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' Cardiff finally taste victory '

Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:35 pm

' Cardiff finally taste victory '


By Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

Saturday 20th October 2018

Cardiff City overcame Fulham in a thrilling encounter to earn their first win of the season and lift themselves off the bottom of the Premier League table.

Andre Schurrle's spectacular 30-yard strike put the visitors ahead against the run of play but, within 10 minutes, they trailed against a resurgent Bluebirds side inspired by a fervent home crowd.

First, Josh Murphy equalised with a precise low finish, then Bobby Reid seized on frenetic Fulham defending to slot in his first goal for the club - only for Ryan Sessegnon to make it 2-2 before the break.

Fulham seemed to grow in confidence from that point, but Cardiff responded again, with Callum Paterson shooting on the turn to squeeze the ball into the bottom corner to make it 3-2.

Then, as the visitors went in search of a late equaliser, a slip from Tim Ream allowed Victor Camarasa to square the ball to Cardiff substitute Kadeem Harris, whose close-range finish prompted delirious celebrations among the home fans.

As well as lifting the Bluebirds from the foot of the table, the win also hauled them out of the relegation zone, with Fulham replacing them in the bottom three.



Cardiff finally taste victory

Neil Warnock said on Friday that he would not bet on Cardiff surviving this season - although, having then pointed out the odds were also against them winning promotion from the Championship last term, one got the impression the remark was tongue-in-cheek.

It was not without sincerity, though. After all, Cardiff had not won at home in the Premier League since beating Fulham here in March 2014.

There was hope for the hosts in the fact their opponents were the only team in the division yet to keep a clean sheet this season.

It was clear to see why that was the case. Either side of Schurrle's spectacular opener, Cardiff created chances with a frequency they had not enjoyed since they were in the Championship.

Murphy was their most potent threat, tormenting Calum Chambers to such an extent that the Fulham right-back was substituted at half-time.

Fittingly, it was Murphy who scored the equaliser, cushioning a brilliant long ball from Sol Bamba and advancing into the penalty area before firing into the bottom corner.

Cardiff's second owed more to luck, with Fulham unable to clear a free-kick and Aron Gunnarsson's block falling kindly to Reid, who threaded the ball between Marcus Bettinelli's legs.

Worryingly for the home side, however, they could not make this period of dominance count and still found themselves pegged back by Sessegnon's equaliser.

The sense of frustration was palpable, and so was the relief when Paterson swivelled smartly in the penalty area to guide his low, slow shot into the net.

If the celebrations after that goal were loud, the noise that greeted Harris' late fourth was deafening, as Cardiff's supporters dared to dream their team could yet again confound the odds this season.
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Re: ' Cardiff finally taste victory '

Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:40 pm

Hopefully this gets the ball rolling

Re: ' Cardiff finally taste victory '

Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:50 pm

Bluebird1990 wrote:Hopefully this gets the ball rolling

Will do wonders for confidence :occasion5: , we smashed email, all 100m of them :mrgreen:

Re: ' Cardiff finally taste victory '

Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:51 pm

bluesince62 wrote:
Bluebird1990 wrote:Hopefully this gets the ball rolling

Will do wonders for confidence :occasion5: , we smashed email, all 100m of them :mrgreen:

Em for email,bloody auto correct :laughing5:

Re: ' Cardiff finally taste victory '

Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:33 pm

Our set of games in November are better than some of the other teams down the bottom of this league .