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Cardiff 2 – 0 Portsmouth
Cardiff City beat Portsmouth 2-0 in an English Championship game at the Cardiff City Stadium. The Welsh side dominated with an effective and forceful performance.
The game started with an own goal from R. Poole in the 6th minute, giving Cardiff an early lead. Then, C. Robinson scored the second goal in the 13th minute, sealing the victory for Cardiff City.
Cardiff dominated possession with 54% and had 21 shots, 7 of them on target. Portsmouth, meanwhile, had less possession and fewer shots on goal.
The match was marked by yellow cards, with two for each team. Cardiff had the possession, the shots and, above all, the effectiveness, which allowed them to secure the victory.
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Substitutions portsmouth: at minute 15 K. Yengi came in and P. Lane went out., at minute 31 J. Archer came in and N. Schmid went out., at minute 46 T. Devlin came in and J. Williams went out., at minute 46 C. Saydee came in and E. Sorensen went out., at minute 77 M. Ritchie came in and J. Murphy went out.
Substitutions cardiff: at minute 66 M. Siopis came in and D. Turnbull went out., at minute 66 A. Rinomhota came in and A. Robertson went out., at minute 78 Y. Meite came in and O. Tanner went out., at minute 78 C. Willock came in and A. El Ghazi went out., at minute 84 W. Kanga came in and C. Robinson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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