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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 2 (setup 6, season 21)
Cheltenham Town
v.
Cardiff City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Steven BENDA617Alphonse ARÉOLA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Ryan LEONARD27Ollie DENHAM
Kaoru MITOMA38Elseid HYSAJ
Jake DOYLE-HAYES74Naby Deco KEÏTA
Jordan THORNILEY658Joël MATIP
Caleb TAYLOR68Curtis NELSON
Marlon PACK77Rubin COLWILL
George THOMAS87Thomas LEMAR
Folarin BALOGUN69Nabil FEKIR
Taylor PERRY10Tonny Emilio Trindade de VILHENA
Christian NORTON116Connor WICKHAM
Manager
George TANNER12Niels NKOUNKOU
Daniel IVERSEN13Callum PATERSON
Lewis FREESTONE14Robert GLATZEL
Matty BLAIR15Joe RALLS
George LLOYD166Tom SANG

Cheltenham Town 1 Cardiff City 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 7,184, Stadium: Whaddon Road, Referee: Andy HALL 5½)
88 BalogunScorers25 Lemar, 50 Lemar
Substitutions79 Lemar <=> Sang
Sendings off
Bookings
8Corners1
16Fouls2
3Offsides5
8Shots on9
5Shots off10
13Total shots19
7Shots saved7
35%Possession65%
Man of the match: Curtis NELSON
1BALOGUN's shot was well saved by ARÉOLA.
2BALOGUN stabbed an easy chance past the near post.
18A pin-point pass bobbled toward THOMAS and his looping shot flew narrowly wide.
21A looping effort from WICKHAM was pushed round the post by the 'keeper.
22THOMAS stormed through the Cardiff City defence but shot straight at the Cardiff City 'keeper.
25GOAL!! A shot from WICKHAM was scuffed off the line only for LEMAR to fire the ball in. (1-0 Cardiff City)
28An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of BENDA by COLWILL.
32PERRY was put clear by PACK and he pulled away from the Cardiff City 'keeper but drilled his shot inches over.
36A twenty yard shot from DENHAM caused the Cheltenham Town 'keeper little difficulty.
42FEKIR headed over the bar.
 
46LEMAR beat two Cheltenham Town players and slammed a golden opportunity wide.
49DENHAM headed the ball wide from just inside the area.
50GOAL!! A shot from LEMAR raced through a crowd of players and bounced past the unsighted 'keeper. (2-0 Cardiff City)
57A penalty box meleé resulted in LEMAR tapping a low shot wide.
60KEÏTA shot wide.
66A drive from THOMAS seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.
67A perfect shot from THOMAS was dealt with by a fine stop from the 'keeper.
71A delightful save prevented FEKIR from scoring a lovely goal.
82The Cardiff City 'keeper saved a glorious effort from THOMAS.
86The 'keeper managed to block an amazing effort.
88GOAL!! A long ball from THORNILEY had the Cardiff City defence back-pedalling and BALOGUN made the most of the opportunity with a great goal. (2-1 Cardiff City)
90A refined cross from KEÏTA, was nudged goalbound by VILHENA only for the Cheltenham Town 'keeper to claw away.