kicked the ball wide from just inside the area.
43BENNETT headed over the bar.
45+1SMITHIES did well to hold onto an amazing strike from OWUSU-ABEYIE.
 
46BOGLE was put clear by RAGGETT and he raced past the 'keeper but rammed his shot inches over.
50The Cardiff City 'keeper saved a curling effort from BOGLE.
62A cross from RALLS left TOMLIN in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
65A weak shot from WARD bounced agonisingly wide.
66A good ball from WARD on the left was collected by RALLS who scuffed his shot just beyond the far post.
68BOGLE beat BENNETT and placed the ball to MORRELL who pulled his effort wide.
71EVANS flicked a simple chance past the righthand post.
76A free-kick from BENNETT raced over.
86A penalty box scramble resulted in BENNETT knocking a low shot wide.
88The motionless 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from WALKES fell just over.
90RALLS brought the ball round CRESSWELL and poked a poor shot wide.
90+3OWUSU-ABEYIE ran onto a wonderful ball from JANKO but fired his shot wide.