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Friday's clash - a rematch of the 2010 play-off final - was set against a familiar backdrop of turmoil for the hosts, with fans threatening to walkout in the 53rd minute in protest at club owner Karl Oyston's alleged refusal to spend money on the team.
Cardiff, meanwhile, will have been eager to impress Russell Slade, who was watching on from the stands at Bloomfield Road ahead of his expected appointment as manager of the Welsh capital club.
Indeed, Cardiff dominated for long periods but they could not find a way through the Blackpool defence as Jose Riga's men gave those who did not participate in the planned walkout a rare victory to cheer.
But Marshall's heroics could not prevent Cardiff from slipping to defeat as Blackpool held on to seal their first triumph since April, which moves them off the bottom and above neighbours Bolton Wanderers.
