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12/12/2026, St James Park, Exeter, England
League One, English Football League

Exeter Vs Cardiff

Exeter play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: S Foley (GK) , J McColloch (CB) , C McElligott (CB) , C Tock (CB) , I Iman (RB) , P McIntosh (LB) , L McCollister (CDM) , J Maxwell (CAM) , M Nesbitt (RM) , M Symons (LM) , C Rees (ST) And the subs are: I Donaghue (CB) , E Selkirk (CB) , A Stute (CM) , H Mellis (CM) , C Priddy (ST)

Cardiff play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Dolan (GK) , J Fidler (CB) , G Carey (CB) , P Cassidy (CB) , H Banks (RB) , M Tighe (LB) , I Cook (CDM) , I Lane (CAM) , C Pryce (RM) , H Huggett (LM) , A Meyrick (ST) And the subs are: A Llandinam (CB) , S Allen (CB) , F Davies (CM) , J Llandinam (CM) , M Yates (ST)

Welcome to St James Park in Exeter, England where Exeter will face Cardiff City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 9000.

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

4' - Inigo Cook sees a run from Amon Meyrick.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Amon Meyrick has strayed offside!  

6' - Michael Symons chips a long ball to Imran Iman.  Imran Iman takes the ball past John Fidler with a turn of pace.  

7' - Imran Iman sees John Maxwell making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and John Maxwell takes the ball.  John Maxwell tries to cutback, but the keeper, James Dolan, manages to get to the ball first!  

17' - Carl McElligott finds Imran Iman with a long pass.  Imran Iman passes the ball to Michael Symons.  Michael Symons hits a shot from distance towards goal...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  John Fidler gets to the ball first and clears.

23' - Michael Symons sees a run from Lee McCollister.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Lee McCollister has strayed offside!  

34' - Clinton Tock hits the ball long to Lee McCollister.  Lee McCollister tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

36' - James Dolan finds Harry Banks with a long pass.  Harry Banks sees Ian Lane making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Ian Lane is able to take the ball.  Ian Lane tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Shaun Foley gets down to stop the shot!  

43' - Shaun Foley hits the ball long to John McColloch.  John McColloch finds Michael Symons with a short pass.  Michael Symons looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is tipped over the crossbar by James Dolan!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Exeter.  John Maxwell places the ball to take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box and finds Mick Nesbitt.  Mick Nesbitt directs a powerful header attempting to beat James Dolan...but its over!

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

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

51' - Hayden Huggett slides the ball to Patrick Cassidy.  Patrick Cassidy plays the ball to Inigo Cook.  Inigo Cook plays a long pass to Ian Lane.  Ian Lane speeds past Clinton Tock.  

52' - Ian Lane shoots from outside the area towards goal...and its in! It's a good goal from Ian Lane for Cardiff!  The ball went in off the upright!

52' - Exeter kick the ball off for the restart.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Patrick Cassidy is going to be taken off.  Aron Llandinam joins the game from the bench.  

55' - John Maxwell sees Ceri Rees making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ceri Rees is able to take the ball.  Ceri Rees looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but its wide!

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Peter McIntosh is going to be taken off.  Eric Selkirk is going to be brought on.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Carl McElligott will come off.  Ian Donaghue is going to be brought on.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Glynn Carey will come off.  Steve Allen is going to be brought on.  

58' - Ian Lane sees a run from Amon Meyrick.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Amon Meyrick is able to control the ball.  Amon Meyrick shoots, aiming for the top of the net...but Shaun Foley stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Ian Donaghue manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ceri Pryce is going to be taken off.  John Llandinam joins the game from the bench.  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ceri Rees is going to be taken off.  Chris Priddy is going to be brought on.  

62' - John Llandinam finds Inigo Cook with a short pass.  Inigo Cook runs with the ball, beating Ian Donaghue.  

63' - Inigo Cook curls in a cross, finding Ian Lane.  Ian Lane hits the ball...but Shaun Foley performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

65' - Shaun Foley plays a long pass to Eric Selkirk.  Eric Selkirk speeds past Inigo Cook.  

66' - Eric Selkirk spots a run from John Maxwell.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and John Maxwell is able to take the ball.  John Maxwell takes a shot...but the ball flies wide of the post!

68' - James Dolan finds Harry Banks with a long ball.  Harry Banks spots a run from Hayden Huggett.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Hayden Huggett is caught offside!  

71' - Amon Meyrick attempts to outskill Ian Donaghue.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Amon Meyrick runs with the ball!  

72' - Amon Meyrick sees a run from Ian Lane.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ian Lane takes the ball.  Ian Lane tries to cutback and is able to find Hayden Huggett.  Hayden Huggett takes a shot towards goal...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

78' - Hayden Huggett slides the ball to Ian Lane.  Ian Lane attempts a shot from outside the area towards goal...and its in! It's a good goal from Ian Lane for Cardiff!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

78' - Exeter kick the ball off for the restart.  

82' - Ian Lane passes to Amon Meyrick.  Amon Meyrick tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

89' - Inigo Cook finds Steve Allen with a long pass.  Steve Allen spots a run from Ian Lane.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  



The match has ended Exeter 0 - 2 Cardiff City.