- English Npower Championship
- 21 April 2012, 12:30pm
- Cardiff City Stadium
- Attendance: 25,109
Cardiff | v | Leeds |
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live commentary
Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Leeds United 1.
90+5 mins:Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Leeds United 1.
90+5 mins:Hand ball by Luciano Becchio (Leeds United).
90+2 mins:Substitution, Cardiff City. Darcy Blake replaces Kevin McNaughton.
90+2 mins:Foul by Ramon Nunez (Leeds United).
90+2 mins:Kevin McNaughton (Cardiff City) wins a free kick.
90+1 mins:Substitution, Cardiff City. Robert Earnshaw replaces Kenny Miller.
88 mins:Attempt missed. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
87 mins:Foul by Alex Bruce (Leeds United).
87 mins:Joe Mason (Cardiff City) wins a free kick.
86 mins:Offside, Leeds United. Alex Bruce tries a through ball, but Alex Bruce is caught offside.
85 mins:Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85 mins:Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
85 mins:Luciano Becchio (Leeds United) wins a free kick.
83 mins:Foul by Joe Mason (Cardiff City).
83 mins:Alex Bruce (Leeds United) wins a free kick.
82 mins:Attempt missed. Filip Kiss (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
79 mins:Foul by Kenny Miller (Cardiff City).
79 mins:Paul Robinson (Leeds United) wins a free kick.
77 mins:Offside, Cardiff City. Aron Gunnarsson tries a through ball, but Aron Gunnarsson is caught offside.
76 mins:Corner, Cardiff City.
75 mins:Foul by Danny Pugh (Leeds United).
75 mins:Liam Lawrence (Cardiff City) wins a free kick.
73 mins:Goal! Cardiff City 1, Leeds United 1. Luciano Becchio (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Connolly with a cross.
71 mins:Hand ball by Ramon Nunez (Leeds United).
71 mins:Foul by Andrew Taylor (Cardiff City).
71 mins:Ramon Nunez (Leeds United) wins a free kick.
70 mins:Foul by Liam Lawrence (Cardiff City).
70 mins:Ramon Nunez (Leeds United) wins a free kick.
70 mins:Attempt saved. Andrew Taylor (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
67 mins:Attempt missed. Danny Webber (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
67 mins:Attempt blocked. Ramon Nunez (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64 mins:Foul by Zac Thompson (Leeds United).
64 mins:Filip Kiss (Cardiff City) wins a free kick.
64 mins:Corner, Leeds United.
64 mins:Substitution, Cardiff City. Filip Kiss replaces Stephen McPhail.
62 mins:Attempt missed. Danny Pugh (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
60 mins:Substitution, Leeds United. Ramon Nunez replaces Adam Clayton.
59 mins:Substitution, Leeds United. Danny Webber replaces Ross McCormack.
58 mins:Adam Clayton (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58 mins:Foul by Adam Clayton (Leeds United).
58 mins:Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick.
56 mins:Foul by Paul Connolly (Leeds United).
56 mins:Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) wins a free kick.
55 mins:Attempt missed. Mark Hudson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high.
53 mins:Foul by Alex Bruce (Leeds United).
53 mins:Liam Lawrence (Cardiff City) wins a free kick.
49 mins:Foul by Stephen McPhail (Cardiff City).
49 mins:Ross McCormack (Leeds United) wins a free kick.
48 mins:Attempt missed. Luciano Becchio (Leeds United) header from the right side of the box misses to the left.
47 mins:Attempt blocked. Zac Thompson (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Leeds United 0.
45+7 mins:First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Leeds United 0.
45+6 mins:Foul by Danny Pugh (Leeds United).
45+6 mins:Liam Lawrence (Cardiff City) wins a free kick.
45+3 mins:Attempt blocked. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45+3 mins:Attempt saved. Kenny Miller (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
45+1 mins:Attempt missed. Kenny Miller (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
41 mins:Goal! Cardiff City 1, Leeds United 0. Joe Mason (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Peter Whittingham.
36 mins:Foul by Andrew Taylor (Cardiff City).
36 mins:Ross McCormack (Leeds United) wins a free kick.
36 mins:Corner, Cardiff City.
34 mins:Hand ball by Paul Robinson (Leeds United).
32 mins:Substitution, Leeds United. Paul Connolly replaces Leigh Bromby.
27 mins:Foul by Luciano Becchio (Leeds United).
27 mins:Kevin McNaughton (Cardiff City) wins a free kick.
16 mins:Offside, Leeds United. Ross McCormack tries a through ball, but Ross McCormack is caught offside.
14 mins:Foul by Stephen McPhail (Cardiff City).
14 mins:Robert Snodgrass (Leeds United) wins a free kick.
12 mins:Foul by Liam Lawrence (Cardiff City).
12 mins:Zac Thompson (Leeds United) wins a free kick.
11 mins:Attempt missed. Joe Mason (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
11 mins:Corner, Cardiff City.
11 mins:Attempt blocked. Kenny Miller (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
6 mins:Attempt missed. Ross McCormack (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
6 mins:Corner, Leeds United.
3 mins:Hand ball by Ross McCormack (Leeds United).
2 mins:Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Mason tries a through ball, but Joe Mason is caught offside.
1 mins:Attempt saved. Liam Lawrence (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- English Npower Championship
- 21 April 2012, 12:30pm
- Cardiff City Stadium
- Attendance: 25,109
| Cardiff | v | Leeds |
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match report
Luciano Becchio's second-half equaliser gave Leeds a 1-1 draw at Cardiff, whose hopes of making the play-offs will go down to the wire again.
Leeds striker Becchio headed home his 11th goal of the season in the 73rd minute to cancel out Joe Mason's opener for Cardiff just before half-time and leave the Welsh side with a solitary point from their final home game of the season in the Championship on Saturday.
It was no less than Leeds deserved for a spirited second-half display and Cardiff, unbeaten now in their last nine matches - albeit with six draws - face a nerve-jangling last-day finale at Crystal Palace in their bid to make it a hat-trick of top-six finishes.
Malky Mackay's side had put destiny in their own hands with two wins in the last seven days, but Becchio's header means the Bluebirds will require at least a point next weekend at Selhurst Park if closest challengers Middlesbrough beat Southampton later on Saturday.
Cardiff were unchanged from the side that beat Derby on Tuesday night, while Alex Bruce, Zac Thompson and Becchio returned for Leeds.
Bluebirds midfielder Liam Lawrence had an early effort saved by Leeds goalkeeper Andy Lonergan, and at the other end Ross McCormack headed wide against his former club after good work from Robert Snodgrass.
Mason skewed his close-range effort off target as Cardiff sought an early breakthrough, but neither side created a further chance before Leeds defender Leigh Bromby was stretchered off in the 32nd minute.
Bromby, who appeared to slip awkwardly unopposed and required immediate medical attention, was replaced by Paul Connolly.
That setback appeared to distract the visitors and Cardiff caught them napping to take the lead four minutes before the break, when Mason raced on to Peter Whittingham's raking pass from inside his own half and held his nerve to lob the ball over the advancing Lonergan from inside the penalty area.
City striker Kenny Miller was then denied in fine style by Lonergan, who kept out the Scot's angled 18-yard drive as Cardiff threatened to increase their lead in time added on at the end of the first half.
Leeds began the second half with renewed purpose. Thompson's fierce shot was blocked by Cardiff defender Ben Turner and Becchio headed wide from 12 yards soon after.
Leeds boss Neil Warnock sent on Ramon Nunez and Danny Webber for McCormack and Adam Clayton respectively just before the hour-mark and the visitors then went close when Danny Pugh's 20-yard effort flew wide.
The visitors continued to give as good as they got, but Lonergan was forced into another excellent save in the 70th minute when keeping out Andrew Taylor's goalbound volley.
Leeds then dealt Cardiff's play-off hopes a blow with the equaliser three minutes later. Substitute Connolly swung over a fine cross from the right and Becchio rose above the home defence to head beyond Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall into the bottom corner.
Cardiff substitute Filip Kiss fired wide from the edge of the area and Whittingham failed to keep his 87th-minute free-kick on target as Leeds held on for a deserved point.
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