Challenge CupFinished
Manchester
4 – 3
Cardiff
Score by period
TeamP1P2P3OTShootout
Manchester01202
Cardiff21000
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Match events

2'Goal — Cardiff · J. Oligny (assist: K. Olischefski, J. MacDonald)
5'Goal — Cardiff · T. Caron (assist: J. Oligny)
0'Goal — Manchester · S. Johnson (assist: D. Dow, K. Maksimovich)
15'Goal — Cardiff · T. Caron (assist: B. Estes)
7'Goal — Manchester · S. Johnson (assist: J. Dudek)
17'Goal — Manchester · T. McGauley (assist: D. Dow, A. Karlsson)

Recent form

Manchester

Manchester 1-2 Coventry30/10/2026
Sheffield 5-2 Manchester28/10/2026
Fife 2-6 Manchester24/10/2026
Manchester 4-5 Belfast18/10/2026
Guildford 4-3 Manchester17/10/2026
Manchester 3-4 Sheffield11/10/2026
Manchester 1-2 Nottingham10/10/2026
Dundee 3-4 Manchester07/10/2026
Coventry 3-1 Manchester04/10/2026
Cardiff 2-0 Manchester03/10/2026

Cardiff

Cardiff 6-1 Guildford31/10/2026
Cardiff 1-4 Belfast28/10/2026
Nottingham 2-4 Cardiff25/10/2026
Cardiff 1-0 Sheffield24/10/2026
Dundee 3-2 Cardiff18/10/2026
Cardiff 5-4 Coventry17/10/2026
Cardiff 5-2 Belfast11/10/2026
Cardiff 3-0 Dundee10/10/2026
Cardiff 2-1 Glasgow04/10/2026
Cardiff 2-0 Manchester03/10/2026

Head to head

64 meetings · Manchester 15 wins · Cardiff 49 wins

Cardiff 2-0 Manchester03/10/2026
Cardiff 4-2 Manchester18/09/2026
Cardiff 4-1 Manchester28/03/2026
Cardiff 4-3 Manchester17/01/2026
Manchester 2-1 Cardiff10/01/2026

Team statistics

StatisticManchesterCardiff
Games played79
Wins26
Losses53
Goals scored2126
Goals conceded2423
Avg. goals scored3.002.90
Avg. goals conceded3.402.60