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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 23 (setup 4, season 27)
Torquay United
v.
Cardiff City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Felix WIEDWALD71Loris KARIUS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Emmanuel BOAKYE72Greg HALFORD
Emiliano Adrián INSÚA83Joe BENNETT
Grant LEADBITTER4Ibrahim AFELLAY
Timmy SIMONS57Rafael MARQUEZ Álvarez
Johan DJOUROU6Mathieu BODMER
Sebastian LARSSON778GIOVANI dos Santos Ramírez
Neil KILKENNY8Diego Mario BUONANOTTE
Bafétimbi GOMIS9Peter CROUCH
José Luis Mato Sanmartín, JOSELU610Victor ANICHEBE
Tyler WALKER611Gervais Yao Kouassi, GERVINHO
Manager
Juraj HALENÁR12Curtis DAVIES
Pavels STEINBORS13Jonas LÖSSL
Tony McMAHON14Aron Einar GUNNARSSON
Matthew MILLS15Matty KENNEDY
Dwight TIENDALLI167Dimitar BERBATOV

Torquay United 2 Cardiff City 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 5,970, Stadium: Plainmoor Ground, Referee: Iain WILLIAMSON 6½)
45+3 Gomis, 57 GomisScorers45 Buonanotte, 54 Crouch
Substitutions54 Halford <=> Berbatov
Sendings off
16 LarssonBookings31 Anichebe
1Corners4
5Fouls13
4Offsides3
9Shots on6
2Shots off3
11Total shots9
7Shots saved4
43%Possession57%
Man of the match: GIOVANI dos Santos Ramírez
2KARIUS did well to hold onto a powerful strike from GOMIS.
2A great strike from GOMIS was dealt with by a fine block from the 'keeper.
15WALKER's header was well saved by KARIUS.
16LARSSON cautioned by WILLIAMSON.
20BUONANOTTE touched the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
24The 'keeper managed to palm clear a wicked shot.
31The ref yellow cards ANICHEBE for an off-the-ball incident against GOMIS.
31HALFORD beat four Torquay United players and drove a shot just beyond the near post.
38BUONANOTTE's shot was well held by the Torquay United 'keeper.
42The Torquay United 'keeper was able to palm clear a poor shot from ANICHEBE.
45GOAL!! A quick-witted BUONANOTTE pounced on a loose ball on the right and made no mistake. (1-0 Cardiff City)
45+3GOAL!! An exceptional ball from KILKENNY left JOSELU in the clear, he made KARIUS commit himself before passing the ball to GOMIS to score. (1-1)
 
51A cross from GIOVANI left BUONANOTTE in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
54GOAL!! After being forced wide CROUCH managed to ram the ball in from the tightest of angles. (2-1 Cardiff City)
57GOAL!! A strike from SIMONS was kicked off the line only for GOMIS to drive the ball home. (2-2)
62A drive from INSÚA seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball clear.
66A twenty yard drive from GIOVANI caused WIEDWALD little difficulty.
71LARSSON was put clear by GOMIS and he nutmegged the 'keeper but glanced his shot wide.
74GOMIS pulled away from GIOVANI but shot the ball into the arms of the Cardiff City 'keeper.
78The Cardiff City 'keeper dived to his right to block a fierce drive from Torquay United's GOMIS.
80ANICHEBE beat DJOUROU and placed the ball to BUONANOTTE who pulled his shot wide.
87A useful ball from DJOUROU on the right was collected by INSÚA who scuffed his effort just wide.