上半场的英文解说：
45 mins - the fourth official signals a minimum of two minutes injury time.
38 mins - Glenn Loovens is booked for a late challenge on Flamini.
33 mins - Reyes receives treatment following a challenge from behind by former Birmingham defender Darren Purse.
32 mins - Senderos sends a header a whisker wide of Alexander's right-hand post, following Bergkamp's free-kick from the left.
30 mins - Jeff Whitley is booked for a tug at Jose Antonio Reyes.
21 mins - Gilberto's shot from the right-hand corner of the box spins marginally wide.
18 mins - GOAL! - Arsenal 2-0 Cardiff City - Pires slots home his -and Arsenal's - second of the day to round off another stunning Arsenal attack. Van Persie dropped deep and found Bergkamp with a slick pass in the inside-right channel. The veteran Dutchman checked his run before slipping the ball to the on-rushing Pires, who guided the ball into the botom left-hand corner.
15 mins - Senderos is booked for a late challenge on Joe Ledley. Former Gunner Rhys Weston takes the resultant free-kick but Djourou clears upfield as the ball is lofted into the box.
12 mins - Almunia takes an awkward back-pass on his chest and calmly clears up-field.
10 mins - Wenger's men continue to press forward as Cardiff struggle to get a foot on the ball. Bergkamp is dropping deep to link the play and Van Persie, Pires and Reyes all look very lively.
6 mins - GOAL! - Arsenal 1-0 Cardiff City - The Gunners enjoyed a sustained period of possession before Reyes eventually slipped Robert Pires in on the right of the visitor's penalty area, and the French midfielder tucked the ball into the far corner. A typically flowing Arsenal goal.
1 min - An early scare for The Gunners at Highbury, as Neil Ardley plays in Cameron Jerome inside the Arsenal penalty area, but the young striker flicks the ball just over Almunia's cross-bar.
