Blackpool vs Cardiff City
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Who won: Blackpool 3-2
Blackpool beat Cardiff City 3-2 on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Wembley Stadium. Goals for Blackpool: Charlie Adam (13'), Gary Taylor-Fletcher (41') and Brett Ormerod (45'+1'). Goals for Cardiff: Michael Chopra (9') and Joe Ledley (37').
Play by play
- 94'
FULL-TIME. Blackpool 3-2 Cardiff. The second half didn't quite live up to the first but incredible fighting spirit from Blackpool - twice they were behind and they battled back. Chopra lies disconsolate, while Ian Holloway looks emotional - he will be a Premier League manager next season. What a game, what a result. Comiserations to Cardiff, congratulations to the mighty Tangerines.
- 94'
Amazing...Blackpool are in the Premier League. They started the season as relegation fodder and finished it by earning a place at the top table.
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Gilks has it in his hands, he hoofs it clear and the whistle goes.
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Seconds to go.
- 93'
Campbell was through but it's a heavy touch.
- 92'
Cleared away yet again and Marshall gets the ball back inside his area. He tries to take it past Burgess and nearly gives it straight to him.
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Free-kick to be swung in by Marshall.
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BLACKPOOL SUB: Bannan on for Vaughan.
- 91'
Whittingham crosses it in and Ledley heads it goalwards, but he's on the 18 yard line. He was never going to be able to egnerate enough power.
- 91'
Cardiff have it back but they can't seem to manufacture a chance.
- 90'
Burgess keeps the ball in the corner ad four minutes of added time are held up by the assistant.
- 89'
It's a Blackpool corner, another poor decision from Hudson to head it out. Where was the communication?
- 88'
The ball comes back into midfield and it's switched to the left, where Blackpool are just happy to keep possession.
- 88'
Blackpool break again and they have it in down in the corner.
- 87'
Gerrard in the clear and he's made a mess of it. He had a chance to shoot but dwelt on it far too long.
- 86'
Southern takes the ball into the corner, but is penalised and Cardiff have it back.
- 86'
It finds itself all the way through to Evatt at the back post and it's a throw in to Blackpool.
- 85'
The Tangerines can breathe for a second. It's a free-kick down the left wing and it will be Adam to take.
- 84'
Burgess doing plenty of running up front but he's not getting anywhere near the ball at the moment.
- 83'
Headed clear by Evatt and Campbell's pressure from the hoof up field forces Kennedy to play it safe and knock it out for a Blackpool throw.
- 82'
Adam pushes Darcy Blake and it's a free-kick for Cardiff on the right wing. Whittingham - as usual - will take it.
- 81'
46% possession for Cardiff in the Blackpool final third over the last ten minutes.
- 80'
Cardiff pushing hard as McPhail and Whittingham try to engineer an opening. The Tangerine sponge is soaking up the presssure.
- 79'
Darcy Blake - yes that is the first time I have mentioned him in this match - has a tame shot into the grateful grasp of Gilks.
- 79'
Blackpool are ten minutes away from being in the Premier League, what a remarkable result it would be.
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