Hero Heaton saves Bluebirds from defeat

Cardiff 1 Crystal Palace 0 (aggregate 1-1 AET; Cardiff win 3-1 on penalties)

Tue, 24 Jan, 2012 - 22:54

Cardiff 1 Crystal Palace 0 (aggregate 1-1 AET; Cardiff win 3-1 on penalties)

Cardiff keeper Tom Heaton was the hero as his two penalty shoot-out saves helped the Bluebirds to their first ever Carling Cup final after a dramatic semi-final second leg at Cardiff City Stadium.

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CourtsSoccerHeathrowPlace: Cardiff City StadiumPlace: ScotlandPlace: WembleyPerson: HeatonPerson: Tom HeatonPerson: Anthony GardnerPerson: Kenny MillerPerson: Filip KissPerson: Aron GunnarssonPerson: Paddy McCarthyPerson: David MarshallPerson: Jermaine EasterPerson: Sean ScannellPerson: Jonathan ParrPerson: GardnerPerson: Darcy BlakePerson: Don CowiePerson: Julian SperoniPerson: SperoniPerson: Peter WhittinghamPerson: Anthony GerrardPerson: Wilfried ZahaPerson: Andrew TaylorPerson: Glenn MurrayPerson: MillerPerson: ParrPerson: GunnarssonPerson: WhittinghamPerson: Chris MartinPerson: MurrayPerson: McCarthyPerson: GerrardPerson: ScannellPerson: ZahaPerson: Howard WebbPerson: CowiePerson: KissEvent: Carling Cup FinalOrganisation: BluebirdsOrganisation: CardiffOrganisation: Crystal PalaceOrganisation: AETOrganisation: PalaceOrganisation: Manchester CityOrganisation: Liverpool
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