Carling Cup Round-Up Weds 24-09-08
Posted on September 25, 2008
Filed Under Carling Cup
Brighton & Qpr produced the shocks of the night beating their premiership opponents Man City & Aston Villa. Tottenham beat Newcastle in the bottom of the table match. Chelsea thrashed poor Portsmouth again while Wigan defeated Ipswich & Blackburn edged Everton.
Brighton in this rearranged game defeated new money bags team Man City 5-3 on pens after a 2-2 draw in extra time. Man City took the lead on 64 minutes after a goalless first half through Gelson Fernandes but Brighton got back on terms in the 89thminute with Glenn Murray scoring which put the game into extra time. But it was Brighton who took the lead through sub Joe Anyinsah but Stephen Ireland equalised for City in the 108 minute to bring the game to an end all square. But it was Michael Ball who’s penalty was very soft allowing the Brighton keeper to save & put them through to the next round.
It was Aston Villa’s turn to feel Ian Dowies affinity with the Carling cup as they lost 1-0 to Qpr. The goal came on 58th minutes when defender Damion Stewart rose to head the ball home. All Aston Villa could do has huff & puff but they couldn’t find the next goal & go out of the competition.
Newcastle were beaten again this time by Tottenham 2-1. In a battle of the bottom two sides in the premier league in was Tottenhamwho struck first in the 62 minute with a headed goal from Pavlyuchenko for his first goal for the club. Then Newcastle made a bad defensive mistake 5 minutes later to let in Jamie O’Hara to side foot it in for number two. Michael Owen did pull one back in the 89th minute but it was to late & sent Newcastle out.
Portsmouth must be wondering where there defenders have gone after conceding 6 last week to City now conceded 4 more to Chelsea. It started with a penalty on 35 minutes from Frank Lampard after Ballack had been bundled over in the penalty box. Florent Mulouda then made it two just before the break. Another terrible mistake from David James gifted Lampard his second & Chelsea’s third on 50 minutes & then to cap it off a bad defensive mistake on 65 minutes let in Kalou to get there fourth..
Wigan produced a super second half performance to beat Ipswich 4-1 when they could have bin behind at half time. But the first goal didn’t come untill the 52nd minute when Lee Cattermole put his scruffy shot into the net from a rebound. but Ipswich equalised 10 minutes later from a Jon Walters Volley but it only took Wigan 5 minutes to retake the lead from a Oliver Kapo header & after another 5 minutes Wigan went further ahead with a close finish from Paul Scharner. Ipswich tried to get back into the game but it was sealed for Wigan in stoppage time when sub Henry Camara headed home from a corner beyond Richard Wright..
Blackburn edged out Everton 1-0 at Ewood Park. It was a goal in the 10th minute from youngster Martin Olsson who was making his first start. He done a clever one-two with Robbie Fowler & fired a low striaght shot into the corner beyond Tim Howard. Everton brought on some subs after half time but with Yakubu & Cahill going close they just couldn’t find the net & Blackburn hung on to win..
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