Source: Daily_Mail
Stoke 1 Cardiff 1: Bluebirds hold on for a replay against Premier League high-flyers
The magic of the FA Cup was in shortsupply at the Britannia Stadium until David Marshall pulled off thesave of the game to earn Cardiff a hard-earned replay. [LNB]They threatened an upset as Michael Chopra fired them into an early lead. [LNB]But the Welsh club were pegged backby Tuncay's eye-catching equaliser on the stroke of half-time and foundthemselves ultimately indebted to Marshall's crucial 80th-minute saveto prevent Kenwyne Jones scoring a winner. [LNB] Level pegging: Tuncay rifles Ricardo Fuller's flick into the back of the onion bag[LNB]The outcome, a replay in Cardiff next week, was a result neither manager wanted.[LNB] 'I spoke to Tony Pulis before thegame and we both agreed a draw would be the last result we'd probablywanted,' admitted Cardiff boss Dave Jones.[LNB] 'But we have come here and earned it and deserve to be in the hat, so you are going to take it.' [LNB]But Jones conceded Cardiff's players had to 'stand up and be counted' as Stoke upped the tempo in the second half. [LNB] [LNB] Silencing the crowd: Cardiff's Michael Chopra hit the opener[LNB] [LNB] [LNB]'We fell asleep when Stoke equalised from a long ball,' he added. 'But otherwise I have nothing but praise for my lads. [LNB]'They had to deal with balls cominginto the box from all over the place in the second half and. man forman, everyone has done his job today. [LNB]Stoke boss Pulis made seven changes from the side that lost 2-1 to Manchester United last week.[LNB] Brave save: Stoke keeper Thomas Sorensen denies Chopra[LNB]'We were tepid in the first half and gave them their goal,' he said. 'But we stepped it up in the second half when we had wave after wave of attacks but couldn't score.[LNB] 'Fair play to Cardiff for the way they threw bodies in there. But a replay means another game for us in between two very important Premier League matches.' [LNB] Man United 2 Stoke City 1: Nani nets narrow win for Rooney-less United Promotion-chasing Leeds eye Stoke defender HigginbothamAll the latest Stoke news, features and opinion[LNB] Explore more:People: David Marshall, Tony Pulis, Michael Chopra Places: Cardiff
