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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 1 (setup 5, season 17)
Cardiff City
v.
Wigan Athletic
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
VICENTE GUAITA Panadero17Igor AKINFEEV
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
MÁRIO Figueira FERNANDES2Nathan BYRNE
Yaroslav RAKITSKYI736Holger BADSTUBER
Ivan RAKITIC47Luka MODRIC
José 'Martín' CÁCERES Silva57Sergei IGNASHEVICH
Bruno ECUÉLÉ MANGA66Reece BURKE
Scott BROWN676Eduardo Antonio SALVIO
José Antonio REYES Calderón8DOUGLAS COSTA de Souza
Tim MATAVZ797Mario GOMEZ
Junior HOILETT106Osvaldo 'Nicolás' Fabián GAITÁN
Robbie KEANE711Jürgen LOCADIA
Manager
Joe RALLS12Nick POWELL
David CORNELL13Alex GILBEY
Idriss SAADI14Kaiyne WOOLERY
Carlton COLE15Will GRIGG
Craig NOONE166Juan Carlos GARCÍA Barahona

Cardiff City 1 Wigan Athletic 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 21,249, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Lee MASON 6)
61 Mário FernandesScorers
68 Reyes <=> NooneSubstitutions62 Locadia <=> García
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners5
0Fouls2
6Offsides0
5Shots on5
7Shots off5
12Total shots10
4Shots saved4
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: Ivan RAKITIC
4REYES scuffed a simple chance.
8A cross from BROWN left MATAVZ in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
11A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming VICENTE GUAITA.
18The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from DOUGLAS COSTA.
22DOUGLAS COSTA rattled a simple chance past the lefthand post.
24REYES shot wide.
25A twenty yard drive from GOMEZ caused the 'keeper no problem.
29BADSTUBER hoofed the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area.
40A great save prevented GAITÁN from scoring a great goal.
41MATAVZ beat GAITÁN and flicked the ball to CÁCERES who blasted his shot wide.
45+2A header by REYES at the near post was easily collected by AKINFEEV.
 
48MATAVZ waltzed past GAITÁN and poked a poor shot into the crowd.
50MODRIC beat four Cardiff City players and thundered a shot over.
53A corner fell to BADSTUBER who turned the ball over.
55DOUGLAS COSTA stormed through the Cardiff City defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
56AKINFEEV dived to his right to block a lovely drive from Cardiff City's MATAVZ.
61GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed RAKITIC to knock the ball to MÁRIO FERNANDES who drilled a left foot shot into the net. (1-0 Cardiff City)
65REYES fired a right foot shot over from twenty yards out.
74BADSTUBER was put clear by GARCÍA and he dummied the Cardiff City 'keeper but thrust his shot just wide.
76A shot from HOILETT seemed a certain goal but the Wigan Athletic 'keeper managed to parry the ball away.
86A great strike from MÁRIO FERNANDES was dealt with by a good block from AKINFEEV.
86A weak strike from NOONE trickled agonisingly wide.