CARDIFF FIGHT BACK: Hertha BSC v Cardiff City

League 2 Budasliga Hertha Berlin Split their first team squad to play two games one after another on the same day:






Cardiff fielded a very strong team:

Cardiff deservedly went in h/t one nil down and looked toothless upfront.

Second-half Cardiff played a lot better and Callum Robinson in the 89th min made it 1-1


City badly missing striker and need to strengthen more.




FIRST- HALF:

Ramsey and Ralls looked good

Cardiff defended well against the League 2 Bundesliga, but upfront were toothless first-half.

Hertha were by far the better team.









Bulut this season is giving Isaak Davies the main Strikers position.
Good luck



Cardiff City’s last match in Austria is v Hertha BSC play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football, they were mid table last season.

This Thursday 5pm UK time

This will be Cardiff City’s 6th pre-season friendly.


HERTHA BSC 1 CARDIFF CITY 1
H-T 1-0

Crowd 610

Away Support 500 plus Berlin & 50 Cardiff fans

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EROL BULUTS 28 MAN SQUAD WHICH WILL VIRTUALLY START THE NEW SEASON / PLUS ANOTHER 2-3 PLAYERS SET TO JOIN

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The Bluebirds conclude the pre-season tour of Austria by taking on 2. Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin on Thursday 25th July.

The fixture will take place in the Koasastadion St. Johann in Tirol, with a kick-off time of 6pm (local time) (5pm in Cardiff).

Tickets can be purchased with cash only on the gate, costing €12 for adults and €6 for U16s.

Around 60 Cardiff fans are expected, so far an average of 40-50 Cardiff fans have attended the away games.

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About 40-50 Cardiff fans have followed City on this Austrian Tour:

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@chriswillock and @CalumChambers95 are both named in the matchday squad for the first time since signing for City!

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That’s a team much closer to our best team compared to the other day.

Good to see Chambers and Willock on the bench, hope they get some minutes in the second half.

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That’s a team much closer to our best team compared to the other day.

Good to see Chambers and Willock on the bench, hope they get some minutes in the second half.

I agree Ned,

Apparently Davies will be one of our main Strikers this season, I really hope for our sakes he can do it in the Championship.
The good news is I am told he is very very confident.

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Bluebirds

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That’s a team much closer to our best team compared to the other day.

Good to see Chambers and Willock on the bench, hope they get some minutes in the second half.

I agree Ned,

Apparently Davies will be one of our main Strikers this season, I really hope for our sakes he can do it in the Championship.
The good news is I am told he is very very confident.

Chambers willock will be on around 60mins "bulut " davies will benefit from more forward thinking play as he is face the goal player not back to goal type we usually play.

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That’s a team much closer to our best team compared to the other day.

Good to see Chambers and Willock on the bench, hope they get some minutes in the second half.

I agree Ned,

Apparently Davies will be one of our main Strikers this season, I really hope for our sakes he can do it in the Championship.
The good news is I am told he is very very confident.

Chambers willock will be on around 60mins "bulut " davies will benefit from more forward thinking play as he is face the goal player not back to goal type we usually play.

Crowd is approx 600

Over 500 Berlin, 50 Cardiff and some Huddersfield fans etc

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Good defending

Hertha just starting to settle.

Maza pulls the ball back across the box, but Cardiff get it clear.

1nil Hertha


Hertha BSC take the lead, with Linus Gechter scoring from close range. (1-0)

Hertha fans out number Cardiff fans 10/1 at least

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Drinks

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Prices

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The League 2 German side are all over Cardiff


Hertha on top at the moment

The press from the German side really unsettling Cardiff in possession at the moment.

City really having to work hard even get out their own half at the moment

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Judging by that tackle by rambo he's fully fit and raring to go

Judging by that tackle by rambo he's fully fit and raring to go

Yes apparently way better than last season

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Isaak Davies down

Wins a freekick near the halfway line after getting a little nudge in the back from Kempf while going for a header.

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A lively disagreement now

Ng and McGuinness having strong words with Scherhant off the ball.

No idea what that's about but there's a fair but of pushing and shoving going on.

Maza comes across to break it up and that appears to be the end of it for now.

It’s all Hertha

McGuinness again

Another strong header to clear another Winkler cross.

Cardiff defending well / nothing up front

Collins hooks clear

Scherhant glides his way through down the left before getting a cross away.

Collins there inside the box to hook the ball away.

Ramsey again looking lively

Sprays out to the left for O'Dowda, and he does brilliantly to get the better of his man, gets the cross away but there's too much fizz on it.

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H-T 1-0

Hertha the better team by far.

City defended well

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Hertha look a good team.

City good on the counter and defending well.

Isaak Davies clearly struggles with hold up play and needs to improve the accuracy of his passes.

Hertha look a good team.

City good on the counter and defending well.

Isaak Davies clearly struggles with hold up play and needs to improve the accuracy of his passes.

Ned,

I agree, but Buluts really depending on him this season. Tan has made it clear Isaaks is his in his top 2 strikers.

Game halted whilst HBSC fans celebrate their birthday

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Flares stop play

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Isaak Davies is down

Looks in a bit of pain after a coming together in the centre circle.

Robinson is ready to come

I’ll say it yet again Annis. I like Davies and want him to succeed. But he’s not a forward. He’s too small. He’s a winger. He will not survive up front in the championship on his own against big centre backs. If Tan thinks otherwise he’s deluded. And it’s the MANAGER alone who should be making these decisions. Why ux T Meite on the bench? Wasn’t there got the previous game. Surely not injured already.