Cardiff 1-0 Leyton Orient

Peter Wittingham celebrates his winner with Stephen McPhail

Peter Wittingham's last-minute strike finally ended Leyton Orient's brave resistance at Ninian Park to send Cardiff to the Carling Cup third round.

Wittingham's powerful shot squeezed in at the near post from a corner which resulted from one of many fine saves by visiting goalkeeper Stuart Nelson.

He denied Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink on numerous occasions, and fellow debutant Robbie Fowler twice hit the crossbar.

Orient's Sean Thornton was sent off for two yellow cards on 68 minutes.

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Cardiff: Turnbull, Gunter, Purse (Blake 45), Johnson, Capaldi, Parry, Rae, McPhail, Whittingham, Hasselbaink, Fowler (MacLean 90).Subs Not Used: Oakes, Ledley, Ramsey.

Booked: McPhail.

Goals: Whittingham 90.

Leyton Orient: Nelson, Terry, Thelwell, Mkandawire, Palmer, Daniels, Thornton, Demetriou, Melligan (Chambers 70), Gray, Echanomi (Boyd 61).
Subs Not Used: Corden, Morris, Oji.

Sent Off: Thornton (69).

Booked: Thornton.

Att: 6,150.

Ref: Mike Russell (Hertfordshire).