Cardiff City players start to celebrate their 3-1 victory on penalties over Crystal Palace in their Carling Cup semi-final second leg last night

Cardiff 1 Crystal Palace 0
After extra time; Score 1-1 on aggregate
Cardiff win 3-1 on penalties

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