Feeling blue - Sam Hully consoles himself in hospital with news of Cardiff's win A lifelong Cardiff City fan who was due to be with 35,000 other supporters for the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley found himself on an operating table instead. Sam Hully, 25, broke his leg playing in his local league on Saturday, the day before the Bluebirds beat Barnsley 1-0. His dream of seeing his club reach the FA Cup final was shattered when X-rays showed a broken tibia and fibula. His operation began as the teams took the field - and his first words as he came round were: "How did City get on?" He now hopes he can make it to Wembley in May to see City in the final. His father Brene, said his son was "devastated" when he realised he would not be making the trip for the semi-final. Following a "heavy tackle" during a game for Glyncoed Corries against St Albans on Pontcanna Fields in the Cardiff and District League, he heard his leg crack. His father, who teaches French at Stanwell Comprehensive in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, said: "He was left unmoved while we waited for an ambulance. We knew it was a serious injury but Sam had hoped he might be able to walk out of the hospital." He was taken to the University Hospital of Wales, and X-rays revealed the bones in his left leg had been displaced, said his father. He was given a temporary cast on Saturday and kept in the assessment unit at the hospital. Having learned he would not be travelling to Wembley, he gave his ticket to a friend. On Sunday he went into the operating theatre to get a pin inserted into his leg, just as the teams were coming out for the kick-off, Mr Hully said. His son, who is training to be a plumber, emerged four hours later having missed the whole game. "Sam came out of the recovery room at around half-past six and he was desperate to know the score." "Luckily there was a highlights programme later so we got him a TV card [to let him see TV in hospital] and he got to watch it." "He was obviously in a lot of pain, but the best relief came when he was able to watch a re-run." He called his son a "tough kid; he doesn't crack under pressure, he's sensible and is going to get on with things". Mr Hully said: "He will cope with this and hopefully he'll be out of hospital in a couple of days. "And we're going to try our best to get him a ticket for the final," he said. BBC News Channel