Cardiff stun Ipswich with two late goals

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By Dafydd PritchardBBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

Last updated on 8 minutes ago.From the section Championship

Cardiff players celebrate with Callum O'Dowda

Ipswich Town missed the chance to reclaim the second automatic promotion spot in the Championship as Cardiff City scored two injury-time goals to snatch a stunning victory.

The home side started strongly and should have taken an early lead but Perry Ng's scuffed close-range effort was cleared off the line by Kieffer Moore.

Subdued during the first half, Ipswich looked more like their usual fluent, attacking selves after the interval with substitute Omari Hutchinson forcing Ethan Horvath into a good save.

The visitors probed patiently as the match wore on, gradually taking control before former Cardiff striker Moore fired into the far corner with a powerful left-footed finish.

Just as Ipswich looked to be heading level on points with Championship leaders Leicester City, Ryan Wintle scored with a deflected shot from close range five minutes into added time.

Then five minutes later, substitute Callum O'Dowda volleyed in from Ng's flick-on at a corner to spark ecstatic celebrations at Cardiff City Stadium.

The end of Ipswich's six-match winning means they remain third in the table, trailing second-place Leeds United - who won at Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night - by one point.

Cardiff remain 10th but move within four points of the play-off spots after producing one of their best performances of the season.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Cardiff

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Horvath
38Ng
12Phillips
4Goutas
30Wilson-Esbrand
6WintleSubstituted forRallsat 90+8'minutes
23Siopis
14BowlerSubstituted forDiédhiouat 84'minutes
15TurnbullSubstituted forColwillat 76'minutes
16Grant
22MéïtéSubstituted forO'Dowdaat 75'minutes

Substitutes

2Romeo
8Ralls
11O'Dowda
17Collins
20Diédhiou
27Colwill
32Tanner
41Turner
45Ashford

Ipswich

Formation 4-2-3-1

31HladkyBooked at 90mins
2Clarke
6Woolfenden
15Burgess
3Davis
5Morsy
25LuongoSubstituted forTaylorat 76'minutes
7BurnsSubstituted forHarnessat 76'minutes
10ChaplinSubstituted forHutchinsonat 65'minutes
21SarmientoSubstituted forBroadheadat 64'minutes
24MooreSubstituted forAl Hamadiat 89'minutes

Substitutes

1Walton
11Harness
14Taylor
16Al Hamadi
19Jackson
20Hutchinson
28Travis
33Broadhead
40Tuanzebe

Live Text

Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Ipswich Town 1.
Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Ipswich Town 1.
Goal! Cardiff City 2, Ipswich Town 1. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Perry Ng following a corner.
Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Leif Davis.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls replaces Ryan Wintle.
Marcus Harness (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Karlan Grant (Cardiff City).
Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
Foul by Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town).
Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Cardiff City 1, Ipswich Town 1. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rubin Colwill with a cross.
Offside, Ipswich Town. Harry Clarke is caught offside.
Václav Hladky (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
Harry Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ali Al Hamadi replaces Kieffer Moore.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Famara Diédhiou replaces Josh Bowler.