Bluebirds Return From Hull With Hard-Earned Draw

Professional Development League under-18

Hull City 0, Cardiff City 0

The young Bluebirds faced a Hull City team coached by former Cardiff City and Wales defender Terry Boyle on Humberside.

This was a first Professional Development Under-18 League match for both teams and there were few chances.

Home goalkeeper David Robson has produced a couple of decent saves, tipping a Joel Bagan effort onto the bar, while Luke Rees missed the Tigers’ best chance.

Siyabonga Ligendza had a shot cleared off the line with 80 minutes gone.

Boyle made 168 appearances for the Bluebirds between 1986 and 1989, scoring seven times. 

Boyle retired from playing in 2001 at the end of a 20-year career.

He has been at Hull City since 2014, and also acts as coach/educator for the Uefa A License.

The next PDL under-18 fixture for Cardiff City is at home against Crewe at Cardiff International Sports Campus next Saturday (11am).

Hull City u-18 (v Cardiff): Robson, Thompson, Leake, Wood, Smith, Bayram, Cove, Lovick, Rees, Snelgrove, Jarvis. Subs: Fisk, Beckett, Best, Green, Ward. 

Cardiff City u-18: Jamie Cogman, Taylor Jones, Sam Parsons, Joel Bagan, Ryan Kavanagh, Tom Chiabi, Ntazana Mayembe, Rubin Colwill, Isaak Davies, Owen Pritchard, Siyabonga Ligendza. Subs: Joshua Rippon, Brad Stewart, Clay, Thomas, Rhys Schwank. 

Cardiff City under-23

Professional Development League fixtures

Home fixtures played at Cardiff International Sports Campus or Cardiff City Stadium

August

Monday 12 v Cardiff City v Sheffield United (1pm)

Tuesday 20 Barnsley v Cardiff City (Noon)

Monday 26 Cardiff City v Birmingham City (7pm)

Friday 30 Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City (7pm)

September

Monday 9 Monday 16 Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers (1pm)

Monday 16 Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City (1pm)

Monday 23 Coventry City v Cardiff City (1pm)

October 

Monday 14 Cardiff City v Ipswich Town (1pm)

Monday 21 Colchester United v Cardiff City (1pm)

Monday 28 Cardiff City v Crystal Palace (7pm)

November 

Monday 11 Bristol City v Cardiff City (1pm)

Monday 18 Cardiff City v Millwall (1pm)

Monday 25 Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic (1pm)

December

Monday 9 Watford v Cardiff City (1pm)

Monday 16 QPR v Cardiff City (1pm)

January 

Monday 6 Cardiff City v Coventry City (1pm)

Monday 13 Cardiff City v Colchester United (1pm)

Monday 27 Crystal Palace v Cardiff City (1pm)

February

Monday 3 Millwall v Cardiff City (2pm)

Monday 10 Cardiff City v Bristol City (7pm)

Monday 17 Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City (1pm)

March

Monday 2 Cardiff City v Watford (1pm)

Monday 9 Ipswich Town v Cardiff City (1pm)

Monday 16 Cardiff City v QPR (1pm)

Monday 23 Leeds United v Cardiff City (1pm)

Monday 30 Cardiff City v Burnley (7pm)

April

Monday 6 Crewe Alex v Cardiff City (1pm)

Monday 20 Cardiff City v Hull City (7pm)

Monday 27 Wigan Athletic v Cardiff City (7pm)

Cardiff City pre-season results for under-23 and under-18 teams:

Under-18: NK Radomjie 1, Cardiff City 3; Leicester City 4, Cardiff City 6; Cardiff City 1, AFC Bournemouth 2; Westfields FC 4, Cardiff City 4 (Bluebirds won 7-6 on penalties); Southampton 0 Cardiff City 5,

Under-23: Taffs Well 1, Cardiff City 5; Larkhall Athletic 1, Cardiff City 1; AFC Tavistock 0, Cardiff City 7; Bodmin Town 2, Cardiff City 3; Plymouth Parkway 1, Cardiff City 5; Trefelin BGC 0, Cardiff City 0; Haverfordwest County 3, Cardiff City 4; Penybont 1 Cardiff City 4.

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