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26/08/2031, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Live on National TV
EFL Cup, Round 2
Cardiff Vs Brentford

Cardiff play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, and line up with: L Allie (GK) , C Desmond (CB) , P Keane (CB) , C Devlin (RB) , P Reese (LB) , I Cook (CM) , W Muhammad (CDM) , S Clavijo (CDM) , R Van den Tielke (RM) , D Guyotat (LM) , G Gomez (ST) And the subs are: M Flanagan (GK) , R McAffee (CB) , O Lever (CM) , O Beirne (CM) , T Boyce (ST)

Brentford play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R McNee (GK) , M Evans (CB) , R Tracey (CB) , D McQuire (CB) , J Beatie (RB) , D McFarlane (LB) , G Davies (CDM) , A Deasmhumhain (CAM) , J Provan (RM) , J Fylan (LM) , J Owens (ST) And the subs are: A Noon (CB) , D Cather (CB) , A Karpov (CM) , J Baker (CM) , H Berne (ST)
Welcome to Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales where Cardiff City will face Brentford.  This is round 2 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 32999.

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

6' - Peter Keane successfully tackles Griffith Davies and gains possession for his team.  Peter Keane chips a long ball to Rombout Van den Tielke.  Rombout Van den Tielke takes the ball past Alastair Deasmhumhain with a turn of pace.  

6' - Rombout Van den Tielke spots a run from Guillermo Gomez.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Guillermo Gomez is caught offside!  

10' - Jamie Provan passes to Ronald Tracey.  Ronald Tracey hits the ball long to Dennis McFarlane.  Dennis McFarlane spots a run from Justin Owens.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Justin Owens is able to take the ball.  Justin Owens looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is parried by Labaron Allie!  Peter Keane manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

13' - Guillermo Gomez attempts to beat Mike Evans using his skills, but is then fouled.  That will be a freekick for Cardiff.  

14' - Guillermo Gomez places the ball to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Mike Evans.  

28' - Chris Desmond sees a run from Rombout Van den Tielke.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Rombout Van den Tielke is able to control the ball.  Rombout Van den Tielke attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Roy McNee deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Cardiff.  Guillermo Gomez gets ready to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, and manages to find Waleed Muhammad.  Waleed Muhammad heads the ball hoping to beat the keeper...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

38' - Peter Keane passes a long ball to Sagaz Clavijo.  Mike Evans dispossesses Sagaz Clavijo and the ball goes loose.  John Beatie spots a run from Justin Owens.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Justin Owens is caught offside!  

40' - Guillermo Gomez chips a long ball to Paul Reese.  Paul Reese tries to use ball skills to beat David McQuire.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

41' - Paul Reese attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and its in! It's an excellent goal from Paul Reese for Cardiff!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

42' - Brentford kick the ball off for the restart.  

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

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

50' - Mike Evans slides the ball to Ronald Tracey.  Ronald Tracey passes to Jamie Provan.  Jamie Provan plays a long pass to David McQuire.  David McQuire sees a run from Alastair Deasmhumhain.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

54' - Guillermo Gomez passes a long ball to Chris Desmond.  Chris Desmond passes the ball to Guillermo Gomez.  Guillermo Gomez spots a run from Waleed Muhammad.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Waleed Muhammad takes the ball.  Waleed Muhammad looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Griffith Davies will come off.  Declan Cather joins the game from the bench.  

61' - Roy McNee finds Mike Evans with a long ball.  Mike Evans passes to Declan Cather.  Declan Cather slides the ball to Jamie Provan.  Jamie Provan strikes the ball from distance, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Labaron Allie!  

62' - Labaron Allie sees a run from Inigo Cook.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Inigo Cook takes the ball.  Inigo Cook attempts a shot...but its wide!

68' - Roy McNee finds Jamie Provan with a short pass.  Jamie Provan looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is parried by Labaron Allie!  Waleed Muhammad gets to the ball first and clears.

69' - Inigo Cook brings the ball forward, outpacing Ronald Tracey.  

71' - Inigo Cook spots a run from Waleed Muhammad.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Waleed Muhammad is able to take the ball.  Waleed Muhammad reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Rombout Van den Tielke is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Dax Guyotat runs with the ball, but is dispossessed by David McQuire.  

73' - David McQuire plays a long pass to Dennis McFarlane.  Sagaz Clavijo successfully tackles Dennis McFarlane and takes possession.  Sagaz Clavijo runs with the ball, beating Jamie Provan.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Inigo Cook will come off.  Owen Lever joins the game from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rombout Van den Tielke is going to be taken off.  Oscar Beirne joins the game from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jamie Provan is going to be taken off.  Joshua Baker joins the game from the bench.  

79' - Justin Owens hits the ball from outside the area...and Justin Owens scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Brentford player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Chris Desmond is going to be taken off.  Rob McAffee is going to be brought on.  

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

84' - Cardiff try to launch a quick counter attack.  Rob McAffee passes to Sagaz Clavijo.  Sagaz Clavijo uses his pace to beat Alastair Deasmhumhain.  

85' - Sagaz Clavijo sees a run from Dax Guyotat.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

87' - Alastair Deasmhumhain plays a long pass to Dennis McFarlane.  Dennis McFarlane spots a run from Justin Owens.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Justin Owens is able to take the ball.  Justin Owens looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

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

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

95' - Rob McAffee slides the ball to Waleed Muhammad.  Waleed Muhammad passes to Rob McAffee.  Justin Owens dispossesses Rob McAffee and the ball goes loose.  Peter Keane finds Waleed Muhammad with a long pass.  Waleed Muhammad tries to beat Alastair Deasmhumhain using his ball skills and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

98' - Waleed Muhammad slides the ball to Dax Guyotat.  Dax Guyotat tries to beat John Beatie using his ball skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

100' - Dax Guyotat looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but Roy McNee gets down to stop the shot!  

106' - Roy McNee spots a run from Justin Owens.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Justin Owens is able to control the ball.  Justin Owens takes a shot...but Labaron Allie manages to stop the shot!  

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

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

113' - James Fylan finds Mike Evans with a short pass.  Mike Evans plays a short pass to David McQuire.  David McQuire finds Alastair Deasmhumhain with a short pass.  Peter Keane successfully tackles Alastair Deasmhumhain and the ball goes loose.  Waleed Muhammad passes to Rob McAffee.  Rob McAffee passes to Sagaz Clavijo.  Sagaz Clavijo takes the ball past Joshua Baker with a turn of pace, but is brought down.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Joshua Baker the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Cardiff.  

117' - Oscar Beirne plays a short pass to Rob McAffee.  Rob McAffee plays a long pass to Peter Keane.  Peter Keane passes to Owen Lever.  Owen Lever spots a run from Waleed Muhammad.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Waleed Muhammad is caught offside!  

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

The match will be decided on a penalty shootout!  
Guillermo Gomez will step up to take the first penalty for Cardiff City.  But his shot is saved by the keeper!
Justin Owens will take the next penalty for Brentford.  And Justin Owens puts it in!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!  That's 0 - 1.
Sagaz Clavijo will take the next penalty for Cardiff.  And the keeper stops the shot!
Alastair Deasmhumhain will take the next penalty for Brentford.  And Alastair Deasmhumhain scores!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  It is now 0 - 2.
Peter Keane will take the next penalty for Cardiff.  And its in!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but could not stop the shot!  That makes it 1 - 2.
Dennis McFarlane will take the next penalty for Brentford.  And its in!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  Now we are on 1 - 3.
Dax Guyotat will take the next penalty for Cardiff.  And its in!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but could not stop the shot!  That makes it 2 - 3.
Ronald Tracey will take the next penalty for Brentford.  And its in!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!  That makes it 2 - 4.
Owen Lever will take the next penalty for Cardiff.  But the shot is stopped by the keeper!
James Fylan will take the next penalty for Brentford.  But the shot goes wide!


The match has ended Cardiff City 1 - 1 Brentford.  After a penalty shootout, Brentford are declared the winners.  They won the penalty shootout 4 - 2.