English Carabao Cup

Cardiff City vs Colchester United, 2023-24 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· Cardiff City advance 3-0 on penalties
Cardiff City
  • 19': Rubin Colwill
  • 35': Kion Etete
FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Cardiff City advance 3-0 on penalties
Colchester United
  • 40': John Akinde
  • 44': Joseph Taylor
  • Red Card 89': Samson Tovide

About

Cardiff City are hosting Colchester United at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Joseph Taylor (Colchester United).
  • 1': Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Mauro Bandeira (Colchester United).
  • 4': Kieron Evans (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United).
  • 5': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 7': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United).
  • 7': Kieron Evans (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Foul by Joseph Taylor (Colchester United).
  • 8': Jack Simpson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 8': Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Akinde.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Mauro Bandeira (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Romaine Sawyers.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 14': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Owen Goodman.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Mauro Bandeira (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu.
  • 19': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Colchester United 0. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 26': Foul by Kion Etete (Cardiff City).
  • 26': William Greenidge (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Connor Hall (Colchester United).
  • 28': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Mauro Bandeira (Colchester United).
  • 32': Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Cardiff City).
  • 33': Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mahlon Romeo.
  • 35': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Colchester United 0. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Colchester United 1. John Akinde (Colchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier.
  • 41': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rubin Colwill with a headed pass.
  • 44': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Colchester United 2. Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Joseph Taylor (Colchester United).
  • 45'+1': Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mahlon Romeo.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Cardiff City. Jamilu Collins tries a through ball, but Kion Etete is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Colchester United 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 2, Colchester United 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Colchester United. Ellis Iandolo replaces Arthur Read.
  • 45': Substitution, Colchester United. Nico Lawrence replaces Tom Dallison-Lisbon.
  • 45': Substitution, Colchester United. Samson Tovide replaces John Akinde.
  • 45': Substitution, Colchester United. Tom Hopper replaces Joseph Taylor.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 46': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Owen Goodman.
  • 48': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Jack Simpson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Xavier Benjamin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 49': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by William Greenidge.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 52': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Connor Hall.
  • 52': Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 53': Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamilu Collins.
  • 54': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Cardiff City).
  • 54': Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samson Tovide.
  • 57': Foul by Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United).
  • 57': Kieron Evans (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Kieron Evans (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
  • 58': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Noah Chilvers.
  • 60': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Colwill replaces Romaine Sawyers.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Kieron Evans (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 64': Foul by William Greenidge (Colchester United).
  • 64': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 67': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
  • 70': Hand ball by Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United).
  • 71': Foul by Nico Lawrence (Colchester United).
  • 71': Kieron Evans (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Xavier Benjamin (Cardiff City).
  • 75': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sheyi Ojo replaces Kieron Evans.
  • 75': Substitution, Cardiff City. Iké Ugbo replaces Kion Etete.
  • 75': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan replaces Xavier Benjamin because of an injury.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Colchester United. Al-Amin Kazeem replaces Noah Chilvers.
  • 77': Foul by Mauro Bandeira (Colchester United).
  • 77': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Al-Amin Kazeem (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 78': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Foul by Samson Tovide (Colchester United).
  • 84': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Colwill.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joel Colwill.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 88': Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Ollie Tanner.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sheyi Ojo.
  • 89': Foul by Samson Tovide (Colchester United).
  • 89': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Samson Tovide (Colchester United) is shown the red card.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nico Lawrence.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Tom Hopper.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nico Lawrence.
  • 90'+6': Foul by William Greenidge (Colchester United).
  • 90'+6': Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': William Greenidge (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Colchester United 2.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Cardiff City 2, Colchester United 2.
  • 91': Penalty saved! Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 92': Penalty saved! Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 93': Goal! Cardiff City 2(1), Colchester United 2. Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 94': Penalty saved! Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 95': Goal! Cardiff City 2(2), Colchester United 2. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 95': Penalty saved! Tom Hopper (Colchester United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 96': Goal! Cardiff City 2(3), Colchester United 2. Iké Ugbo (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 101': Penalty Shootout ends, Cardiff City 2(3), Colchester United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 2(3), Colchester United 2.
  • 101': Penalty Shootout ends, Cardiff City 2(3), Colchester United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 2(3), Colchester United 2.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 9
7 Saves 1
39.3 Possession 60.7
6 SHOTS 22
3 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
304 Accurate Passes 521
383 Passes 588
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 3
6 Crosses 13
0.0 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 73
27 Accurate Long Balls 48
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 6
11 Effective Tackles 20
17 Tackles 26
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 13
8 Effective Clearances 12
8 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 5,158

Line-Ups

CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Jak Alnwick (GK)
26 Jack Simpson
44 Xavier Benjamin
17 Jamilu Collins
2 Mahlon Romeo
27 Rubin Colwill
35 Andy Rinomhota
19 Romaine Sawyers
9 Kion Etete
25 Kieron Evans
32 Ollie Tanner
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Joel Colwill, Rohan Luthra, Ike Ugbo, Cian Ashford, Joel Bagan, Morgan Wigley, Sheyi Ojo, Jai Semenyo, Ebrima Adams.

COL Colchester United (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Owen Goodman (GK)
6 Thomas Dallison-Lisbon
5 Connor Hall
2 William Greenidge Yellow Card
16 Arthur Read
8 Mauro Bandeira
10 Noah Chilvers
22 Junior Tchamadeu
42 Jayden Fevrier
25 Joseph Taylor
24 John Akinde
Colchester United Substitutes:
Sam Hornby, Al-Amin Kazeem, Matt Jay, Samson Tovide, Chay Cooper, Tom Hopper, Nico Lawrence, Ronny Nelson, Ellis Iandolo.

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