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  • Kick-off: 13:00
  • Venue: The Scholars Ground
  • Attendance: 2420
  • Referee: Laws, G

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

89 mins

Cardiff are replacing Aaron Ramsey with Darcy Blake.

82 mins

The referee has booked Glenn Loovens.

79 mins

Kyle Perry is replaced by Karl Edwards.

77 mins

Chasetown are replacing Craig Holland with Paul Spacey.

73 mins

Goal!! Cardiff have scored with Paul Parry putting it in the back of the net.

60 mins

Goal!! Cardiff have scored with Aaron Ramsey putting it in the back of the net.

56 mins

Dean Perrow is being taken off, Danny Smith has come on in his place.

53 mins

The referee has booked Tony Capaldi.

46 mins

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

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45 mins

Goal!! Cardiff have scored with Peter Whittingham putting it in the back of the net.

17 mins

Own goal, Kevin McNaughton has put it in his own net.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Chasetown eventually crashed to a 3-1 defeat against Cardiff City in the third round of the FA Cup but only after taking a shock lead against their Championship opponents.

The Scholars, sixth in the Southern League Division One Midlands, and the lowest-ranked team to ever reach this stage of the competition, started the game very brightly, winning two early corners.

From the second, Bluebirds keeper Michael Oakes required treatment after receiving a cut to his head.

Oakes then saved Kyle Perry's header from John Branch's free-kick before Chasetown took the lead in the 17th minute.

The minnows took advantage of a Cardiff offside trap that failed to work as Ben Steane knocked in a dangerous cross that Kevin McNaughton turned into his own net.

The illustrious visitors tried to respond on a sticky pitch where Chasetown had beaten Port Vale in the second round.

Peter Whittingham and Paul Parry went close to an equaliser, but it looked as though Chasetown would hold on to their lead until the interval.

However just before the break, Aaron Ramsey and Steve MacLean combined to set up Whittingham, who curled his left-foot shot home.

In the second half it was one-way traffic as Dave Jones' side took control.

Tony Capaldi was booked for diving when he appeared to have been tripped inside the penalty area, but the Northern Ireland international then crossed for Parry to nod the ball into the path of Ramsey, who headed home from close range.

Chasetown were a spent force and Cardiff added a deserved third goal with 17 minutes left when Joe Ledley set up Parry to slot the ball past Lee Evans and seal the Bluebirds' place in the fourth round.

Chasetown Team

Cardiff City Team

Chasetown

Cardiff City

Corners

2 13

Fouls

13 7

Goal attempts

1 18

Shots off target

0 9

Offsides

5 0

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