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  • Kick-off: 12:30
  • Venue: Britannia Stadium
  • Attendance: 15045
  • Referee: Bennett, S

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90 mins

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

82 mins

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is being taken off, Steven Thompson has come on in his place.

82 mins

Peter Whittingham is replaced by Steven Thompson.

82 mins

Mamady Sidibe is being taken off, Glenn Whelan has come on in his place.

63 mins

Goal!! Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scores for Cardiff.

58 mins

The referee has booked Roger Johnson.

57 mins

Ricardo Fuller takes a penalty for Stoke and scores!.

57 mins

Kevin McNaughton goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

46 mins

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

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

39 mins

Own goal, Roger Johnson has put it in his own net.

25 mins

The referee has booked Gavin Rae.

8 mins

Richard Cresswell is booked for unsporting behaviour.

0 mins

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

Match Report

Ricardo Fuller's second-half penalty proved decisive as Stoke ended Cardiff's nine-game unbeaten run and bolstered their own promotion bid.

The first real chance arrived out of the blue in the 20th minute when Mamady Sidibe should have crowned his return from the Africa Cup of Nations with his first goal of the season.

Rory Delap's long cross was nudged forward by Fuller and Sidibe blasted his eight-yard shot straight at the legs of Michael Oakes when it looked easier to score.

Steve Simonsen comfortably dealt with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's effort from distance just after the half hour as Cardiff attempted to make some inroads.

But Stoke were holding territorial advantage and took the lead when Cardiff defender Roger Johnson put the ball into his own net six minutes before the break.

Glenn Loovens missed his kick in an attempt to clear a right-wing corner from Liam Lawrence and the ball bounced in off the unfortunate Johnson's shin.

Stoke were within inches of going two up nine minutes after the break when Ryan Shawcross - called up to the England Under-21 squad for the first time this week - headed just wide from a Lawrence corner.

But they did double their lead from the penalty spot just three minutes later when Fuller, who was dumped to the floor by Kevin McNaughton, picked himself up to send Oakes the wrong way.

Sidibe missed another glorious chance from Fuller's lay-off on the hour and Cardiff took full advantage by reducing the arrears in the 63rd minute.

Peter Whittingham's free-kick was knocked back across goal by Paul Parry and Hasselbaink was perfectly placed to prod home at the far post.

Hasselbaink should have equalised less than a minute later when he tore clear only to be thwarted by a fine save from Simonsen.

But Stoke saw out the rest of the game with few alarms and Fuller should have added a third in stoppage time.

Stoke City Team

Cardiff City Team

Stoke City

Cardiff City

Corners

7 4

Fouls

14 10

Goal attempts

10 7

Shots off target

6 4

Offsides

1 5

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