English League Cup - Cardiff Pass Through to the Final Penalty Shootout

Cardiff - Cardiff City qualified for the English League Cup final after removing the Crystal Palace. Cardiff escaped after playing 120 minutes and over half penalties.

Earlier, the inaugural leg at home to Palace, Cardiff's 0-1 defeat. However, the match on Wednesday (25/01/2012) pm dawn, Cardiff quickly equalize the aggregate, when the game has been running seven minutes.

Don Cowie cross from one anticipated by Palace defender Anthony Gardner. As a result, even the ball into the goal itself. Apart from some of the opportunities created, the Bluebirds managed to keep the score 1-0 to 90 minutes. While the Palace to play with 10 men after Patrick McCarthy received a second yellow card in the 78th minute.

With the same powerful aggregate of 1-1, the match was resumed into the extra period. Cowie has an opportunity to bring the added advantage of Cardiff, but his shot on 94 minutes bounced over the goalkeeper.

When the game never generate an additional goal to 120 minutes, round penalty shootout was held.

Kenny Miller, who became the first kicker Cardiff failed to carry out their duties properly. Kick bounced over the goalkeeper. Similarly, the first kicker Palace, Jermaine Easter, who kick foiled Palace goalkeeper, Tom Heaton.

Craig Conway then made Cardiff winning 1-0 on penalty kicks this round. While kicking Sean Scannell also successfully thwarted by Heaton.

Rudy Gestede and Peter Whittingham succeeded doing a good job for Cardiff. While Mile Jedinak gives the first number for the Palace.

Unfortunately for Palace, their last kicker, Jonathan Parr, just follow the Easter trail and Scannell. His shot wide and the Cardiff players were cheered.

Now residents Championship division was just waiting for the winner of the duel Liverpool vs Manchester City.

Teams

Cardiff City: Tom Heaton, Andrew Taylor, Anthony Gerrard, Ben Turner, Don Cowie (Rudy Gestede 102), Stephen McPhail (Filip Kiss 83), Peter Whittingham, Craig Conway, Darcy Blake (Kevin McNaughton 80), Aron Gunnarsson, Kenny Miller .

Crystal Palace: Julian Speroni, Patrick McCarthy, Anthony Gardner, Nathaniel Clyne, Darren Ambrose (Paul McShane 79), Mile Jedinak, Kagisho Dikgachoi, Jonathan Parr, Glenn Murray (Jermaine Easter 83), Chris Martin (Sean Scannell 75), Wilfred Zaha .