
Bolton Wanderers vs Cardiff City, 2015-16 English League Championship, 2015/2016 English League Championship
· English League Championship2 - 3
Anthony Pilkington gives Cardiff the win at stricken Bolton
Anthony Pilkington gives Cardiff the win at stricken Bolton
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Shola Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
- 2': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
- 4': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 5': Hand ball by Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers).
- 6': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Scott Malone (Cardiff City).
- 6': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Scott Malone.
- 7': Foul by Dean Moxey (Bolton Wanderers).
- 7': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Shola Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
- 9': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Cardiff City 1. Tony Watt (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Malone.
- 15': Foul by Shola Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
- 15': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 1. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Casado.
- 18': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
- 19': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Scott Malone.
- 20': Attempt missed. Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dean Moxey.
- 20': Delay in match Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 22': Kenwyne Jones (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dean Moxey.
- 23': Substitution, Cardiff City. Fabio replaces Lee Peltier because of an injury.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenwyne Jones.
- 28': Attempt saved. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 29': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 29': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Casado (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Casado (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 31': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Craig Noone (Cardiff City).
- 31': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Casado tries a through ball, but Shola Ameobi is caught offside.
- 33': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Tony Watt (Cardiff City).
- 34': Foul by Dean Moxey (Bolton Wanderers).
- 34': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio.
- 35': Foul by Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City).
- 35': Shola Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Casado following a set piece situation.
- 37': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 37': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 40': Foul by Casado (Bolton Wanderers).
- 40': Tony Watt (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Casado (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gary Madine.
- 44': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dean Moxey with a cross.
- 44': Attempt saved. Liam Feeney (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shola Ameobi.
- 45'+1': Foul by Shola Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
- 45'+1': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 1.
- 47': Foul by Fabio (Cardiff City).
- 47': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 51': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Dorian Dervite tries a through ball, but Shola Ameobi is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt saved. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Malone.
- 53': Attempt saved. Scott Malone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenwyne Jones.
- 53': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 2. Scott Malone (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 54': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Vela with a cross.
- 57': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Tony Watt is caught offside.
- 58': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Wheater.
- 58': Attempt saved. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
- 59': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 60': Foul by Kenwyne Jones (Cardiff City).
- 60': Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 63': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dorian Dervite.
- 64': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 64': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Tony Watt is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenwyne Jones.
- 66': Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Dean Moxey (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 69': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Stephen Dobbie replaces Dean Moxey.
- 70': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Emile Heskey replaces Shola Ameobi.
- 71': Emile Heskey (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
- 71': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 2. Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emile Heskey with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 73': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers).
- 73': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 74': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Wheater.
- 77': Attempt missed. Stephen Dobbie (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Madine with a headed pass.
- 78': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Stephen Dobbie tries a through ball, but Emile Heskey is caught offside.
- 80': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 3. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kenwyne Jones.
- 82': Foul by Tony Watt (Cardiff City).
- 82': Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Attempt saved. Casado (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 83': Attempt missed. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 83': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Anthony Pilkington.
- 85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sammy Ameobi replaces Anthony Pilkington.
- 86': Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Tony Watt (Cardiff City).
- 86': David Marshall (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 87': Attempt missed. Emile Heskey (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Casado.
- 88': Fabio (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kagisho Dikgacoi replaces Tony Watt.
- 88': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
- 88': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Casado.
- 90': Casado (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Kenwyne Jones (Cardiff City).
- 90'+1': Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Casado (Bolton Wanderers).
- 90'+1': Second yellow card to Casado (Bolton Wanderers) for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Filip Twardzik replaces Liam Feeney.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 3.
Statistics
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12 | Fouls | 14 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
3 | Saves | 4 |
52.1 | Possession | 47.9 |
16 | SHOTS | 18 |
7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
312 | Accurate Passes | 277 |
426 | Passes | 393 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
21 | Crosses | 22 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
72 | Long Balls | 99 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
15 | Tackles | 11 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
23 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 13,241
Line-Ups
Bolton Wanderers (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ben Amos (GK) |
31 | David Wheater |
4 | Dorian Dervite |
20 | Jose Casado |
6 | Joshua Vela |
18 | Neil Danns |
21 | Darren Pratley ![]() |
3 | Dean Moxey |
7 | Liam Feeney |
26 | Shola Ameobi |
14 | Gary Madine |
Cardiff City (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | David Marshall (GK) |
16 | Matthew Connolly ![]() |
4 | Sean Morrison |
28 | Scott Malone |
2 | Lee Peltier |
8 | Joe Ralls |
17 | Aron Gunnarsson |
13 | Anthony Pilkington |
11 | Craig Noone |
9 | Kenwyne Jones |
33 | Tony Watt |
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