Cardiff 2 Coventry 1 - 30/09/2008
Cardiff 2 Coventry 1 - 30/09/2008
Cardiff: Tom Heaton, Kevin McNaughton, Darren Purse, Roger Johnson, Stephen McPhail, Joe Ledley, Gavin Rae, Mark Kennedy, Peter Whittingham, Ross McCormack, Jay Bothroyd
Subs not used: Peter Enckelman, Gabor Gyepes, Paul Parry, Eddie Johnson, Miguel Comminges
Goals:: Jay Bothroyd 31, Ross McCormack 85(pen)
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Elliott Ward (Marcus Hall 45), Scott Dann, Daniel Fox, Isaac Osbourne, Michael Doyle, Jay Tabb (Michael Mifsud 70), Aron Gunnarsson, Freddy Eastwood, Clinton Morrison (Leon Best 73), Leon McKenzie
Subs not used: Guillaume Beuzelin, Andy Marshall
Booked: Leon McKenzie 90, Aron Gunnarsson 58
Goals: Scott Dann 89
Attendance: 16312
Referee: R East
Teamtalk
Jay Bothroyd's first goal for Cardiff and Ross McCormack's penalty sealed a controversial 2-1 home win over Coventry in the Championship.
Bothroyd, who joined the Welsh club from Wolves in the summer, struck just after the half-hour mark at Ninian Park and McCormack scored his seventh goal of the season late on as the Bluebirds made an instant return to winning ways following Saturday's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Birmingham.
Scott Dann pulled a goal back in the final minute of normal time, but the main talking point of the game came just before the hour when Wales international Freddy Eastwood appeared to have hauled the sides level only for referee Roger East to disallow it for a handball at the start of the move.
As it was, Coventry boss Chris Coleman was left fuming by the decision to deny Eastwood what would have been his second goal in as many games, but will be pleased by goalkeeper Keiren Westwood's stunning performance throughout.
Westwood produced a string of fine saves to deny McCormack on several occasions and Darren Purse and Roger Johnson on a night of high drama.
Mark Kennedy and Stephen McPhail returned to the Cardiff side following injury and suspension respectively, while Coleman named the same starting XI for the fourth successive game.
Tom Heaton was tested as early as the seventh minute as Michael Doyle darted into the penalty area before drilling straight at the Cardiff goalkeeper.
Five minutes later, Johnson rose well to meet Peter Whittingham's corner but his near-post header was kept out by Westwood, and the Coventry goalkeeper needed to be alert to gather McCormack's 20-yard shot at the second attempt shortly afterwards having fumbled the initial effort.
A poor backpass from McPhail after 16 minutes handed Clinton Morrison a clear sight at goal as the game flowed from end to end, but the Republic of Ireland international fired wide with only Heaton to beat.
McCormack fired just over with a 25-yard effort shortly before the half-hour mark but the home side were not to be denied as Bothroyd broke the deadlock after 31 minutes.
Whittingham cut in from the right wing before finding Bothroyd, and the former Arsenal trainee did the rest, firing past Westwood with a low, 12-yard angled drive.
Gavin Rae shot wide from distance shortly before the interval as Cardiff went in search of a second and Westwood parried Purse's rasping volley as the hosts picked up where they left off after the restart.
Westwood continued to keep Coventry in the game with a fine display as he denied McCormack with 49 minutes gone after the former Rangers striker shrugged off his marker 18 yards out.
Coventry then appeared to have scored a goal out of nothing just before the hour as Eastwood found a way past Heaton to momentarily silence the majority of the Ninian Park crowd.
But the celebrations were cut short when East bizarrely disallowed the effort and instead awarded a free-kick to the home side near the half-way line for a handball by Marcus Hall some 10 seconds prior to Eastwood netting.
East's decision infuriated Coleman and Aron Gunnarsson was booked for leading the Coventry protests.
Bothroyd had a towering header saved by Westwood as the game continued to ebb and flow at a frantic pace, while Jay Tabb blazed wide from close range at the other end.
The lively McCormack went close on two further occasions and Leon Best headed Daniel Fox's free-kick wide before the game was effectively ended as a contest five minutes from time when Isaac Osbourne hacked down McCormack and East awarded a penalty.
McCormack dusted himself down and dispatched the spot-kick low past Westwood.
There was still time for Dann to stoop to head home Hall's left-wing cross after 89 minutes to set up a grandstand finish but that was as good as it got for Coventry.
CCFC
The Sky Blues lost by two goals to one against Cardiff at Ninian Park.
Jay Bothroyd opened the scoring in the first half and after Freddy Eastwood had a goal controversially disallowed, Cardiff doubled their advantage late on through a Ross McCormack penalty.
Scott Dann pulled one back for the Sky Blues in the last minute but it served only as a consolation as the hosts held on for all three points.
Chris Coleman kept faith with the personnel who had drawn at Blackpool at the weekend, naming the exact same 16 players in his squad.
The opening stages of the game were somewhat uneventful but it was City who got into their stride the quickest and in the eighth minute a long punt downfield from Keiren Westwood reached Clinton Morrison, who pulled the ball back from the byline to Michael Doyle who shot straight at Cardiff keeper Tom Heaton.
The best chance so far came in the 16th minute for the Sky Blues when Jay Tabb headed a deep Clinton Morrison cross back across goal to Freddy Eastwood whose header was also straight down the throat of Heaton.
The game had become stretched and Cardiff broke straight downfield, where McCormack forced Westwood into a fine block before Morrison got a sight of goal at the other end, only to pull his 18-yard effort wide of the upright.
The Sky Blues were made to pay for their earlier missed opportunities in the 31st minute when Cardiff took the lead through former City striker Jay Bothroyd. The pacy forward sprinted past Danny Fox, cut in from the right and fired a clinical low shot past Westwood into the far corner to fire the Bluebirds ahead.
City were very fortunate not to go two goals behind in the 36th minute when Joe Ledley headed over from six yards with the goal at his mercy.
Coleman made one change at the interval, introducing Marcus Hall for Elliott Ward and City had to endure some shaky moments at the start of the second period. First, Westwood made a superb block, tipping over a fierce half volley from Darren Purse before he was on hand to make a relatively routine save from the lively Ross McCormack.
These were worrying times for Sky Blues as their hosts looked intent on extending their lead but, having weathered the storm, they looked to have got back on level terms through Freddy Eastwood.
The City striker finished with aplomb after being played through on goal but the referee brought play back approximately 70 yards for a lengthy discussion with his assistant, who informed him of a previous handball by Clinton Morrison and a free-kick was awarded to Cardiff.
The Sky Blues were on the rocks once more and Westwood showed great agility to save a powerful downward header by Bothroyd to prevent the Bluebirds doubling their advantage.
With 20 minutes left on the clock, Michael Mifsud replaced Jay Tabb and shortly afterwards Coleman made his last switch, introducing Leon Best for Morrison.
Best got a glimpse of goal with seven minutes left on the clock but his header went wide of the target and when the Bluebirds broke, they were awarded an 85th minute penalty for a foul on Joe Ledley.
McCormack stepped up and smashed his penalty low and hard past Westwood to seemingly seal the points for the home team with his seventh goal of the campaign.
But in the 90th minute Scott Dann pulled one back for the Sky Blues, heading home a Marcus Hall cross from six yards out and with five minutes stoppage time signalled by the fourth official, City most definitely had hope of salvaging something from the tie.
But Cardiff stood firm to the City onslaught to take all three points.
4thegame
Cardiff City edged out Coventry City 2-1 at Ninian Park despite a late rally by the visitors.
The Bluebirds showed two changes, with Mark Kennedy and Stephen McPhail coming into the side beaten by Birmingham.
After a frantic start in the wet conditions, it was Michael Doyle who went closest for the visitors in the seventh minute with a low shot that Tom Heaton dived to gather.
Freddy Eastwood almost opened the scoring in the 15th minute when he flashed in a point-blank header, but Heaton was well placed to save.
Two minutes later Clinton Morrison went through only to drag his shot wide of target.
Cardiff went ahead in spectacular fashion in the 31st minute. Roger Johnson won a defensive header to put Peter Whittingham in possession. He drilled a pass to Jay Bothroyd, who raced on before sliding his shot beyond Keiren Westwood in the visitors goal for his first goals in Bluebirds' colours.
Joe Ledley should have doubled the lead four minutes later, but he headed a Whittingham cross high over the crossbar from close in.
Marcus Hall replaced Elliott Ward at the interval and his misplaced header in the 47th minute went straight to Darren Purse, but his goalbound strike was pushed over by Westwood.
Coventry thought they had equalised in the 56th minute when Eastwood had the ball in the net, but referee Roger East disallowed the goal after talking to his assistant, who had earlier flagged for a Coventry infringement.
Bothroyd had a header saved by Westwood's legs as the Bluebirds pressed hard for a clinching second goal and when he slipped Ledley through in the 85th minute, the Cardiff midfielder was brought down in the area by Isaac Osbourne.
Ross McCormack stepped up to rifle home his fourth spot-kick of the season.
Scott Dann reduced the deficit in the 89th minute to leave the Bluebirds hanging on in the five minutes of added-on time.
Cardiff: Tom Heaton, Kevin McNaughton, Darren Purse, Roger Johnson, Stephen McPhail, Joe Ledley, Gavin Rae, Mark Kennedy, Peter Whittingham, Ross McCormack, Jay Bothroyd
Subs not used: Peter Enckelman, Gabor Gyepes, Paul Parry, Eddie Johnson, Miguel Comminges
Goals:: Jay Bothroyd 31, Ross McCormack 85(pen)
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Elliott Ward (Marcus Hall 45), Scott Dann, Daniel Fox, Isaac Osbourne, Michael Doyle, Jay Tabb (Michael Mifsud 70), Aron Gunnarsson, Freddy Eastwood, Clinton Morrison (Leon Best 73), Leon McKenzie
Subs not used: Guillaume Beuzelin, Andy Marshall
Booked: Leon McKenzie 90, Aron Gunnarsson 58
Goals: Scott Dann 89
Attendance: 16312
Referee: R East
Teamtalk
Jay Bothroyd's first goal for Cardiff and Ross McCormack's penalty sealed a controversial 2-1 home win over Coventry in the Championship.
Bothroyd, who joined the Welsh club from Wolves in the summer, struck just after the half-hour mark at Ninian Park and McCormack scored his seventh goal of the season late on as the Bluebirds made an instant return to winning ways following Saturday's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Birmingham.
Scott Dann pulled a goal back in the final minute of normal time, but the main talking point of the game came just before the hour when Wales international Freddy Eastwood appeared to have hauled the sides level only for referee Roger East to disallow it for a handball at the start of the move.
As it was, Coventry boss Chris Coleman was left fuming by the decision to deny Eastwood what would have been his second goal in as many games, but will be pleased by goalkeeper Keiren Westwood's stunning performance throughout.
Westwood produced a string of fine saves to deny McCormack on several occasions and Darren Purse and Roger Johnson on a night of high drama.
Mark Kennedy and Stephen McPhail returned to the Cardiff side following injury and suspension respectively, while Coleman named the same starting XI for the fourth successive game.
Tom Heaton was tested as early as the seventh minute as Michael Doyle darted into the penalty area before drilling straight at the Cardiff goalkeeper.
Five minutes later, Johnson rose well to meet Peter Whittingham's corner but his near-post header was kept out by Westwood, and the Coventry goalkeeper needed to be alert to gather McCormack's 20-yard shot at the second attempt shortly afterwards having fumbled the initial effort.
A poor backpass from McPhail after 16 minutes handed Clinton Morrison a clear sight at goal as the game flowed from end to end, but the Republic of Ireland international fired wide with only Heaton to beat.
McCormack fired just over with a 25-yard effort shortly before the half-hour mark but the home side were not to be denied as Bothroyd broke the deadlock after 31 minutes.
Whittingham cut in from the right wing before finding Bothroyd, and the former Arsenal trainee did the rest, firing past Westwood with a low, 12-yard angled drive.
Gavin Rae shot wide from distance shortly before the interval as Cardiff went in search of a second and Westwood parried Purse's rasping volley as the hosts picked up where they left off after the restart.
Westwood continued to keep Coventry in the game with a fine display as he denied McCormack with 49 minutes gone after the former Rangers striker shrugged off his marker 18 yards out.
Coventry then appeared to have scored a goal out of nothing just before the hour as Eastwood found a way past Heaton to momentarily silence the majority of the Ninian Park crowd.
But the celebrations were cut short when East bizarrely disallowed the effort and instead awarded a free-kick to the home side near the half-way line for a handball by Marcus Hall some 10 seconds prior to Eastwood netting.
East's decision infuriated Coleman and Aron Gunnarsson was booked for leading the Coventry protests.
Bothroyd had a towering header saved by Westwood as the game continued to ebb and flow at a frantic pace, while Jay Tabb blazed wide from close range at the other end.
The lively McCormack went close on two further occasions and Leon Best headed Daniel Fox's free-kick wide before the game was effectively ended as a contest five minutes from time when Isaac Osbourne hacked down McCormack and East awarded a penalty.
McCormack dusted himself down and dispatched the spot-kick low past Westwood.
There was still time for Dann to stoop to head home Hall's left-wing cross after 89 minutes to set up a grandstand finish but that was as good as it got for Coventry.
CCFC
The Sky Blues lost by two goals to one against Cardiff at Ninian Park.
Jay Bothroyd opened the scoring in the first half and after Freddy Eastwood had a goal controversially disallowed, Cardiff doubled their advantage late on through a Ross McCormack penalty.
Scott Dann pulled one back for the Sky Blues in the last minute but it served only as a consolation as the hosts held on for all three points.
Chris Coleman kept faith with the personnel who had drawn at Blackpool at the weekend, naming the exact same 16 players in his squad.
The opening stages of the game were somewhat uneventful but it was City who got into their stride the quickest and in the eighth minute a long punt downfield from Keiren Westwood reached Clinton Morrison, who pulled the ball back from the byline to Michael Doyle who shot straight at Cardiff keeper Tom Heaton.
The best chance so far came in the 16th minute for the Sky Blues when Jay Tabb headed a deep Clinton Morrison cross back across goal to Freddy Eastwood whose header was also straight down the throat of Heaton.
The game had become stretched and Cardiff broke straight downfield, where McCormack forced Westwood into a fine block before Morrison got a sight of goal at the other end, only to pull his 18-yard effort wide of the upright.
The Sky Blues were made to pay for their earlier missed opportunities in the 31st minute when Cardiff took the lead through former City striker Jay Bothroyd. The pacy forward sprinted past Danny Fox, cut in from the right and fired a clinical low shot past Westwood into the far corner to fire the Bluebirds ahead.
City were very fortunate not to go two goals behind in the 36th minute when Joe Ledley headed over from six yards with the goal at his mercy.
Coleman made one change at the interval, introducing Marcus Hall for Elliott Ward and City had to endure some shaky moments at the start of the second period. First, Westwood made a superb block, tipping over a fierce half volley from Darren Purse before he was on hand to make a relatively routine save from the lively Ross McCormack.
These were worrying times for Sky Blues as their hosts looked intent on extending their lead but, having weathered the storm, they looked to have got back on level terms through Freddy Eastwood.
The City striker finished with aplomb after being played through on goal but the referee brought play back approximately 70 yards for a lengthy discussion with his assistant, who informed him of a previous handball by Clinton Morrison and a free-kick was awarded to Cardiff.
The Sky Blues were on the rocks once more and Westwood showed great agility to save a powerful downward header by Bothroyd to prevent the Bluebirds doubling their advantage.
With 20 minutes left on the clock, Michael Mifsud replaced Jay Tabb and shortly afterwards Coleman made his last switch, introducing Leon Best for Morrison.
Best got a glimpse of goal with seven minutes left on the clock but his header went wide of the target and when the Bluebirds broke, they were awarded an 85th minute penalty for a foul on Joe Ledley.
McCormack stepped up and smashed his penalty low and hard past Westwood to seemingly seal the points for the home team with his seventh goal of the campaign.
But in the 90th minute Scott Dann pulled one back for the Sky Blues, heading home a Marcus Hall cross from six yards out and with five minutes stoppage time signalled by the fourth official, City most definitely had hope of salvaging something from the tie.
But Cardiff stood firm to the City onslaught to take all three points.
4thegame
Cardiff City edged out Coventry City 2-1 at Ninian Park despite a late rally by the visitors.
The Bluebirds showed two changes, with Mark Kennedy and Stephen McPhail coming into the side beaten by Birmingham.
After a frantic start in the wet conditions, it was Michael Doyle who went closest for the visitors in the seventh minute with a low shot that Tom Heaton dived to gather.
Freddy Eastwood almost opened the scoring in the 15th minute when he flashed in a point-blank header, but Heaton was well placed to save.
Two minutes later Clinton Morrison went through only to drag his shot wide of target.
Cardiff went ahead in spectacular fashion in the 31st minute. Roger Johnson won a defensive header to put Peter Whittingham in possession. He drilled a pass to Jay Bothroyd, who raced on before sliding his shot beyond Keiren Westwood in the visitors goal for his first goals in Bluebirds' colours.
Joe Ledley should have doubled the lead four minutes later, but he headed a Whittingham cross high over the crossbar from close in.
Marcus Hall replaced Elliott Ward at the interval and his misplaced header in the 47th minute went straight to Darren Purse, but his goalbound strike was pushed over by Westwood.
Coventry thought they had equalised in the 56th minute when Eastwood had the ball in the net, but referee Roger East disallowed the goal after talking to his assistant, who had earlier flagged for a Coventry infringement.
Bothroyd had a header saved by Westwood's legs as the Bluebirds pressed hard for a clinching second goal and when he slipped Ledley through in the 85th minute, the Cardiff midfielder was brought down in the area by Isaac Osbourne.
Ross McCormack stepped up to rifle home his fourth spot-kick of the season.
Scott Dann reduced the deficit in the 89th minute to leave the Bluebirds hanging on in the five minutes of added-on time.
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