Cardiff City v Reading
Sky Bet Championship
Cardiff City Stadium
Saturday 27th August 2016
3pm
Journey Time to the ground: 1 hours 30 minutes. We caught the 12:37pm train from Merthyr Tydfil to Grangetown which took just under an hour and 10 minutes.
The ground was about a 15-20 minute walk from Grangetown station along Sloper Road.
Ticket Price: £20
Programme Price: £3
This was my first visit to the Cardiff City Stadium although I had previous been to Ninian Park once. We had tickets in the away corner which is situated in the corner between the Ninian Stand and the Grange Stand. The away fans enter the ground by going through their own fenced away entrance which prevents any issues between home and away fans. The leg room was ample and as we were able to pick where we sat, the view of the pitch was good.
To the left of the away corner is the Grange Stand which was a single-tiered all-seated stand. Opposite the Grange Stand is the Canton Stand which is an identical single-tiered all-seated stand where the majority of the vociferous home support seem to congregate. To the right of the Canton Stand is the Grandstand which is the main stand at the Cardiff City Stadium. The Grandstand is a two-tiered all-seated stand which also houses the team dug-outs. Opposite the Grandstand is the Ninian Stand which is the largest stand at the Cardiff City Stadium. The Ninian Stand is a three-tiered all-seated stand which has recently been extended.
I had been looking forward to this game since the fixture list has been released as this would be the closest Reading game for me this season. I was also pleased as Cardiff were the first team to honour Reading's twenty's plenty pledge and offer reciprocal pricing.
The first-half was a fairly dour affair with both sides stuggling to create any clear cut chances.
The second-half continued in the same vain and looked destined to remain goal-less until Yann Kermorgant scored a last-minute winner, volleying in Jordan Obita's deflected left-wing cross from 12-yards.
Attendance: 15,013 with 902 Reading fans.
Atmosphere: The atmosphere was poor. The ground was less than half full and the distance between the home and away fans was massive meaning that it was very difficult to get much of an atmosphere going. The atmosphere in the away end was also pretty subdued as the game wasn't very exciting.
Journey Time home: 4 hours 30 minutes. We walked into Cardiff city centre from the ground and spent a couple of hours looking around the St David's Shopping Centre. We got some dinner at Five Guys before walking to Cathays station and catching the train back to Merthyr Tydfil, arriving back at home just after 9:30pm.
I did enjoy my trip to Cardiff, although that down to the result more than anything else. Reading seen to be pretty solid, if not spectacular so should do well this season.
Cardiff City Stadium
Saturday 27th August 2016
3pm
Journey Time to the ground: 1 hours 30 minutes. We caught the 12:37pm train from Merthyr Tydfil to Grangetown which took just under an hour and 10 minutes.
The ground was about a 15-20 minute walk from Grangetown station along Sloper Road.
Ticket Price: £20
Programme Price: £3
This was my first visit to the Cardiff City Stadium although I had previous been to Ninian Park once. We had tickets in the away corner which is situated in the corner between the Ninian Stand and the Grange Stand. The away fans enter the ground by going through their own fenced away entrance which prevents any issues between home and away fans. The leg room was ample and as we were able to pick where we sat, the view of the pitch was good.
To the left of the away corner is the Grange Stand which was a single-tiered all-seated stand. Opposite the Grange Stand is the Canton Stand which is an identical single-tiered all-seated stand where the majority of the vociferous home support seem to congregate. To the right of the Canton Stand is the Grandstand which is the main stand at the Cardiff City Stadium. The Grandstand is a two-tiered all-seated stand which also houses the team dug-outs. Opposite the Grandstand is the Ninian Stand which is the largest stand at the Cardiff City Stadium. The Ninian Stand is a three-tiered all-seated stand which has recently been extended.
I had been looking forward to this game since the fixture list has been released as this would be the closest Reading game for me this season. I was also pleased as Cardiff were the first team to honour Reading's twenty's plenty pledge and offer reciprocal pricing.
The first-half was a fairly dour affair with both sides stuggling to create any clear cut chances.
The second-half continued in the same vain and looked destined to remain goal-less until Yann Kermorgant scored a last-minute winner, volleying in Jordan Obita's deflected left-wing cross from 12-yards.
Attendance: 15,013 with 902 Reading fans.
Atmosphere: The atmosphere was poor. The ground was less than half full and the distance between the home and away fans was massive meaning that it was very difficult to get much of an atmosphere going. The atmosphere in the away end was also pretty subdued as the game wasn't very exciting.
Journey Time home: 4 hours 30 minutes. We walked into Cardiff city centre from the ground and spent a couple of hours looking around the St David's Shopping Centre. We got some dinner at Five Guys before walking to Cathays station and catching the train back to Merthyr Tydfil, arriving back at home just after 9:30pm.
I did enjoy my trip to Cardiff, although that down to the result more than anything else. Reading seen to be pretty solid, if not spectacular so should do well this season.
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