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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Ninian Park
  • Attendance: 17555
  • Referee: Probert, L

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

Cardiff are replacing Paul Parry with Warren Feeney.

68 mins

Fraizer Campbell is replaced by Bryan Hughes.

62 mins

Riccardo Scimeca is being taken off, Gavin Rae has come on in his place.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by L Probert

42 mins

Cardiff are replacing Kevin McNaughton with Joe Ledley.

39 mins

Riccardo Scimeca is booked for unsporting behaviour.

35 mins

The referee has booked Michael Turner.

32 mins

Glenn Loovens is booked for unsporting behaviour.

24 mins

Wayne Brown is replaced by Neil Clement.

16 mins

Tony Capaldi is booked for unsporting behaviour.

2 mins

Goal!! Stephen McPhail scores for Cardiff.

0 mins

It's 7:45pm on Wednesday, March 12th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

A goal in the first minute by Cardiff City skipper Stephen McPhail was enough to give them victory, but they had to survive a torrid second half before gaining all three points.

The Bluebirds showed three changes from the side that was victorious at Middlesbrough with Trevor Sinclair, Riccardo Scimeca and Steve Thompson all coming into the starting line-up.

It only took seconds for Cardiff to open the scoring. Tony Capaldi found McPhail deep in the Hull half of the field and City's midfielder turned and clipped a shot against the underside of the crossbar and into the net.

The Bluebirds were quicker on the ball than play-off hopefuls Hull and, when McPhail flipped a pass to Thompson, his goalbound shot was palmed away by Boaz Myhill.

Richard Garcia had Peter Enckelman diving to push behind a fierce drive as Hull finally found some attacking options, but the ball was swiftly moved back down the field.

An injury to Kevin McNaughton meant a change for the Bluebirds and he was replaced by Joe Ledley three minutes before the break.

It was the Tigers who began the second half on top and for a long time the Bluebirds were pushed back on defence.

In the 55th minute, Glenn Loovens was forced to hack over his own goal as Craig Fagan moved in.

Then Tigers skipper Ian Ashby went for goal but Enckelman stooped to save as the visitors continued looking for an equaliser.

The Bluebirds mounted an attack in the 69th minute but Sinclair's shot rose high over Myhill's crossbar.

A piece of Peter Whittingham magic almost conjured up a goal in the 78th minute but Myhill managed to tip behind for fruitless corner.

That was a rare Bluebirds attack and the match came to an end with them defending desperately as Hull went forward in numbers.

Cardiff City Team

Hull City Team

Cardiff City

Hull City

Corners

4 6

Fouls

17 9

Goal attempts

7 13

Shots off target

3 6

Offsides

5 4

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