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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 43 (setup 4, season 34)
Cardiff City
v.
Portsmouth
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
Alex SMITHIES71Marco SILVESTRI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Bruno ECUÉLÉ MANGA72Victor MOSES
Joe BENNETT73Robbie BRADY
Víctor CAMARASA Ferrando847Anton WALKES
Will VAULKS57Sean RAGGETT
Filip BENKOVIC66Liam FONTAINE
Junior HOILETT7Mauro Abel FORMICA
Joe RALLS8Ronan CURTIS
Gary MADINE9Jordan HUGILL
Craig NOONE6106Andy CARROLL
Danny WARD711Ellis HARRISON
Manager
Loïc DAMOUR12Joe MORRELL
Neil ETHERIDGE13Thomas KAMINSKI
Callum PATERSON14Stuart O'KEEFE
Lee TOMLIN615Saidy JANKO
Nathaniel MENDEZ-LAING16Ben CLOSE

Cardiff City 0 Portsmouth 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 15,527, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Mike THORPE 6)
Scorers44 Brady
62 Ward <=> TomlinSubstitutions52 Walkes <=> Close
80 BenkovicSendings off
79 MadineBookings1 Carroll, 59 Curtis
4Corners5
22Fouls14
11Offsides9
11Shots on7
3Shots off8
14Total shots15
10Shots saved6
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Robbie BRADY
1CARROLL booked by the ref.
1WARD touched the ball through a crowd of players but SILVESTRI was a match for it as he dived to his left.
7A great strike from CAMARASA was dealt with by a good parry from SILVESTRI.
12MADINE was put clear by BENNETT and he pulled away from the Portsmouth 'keeper but rammed his shot over.
20HUGILL galloped through the Cardiff City defence but shot straight at SMITHIES.
29The Portsmouth 'keeper managed to palm clear a powerful shot.
30HARRISON worked the ball to HUGILL, FORMICA collected his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of the Cardiff City 'keeper.
37BENNETT's shot was well held by SILVESTRI.
44GOAL!! A deep goal-kick from RAGGETT caught the Cardiff City defence napping and BRADY raced through to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Portsmouth)
 
56A header by CURTIS at the near post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
57MOSES hoofed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
59CURTIS booked.
61FORMICA chipped the ball to CURTIS who headed it inches over.
65A shot from FORMICA was smothered by the 'keeper.
70SMITHIES saved a swerving shot from HUGILL.
70A cross from FORMICA left HARRISON in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
73A shot from CURTIS seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
74BRADY beat four Cardiff City players and drove an effort inches wide.
75NOONE raced past RAGGETT but lashed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
79A high challenge on CURTIS by MADINE results in a booking.
80BENKOVIC sent off.
89Uncertainty in the Portsmouth defence enabled NOONE to volley an effort inches over.