Anthony Gerrard and Robert Earnshaw scored 2nd half goals as City won at home. The result was a lot more impressive than the performance.
Report to follow.
Cardiff City 2 - 0 Doncaster Rovers. Match stats
Report of match 10th September 2011
Reporter Michael Morris
| Competition: npower Championship Date: Saturday, 10th September 2011 Kick off: 15:00 Venue: Cardiff City Stadium | ||||
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Cardiff City
Gerrard 52
Earnshaw 75 |
2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs.
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| Match Finished | ||||
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Marshall | |
| 6 | Anthony Gerrard | |
| 3 | Andrew Taylor | |
| 2 | Kevin McNaughton | |
| 5 | Mark Hudson | |
| 8 | Don Cowie | |
| 11 | Craig Conway (Kiss 80) | |
| 7 | Peter Whittingham | |
| 23 | Darcy Blake (Gunnarsson 62) | |
| 9 | Kenny Miller (Gestede 83) | |
| 10 | Robert Earnshaw | |
| Substitutes | ||
| 20 | Joe Mason | |
| 4 | Filip Kiss (Conway 80) | |
| 17 | Aron Gunnarsson (Blake 62) | |
| 22 | Tom Heaton | |
| 15 | Rudy Gestede (Miller 83) | |
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Gary Woods | |
| 2 | James O'Connor | |
| 3 | George Friend | |
| 5 | Richard Naylor (Lalkovic 46) | |
| 14 | Thomas Spurr | |
| 24 | Mustapha Dumbuya (Wilson 85) | |
| 26 | James Coppinger | |
| 18 | Simon Gillett | |
| 16 | John Oster | |
| 12 | James Hayter | |
| 23 | Kyle Bennett (Barnes 67) | |
| Substitutes | ||
| 27 | Milan Lalkovic (Naylor 46) | |
| 15 | Mark Wilson (Dumbuya 85) | |
| 21 | Sam Hird | |
| 1 | Neil Sullivan | |
| 17 | Giles Barnes (Bennett 67) | |
| 50.3% | Possession | 49.7% |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Goal Attempts | 6 |
| 5 | On Target | 1 |
| 7 | Off Target | 5 |
| 1 | Hit Woodwork | 0 |
| 7 | Corners | 2 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| Referee | Attendance |
|---|---|
| Kevin Wright | 21,863 |
| Cardiff City cards shown | ||
|---|---|---|
| 88 mins | Anthony Gerrard | Dissent |
| Doncaster Rvs. cards shown | ||
| 53 mins | John Oster | Dissent |
| 66 mins | Kyle Bennett | Unsporting behaviour |
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