Cardiff City - 21st September - 24/25
Cardiff City v Leeds United
Saturday 21st September 2024 - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
2024/25 Season
I was looking forward to wearing my new jumper and beret given to me by the Art of Football after my interview during the week, but sadly had to cancel my trip after my husband Phillip or Captain as he is known to other Leeds fans, suffered another mini stroke yesterday. After posting my reel on social media this morning, I cannot thank the Leeds United family enough for all their love and support sent to my family. Although we do not know how much time Phillip has left, it could be sudden or happen over time, but it is essential we keep him safe. The photos were sent to me by my daughter Danielle who was at the game but aren't in any specific order.
Team: Meslier, Ampadu, Rodon, Firpo, Bogle, Gruev, Joseph, Gnonto, Ramazani, Struijk, Aaronson
Subs: Byram for Bogle (84), Piroe for Ramazani (84), Tanaka for Joseph (90), Schmidt for Gnonto (90), Rothwell for Gruev (90)
Subs not used: Darlow, Bamford, Crew, Debayo
Leeds won the game 2-0 with Ramazani (30) and Piroe (87) scoring the goals
Attendance: 23,207, 3,219 Leeds fans
Referee: John Smith
Booked: Bogle, Gruev.
Sent off: Bagan (Cardiff)
Before the game kicked off, there was a minute’s applause for Sol Bamba who had died recently and another on the 14th minute. Sol played for both Leeds and Cardiff and was given a fitting tribute by both sets of fans/clubs.
It’s always different when watching highlights than being at a game in person as that’s how I make my judgements on the games. Cardiff ended up with 10 men after Gnonto was fouled at the edge of the box and it looked as if we had been given advantage. The same lad continued chasing Gnonto as he brought him down again. As play was brought back and a free kick awarded to Leeds, the young lad saw a red card. Ramazani was put through the middle with a great piece of skill from Joseph as his speed took him past the defender and scored his first goal for Leeds. His back flip celebration was impressive too.
The second half saw Bogle brought down and Leeds awarded a penalty, but the keeper having a fine game saved Struijk’s shot from the spot with his feet. Near the end of normal time, Piroe was sent down the wing with a pass from Aaronson and when he carried on into the penalty area, hit a shot from the near post straight into the net. Although that gave Leeds some breathing space, Cardiff nearly pulled a goal back with a one-on-one ball with Meslier but thankfully he made a great stop to prevent it.
Thanks for getting the win for me Leeds, however hard it seemed to watch the game from some of our fans’ points of view. Three points and a clean sheet count for a lot.
See you soon, LUFC – Marching on Together!
