Cardiff City vs Bristol Rovers, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup

Cardiff City

68': Mark McGuinness
90'+1': Rubin Colwill

FT
2 - 0

Bristol Rovers

About

Cardiff City are hosting Bristol Rovers at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Joel Senior (Bristol Rovers).
2': Luey Giles (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Bristol Rovers).
8': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Foul by Eli King (Cardiff City).
11': Joel Senior (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Offside, Cardiff City. Wilfried Kanga is caught offside.
13': Delay in match because of an injury Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff City).
14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Foul by Raheem Conte (Cardiff City).
18': Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Wilfried Kanga (Cardiff City).
20': Michael Forbes (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Raheem Conte (Cardiff City).
22': Jake Garrett (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Kanga.
25': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Garrett.
26': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross following a corner.
29': Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Raheem Conte (Cardiff City).
29': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Promise Omochere is caught offside.
30': Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luey Giles with a cross.
30': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
32': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
32': Promise Omochere (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Attempt blocked. Jamie Lindsay (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
33': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Bristol Rovers).
35': Attempt blocked. Joel Senior (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Foul by Joel Senior (Bristol Rovers).
36': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Attempt missed. Promise Omochere (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Thomas following a fast break.
41': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Garrett.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Raheem Conte (Cardiff City).
45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Bristol Rovers 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Bristol Rovers 0.
46': Foul by Promise Omochere (Bristol Rovers).
46': Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
48': Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Raheem Conte (Cardiff City).
51': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
51': Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Connor Taylor is caught offside.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Luey Giles (Cardiff City).
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Promise Omochere is caught offside.
56': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eli King.
56': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jamie Lindsay.
59': Substitution, Cardiff City. Michael Reindorf replaces Wilfried Kanga.
59': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Alex Robertson.
59': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kieron Evans replaces Raheem Conte.
60': Attempt missed. Eli King (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
61': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Kofi Shaw replaces Promise Omochere.
61': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Bryant Bilongo replaces Clinton Mola.
62': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Micah Anthony replaces Scott Sinclair.
63': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
64': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
64': Attempt blocked. Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke McCormick with a cross.
65': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
65': Kofi Shaw (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Attempt blocked. Jake Garrett (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
66': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Kofi Shaw is caught offside.
67': Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
67': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Josh Griffiths.
68': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross following a corner.
70': Offside, Cardiff City. Michael Reindorf is caught offside.
71': Attempt saved. Jamie Lindsay (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kofi Shaw.
73': Attempt saved. Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Reindorf.
73': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Josh Griffiths.
73': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
74': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Joel Senior.
74': Attempt blocked. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieron Evans with a cross.
74': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bryant Bilongo.
75': Attempt blocked. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieron Evans with a cross.
76': Foul by Jake Garrett (Bristol Rovers).
76': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Substitution, Cardiff City. Malachi Fagan-Walcott replaces Mark McGuinness.
77': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ruel Sotiriou replaces Luke McCormick.
77': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Kamil Conteh replaces Jamie Lindsay.
77': Foul by Micah Anthony (Bristol Rovers).
77': Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Micah Anthony (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Foul by Jake Garrett (Bristol Rovers).
79': Luey Giles (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
83': Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
83': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
83': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eli King.
83': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
84': Attempt blocked. Eli King (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
84': Foul by Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City).
84': Kofi Shaw (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Offside, Cardiff City. Michael Reindorf is caught offside.
88': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Michael Forbes.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Bristol Rovers 0. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieron Evans following a fast break.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Kofi Shaw (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruel Sotiriou.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Bristol Rovers 0.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Bristol Rovers 0.

Statistics

BRI		CAR
8	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	2
39.4	Possession	60.6
7	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
274	Accurate Passes	466
351	Passes	538
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	6
10	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	58
28	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	7
9	Effective Tackles	9
15	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
14	Interceptions	7
17	Effective Clearances	9
17	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 5,718

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Jak Alnwick (GK)
23	Joel Bagan
5	Mark McGuinness
49	Luey Giles
44	Ronan Kpakio
18	Alex Robertson
24	Eli King
35	Andy Rinomhota
15	Wilfried Kanga
27	Rubin Colwill
36	Raheem Conte

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Ollie Tanner, Adeteye Gbadehan, Kieron Evans, Matthew Turner, Malachi Walcott, Michael Reindorf, Dylan Lawlor.

Bristol Rovers (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Joshua Griffiths (GK)
25	Michael Forbes
17	Connor Taylor
14	Jake Garrett
6	Clinton Mola
2	Joel Senior
23	Luke McCormick
29	Jamie Lindsay
7	Scott Sinclair
11	Luke Thomas
9	Promise Omochere

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Isaac Hutchinson, Kofi Shaw, Bryant Bilongo, Matthew Hall, Taylor Moore, Ruel Sotiriou, James Wilson, Kamil Conteh, Micah Anthony.

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