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Southampton Crushes Cardiff in League Cup Second Round
Southampton secured a resounding 7-1 victory over Cardiff City in the second round of the League Cup, showcasing their dominance in a match that saw the visitors take control from the outset.
Southampton dominated possession and capitalized on their opportunities. In the 10th minute, M. Fernandes opened the scoring with a quality goal assisted by T. Dibling. The “Saints” continued their control and S. Amo-Ameyaw extended their lead in the 30th minute, assisted by C. Taylor.
Cardiff tried to react and managed to pull one back in the 21st minute with a goal from R. Colwill, assisted by M. Reindorf. However, the goal only served to increase the frustration for the home side, who suffered another blow in the 48th minute with an own goal from R. Edwards.
The second half continued with the same trend. C. Archer scored twice in quick succession (minutes 55 and 90), the second with an assist from T. Dibling, to seal the victory. Southampton took full advantage of the situation to finalize the match with goals from J. Bree (90′) and C. Archer (90′).
The Southampton victory was reflected in the statistics. The “Saints” dominated possession (74%), took more shots (12) and had more shots on target (7). Cardiff, on the other hand, struggled with a poor possession rate of 26% and only managed to put 4 shots on target.
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Substitutions cardiff: at minute 46 A. Robertson came in and A. Gbadehan went out., at minute 63 C. Twose came in and R. Colwill went out., at minute 78 I. Jefferies came in and R. Kpakio went out.
Substitutions southampton: at minute 64 A. Bella-Kotchap came in and M. Fernandes went out., at minute 64 A. Lallana came in and L. Ugochukwu went out., at minute 86 R. Akachukwu came in and R. Edwards went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cardiff
Southampton
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