A disappointing home defeat to newly promoted Brighton.
Report to follow.
Cardiff 1 - 3 Brighton. Match stats
Report of match 17th August 2011
Reporter Michael Morris
| Competition: npower Championship Date: Wednesday, 17th August 2011 Kick off: 19:45 Venue: Cardiff City Stadium | ||||
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Cardiff City
Whittingham 90 (pen)
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1 - 3 | Brighton & HA
Barnes 39, 63 (pen)
Hoskins 87 |
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| Match Finished | ||||
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Marshall | |
| 2 | Kevin McNaughton | |
| 6 | Anthony Gerrard | |
| 3 | Andrew Taylor | |
| 5 | Mark Hudson | |
| 8 | Don Cowie | |
| 11 | Craig Conway | |
| 7 | Peter Whittingham | |
| 10 | Robert Earnshaw (Gestede 67) | |
| 9 | Kenny Miller | |
| 20 | Joe Mason | |
| Substitutes | ||
| 22 | Tom Heaton | |
| 12 | Dekel Keinan | |
| 15 | Rudy Gestede (Earnshaw 67) | |
| 14 | Paul Quinn | |
| 23 | Darcy Blake | |
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Casper Ankergren | |
| 22 | Marcos Painter | |
| 20 | Romain Vincelot (Hoskins 77) | |
| 14 | Íñigo Calderón | |
| 3 | Gordon Greer | |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk | |
| 10 | Matthew Sparrow (Navarro 67) | |
| 18 | Gary Dicker | |
| 26 | Liam Bridcutt | |
| 9 | Ashley Barnes | |
| 12 | Craig Mackail-Smith | |
| Substitutes | ||
| 8 | Alan Navarro (Sparrow 67) | |
| 28 | Steve Cook | |
| 7 | Will Hoskins (Vincelot 77) | |
| 11 | Craig Noone | |
| 1 | Peter Brezovan | |
| 49.2% | Possession | 50.8% |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Goal Attempts | 9 |
| 7 | On Target | 3 |
| 5 | Off Target | 5 |
| 0 | Hit Woodwork | 1 |
| 6 | Corners | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 10 |
| 4 | Fouls | 16 |
| Referee | Attendance |
|---|---|
| Keith Stroud | 23,013 |
| Cardiff City cards shown | ||
|---|---|---|
| 51 mins | Peter Whittingham | Unsporting behaviour |
| Brighton & HA cards shown | ||
| 53 mins | Gary Dicker | Unsporting behaviour |
| 71 mins | Casper Ankergren | Timewasting |
| 73 mins | Marcos Painter | Unsporting behaviour |
| 89 mins | Craig Mackail-Smith | Unsporting behaviour |
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