MATCH THREAD: " CARDIFF CITY v PORTSMOUTH " MATCH THREAD

Turnbull hits another one - this time low and from 25 yards. Archer falls on it and gathers. Another injury for the visitors. Jordan Williams is down.

Robinson wins a corner for Cardiff

Substitutions

From what I understand teams are allowed 5 substitutes across 3 opportunities

Opportunity 1 - 1 player was used
Opportunity 2 - GK substituted

If another player goes off injured I guess we will have 5 subs and they will only be allowed to use 3

Is this correct?

3mins in to the 9 mins added

Disappointing there from Robinson after Colwill catches Pompey out a treat…!


LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 0 PORTSMOUTH (45+4 mins)
Bluebird scorers: Reagan Poole(og), 6 mins; Callum Robinson, 13 mins

Tanner plays a ball through to Colwill and Archer is in two minds whether to come out and get it and he ends up in no-man's land. Colwill lifts a cross to Robinson who has an excellent chance to add a third, but blazes it over the bar. A waste.

The Bluebirds get a corner that comes to nothing…


LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 0 PORTSMOUTH (45+5 mins)
Bluebird scorers: Reagan Poole(og), 6 mins; Callum Robinson, 13 mins

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The first half ends with the Bluebirds well on top and possibly hard done by not to be further ahead…

All bodes well for the second half, if the Bluebirds don’t fall back into the Bulut trap…!


JALF-TIME SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 0 PORTSMOUTH (45+9 mins)
Bluebird scorers: Reagan Poole(og), 6 mins; Callum Robinson, 13 mins

Great first half. City in control and could have scored more.

Get the third and that will be the win.

Alnwick has had practically nothing to do.

All of the front five brilliant again.

Substitutions

From what I understand teams are allowed 5 substitutes across 3 opportunities

Opportunity 1 - 1 player was used
Opportunity 2 - GK substituted

If another player goes off injured I guess we will have 5 subs and they will only be allowed to use 3

Is this correct?

Unless they make one at half time, that's not included in the three substitution breaks allowed.

Substitutions

From what I understand teams are allowed 5 substitutes across 3 opportunities

Opportunity 1 - 1 player was used
Opportunity 2 - GK substituted

If another player goes off injured I guess we will have 5 subs and they will only be allowed to use 3

Is this correct?

Unless they make one at half time, that's not included in the three substitution breaks allowed.

They may claim the keeper as a concussion sub

Thats true. If they do then we can use 6 subs if we want

Substitutions

From what I understand teams are allowed 5 substitutes across 3 opportunities

Opportunity 1 - 1 player was used
Opportunity 2 - GK substituted

If another player goes off injured I guess we will have 5 subs and they will only be allowed to use 3

Is this correct?

Goalie by looks of it had a head injury after city's 2nd goal... that's what he as indicating so they get extra sub for concussion protocol if that's what happened

Is Robert Earnshaw commentating on sky +? What's happened to his accent Great performance by Cardiff so far

He's got a Canadian twang after his time there

Bluebirds

Turnbull has an early shot but it's always fading and wide of the mark.

Goutas again clears along with Robertson.

Pompey have come out better this half

Whilst rubin is continuing his form from Saturday does anyone think his decision making is still off? Several yikes held it up long lost ball and he had chance to run in on goalie but crossed instead? Not criticism of performance just decision making which as been a weakness for awhile now.

Lovely build-up play from Cardiff down the right before it's switch to Robinson. He lays off O'Dowda on the overlap and his cross is deflected just wide.

Turnbull from 25 yards - Archer parries

Rubin keeps putting good balls in to the box

Corner City

Positive again from Cardiff. A corner is cleared to Colwill, who hits one from 20 yards, but again Archer is equal to it.

Colwill again. He is fed by O'Dowda and lets one fly - but it's well blocked.

Just showed on tv Rubin is everywhere in this game

Yengi pulls back O'Dowda on this left-hand side and it's a Cardiff free-kick. Looked to be a promising attack, otherwise.

Pompey fans singing still very loud

What a huge save. Yengi with a low shot which deflects of Lang - but Alnwick makes a razor-sharp reaction save!

Pompey picking up a little in the second half and go close after stealing the ball; but the Bluebirds not without their chances and O’Dowda might have done better on at least two occasions…

The Bluebirds just get closer and closer as Pompey tire…!


LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 0 PORTSMOUTH (60 mins)
Bluebird scorers: Reagan Poole(og), 6 mins; Callum Robinson, 13 mins