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  • Ledley 9’
  1. Cardiff reach FA Cup final

    Cardiff reach FA Cup final

    Cardiff City will face Portsmouth in the FA Cup final after a first-half Joe Ledley goal gave them a 1-0 win over Barnsley at Wembley. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Barnsley
    • Cardiff City
    • 90+4 And there's the final whistle! Cardiff are in the FA Cup final! Thanks for joining us for that game, we've now got Liga action with Sevilla v Villarreal live now and Barcelona v Getafe at 8pm.
    • 90+3 Thompson is played in on the left and he can play it across to Scimeca but sensibly runs it into the corner to slow things down...
    • 90+1 Cardiff just trying to keep the ball in the corners now...
    • 90' Three minutes added time being played...
    • 88' CARDIFF SUB: An exhausted Hasselbaink trudges off for Scimeca.
    • 87' Cardiff fail to deal with a high ball and Coulson could be in but it bounces too high for him and comes off a red shirt for a goal kick.
    • 86' BARNSLEY SUB: Butterfield comes on for Kozluk.
    • 84' Enckelman dives through a sea of bodies to punch the ball clear as Barnsley start lumping everything forward with only six minutes left...
    • 82' Campbell-Ryce does see yellow for throwing the ball away after a throw goes against him.
    • 79' Campbell-Ryce lucky not to get booked after a late tackle. Dave Jones is rather annoyed as that was at least as bad as McPhail's.
    • 78' Decent punch from Enckelman this time and a poor second ball straight back at the Finn.
    • 77' McPhail late and from behind on Howard and booked.
    • 76' Enckleman again shaky as Barnsley get a throw on the left, Kozluk to send a long one in...
    • 74' The ref has a word with Van Homoet after he manhandles Thompson in his eagerness to get play restarted.
    • 73' Mistake at the back by Foster and Rae runs through and takes it past the last defender and he's one-on-one but Steele gets out to smother!
    • 72' Whittingham gets the ball 30 yards out and has a pop and it swerves and tips and goes just over with Steele beaten! What a strike, unlucky.
    • 70' Free-kick taken quickly by Hasselbaink sets Ledley through but the ball was moving and the ref pulls them back, also having a word with Roger Johnson for protesting.
    • 69' BARNSLEY SUB: Surprising as Devaney's bee good for the Tykes, but he comes off and Diego Leon - a former Real Madrid trainee - enters the fray.
    • 67' Cardiff come forward after that let-off, Whittingham playing Hasselbaink in but his shot blocked for a corner.
    • 66' Howard plays a superb ball that releases Odejayi who is clean through and must score but he puts it wide! Horror-miss and shows why he's only really back-up at Barnsley.
    • 66' BARNSLEY SUB: Young striker Coulson on for Ferenczi.
    • 65' Corner to Cardiff on the left... Barnsley clear at the second time of asking through Hassell.
    • 63' Howard breaking forward and is tripped by Whittingham who sees yellow.
    • 62' CARDIFF SUB: Sinclair off for Steven Thompson.
    • 60' Barnsley corner sent into the six yard box, Enckelman again struggles and gets a poor punch on it and Hassell with a header but straight into Enckelman's arms.
    • 59' Van Homoet on the right floats a teasing cross over that Odejayi heads back across goal but Cardiff get it clear. Pretty much end-to-end at Wembley now.
    • 58' Ledley sent in on the left, Foster comes across him and Ledley goes down but nothing given.
    • 57' Devaney beats Capaldi to whip in a low cross that Enckelman spills but no-one is wise to the poaching opportunity and he claims the loose ball.
    • 52' Cardiff break, Ledley down the left in loads of space, sends the cross in but behind Hasselbaink and RAE ARRIVING WITH THE HEADER but, from deep, straight at Steele.
    • 51' Bit of head-tennis on the edge of the Cardiff box but Odejayi can't get the ball under control and the Bluebirds clear, Ramsey working the right...
    • 50' INJURY NEWS: Apparently not a hamstring for McNaughton but a "jarred back". He'll be alright should they make the final then.
    • 49' Howard leading a counter is caught by Whittingham, no card... Cardiff think Van Homoet handled in the box earlier, and they have a case but it was totally accidental.
    • 48' Kevin McNaughton limps off with an injury, looks like his hamstring. Aaron Ramsey comes on, only 17.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+2 And that is the half-time whistle, Cardiff leading 1-0 but since the early goal it's been all Barnsley!
    • 45+1 Long one sends Odejayi in who flicks it on for Howard coming in late and McNaughton comes across to clear and they call for a handball but nothing given! Good defending by McNaughton, but it seemed to touch his hand...
    • 45' Two minutes of injury-time being played...
    • 44' Free-kick to Barnsley about 30 yards out, they try to set it up for a routine but completely mess it up, Devaney and Van Homoet and Devaney making a hash of things much to the delight of the Cardiff fans.
    • 42' Barnsley still trying to ask all the questions, but haven't quite got the final ball to truly test Cardiff, Enckelman plucking the latest ball out of the air and sending it downfield.
    • 40' Superb ball from Devaney on the right is almost met by Odejayi flying in but Cardiff get it away! Cardiff backs against the wall as Howard gets in on the right but his cross is just too far ahead of Odejayi...
    • 39' Campbell-Ryce with a mazy dribble, cutting inside and finding Odejayi but cleared, now Hassell goes wide for Devaney, the cross is also cleared... Barnsley bossing it at the moment.
    • 38' Odejayi just offside as he's played in...
    • 36' Souza to Kozluk, ball over the top for Ferenczi with the flick and Odejayi has a shot which is blocked, still with Barnsley, Devaney on the right, superb ball but Ferenczi rising can't head on target.
    • 34' Good play by Whittingham on the left to cut outside and cross in, Van Homoet with a mistake that allows Sinclair in but he is surprised to get the ball and can't hit it first time.
    • 31' McPhail with some neat skill on the left but his flick is cleared...
    • 30' Long pass frees Odejayi, who can race clear here but a very heavy second touch off the thigh sends it away from him and out for a goal kick.
    • 28' Odejayi loses the ball and a long one almost releases Sinclair but he's offside.
    • 27' Hassell plays it to Campbell-Ryce who sets up Howard on the edge of the box, he puts it on his left and fires in a dipping drive which bounces just wide, Enckelman watching it all the way.
    • 26' Corner to Barnsley... swung far post and Enckelman flaps and it drops to FERENCZI but his weak shot is easily cleared. Again Enckelman looking shaky.
    • 25' All a bit scrappy in the centre of the park, finally Hasselbaink gets onto it, wide to Whittingham who cuts back onto his preferred left foot but sends the cross too deep for Ledley.
    • 23' Van Homoet forward on the right, he digs out a good cross and and Ferenczi rises at the far post to head on goal but just wide! McNaughton did just enough to put him off.
    • 22' Cardiff come forward, Rae to Hasselbaink with a shot straight at Steele but he spills it and Sinclair can finish but Steele makes up for the error with a sliding clearance!
    • 21' Good pressure from Barnsley, Howard almost getting a shot away and Campbell-Ryce winning a corner on the left... but Enckelman gets up to claim this one and starts a quick counter. Kozluk fouls Hasselbaink, yellow card.
    • 19' Devaney on the right, long ball drops into his path and he takes it down expertly and drills a low cross in for Odejayi who gets ahead of Loovens but fires straight at Enckelman! Should have been an equaliser, good football.
    • 16' Barnsley still on the ball, Ferenczi in the box but can't shoot and Cardiff clear... Ledley is fouled by Van Homoet.
    • 15' Cardiff come forward, Whittingham on the left, neat skill and slips it in for Hasselbaink but he can't get the ball onto his favoured right foot... Barnsley break and Odejayi is in but Johnson knocks it away!
    • 14' Enckelman is forced to hoof the ball out of play when a backpass sees him confronted by Ferenczi and Odejayi.
    • 13' Good cross from the corner and SOUZA FLIES IN WITH THE HEADER AND IT FLASHES INCHES WIDE! Great chance.
    • 12' Campbell-Ryce wins a corner on the left with some tricky footwork...
    • 11' Corner to Barnsley on the right, good but Enckelman misses it and Cardiff survive... swung back in and Enckelman again with a dodgy punch is beaten by Odejayi but away by Johnson.
    • 9' Long throw to Cardiff on the left... sent across by Capaldi for Hasselbaink but he can't get to it, headed up in the air and it drops to LEDLEY ON THE PENALTY SPOT WITH A SWEET VOLLEY THAT LOOPS INTO THE TOP RIGHT! 1-0 TO CARDIFF!
    • 8' Really good curling ball across the face of goal from Whittingham but no-one makes the run or takes the risk and it drifts away!
    • 7' Sinclair into Ledley who is fouled by Van Homoet around four yards outside the box to the left... all the big chaps up for this, Whittingham to take...
    • 6' Defender Roger Johnson getting forward for Cardiff, runs to abut 30 yards out and drills a low shot well-wide.
    • 5' Almost a sweet strike from Howard from the edge of the box but it's blocked and Cardiff counter... Ledley on the left with a decent cross but Barnsley clear... still with Cardiff though.
    • 3' Odejayi seems ok as he strolls off with the physios, Loovens alright too.
    • 2' Odejayi and Loovens are down injured after a nasty clash of heads on the edge of the Cardiff box...
    • 1' Match underway at Wembley!
    • - CARDIFF TEAM NEWS: Five in midfield for the Bluebirds after Paul Parry was ruled out with a hamstring injury, Hasselbaink up front alone with Sinclair and Whittingham trading deep-lying roles off him.
    • - BARNSLEY TEAM NEWS: Stephen Foster starts alongside Souza in defence for the Tykes after recovering from an injury scare, Daniel Nardiello missing out through injury. Young keeper Kyle Letheren is on the bench. The same starting XI that beat Chelsea in the quarters with, of course, Luke Steele in goal after parent club West Brom gave him permission to stay at Oakwell.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of the second FA Cup semi final from Wembley, an all-Championship affair as Barnsley take on Cardiff from 16:00 GMT!

  • Summary

    • 73' Mistake at the back by Foster and Rae runs through and takes it past the last defender and he's one-on-one but Steele gets out to smother!
    • 72' Whittingham gets the ball 30 yards out and has a pop and it swerves and tips and goes just over with Steele beaten! What a strike, unlucky.
    • 66' Howard plays a superb ball that releases Odejayi who is clean through and must score but he puts it wide! Horror-miss and shows why he's only really back-up at Barnsley.
    • 60' Barnsley corner sent into the six yard box, Enckelman again struggles and gets a poor punch on it and Hassell with a header but straight into Enckelman's arms.
    • 57' Devaney beats Capaldi to whip in a low cross that Enckelman spills but no-one is wise to the poaching opportunity and he claims the loose ball.
    • 52' Cardiff break, Ledley down the left in loads of space, sends the cross in but behind Hasselbaink and RAE ARRIVING WITH THE HEADER but, from deep, straight at Steele.
    • 45+1 Long one sends Odejayi in who flicks it on for Howard coming in late and McNaughton comes across to clear and they call for a handball but nothing given! Good defending by McNaughton, but it seemed to touch his hand...
    • 40' Superb ball from Devaney on the right is almost met by Odejayi flying in but Cardiff get it away! Cardiff backs against the wall as Howard gets in on the right but his cross is just too far ahead of Odejayi...
    • 36' Souza to Kozluk, ball over the top for Ferenczi with the flick and Odejayi has a shot which is blocked, still with Barnsley, Devaney on the right, superb ball but Ferenczi rising can't head on target.
    • 23' Van Homoet forward on the right, he digs out a good cross and and Ferenczi rises at the far post to head on goal but just wide! McNaughton did just enough to put him off.
    • 22' Cardiff come forward, Rae to Hasselbaink with a shot straight at Steele but he spills it and Sinclair can finish but Steele makes up for the error with a sliding clearance!
    • 19' Devaney on the right, long ball drops into his path and he takes it down expertly and drills a low cross in for Odejayi who gets ahead of Loovens but fires straight at Enckelman! Should have been an equaliser, good football.
    • 15' Cardiff come forward, Whittingham on the left, neat skill and slips it in for Hasselbaink but he can't get the ball onto his favoured right foot... Barnsley break and Odejayi is in but Johnson knocks it away!
    • 13' Good cross from the corner and SOUZA FLIES IN WITH THE HEADER AND IT FLASHES INCHES WIDE! Great chance.
    • 11' Corner to Barnsley on the right, good but Enckelman misses it and Cardiff survive... swung back in and Enckelman again with a dodgy punch is beaten by Odejayi but away by Johnson.
    • 9' Long throw to Cardiff on the left... sent across by Capaldi for Hasselbaink but he can't get to it, headed up in the air and it drops to LEDLEY ON THE PENALTY SPOT WITH A SWEET VOLLEY THAT LOOPS INTO THE TOP RIGHT! 1-0 TO CARDIFF!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alan Wiley

  • Barnsley

    Manager: Simon Davey

    Captain: Brian Howard

    On the Field

    • Steele
    • Kozluk Yellow Card Substitution Out (86′)
    • Foster
    • Souza
    • Van Homoet
    • Devaney Substitution Out (69′)
    • Hassell
    • Howard
    • Campbell-Ryce Yellow Card
    • Ferenczi Substitution Out (66′)
    • Odejayi

    Subs

    • Butterfield Substitution In (86′)
    • Letheren
    • Togwell
    • Coulson Substitution In (66′)
    • Leon Substitution In (69′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Cardiff City

    Manager: Dave Jones

    Captain: Stephen McPhail

    On the Field

    • Enckelman
    • McNaughton Substitution Out (48′)
    • Johnson
    • Loovens
    • Capaldi
    • Sinclair Substitution Out (60′)
    • Rae
    • McPhail Yellow Card
    • Ledley Goal
    • Whittingham Yellow Card
    • Hasselbaink Substitution Out (88′)

    Subs

    • Scimeca Substitution In (88′)
    • Purse
    • Oakes
    • Thompson Substitution In (60′)
    • Ramsey Substitution In (48′)

    Injured

    • Fowler

    Suspended

    None