Full Match Report " Cardiff City v Middlesborough "
Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:47 pm
' FULL MATCH REPORT " CARDIFF CITY V MIDDLESBOROUGH " '
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Cardiff
0
Middlesbrough
1
Garcia Martinez 2′
FT 90 +7
HT 0-1
Tuesday 16th September 2014
By Rob Westall
BBC Sport
Kike scored after just 95 seconds as Middlesbrough beat Cardiff City to increase the pressure on boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Spanish striker slotted home Albert Adomah's cross from close range to inflict the second home defeat in four days on the Bluebirds.
Juan Cala fired City's best chance wide late on as Boro held on.
Cardiff left the field to a chorus of boos from some sections of the home crowd.
It was Boro's third away win in a row in the Championship following victories at Bolton and Huddersfield.
The result moves Aitor Karanka's side up to eighth in the table, four points above Solskjaer's team, who slip to 17th.
Cardiff's £5m signing Bruno Ecuele Manga made his debut in a bid to shore up a defence that leaked four second-half goals in Saturday's home defeat by Norwich.
But the former Lorient defender was caught cold shortly after kick-off. Adam Clayton's pass released Adomah and his cross found the unmarked Kike, who fired a low shot past goalkeeper David Marshall.
As Cardiff pushed for an equaliser, Middlesbrough looked to hit the Bluebirds on the break.
Adomah was a threat down the Cardiff left and caused Bluebirds' full-back Matthew Connolly problems with his pace and movement.
After nine minutes, he lashed a shot wide from the edge of the 18-yard box and shortly afterwards the Cardiff crowd vented their frustration at manager Solskjaer, booing him as he tried to get the ball to one of his players to take a throw in.
Despite pouring forward in numbers Cardiff failed to carve out any clear-cut chances in the first-half.
Cala's header over the bar from a Peter Whittingham corner was their best effort.
In fact, the visitors could have gone further in front when the ball broke to Adomah and Jelle Vossen in the six-yard area, but the pair hesitated, allowing Cardiff to clear.
Despite their increased effort after the break, Cardiff had keeper Marshall to thank for not falling further behind, as the Scot parried away Clayton's long-range effort.
Cardiff did not give up and continued to press, winger Anthony Pilkington beat several Boro defenders to get to the bye-line, but his cutback failed to find a team-mate.
With time running out, the hosts almost unlocked the Middlesbrough defence as Kenwyne Jones' header found Cala, but the defender fired his low shot wide.
Marshall was again called into action, rushing out to close down Clayton's shot following a late Middlesbrough break.
Boro survived seven minutes of injury time and Cardiff pressure to take all three points.
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Cardiff
0
Middlesbrough
1
Garcia Martinez 2′
FT 90 +7
HT 0-1
Tuesday 16th September 2014
By Rob Westall
BBC Sport
Kike scored after just 95 seconds as Middlesbrough beat Cardiff City to increase the pressure on boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Spanish striker slotted home Albert Adomah's cross from close range to inflict the second home defeat in four days on the Bluebirds.
Juan Cala fired City's best chance wide late on as Boro held on.
Cardiff left the field to a chorus of boos from some sections of the home crowd.
It was Boro's third away win in a row in the Championship following victories at Bolton and Huddersfield.
The result moves Aitor Karanka's side up to eighth in the table, four points above Solskjaer's team, who slip to 17th.
Cardiff's £5m signing Bruno Ecuele Manga made his debut in a bid to shore up a defence that leaked four second-half goals in Saturday's home defeat by Norwich.
But the former Lorient defender was caught cold shortly after kick-off. Adam Clayton's pass released Adomah and his cross found the unmarked Kike, who fired a low shot past goalkeeper David Marshall.
As Cardiff pushed for an equaliser, Middlesbrough looked to hit the Bluebirds on the break.
Adomah was a threat down the Cardiff left and caused Bluebirds' full-back Matthew Connolly problems with his pace and movement.
After nine minutes, he lashed a shot wide from the edge of the 18-yard box and shortly afterwards the Cardiff crowd vented their frustration at manager Solskjaer, booing him as he tried to get the ball to one of his players to take a throw in.
Despite pouring forward in numbers Cardiff failed to carve out any clear-cut chances in the first-half.
Cala's header over the bar from a Peter Whittingham corner was their best effort.
In fact, the visitors could have gone further in front when the ball broke to Adomah and Jelle Vossen in the six-yard area, but the pair hesitated, allowing Cardiff to clear.
Despite their increased effort after the break, Cardiff had keeper Marshall to thank for not falling further behind, as the Scot parried away Clayton's long-range effort.
Cardiff did not give up and continued to press, winger Anthony Pilkington beat several Boro defenders to get to the bye-line, but his cutback failed to find a team-mate.
With time running out, the hosts almost unlocked the Middlesbrough defence as Kenwyne Jones' header found Cala, but the defender fired his low shot wide.
Marshall was again called into action, rushing out to close down Clayton's shot following a late Middlesbrough break.
Boro survived seven minutes of injury time and Cardiff pressure to take all three points.
Re: Full Match Report " Cardiff City v Middlesborough "
Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:16 pm
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits his Cardiff side are short on confidence after seeing their poor run of form continue with a 1-0 defeat at home to Middlesbrough.
The results means Solskjaer has taken just 20 points from a possible 75 in league action since succeeding Malky Mackay in January, and heaps the pressure on the former Manchester United striker with the spectre of owner Vincent Tan lurking in the background.
And the Norwegian admits the run is having an effect on his players as they slumped to 17th in the SkyBet Championship table.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11680/9474133?
The results means Solskjaer has taken just 20 points from a possible 75 in league action since succeeding Malky Mackay in January, and heaps the pressure on the former Manchester United striker with the spectre of owner Vincent Tan lurking in the background.
And the Norwegian admits the run is having an effect on his players as they slumped to 17th in the SkyBet Championship table.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11680/9474133?
Re: Full Match Report " Cardiff City v Middlesborough "
Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:55 pm
TopCat CCFC wrote:Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits his Cardiff side are short on confidence after seeing their poor run of form continue with a 1-0 defeat at home to Middlesbrough.
The results means Solskjaer has taken just 20 points from a possible 75 in league action since succeeding Malky Mackay in January, and heaps the pressure on the former Manchester United striker with the spectre of owner Vincent Tan lurking in the background.
And the Norwegian admits the run is having an effect on his players as they slumped to 17th in the SkyBet Championship table.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11680/9474133?
Cheers Tony
