Match Report
6 points and 1 places separated them: Cardiff City U21 3rd with 9, Sunderland U21 4th with 3. Sunderland U21 had been under-performing their position — 27th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Cardiff City U21 were scoring 0.83 and conceding 0.5, Sunderland U21 0.67 and 2.17, against a competition average of 1.72 goals per team per game.
Cardiff International Sports Stadium in Cardiff, capacity 1,875, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cardiff City U21 led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.