English:
Thrilling Match in Cardiff Ends with Chelsea Victory
Cardiff, England – A vibrant League Cup quarter-final match took place at the Cardiff City Stadium, where Chelsea prevailed over Cardiff in an action-packed encounter. Chelsea dominated possession with 54%, generating a total of 20 shots, 7 of which were on target. Cardiff, with 46% possession, attempted to counter Chelsea’s offensive power with 10 shots, 4 of them directed at the goal.
The first goal of the match came in the 57th minute, when Chelsea’s A. Garnacho, following an assist from F. Buonanotte, opened the scoring. However, Cardiff did not give up and in the 75th minute, D. Turnbull equalized the match with an assist from P. Ng. Cardiff’s joy was short-lived, as in the 82nd minute, Chelsea’s P. Neto, assisted by Andrey Santos, put his team back in the lead. In added time, in the 90th minute, A. Garnacho sealed the victory for Chelsea with his second goal of the match, this time assisted by Joao Pedro.
The match was characterized by a contested game, reflected in the 5 fouls committed by Cardiff (accumulating 2 yellow cards) and the 9 fouls by Chelsea (who received 1 yellow card). Chelsea also dominated in corner kicks, with 8 in their favor, while Cardiff only managed to generate 2. Referee Tony Harrington kept control of an intense match at the Cardiff City Stadium, in front of a crowd that thrilled with every play.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 46 T. George came in and A. Garnacho went out., at minute 46 M. Guiu came in and Joao Pedro went out., at minute 66 F. Buonanotte came in and M. Gusto went out., at minute 66 J. Gittens came in and P. Neto went out., at minute 84 J. Acheampong came in and T. Chalobah went out.
Substitutions cardiff: at minute 56 I. Davies came in and C. Willock went out., at minute 56 C. Robinson came in and Y. Salech went out., at minute 80 J. Colwill came in and A. Robertson went out., at minute 90 P. Ng came in and W. Fish went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cardiff
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