| Cardiff City | 0-0 | Cambridge United |
| Att: 3,410 |
United line-up: Barrett, Matt Joseph, Wilson, Ashbee (Preece 74), Craddock, Raynor, Wanless, Hyde, Taylor, Barnwell, Foster.
Subs Not Used: Marc Joseph, Kyd.
Booked: Craddock 1 (foul), Sent off: Barnwell (90).
Fred Berry's match report:
Apart from a nasty incident at the end nothing much really happened. At first going in to the match I would of settled for a point but in the end we really should have won. If we can carry on with this sort of play but put away our chances better we will get a play off place. We are lacking a proven goalscorer and it lets us down.
We started off well and a forced a few early corners. Jamie Barnwell had the best chance for us after just 5 mins. A Raynor cross was met with a good header that beat the keeper but was cleared off the line. Occasionally we did break in their box and a shot by Wilson (I think) flashed wide. Foster and Wanless went for the same through ball and Wanless found himself in a good position but did not hit the target. Cardiff had a good chance to make it 1-0, there player had just Scotty to beat but his shot was saved superbly.
The second half was mainly dominated by us. We had several fairly good chances but we need a prolific striker. Cardiff had a few chances as well. Their tricky winger sometimes broke free but when he crossed Matt Joseph was always there. Joseph was superb in defence today and read the game perfectly. Shaggy saw a overhead kick go wide although it looked as if it was just sneaking in. We saw several good balls into the box in the last 10mins but Cardiff managed to deal with.
In the 90th min Barnwell was sent off, I don't know what happened but it looked like the ref sent him of for not being ten yrds back for a free kick. He had not been booked before and I cannot work out what he did wrong. As you would expect U's fans got baffled by this and a few ran to the front. One supporter was then manhandled by a steward, a lot of the United supporters did not like this a large fight broke out and ended up with several people being hit. Lots of U's fans were kicked out just before the final whistle and some scuffles also broke out when we were leaving. This was not any United supporters fault and was caused by the stewards.
Ratings. Barrett 7 clean sheet, great save. Joseph 8.5 *MoM* superb in defence. Wilson 6.5 average. Ashbee 4.5 Normally good in midfield but today did nothing. Craddock 6 Not superb. Raynor 7 A good game on the wing put in some good crosses. Wanless 6.5 Average, good in the air. Hyde 7 Good runs but passing not up to scratch. Taylor 4 Lacked the service. Barnwell 7 Good pace down the wings. Got SO. Foster 6 Good in the air but cannot turn. Subs. Preece 6
Grateful thanks to Fred Berry for his match report and ratings.
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