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06/04/2060, Wembley Stadium, London, England, Live on National TV
EFL Trophy, Final
Charlton Vs Cardiff

Charlton play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: L Munn (GK) , W McCormack (CB) , C McNabb (CB) , A Desmond (RB) , R Moriarty (LB) , J Gillespie (CDM) , R Kearney (CDM) , J Orman (CAM) , L MacIsaac (CAM) , L Mullen (ST) , J Yorath (ST) And the subs are: G Brodrick (CB) , J Bell (CB) , D McRay (CM) , Z Mill (CM) , V Tackett (ST)

Cardiff play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: C Muir (GK) , L Harding (CB) , G Meyrick (CB) , R Orewa (CB) , J MacGuire (RB) , L Smith (LB) , M Mewies (CDM) , K Simrell (CAM) , D Buckley (RM) , J Finlayson (LM) , A Donnelly (ST) And the subs are: N Gartley (CB) , R McPeters (CB) , D Jones (CM) , N Hilson (CM) , M Keenor (ST)
Welcome to Wembley Stadium in London, England where Charlton Athletic will face Cardiff City.  This is the final of the EFL Trophy.  The attendance is 90000.

1' - Charlton kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

8' - Chris McNabb sees Leeroy Mullen making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Leeroy Mullen is caught offside!  

10' - Dave Buckley slides the ball to Kris Simrell.  Kris Simrell sees a run from John Finlayson.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but John Finlayson is caught offside!  

13' - Josh Orman passes to Chris McNabb.  Chris McNabb plays a long pass to James Gillespie.  James Gillespie sees a run from Lee MacIsaac.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Lee MacIsaac is caught offside!  

15' - Dave Buckley finds Mark Mewies with a long ball.  Mark Mewies runs with the ball, beating Chris McNabb.  

16' - Mark Mewies sees a run from John Finlayson.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and John Finlayson runs on to the ball.  John Finlayson attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

19' - Lucas Munn slides the ball to William McCormack.  William McCormack spots a run from Leeroy Mullen.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Leeroy Mullen runs on to the ball.  Leeroy Mullen tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Charles Muir stops the shot!  

24' - Charles Muir finds Lee Harding with a short pass.  Lee Harding finds Kris Simrell with a short pass.  Kris Simrell attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but Lucas Munn stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Josh Orman manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

26' - Kris Simrell tries to hit a long range shot...but the ball flies wide of the post!

29' - Lucas Munn plays a long ball to Richard Moriarty.  Richard Moriarty passes the ball to John Yorath.  John Yorath tries to beat Joe MacGuire using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

39' - Kris Simrell passes a long ball to Rhod Orewa.  Rhod Orewa plays a short pass to Dave Buckley.  Lee MacIsaac dispossesses Dave Buckley and gains possession for his team.  Lee MacIsaac hits the ball long to William McCormack.  William McCormack slides the ball to James Gillespie.  James Gillespie crosses the ball, finding Rob Kearney.  Rob Kearney flicks a header towards goal...but Charles Muir gets down to stop the shot!  

44' - Charles Muir plays the ball to Louis Smith.  Louis Smith finds Rhod Orewa with a long pass.  Rhod Orewa slides the ball to John Finlayson.  John Finlayson attempts to outskill James Gillespie, but is tripped.    The referee shows James Gillespie the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Cardiff.  

45' - Dave Buckley steps up to take the freekick.  He curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing goalkeeper Lucas Munn.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

48' - Griffith Meyrick plays a short pass to Louis Smith.  Louis Smith passes to Kris Simrell.  Kris Simrell sees Andy Donnelly making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Andy Donnelly takes the ball.  Andy Donnelly tries to place the ball past the keeper...and Andy Donnelly scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Cardiff player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

48' - Charlton kick the ball off for the restart.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John Yorath is going to be taken off.  Jake Bell is going to be brought on.  

55' - Dave Buckley sees Andy Donnelly making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Andy Donnelly runs on to the ball.  Andy Donnelly attempts a shot...but the shot goes wide!

58' - Lucas Munn plays a short pass to Josh Orman.  John Finlayson dispossesses Josh Orman and takes the ball.  Cardiff attempt a quick counter attack.  John Finlayson crosses the ball into the box, but Richard Moriarty gets to the ball and knocks it out for a corner.  

58' - Kris Simrell places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but Chris McNabb intercepts the ball.  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like William McCormack is going to be taken off.  Greg Brodrick joins the game from the bench.  

67' - Greg Brodrick sees a run from Lee MacIsaac.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Lee MacIsaac is able to take the ball.  Lee MacIsaac attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

69' - Charles Muir slides the ball to Mark Mewies.  Mark Mewies runs with the ball, beating Jake Bell.  

73' - Josh Orman uses his pace to beat John Finlayson.  

74' - Josh Orman sees a run from Jake Bell.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Jake Bell runs on to the ball.  Jake Bell attempts to dink the ball over the advancing Charles Muir...and its in! It's an exquisite goal from Jake Bell for Charlton!  The keeper was stranded!

75' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rhod Orewa will come off.  Nicholas Gartley is brought on from the bench.  

81' - Greg Brodrick spots a run from Lee MacIsaac.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Lee MacIsaac takes the ball.  Lee MacIsaac tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Louis Smith manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Griffith Meyrick is going to be taken off.  Rhys McPeters is brought on from the bench.  

82' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Leeroy Mullen is going to be taken off.  Vincent Tackett is going to be brought on.  

88' - Joe MacGuire spots a run from Dave Buckley.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

91' - Charlton kick the ball off for the restart.  

94' - Alen Desmond passes the ball to Chris McNabb.  Chris McNabb slides the ball to James Gillespie.  James Gillespie passes a long ball to Lee MacIsaac.  Lee MacIsaac crosses the ball into the box, but opposing player Mark Mewies takes possession.  

105' - Louis Smith sees a run from Kris Simrell.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Kris Simrell takes the ball.  Kris Simrell attempts a layoff, but John Finlayson is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Andy Donnelly dispossesses Alen Desmond and the ball goes loose.  

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

106' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

110' - Rhys McPeters slides the ball to Louis Smith.  Louis Smith plays the ball to Lee Harding.  Lee Harding sees Dave Buckley making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Dave Buckley has strayed offside!  

113' - Josh Orman finds Alen Desmond with a long ball.  Alen Desmond plays the ball to Vincent Tackett.  Vincent Tackett attempts to speed past Nicholas Gartley, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Charlton.  

114' - Josh Orman places the ball to take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but opposing player Lee Harding takes possession.  

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 

The match will be decided on a penalty shootout!  
Josh Orman will step up to take the first penalty for Charlton Athletic.  And Josh Orman scores!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but could not stop the shot!  That's 1 - 0.
Lee Harding will take the next penalty for Cardiff.  And he scores!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  That's 1 - 1.
Greg Brodrick will take the next penalty for Charlton.  But the keeper saves the shot!
Dave Buckley will take the next penalty for Cardiff.  And Dave Buckley scores!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  It is now 1 - 2.
Chris McNabb will take the next penalty for Charlton.  But the shot flies over the bar!
Kris Simrell will take the next penalty for Cardiff.  And its in!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!  So that makes it 1 - 3.
Richard Moriarty will take the next penalty for Charlton.  And its in!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  So its now 2 - 3.
Andy Donnelly will take the next penalty for Cardiff.  But the shot flies over the bar!
Lee MacIsaac will take the next penalty for Charlton.  And Lee MacIsaac scores!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  It is now 3 - 3.
Louis Smith will take the next penalty for Cardiff.  And Louis Smith scores!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but could not stop the shot!  Now we are on 3 - 4.


The match has ended Charlton Athletic 1 - 1 Cardiff City.  After a penalty shootout, Cardiff City are declared the winners.  They won the penalty shootout 4 - 3.