Cardiff City 1-0 Huddersfield

Posted by Now Cardiff on Aug 17, 2012

Cardiff City kicked off the new season with a 1-0 win over Championship new boys Huddersfield.

An injury time strike by Skipper Mark Hudson denied the Terriers a deserved point at the Cardiff City Stadium, with all three points handed to red strip clad City in a match that seemed set to end in frustration for the home team.

City manager, Malky Mackay, made ten changes to the side that went down to Northampton, with only Helguson surviving the cull.

It was Huddersfield who started the better, with Cardiff seemingly ill at ease in their red and black strip and it was not until the 20th minutes that Mutch had a glimpse of a chance for the home side. Indeed it was only the acrobatics of keeper Marshall that saved Cardiff from embarrassment after Norwood struck a beautiful volley in the sixth minute only to see Marshall tip it away with a creditable display of agility.

The Cardiff midfield was well corralled by the Huddersfield markers, causing the home side to pump balls over their creative players, Whittingham and Bellamy to Helguson up front, a tactic that left the Terriers defence in some comfort.

In the sixty-fourth minute, Helguson had a peach of chance, only to see the excellent Peter Clarke deny him what seemed like a simple tap-in.

Cardiff turned up the heat in the last twenty minutes with McNaughton almost benefitting from Bellamy’s pull back, then Mason shot high and wide before Hudson slotted in to give City the points.

Cardiff’s Council waives fees for junior football clubs

Posted by Now Cardiff on Aug 16, 2012

 

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Having successfully played host to Olympic Games over the past few weeks, Cardiff’s reputation as a venue for elite sport is well established. The Labour Council is now taking further action to underline its commitment to grass roots level sport by waiving football fees for hundreds of junior and mini football teams.

…the previous administration … got their priorities wrong

The announcement will see fees removed for all Cardiff and District Junior and Mini Leagues played throughout the city’s parks and pitches as well as waiving fees collected for the 2011/2012 season. Clubs should be in receipt of the refunds within the next few days.

This move recognises the need to support voluntary sports clubs, and will provide an incentive for children to get involved with sport in the city.

Cardiff is already renowned as a major sporting destination playing host to competitions from the FA Cup and The Ashes to this year’s Olympics and the removal of fees at this level is part of a drive to make sports and leisure as accessible as possible to start inspiring the sporting stars of tomorrow.

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Tickets available for Olympic football at the Millennium Stadium

Posted by Now Cardiff on Jun 23, 2011

More tickets for London 2012 Olympic football matches at the Millennium Stadium will be available from tomorrow for fans who missed out on the first draft.

The second round of tickets sales will start tomorrow at 6.00am and finish at 6.00pm on 17 July and London 2012 organisers have announced that availability is highest for football, which makes up 1.7 million of the remaining 2.3 million tickets.

Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium is set host 11 world-class football games across both the women’s and men’s tournaments, including the prestigious men’s quarter-final on 4 August and the Bronze Medal match on 10 August.

And the eyes of the world will be on Wales for the very first events of the 2012 Olympic Games on July 25, with two women’s football matches set for Cardiff ahead of the opening ceremony in London.

“The Millennium Stadium is an excellent choice for sports fans wanting to be part of the greatest sporting show on earth, with organisers announcing special prices and larger availability across Olympic football events,” said Millennium Stadium General Manager Gerry Toms.

“Our city-centre stadium can hold crowds of up to 74,500 per event and has attracted a total of 11 football events, including the first Olympic event of London 2012 and the men’s quarter final and Bronze medal match.

“I urge all sports fans to take advantage of this second opportunity to get hold of tickets for world-class football at the Millennium Stadium and apply to be part of the London 2012 action in Wales.”

From tomorrow, tickets will be on sale at a range of price categories, and across a range of sports and LOCOG have confirmed that the first 10 days (until 6pm on 3 July) will be open exclusively to the people who applied in the initial application phase but were not allocated any tickets.

Applicants who received tickets in the first round of sales will also get another chance to purchase tickets in the second round from 6.00am on 8 July to 6.00pm on 17 July.

The second round of sales will use a ‘first come first served’ application system. Applicants will be notified whether their request for tickets has been successful between 24 and 48 hours after the request is submitted. Payment will be taken after the 10 day process, over a period of up to four days – and applicants will then be notified that the transaction and ticket purchase is complete.

Football fans will find more information, special prices and larger limits via the official website www.tickets.london2012.com

Ex-international winger Conway signs for City

Posted by Now Cardiff on Jun 21, 2011

Former Dundee United winger Craig Conway has chosen Cardiff City as his preferred club.

The out-of-contract Scotland winger says he has agreed terms with Cardiff City and will have a medical in the next few days with the Championship side.

“I was really impressed by Malky Mackay when I met him when he was manager at Watford.” New Cardiff manager Mackay tried signing Conway during his time as Watford manager and even though Conway’s agent, Mark Donaghy, has held talks with Rangers, the winger has chosen to play for Cardiff. Along with Rangers and Watford, he had been a target for a number of English clubs including Leicester City and Leeds United.

Conway signed for Dundee United in June 2006, he has made two appearances for Scotland and scored two goals in Utd’s 3-0 win over Ross County in the 2010 Scottish Cup final.