The referee awards a corner and Victor Camarasa (Cardiff) goes over to take it.
86'
Junior Hoilett (Cardiff) sends a lofted cross into the penalty area. Unfortunately for him, the opponent's defence deals with his cross comfortably and intercepts it. The ball is out of play and Cardiff manage to earn a corner.
84'
Сhange
Substitution. Matt Ritchie makes his way off the pitch and Javier Manquillo (Newcastle Utd) comes on as his replacement.
83'
Sol Bamba (Cardiff) sends a long ball in, but Martin Dubravka comfortably gathers the ball.
82'
Christian Atsu (Newcastle Utd) makes a good run with the ball, but his shot from the edge of the penalty area goes narrowly over the bar. Terrific solo effort, though.
82'
Corner Kick
Joe Ralls (Cardiff) swings in a cross from the corner, but Martin Dubravka reads it well and gathers the ball.
81'
Сhange
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing will be replaced by Josh Murphy (Cardiff).
81'
Callum Paterson (Cardiff) attempts to set up his teammate with a scoring opportunity by chipping in a fine pass from the edge of the box, but one of the defenders intercepts his effort. The referee and one of his assistants signal for a corner kick to Cardiff.
81'
Ayoze Perez (Newcastle Utd) evades several challenges inside the box and fires a shot in on goal, but that's a great block by the defender to stop an almost certain goal.
79'
Corner Kick
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle Utd) takes the corner but fails to find any of his teammates. The ball is easily cleared out of danger.
78'
The defence had a hard time blocking out the strike from Jose Rondon (Newcastle Utd). He didn't hesitate and finished from outside the box right after he had received a pass from his teammate. Newcastle force a corner. Their opponents will face another attacking threat.
76'
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle Utd) sends a long cross over to Ayoze Perez, but Neil Etheridge comes forward to gather the ball.
75'
Junior Hoilett (Cardiff) pounces on the rebound on the edge of the box but his wild shot goes high over the crossbar.
75'
Corner Kick
Victor Camarasa (Cardiff) takes the corner which is cleared by the opposition's defence.
74'
Corner Kick
The resulting corner from Joe Ralls (Cardiff) only finds one of the defenders, who heads it out of danger.
74'
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff) collects a pass on the edge of the box and unleashes a shot which is brilliantly blocked by a defender. Corner kick. Cardiff will have an opportunity.
72'
Ayoze Perez (Newcastle Utd) is clearly in an offside position after the ball is played through to him and the linesman raises his flag.
71'
Joe Bennett (Cardiff) reacts well near the penalty spot to connect with the resulting corner, but fails to direct his header into the back of the net. The ball floats high over the bar.
71'
Corner Kick
Victor Camarasa (Cardiff) will take a corner kick.
71'
Corner Kick
Victor Camarasa (Cardiff) takes the corner but fails to find any of his teammates. The ball goes out for a corner. Cardiff can continue in their attacking effort.
70'
Bobby Reid (Cardiff) tries to send the ball in front of the goal, but the opposition's defence averts the threat. It will be a corner kick for Cardiff.
69'
A pass from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff) is intercepted by Martin Dubravka and the move breaks down.
68'
Stuart Attwell blows for a foul after Callum Paterson (Cardiff) was too aggressive in the battle for the ball.
66'
Fabian Schar (Newcastle Utd) finds enough space to climb high and plants a header well wide of the left post. What a poor effort.
66'
Corner Kick
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle Utd) goes over to take the corner kick and it looks like he will swing the ball into the penalty box.
65'
Сhange
That will be all from Oumar Niasse who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Bobby Reid (Cardiff).
65'
Info
The attendance for today's match is 49864.
62'
Gooool!
Fabian Schar (Newcastle Utd) receives the ball in the six-yard box and makes no mistake with the finish by burying it into the bottom right corner of the goal!
62'
Corner Kick
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle Utd) will take the corner.
61'
Ayoze Perez (Newcastle Utd) rises high to head a nice lofted cross towards the bottom right corner. Unfortunately for him, his close-range effort lacks pace and Neil Etheridge makes a comfortable save. The ball is out of play. Newcastle win a corner kick.
60'
Ayoze Perez (Newcastle Utd) attempted to create a dangerous situation in front of goal by sending a cross into the box, but the defence easily dealt with the threat.
60'
Isaac Hayden (Newcastle Utd) creates a yard of space for himself and tries an effort from distance, but it's blocked.
58'
Jose Rondon (Newcastle Utd) reacts well to latch onto a rebound inside the box, but his shot is well blocked.
57'
Ayoze Perez (Newcastle Utd) receives a slide-rule pass inside the box and has just the keeper to beat. His shot towards the bottom right corner lacks power and Neil Etheridge easily makes the save.
56'
The foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff) was seen by Stuart Attwell who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.
56'
Corner Kick
There's an opportunity for Victor Camarasa (Cardiff) to deliver the ball into the box from a corner.
55'
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff) creates himself some space and attempts to put the ball into the box. However, the defender gets an important foot in to clear. Cardiff win a corner.
53'
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle Utd) whips the ball in, but it fails to reach any of his teammates as the opposition's defence averts the threat.
51'
Ayoze Perez (Newcastle Utd) sends a cross into the box, but Neil Etheridge comes off his line to gather the ball.
48'
Joe Bennett (Cardiff) crosses into the box from near the side line, but he doesn't connect as he wanted and it's cleared by the well-organized defence.
46'
Yellow Card
What was Victor Camarasa (Cardiff) thinking? He will not get away with that. The referee shows him a yellow card.
45'
Whistle
The whistle blows and Stuart Attwell starts the second half.
45+3'
Whistle
The match has reached half-time.
45+2'
It looks like Sean Longstaff (Newcastle Utd) saw red with that tackle. Stuart Attwell won't tolerate such behaviour on the pitch and blows for a foul.
45+2'
Corner Kick
The referee and his assistant both point at the corner flag. Newcastle will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.
45'
Info
We will have 3 min. of added time.
43'
Victor Camarasa (Cardiff) gathers the pass and without hesitation smashes a shot in from long range, but it goes high over the bar.
42'
Ayoze Perez (Newcastle Utd) commits a foul on his opponent and it looks like it should be the other way around at first glance, but the referee makes the right decision in awarding a free kick to the other team.
38'
A cross from Sean Longstaff (Newcastle Utd) fails to reach the box as the defence clears the ball away to safety.
30'
Corner Kick
Cardiff get a corner.
23'
Gooool!
An amazing individual effort from Fabian Schar (Newcastle Utd) ends with a strike from inside the penalty area. He sends the ball precisely into the bottom left corner and makes it 1:0. Neil Etheridge was helpless.
18'
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle Utd) sends a long crossfield pass searching out one of his teammates, but his effort comes to nothing and they lose possession.
16'
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle Utd) receives the ball and has a go from distance, but he shouldn't have bothered as it sails high over the bar.
13'
Corner Kick
Martin Dubravka leaps to intercept the corner kick from Victor Camarasa (Cardiff).
12'
Corner Kick
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle Utd) takes the corner kick and sends a lovely ball into the penalty area, but the opposition's defence is ready and knocks the ball to safety.
12'
Corner Kick
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle Utd) looks like he will be the one to try and deliver a quality ball into the penalty box from the corner kick.
10'
Corner Kick
This corner kick is taken with a short pass by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle Utd).
9'
The ball is cleared after Jose Rondon (Newcastle Utd) attempted to dribble past an opposing player. Now Newcastle have a corner.
3'
Corner Kick
The corner from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff) is cleared away by the defence.
2'
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff) flights in the cross, but the defender is alert and clears to safety. Good work from Cardiff as they win a corner.
Whistle
The referee blows his whistle and we are underway.
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