Sunday September 25, 2011 Day 8 Finished Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff and Leicester in stalemate
Cardiff and Leicester both extended their unbeaten runs in the Championship to five games with a goalless draw at Cardiff City Stadium. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Cardiff City
- Leicester City
90+5' There's the final whistle, and Leicester will be wondering how they failed to nick that at the death.
90+4' VASSELL HITS THE BAR! He gets in between the goalkeeper and the Cardiff defence, and his downward header bounces up and onto the woodwork!- 90+3' McNaughton lofts the free-kick into the Leicester box... nodded wide for a Leicester goal kick.
90+2' Wellens loses possession and chops his man down with a crude challenge - yellow card.- 90+1' KING!! The ball bobbles through to him in the Cardiff box and he stabs his shot away under heavy pressure, but he cannot get it on target!
- 90' Three minutes of stoppage time to be played, as King squanders possession at the edge of the Cardiff box.
- 89' Leicester free-kick on the left edge of the box... deep to Bamba who nods it back across goal... it bounces through to Marshall.
- 87' A real chance for Darius Vassell as the ball drops for him inside the Cardiff box - but he blazes spectacularly over!
- 86' Down the other end, Schmeichel races out of his box to meet a long ball, and hoiks it away to safety.
- 85' Konchesky takes the free-kick himself just outside the box, but nothing comes of it.
- 84' Now it's Leicester's time to threaten from a free-kick as Kiss fouls Konchesky.
- 83' Gestede is just a passenger now - four injuries for Cardiff this afternoon, three of them to forwards.
- 82' Whittingham gets two bites of the cherry from the resultant free-kick, but and there is a decent handball shout against the Leicester wall. Nothing doing, though.
- 81' Great run again by McNaughton, and his progress is cynically halted by Bamba, who is rightly shown a yeloow card.
- 80' Leicester corner swung in by Richie Wellens, but headed to safety.
- 78' McNaughton gallops forward again, and he looks Cardiff's most likely source of joy.
- 77' Yellow card Paul Konchesky for a fairly blatant block on Kevin McNaughton. That's cynical.
- 75' Gestede has come across to the touchline for a change of shorts - but he will continue.
74' Another Leicester change, and ths one is positive - Michael Johnson comes on for Gelson Fernandes.- 73' Leicester change: Jeffrey Schlupp comes on for Jermaine Beckford, who has still to open his goalscoring account for his new club.
- 72' Gestede is now struggling with a slight hamstring injury for Cardiff. He'll have to tough it out - Cardiff have no more changes left.
- 71' McNaughton finds Whittingham, who slices his left-foot shot well wide!
- 70' Whittingham finds Kiss out on the right flank... his cross is not the best, and Schmeichel makes an easy save.
- 68' There's movement on the Leicester bench - they have all three changes to make...
- 67' And another foul on King, this time from Filip Kiss. Come on...
- 65' Now Gunnarsson barrels into King. It's getting a bit niggly now.
- 64' Wellens clatters into Gunnarsson, and that's a Cardiff free-kick in midfield.
- 63' An odd piece of TV direction, as the cameras pick out a couple canoodling in the sunshine. Ah, love's young dream...
- 61' McNaughton is guilty of a foul on Beckford, and Leicester hoof the ball long into the Cardiff half...
- 60' Mills has been a key component in an excellent Leicester City back line - Sol Bamba, Paul Konchesky and Lee Peltier have also been very good.
- 58' Cardiff romp away on the break down the right... centred for Gestede but Mills makes a superb block!
- 57' One of the two managers is out in his technical area, barking frantic instructions. Clue: It isn't Sven.
- 56' It is a bright day in South Wales, but unfortunately the football here is not living up to the same standards.
- 54' Marshall punches the corner clear, but the whistle has already gone as Vassell is adjudged to be backing into the goalkeeper.
- 53' Wellens steps over the ball and Konchesky hits it, catching Marshall out, but the goalkeeper scrambles across to push the ball behind for a corner!
- 52' Leicester get forward with intent for the first time since the break, and win a free-kick 40 yards from goal.
- 51' Now Whittingham with a Cardiff corner... headed away at the near post.
- 50' Whittingham goes for goal at the near post, Schmeichel is rooted to the spot but the ball only brushes the side netting!
- 49' Gestede wins Cardiff a free-kick just near the right corner of the box - this suits Peter Whittingham's left foot...
- 47' Peter Whittingham tries a long shot that takes a touch off a defender and flies over.
46' And the second half is under way at the Cardiff City Stadium.- 46' Another Cardiff substitution! Darcy Blake on for Mark Hudson. That's all three changes for Malky Mackay, and all of them injury-enforced.
- 46' That's half-time, and it's goalless in a fairly turgid encounter. Back in a few minutes.
- 45+2' Cardiff have a late corner, but the opportunity is wasted. Frustration for the home fans.
- 45' Two minutes of stoppage time to be played at the end of the first half.
- 44' Whittingham has a shot blocked. The Leicester back four have been excellent in this first half.
- 43' Cardiff: Rudy Gestede is on for Earnshaw, another injury casualty for Cardiff.
- 41' Now Earnshaw could have an injury. He looks to be in some discomfort after a collision with Matt Mills. This would be a real nightmare for Cardiff.
- 40' Whittingham flicks a brilliant reverse pass over the top for Kenny Miller but the offside flag is up - it's a poor decision, but Miller goes on to miss the chance anyway.
- 38' Well, it's not a classic and Malky Mackay will be very concerned by his team's lack of penetration.
- 37' King tries a shot but he is well off beam with that one.
- 35' Sven-Goran Eriksson will be fairly happy with what he has seen so far from Leicester, but no breakthrough.
- 34' Mills!! Thrashes a shot wide after the ball bounces from an aerial challenge inside the Cardiff box.
- 32' There is a Cardiff player down but Leicester play on, Konchesky crosses for Beckford but the striker cannot guide the ball goalwards!
- 31' Vassell sprints down the right channel but overelaborates when he should play a simple ball.
- 30' More Leicester pressure as Wellens hits a diagonal free-kick into the box towards Bamba. The ball ricochets around and eventually falls for Marshall.
- 28' Wellens floats a Leicester corner onto the head of PELTIER!! He nods it goalwards and it is cleared off the line by Earnshaw!
- 27' Earnshaw wriggles into the box and goes down under Sol Bamba's challenge... it was a fair tackle from the big defender.
- 26' Cardiff look to assert themselves in midfield - they have been second best so far today and Malky Mackay is not happy.
- 25' Here's the change: Robert Earnshaw replaces Craig Conway.
- 23' Vassell is working hard down the Leicester left, and giving Kevin McNaughton plenty to think about.
- 22' Rob Earnshaw is stripping off and getting ready to come on for Cardiff. He will replace Craig Conway.
- 20' King!! The ball falls nicely for him at the edge of the box, but he hits a left-foot volley just wide!
- 18' Vassell cuts inside from the left and hits it low... again it's relatively easy for Marshall.
- 17' Beckford goes down after appearing to be blocked off by Mark Hudson. Looked a clear foul from here, but referee Mark Haywood says play on!
- 16' It has been a bright start from the visitors, though neither goalkeeper has been particularly troubled.
- 14' Conway is soldiering on, but he is still running with a real limp and Malky Mackay may decide it is not worth persisting.
- 13' Peltier cuts inside from the right and lets fly with his weaker left foot... straight at Marshall.
- 11' More Leicester threat as King lifts a free-kick into the box towards Mills... he does not have much of an angle on it and glances the ball through to Marshall.
- 10' Decent ball into the box for Beckford, who cannot get clean contact on his shot and the ball falls to Marshall. Difficult chance.
- 9' Konchesky crosses from the left... it takes a slight deflection and Marshall makes an easy catch.
- 7' Conway is back on after twisting his ankle but he is not moving easily. Cardiff will have to keep tabs on him.
- 6' Cardiff's Craig Conway is off the pitch receiving treatment on what looks like an ankle injury.
- 5' A corner is swung in under the Leicester crossbar, and Schmeichel makes a good catch.
- 4' Miller runs beyond Konchesky to latch on to a long ball but he is caught offside.
- 3' It's a messy opening, with the ball pinging around the middle third of the pitch.
1' Game on! Cardiff kick off, playing from right to left as we see it. They are in blue shirts and white shirts - Leicester in white shirts, blue shorts.- 13:15 A minute's silence for the four miners who died in Swansea last week...
- 13:10 Sven has been bigging up his goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel this week, saying he is as good as his former Man City team-mate Joe Hart. Not sure about that... Schmeichel 'as good as Hart'
- 13:05 Cardiff have just wrapped up the loan signing of Aston Villa goalkeeper Elliott Parish on a short-term deal until November 10. Cardiff sign Parish
- 13:00 After a rocky start to the season, Eriksson's Foxes are on a run of four league games unbeaten, and enjoyed a morale-boosting 1-0 win against high flying Brighton last weekend.
- 12:55 Goalkeeper David Marshall and midfielder Filip Kiss are the only remaining players in a Cardiff side showing nine changes from Wednesday night. Leicester boss Sven-Goran Eriksson goes one better, making 10 changes Matthew Mills is the only survivor, having come off at half-time on Wednesday.
- 12:50 These sides met in the Carling Cup on Wednesday and Cardiff prevailed 7-6 on penalties after a thrilling 2-2 draw. More of the same would be great today.
- 12:45 CARDIFF: Marshall, McNaughton, Hudson, Gerrard, Naylor, Cowie, Gunnarsson, Kiss, Whittingham, Conway, Miller... Subs: Elliot Parish, Earnshaw, Gestede, Mason, Blake. /// LEICESTER: Schmeichel, Peltier, Mills, Bamba, Konchesky, Vassell, King, Wellens, Abe, Fernandes, Beckford... Subs: Weale, Pantsil, Johnson, Danns, Schlupp... Referee: Mark Haywood (W Yorkshire)
- 12:45 Malky Mackay's men find themselves seventh in the Championship table having lost only one of their first seven matches. Leicester are one point and three places further adrift.
- 12:40 Welcome to live coverage of Cardiff City's game against fellow promotion hopefuls Leicester City.
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Summary
- 90+4' VASSELL HITS THE BAR! He gets in between the goalkeeper and the Cardiff defence, and his downward header bounces up and onto the woodwork!
- 90+1' KING!! The ball bobbles through to him in the Cardiff box and he stabs his shot away under heavy pressure, but he cannot get it on target!
- 87' A real chance for Darius Vassell as the ball drops for him inside the Cardiff box - but he blazes spectacularly over!
- 58' Cardiff romp away on the break down the right... centred for Gestede but Mills makes a superb block!
- 53' Wellens steps over the ball and Konchesky hits it, catching Marshall out, but the goalkeeper scrambles across to push the ball behind for a corner!
- 47' Peter Whittingham tries a long shot that takes a touch off a defender and flies over.
- 34' Mills!! Thrashes a shot wide after the ball bounces from an aerial challenge inside the Cardiff box.
- 32' There is a Cardiff player down but Leicester play on, Konchesky crosses for Beckford but the striker cannot guide the ball goalwards!
- 28' Wellens floats a Leicester corner onto the head of PELTIER!! He nods it goalwards and it is cleared off the line by Earnshaw!
- 20' King!! The ball falls nicely for him at the edge of the box, but he hits a left-foot volley just wide!
- 12:45 CARDIFF: Marshall, McNaughton, Hudson, Gerrard, Naylor, Cowie, Gunnarsson, Kiss, Whittingham, Conway, Miller... Subs: Elliot Parish, Earnshaw, Gestede, Mason, Blake. /// LEICESTER: Schmeichel, Peltier, Mills, Bamba, Konchesky, Vassell, King, Wellens, Abe, Fernandes, Beckford... Subs: Weale, Pantsil, Johnson, Danns, Schlupp... Referee: Mark Haywood (W Yorkshire)
Team Line-up & Ratings
Cardiff CityManager: Malky MacKay
Leicester CityManager: Sven-Göran Eriksson
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Line-up
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
- D. Marshall
- K. McNaughton
- M. Hudson
- A. Gerrard
- L. Naylor
- A. Gunnarsson
- F. Kiss
- D. Cowie
- P. Whittingham
- C. Conway
- K. Miller
Subs
- R. Gestede
43′ - D. Blake 45′
- R. Earnshaw 26′ 43′
- J. Mason
- E. Parish
Starting line-up
- K. Schmeichel
- L. Peltier
- M. Mills
- S. Bamba
- P. Konchesky
- A. King
- R. Wellens
- D. Vassell
- Y. Abe
- G. Fernandes
- J. Beckford
Subs
- C. Weale
- N. Danns
- J. Pantsil
- M. Johnson 74′
- J. Schlupp 72′
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