MATCH THREAD: " CARDIFF CITY v ARSENAL U21S " MATCH THREAD

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Perrett equalised for City

Newport 0-1 Exeter in the other game

That kicked off at 7pm

Perrett equalised for City

GOAL! Cardiff City 1-1 Arsenal U21s (Perrett 19)

Goal! Troy Perrett hits back immediately! What a lovely way for the playmaker to open his senior account.

Almost straight from kick-off, Perrett receives possession just outside the Gunners' area and then he jinks past two Arsenal defenders before rifling low under Alexei Rojas!

Well-taken goal from the youngster.

Sagoe Jr with another effort, this time it's low and tame. Turner collects easily.

To be fair we really want it

Crowd is about 2k according to the commentators

Free-kick to Cardiff, with Cody Twose about to bend one in.

Rojas has to come off his line and punch the delivery clear, acrobatically.

More injuries, this weather isn't helping. T-Jay Parfitt is down holding his shin while Alyas Debono fell awkwardly on his shoulder. The Cardiff medical staff are being kept busy tonight

I have to say well Done City

H-T 1-1

We've played some good football and I've enjoyed watching us in the first half.

Shame the useless ref missed an obvious shirt pull in the build up to their goal. I'm fed up talking about the amount of missed/wrong decisions going against us to cost us.

Been an okay game considering the weather etc.

Young lads doing well against the prem boys

Pleased and surprised with that first half.

Our young players have done themselves proud so far.

Our academy is in a very healthy place judging by that first half

Our academy is in a very healthy place judging by that first half

Yes - the young lads are doing well!! Like to see that Sagoe Jnr on loan with us for a season!!

Decent first half to be fair some of them look good so far that sago junior looks decent for them mind. Although I'd like to see BBM playing something different system wise for a game rather than the same formation and pass back to our goalkeeper from there edge of the box type of game

Exeter beat Newport in the other game.

So whoever wins this game will go through with Exeter.

Marvellous diving block from Alyas Debono to stop a Louie Copley shot from a corner

That Spiers is quite a handful for us, seems to be involved in just about everything.

This performance is gonna go down in history. How a group of young Welsh lads from Cardiff pushed a team top of the Premier League all the bloody way. Dai Iawn

Arsenal U21s goalkeeper sent off

Arsenal
Goalie off sent off

Atmosphere is bouncing too

I know they're all young but I swear they just called Bailey-Joseph the Arsenal sub, Baby Joseph.

Will Spiers' free-kick is just wide of the mark

City now doing all the attacking

Chance! Troy Perrett is released down the left and tries to slide in Luke Pearce in the box - but Will Sweet slides in, in the nick of time, to take it away from the Cardiff striker. City corner