MY VIEW: ONCE AGAIN CARDIFF CITY CONCEDED GOALS SO EARLY ON

MY VIEW / OPINION:


ONCE AGAIN CARDIFF CITY CONCEDED GOALS SO EARLY ON & WERE CHASING THE GAME / BUT FAIR PLAY CITY FOUGHT BACK AND THE SECOND-HALF CITY WENT FOR THE WIN.

A draw was a fair result for both teams at full-time.


Cardiff have now only got 2pts from their last 12pts (No win in last 4 games)and need to start winning again if they want to make the play-offs.

A very exciting game over all.


JOE RALLS Man of the match

Callum Paterson excellent game, strong challenges and everywhere



First-half: Once again City sloppy start and were soon 0-2 down but what a comeback 2-2 half-time
City if I am honest did not deserve 2-2 at half-time.


Second-half: City improved vastly, it was end to end and anyones game.



Cardiff City went in to this game after only collecting 1pt from their last 9pts, but still only 6pts below the play-offs.


CARDIFF CITY 2 BRENTFORD 2
Crowd
Away Support 1,250 Brentford fans


Cardiff City: Smithies; Sanderson, Morrison, Nelson, Bennett; Bacuna, Vaulks, Ralls; Adomah, Hoilett, Paterson
Subs: Etheridge, Flint, Smith, Pack, Murphy, Glatzel, Ward



5th minCardiff City 0-1 Brentford (Racic)

Some succinct build-up play from Brentford lead to City conceding a corner, the ball floated in and Dalsgaard’s shot wa blocked by Sanderson, ball fell to Racic and he buried it!



After 20mins Cardiff finally started playing in the Brentford half and Paterson let fly from 30 yards. He catched it sweetly but it’s deflected behind.


21st min GOAL! Cardiff City 0-2 Brentford (Mbeumo)
Bryan Mbeumo whipped it with his left foot over the wall and into the corner.



31st min Junior Hoilett got City back in the game 1-2
Vaulks slipped in Adomah with a lovely one-two on the right-hand side and the winger whipped in a delightful cross to the back post, where Hoilett got the better of Mbeumo and headed home from point-blank range to halve the deficit.

Then Cardiff goalie Smitthies was called in to action and made a great save


45th min Joe Ralls 2-2 Sanderson whipped in a brilliant cross, but Paterson loses his footing and cannot latch on to the end of it.
Brentford cleared for a throw-in, but Vaulks’ long throw is flicked on to Ralls at the back post and he buries it.



H/T 2-2



Cardiff started the half much better

68th min Joe Bennett missed a sitter in front of goal, just had to tap in to an empty goal and missed

Smitthies has had to make a couple of good saves.


80th min Joe Ralls came off for Danny Ward.


City finished strongly

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Could have been won by either team,a fair result overall,shame we couldn't nick it at the end,but the ref gave us nothing all game!

Could have been won by either team,a fair result overall,shame we couldn't nick it at the end,but the ref gave us nothing all game!

Very exciting game and end to end, as you say either team could of won.

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The draw just means that even the those with faint hopes must now surely see that we won’t be moving from mid table

Very exciting game... could have won but for Bennett clowning around. Brentford are a very good side.

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Alex Smithies

Made a couple of spectacular saves once again and sharp with his feet when he needed to be. Made a couple of crucial interventions late on, too.

Unfortunately a great game (probably a fair result on balance of play) spoilt by a man in the middle. All the talk is going to be about him.

What a waste of a sperm.

We did well to fight back. Showed good character played some nice stuff (so did they). BUT their second I don't think was a free kick. Penalty on Hoilett was certain. The number of 'nothings' he gave to Brentford, especially the keeper after missing the tackle outside his box.

Ralls' goal was very well worked.