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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 18 (setup 4, season 28)
Cardiff City
v.
Torquay United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Loris KARIUS17Felix WIEDWALD
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Omar BOGLE626Emmanuel BOAKYE
Joe BENNETT73Emiliano Adrián INSÚA
Ibrahim AFELLAY47PEDRO CHIRIVELLA Burgos
Loďc DAMOUR57Robert HUTH
Aron Einar GUNNARSSON66Matthew MILLS
Matty KENNEDY777Sebastian LARSSON
Joe RALLS86Grant LEADBITTER
Bobby DECORDOVA-REID797Bafétimbi GOMIS
Kenneth ZOHORE10José Luis Mato Sanmartín, JOSELU
Danny WARD711Tyler WALKER
Manager
Nathaniel MENDEZ-LAING12Neil KILKENNY
Jonas LÖSSL13Pavels STEINBORS
Craig NOONE14Tony McMAHON
Rhys HEALEY156Bobson BAWLING
Lee TOMLIN166Dwight TIENDALLI

Cardiff City 3 Torquay United 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 15,432, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Darren DRYSDALE 7½)
5 Ward, 50 Decordova-Reid, 69 Decordova-ReidScorers71 Gomis
51 Damour <=> TomlinSubstitutions81 Pedro Chirivella <=> Bawling, 82 Boakye <=> Tiendalli
Sendings off
Bookings4 Leadbitter
4Corners10
9Fouls13
2Offsides1
4Shots on3
7Shots off9
11Total shots12
1Shots saved2
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Ibrahim AFELLAY
2A cross from ZOHORE left DECORDOVA-REID in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
4LEADBITTER booked by the ref for a high foul.
5GOAL!! A quick-witted WARD pounced on a loose ball on the right and made no mistake. (1-0 Cardiff City)
11A tame shot from PEDRO CHIRIVELLA rolled agonisingly wide.
14A great effort from HUTH scraped the outside of the righthand post.
16LEADBITTER stroked a simple chance past the near post.
17A great save prevented ZOHORE from scoring a lovely goal.
28WARD made space on the left and touched the ball to RALLS who rasped the ball wide.
31A penalty box meleé resulted in HUTH driving the ball over.
33A useful ball from LARSSON on the right bobbled toward GOMIS who sliced his effort over the bar.
41A free-kick from INSÚA flew over the bar.
 
46The 'keeper saved a swerving shot from GOMIS.
48RALLS waltzed round PEDRO CHIRIVELLA and stroked a weak shot into the crowd.
50GOAL!! DECORDOVA-REID hit a beautiful twenty yard shot past the stunned 'keeper. (2-0 Cardiff City)
55LARSSON beat BOGLE and blasted the ball to LEADBITTER who dragged his shot wide.
57PEDRO CHIRIVELLA knocked the ball to LEADBITTER who touched it inches wide.
66DECORDOVA-REID scuffed a simple chance.
69GOAL!! A patient Cardiff City side were rewarded with an accurate strike from DECORDOVA-REID. (3-0 Cardiff City)
71GOAL!! A Torquay United counter-attack allowed LARSSON to setup GOMIS with an easy goal. (3-1 Cardiff City)
78A header by GOMIS at the far post was easily collected by KARIUS.
80The motionless Cardiff City 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from AFELLAY dropped just over.
82Uncertainty in the Torquay United defence enabled DECORDOVA-REID to hit the ball over the bar.
87A corner found RALLS who turned the ball just beyond the near post.
88DECORDOVA-REID whacked a deadly shot inches wide from just outside the area.