MY VIEW / OPINION
QUALITY / QUALITY TOTALLY OUTSHONE CARDIFF'S BATTLERS ONCE AGAIN AWAY FROM HOME /DESPITE CARDIFF COMING BACK IN THE LAST 10MINS / WATFORD COULD OF BEEN FIVE/SIX GOALS UP / NEIL ETHERIDGE HAD KEPT CARDIFF IN THE GAME.
For at least 75mins Watford were the better team.
Cardiff goalie Neil Etheridge for me was man of the match despite Watford convincingly beating Cardiff City.
First-half Cardiff started brightly, but did not have the quality that Watford had upfront thanks to two brilliant saves by Neil Etheridge, Cardiff managed to keep the score to 1-0.
Cardiff have to bring in some quality come January, no matter what.
Watford first win in 7 games.
WATFORD 3 CARDIFF CITY 2
H/T 1-0
Crowd
Away Support 2,100 Cardiff fans
Cardiff City: Etheridge; Manga, Morrison (capt.), Bamba, Bennett; Gunnarsson, Arter; Hoilett, Camarasa, Murphy, Paterson.
Subs: Smithies, Peltier, Ralls, Decordova-Reid, Mendez-Laing, Harris, Zohore.
In torrential rain, Cardiff City fans sang and cheered City on from the first second of the game
A bright start from Cardiff, with plenty of pace and running at Watford, but in front of goal nothing in the first 15mins,still no quality.
17th min A magnificent solo effort from Watford player Gerard Deulofeu, ghosting through the tackles before slotting a cool finish beyond Neil Etheridge 1-0
It was given away by Gunnarsson in the middle to allow the Spaniard to pick it up and drive at Cardiff.
Etheridge mad a couple of excellent saves.
Watford finish the first-half way on top.
Thanks to Etheridge the score line was kept to 1-0.
H/T 1-0
Josh Murphy was replaced Mendez-Laing.
Neil Etheridge was called in to action early on with another good safe
51st min Watford scored another quality goal 2-0
58th min,Lee Peltier came on for Joe Bennett.
68 - Goal. It was a third for Watford as Quina found the corner from outside the box 3-0
72nd min there was another great save from Neil Etheridge.
A despairing Cardiff defence was doing its best to deny Watford a fourth goal...
Bobby Reid replaced Aron Gunnarsson.
80th min, Absolutely stunning goal by Junior Hoilett
Then a scramble in the Watford goal, Bobby Reid scored
3-2.
88th min Neil Etheridge saved again.
F/T 3-2
MY MAN OF THE MATCH CARDIFF GOALIE NEIL ETHERIDGE
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