Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City

Championship

Boro

4-5-4

0-1

Final

Cardiff

8-3-2

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'CAR

59%Possession41%

11Shots9

2On target3

8Corners2

2Saves2

19Fouls12

20'Ben GibsonMID39'Joe BennettCAR59'Sol BambaCAR66'Grant LeadbitterMID

Team	1H	2H	T
MID	0	0	0
CAR	0	1	1

Who won: Cardiff 1-0

Cardiff City beat Middlesbrough 1-0 on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Cardiff: Joe Ralls (84' pen).

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 1.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 1.
90'+5'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
90'+3'
Offside
Offside, Cardiff City. Craig Bryson tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
90'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Ward
Substitution, Cardiff City. Omar Bogle replaces Danny Ward.
O. Bogle
89'
Sub
Subbed on for N. Mendez-Laing
Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
C. Paterson
88'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
P. Bamford
86'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing with a cross.
J. Hoilett
85'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
M. Braithwaite
GOAL84'
Goal! Penalty
J. Ralls
Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 1. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
MID 0 - 1 CAR
83'
Foul
Penalty conceded by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) after a foul in the penalty area.
83'MID
Foul
Penalty Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing draws a foul in the penalty area.
81'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabio with a cross.
80'
Corner awarded
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
79'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Downing
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adama Traoré replaces Stewart Downing.
A. Traoré
76'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
76'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
74'
Foul
Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
74'
Free kick won
Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Danny Ward (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
D. Ward
72'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
M. Braithwaite
70'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyrus Christie.
67'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Fletcher
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford replaces Ashley Fletcher.
P. Bamford
66'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett following a set piece situation.
S. Morrison