MATCH THRE: “ CARDIFF CITY v STOCKPORT COUNTY " MATCH THREAD

Looked like the defender fell on Salechs neck, really doesn't look great

Callum Robinson has replaced Salech (stretchered off and not looking good with a collar around his neck ).

Salech now being taken off tentatively on a stretcher on Entonox (gas and air) with his neck braced!

This doesn’t look great, yet the (deliberate) perpetrator (with an elbow to the head) gets away scot free to carry on his assaults on other players!

I agree Salech is a little lightweight in the physical battles, but the referees surely have a ‘duty of care’ to make sure those battles are fair?

Absolutely disgraceful from the no.33 and the referee!

Apologies, poor/intermittent internet here again!

A nervy start to the game, but we really should have been in front after a glorious opportunity for Yousef Salech. Maybe David Turnbull can give him some lessons in heading a ball with commitment!

Typically, Stockport go up the other end and open the scoring after a missed 50/50 challenge in midfield and a Calum Chambers error. Nathan Trott saved the first but was left stranded for the follow up!

We’re attacking a little more now, but Stockport’s players are battling well and their centre-half is ‘doing the usual business’ on Yousef Salech!

LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 1 STOCKPORT COUNTY (39 mins)

Honestly lost motivation for this game after seeing that got everything crossed for Salech and pray it's not as bad as it looks

Ollie Tanner wins a free-kick from Ethan Pye after flicking it past him.

The break in play lasted 14 minutes if anyone was wondering.

has anyone got a streaming site showing the game

Season ticket holder but I’m away, and don’t have Sky

Just not working out so far for Ollie Tanner, another hopeful ball into the box smashed against the legs of a Stockport defender.

14 minutes of added time tells you the story of the Yousef Salech incident!

LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 1 STOCKPORT COUNTY (39 mins)

City so far not good from the beginning

14mins added on

This ref is awful

Kyle Wootton in the book for a poor challenge.

We need an equalizer before h/t

YES YES
1-1

Joel Colwill

AND WHAT A GOAL

Yes goal city. Colwill

GOAL! BLUEBIRDS!

Joel Colwill with a beauty levels the score and suddenly we have our tails up!

Stockport gob shites gone very quiet next door!

LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 1 - 1 STOCKPORT COUNTY (45+7 mins)
Bluebird scorer: Joel Colwill, 45+7 mins

What vision by Tanner. Quality ball that was b

Good finish. Tanner has tried really hard to make things happen this game. My MOTM so far.

Come on city!
Now let's win this for salech

That saved the half. We needed that luck at last.

Lovely goal

Referee is a clown. Much better from City now

Cardiff finishing strongly

Joel Bagan with a lovely, whipped cross. It's behind for a corner.

A somewhat disappointing first half, where the game was overly influenced by the referee, a deliberately dirty Stockport no.33, and the horrific injury to Yousef Salech

Having said that, we didn’t start great, and Stockport took a hold in the game before a missed (golden) opportunity from Salech resulted in the ball going up the other end for Stockport opening goal

The game was falling into a farce after the assault on Salech (an elbow) with the referee doing nothing but booking Wintle for a lesser offence moments later! After a 14 minute delay to stabilise Salech, such was the seriousness, the guy poorly impersonating a referee and the Stockport no.33 had the audacity to ‘clap’ Salech off!

HALF-TIME SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 1 - 1 STOCKPORT COUNTY (45+14 mins)
Bluebird scorer: Joel Colwill, 45+7 mins

Bbm needs to get them fired up at half time need to come out second half and go at them

Ref blows up bang on 59 minutes & it's 1-1 at the break.

This referee must be the worst we have encountered all season

Stockport are a disgrace. Constant fouling all over the pitch. Weak ref again. Credit City for coming back. I hope City win the second half for Salech. My guess is thats his season over.

Tanner needs to be taken off.

I’d love to see the stats but apart from the goal his successful pass rate must be less than 25% and everything is breaking down because of that.

Stockport are just bullies so get Davies and Kellyman on to run at them and earn a few free kicks/bookings.