' A City Fans View & Report of Yesterdays Cup Upset '
Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:16 pm
Cardiff City 0-1 Shrewsbury Town: Bluebirds beaten in cup upset
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By Jamie Kemble
Monday 11th Jan 2016
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The Bluebirds were dumped out of the cup in the third round on Sunday night by League One Shrewsbury Town as Micky Mellons’ men took a narrow win from Cardiff City Stadium and booked their place in the fourth round in the process.
Shrewsbury provided an upset at the Cardiff City Stadium as they knocked out Championship outfit Cardiff City on Sunday night. Andy Mangan’s second half header was enough to see off the Bluebirds who were left to rue a host of missed chances.
In front of a sparsely-populated Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff’s lack of ruthlessness in front of goal cost them a place in Monday night’s fourth round draw. The attendance on Sunday night was surprisingly under the 5,000 mark and the main-bulk of those fans were not given something to come back for. The match was also screened on television (S4C) which, along with the time and day, didn’t help the attendance.
The Bluebirds now head back to their busy Sky Bet Championship schedule, travelling to Hull City on Wednesday night before another away trip to Wolves on Saturday. Both fixtures will be crucial for Cardiff and results may be crucial if they want to hang around the play-off’s moving further into the new year.
Match Report
First Half
The first half offered little in the way of chances and as a result, entertainment. Shrewsbury started the game brightly with an early chance but Bruno Manga’s last-ditch challenge denied Vernon in the box.
Cardiff certainly had the better of the opportunities but even they were often speculative efforts from distance, rarely testing Halstead in the Shrewsbury goal. Both Maghera and Revellers come close to opening the scoring midway through the first half after some fine link up play but they were both denied by Halstead.
Sammy Ameobi was next to come close after receiving the ball from Peter Whittingham. The Newcastle loanee was unlucky to see his effort bounce back out off the post, a fine effort.
Bluebirds’ midfielder Stuart O’Keefe was looking lively from the off and some tricky footwork allowed him to get free down the right but his effort sailed wide of the Shrewsbury goal. Micky Mellon’s side did well to get in at half time on level terms and they would go in at the break knowing they had every chance of causing an upset in the second half.
Cardiff will have been disappointed with their first half efforts as well as the fact they were being restricted to long distance efforts by a League One outfit who, to their credit, remained strong at the back despite having a reasonable
Second Half
The second half begun with the home team in the ascendancy and unlike the first period, the Bluebirds were actually causing the League One defence a few problems. Despite Cardiff’s pressure, the Shrews defence remained solid and refused to go down without a fight, something which would come to their benefit.
The away side took a surprise lead in the second half, Scott Vernon with the deep cross, Andy Mangan losing his man (Gabriel Tamas) before heading passed goalkeeper Simon Moore who was helpless to stop the close-range effort. Perhaps not a deserved lead in terms of attacking territory for Shrewsbury but their defensive work certainly deserved some merit.
Striker Federico Macheda would come very close to getting an equalizer shortly after the Shrewsbury goal when Fabio delivered a perfect ball over the top, Macheda with a perfect touch to eliminate his defender but he failed to score from the one-on-one and was denied by goalkeeper Halstead.
Peter Whittingham come close with just ten minutes left after he was teed up by wide-man Sammy Ameobi, the central midfielder drove one goal-wards but he was denied by a good save in the bottom right corner. Stuart O’Keefe also come close moments later after a good move released the former Palace man on the edge of the box but again Halstead denied the Bluebirds with a good save, this time to the top left.
Bruno Manga come close to grabbing the equalizer late-on but he headed just wide of the bottom corner from a corner kick and the match ended shortly after. Shrewsbury Town celebrated a traditional FA Cup upset,Micky Mellon’s men will be watching the draw eagerly on Monday night, deservedly so after a resilient defensive display.
Man of the Match- Peter Whittingham
It certainly wasn’t easy picking a man of the match for this one and for all the wrong reasons with some very poor performances from the men in blue. Peter Whittingham looked composed throughout and was one of the busiest players on the pitch, constantly asking for and getting the ball even if the options weren’t there for him often enough. Whittingham maintained a pass accuracy of 90%.
A decent performance from Stuart O’Keefe also who has had his critics in the past and a word for Alex Revell also who despite lacking quality at times, at least looked like he wanted it and showed passion. Matthew Kennedy looked bright when he was given a rare chance from the bench but due to Fabio’s injury he soon found himself filling in at centre midfield and at full-back.
Final Word
This loss seemed like it hurt a lot of Cardiff fans who claimed there was a lack of passion on the pitch from their players. Having said that, the Bluebirds certainly didn’t go down without effort with twenty-six efforts on goal (almost three times as many as their opponents).
Sammy Ameobi was very poor, especially for a player who is on loan from a Premier League club and a player who is trying to book his place in the Cardiff starting XI. Federico Macheda has had a lack of match time lately due to injury and that certainly showed with a complete lack of sharpness.
I would say Cardiff were unlucky but that’s too easy, it’s not a one-off and Cardiff should never be creating twenty-six efforts on goal and not scoring, they have to be more clinical and they have to be more ruthless in front of goal to hurt their opponents.
Going out of the FA Cup certainly isn’t a disaster for Cardiff and come the end of the season it could even be a good thing but Cardiff have to go away to Hull and Wolves and make up for the loss with a couple of good results.
Hull City away will be a very difficult fixture, the Tigers have kept hold of some very expensive quality players and it’s showing in the Championship. It wouldn’t be much of a surprise if Hull took three points from Cardiff, especially given the Bluebirds away form.
It would certainly be fair to say that if Cardiff do go to Hull and get defeated, it would be crucial that they go to Wolves next Saturday and take three points from an indifferent Wolves side who have struggled to peak above mid-table, despite having a good season of last. In short, Russell Slade and his men have to take this result on the chin and put it right, quickly.
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Inside Cardiff City
By Jamie Kemble
Monday 11th Jan 2016
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The Bluebirds were dumped out of the cup in the third round on Sunday night by League One Shrewsbury Town as Micky Mellons’ men took a narrow win from Cardiff City Stadium and booked their place in the fourth round in the process.
Shrewsbury provided an upset at the Cardiff City Stadium as they knocked out Championship outfit Cardiff City on Sunday night. Andy Mangan’s second half header was enough to see off the Bluebirds who were left to rue a host of missed chances.
In front of a sparsely-populated Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff’s lack of ruthlessness in front of goal cost them a place in Monday night’s fourth round draw. The attendance on Sunday night was surprisingly under the 5,000 mark and the main-bulk of those fans were not given something to come back for. The match was also screened on television (S4C) which, along with the time and day, didn’t help the attendance.
The Bluebirds now head back to their busy Sky Bet Championship schedule, travelling to Hull City on Wednesday night before another away trip to Wolves on Saturday. Both fixtures will be crucial for Cardiff and results may be crucial if they want to hang around the play-off’s moving further into the new year.
Match Report
First Half
The first half offered little in the way of chances and as a result, entertainment. Shrewsbury started the game brightly with an early chance but Bruno Manga’s last-ditch challenge denied Vernon in the box.
Cardiff certainly had the better of the opportunities but even they were often speculative efforts from distance, rarely testing Halstead in the Shrewsbury goal. Both Maghera and Revellers come close to opening the scoring midway through the first half after some fine link up play but they were both denied by Halstead.
Sammy Ameobi was next to come close after receiving the ball from Peter Whittingham. The Newcastle loanee was unlucky to see his effort bounce back out off the post, a fine effort.
Bluebirds’ midfielder Stuart O’Keefe was looking lively from the off and some tricky footwork allowed him to get free down the right but his effort sailed wide of the Shrewsbury goal. Micky Mellon’s side did well to get in at half time on level terms and they would go in at the break knowing they had every chance of causing an upset in the second half.
Cardiff will have been disappointed with their first half efforts as well as the fact they were being restricted to long distance efforts by a League One outfit who, to their credit, remained strong at the back despite having a reasonable
Second Half
The second half begun with the home team in the ascendancy and unlike the first period, the Bluebirds were actually causing the League One defence a few problems. Despite Cardiff’s pressure, the Shrews defence remained solid and refused to go down without a fight, something which would come to their benefit.
The away side took a surprise lead in the second half, Scott Vernon with the deep cross, Andy Mangan losing his man (Gabriel Tamas) before heading passed goalkeeper Simon Moore who was helpless to stop the close-range effort. Perhaps not a deserved lead in terms of attacking territory for Shrewsbury but their defensive work certainly deserved some merit.
Striker Federico Macheda would come very close to getting an equalizer shortly after the Shrewsbury goal when Fabio delivered a perfect ball over the top, Macheda with a perfect touch to eliminate his defender but he failed to score from the one-on-one and was denied by goalkeeper Halstead.
Peter Whittingham come close with just ten minutes left after he was teed up by wide-man Sammy Ameobi, the central midfielder drove one goal-wards but he was denied by a good save in the bottom right corner. Stuart O’Keefe also come close moments later after a good move released the former Palace man on the edge of the box but again Halstead denied the Bluebirds with a good save, this time to the top left.
Bruno Manga come close to grabbing the equalizer late-on but he headed just wide of the bottom corner from a corner kick and the match ended shortly after. Shrewsbury Town celebrated a traditional FA Cup upset,Micky Mellon’s men will be watching the draw eagerly on Monday night, deservedly so after a resilient defensive display.
Man of the Match- Peter Whittingham
It certainly wasn’t easy picking a man of the match for this one and for all the wrong reasons with some very poor performances from the men in blue. Peter Whittingham looked composed throughout and was one of the busiest players on the pitch, constantly asking for and getting the ball even if the options weren’t there for him often enough. Whittingham maintained a pass accuracy of 90%.
A decent performance from Stuart O’Keefe also who has had his critics in the past and a word for Alex Revell also who despite lacking quality at times, at least looked like he wanted it and showed passion. Matthew Kennedy looked bright when he was given a rare chance from the bench but due to Fabio’s injury he soon found himself filling in at centre midfield and at full-back.
Final Word
This loss seemed like it hurt a lot of Cardiff fans who claimed there was a lack of passion on the pitch from their players. Having said that, the Bluebirds certainly didn’t go down without effort with twenty-six efforts on goal (almost three times as many as their opponents).
Sammy Ameobi was very poor, especially for a player who is on loan from a Premier League club and a player who is trying to book his place in the Cardiff starting XI. Federico Macheda has had a lack of match time lately due to injury and that certainly showed with a complete lack of sharpness.
I would say Cardiff were unlucky but that’s too easy, it’s not a one-off and Cardiff should never be creating twenty-six efforts on goal and not scoring, they have to be more clinical and they have to be more ruthless in front of goal to hurt their opponents.
Going out of the FA Cup certainly isn’t a disaster for Cardiff and come the end of the season it could even be a good thing but Cardiff have to go away to Hull and Wolves and make up for the loss with a couple of good results.
Hull City away will be a very difficult fixture, the Tigers have kept hold of some very expensive quality players and it’s showing in the Championship. It wouldn’t be much of a surprise if Hull took three points from Cardiff, especially given the Bluebirds away form.
It would certainly be fair to say that if Cardiff do go to Hull and get defeated, it would be crucial that they go to Wolves next Saturday and take three points from an indifferent Wolves side who have struggled to peak above mid-table, despite having a good season of last. In short, Russell Slade and his men have to take this result on the chin and put it right, quickly.