IN A NEAR EMPTY CARDIFF CITY STADIUM/ CITY TODAY

MY VIEW/OPINION

By Annis Abraham

http://www.cardiffcityforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=170188

” IN A NEAR EMPTY CARDIFF CITY STADIUM/ CITY TODAY ”

CARDIFF CITY SAW OUT A HARD FOUGHT WIN.

A MASSIVE 3PTS AGAINST PLAY OFF RIVALS IPSWICH.

RUSSELL SLADES NAME WAS SANG TODAY BY THE DIED HARD CARDIFF FANS AND SO IT SHOULD BE.

Even though Ipswich came for a win there were long periods of the game that were non eventful play.

Cardiff looked tired,did the high tempo Leeds game take it out of them?

3 hard fought points.

Russell Slade had to bring in Simon Moore to replace Marshall who came down with a virus last night.

CARDIFF CITY 1 IPSWICH TOWN 0

Crowd 15,175
Away support Approx. 1,200 Ipswich fans

Cardiff City : Moore, Peltier, Connolly, Manga, Malone, Whittingham, Ralls, O’Keefe, Noone, Immers and Pilkington.

Subs : Wilson, Morrison, Gunnarsson, Dikgacoi, Lawrence, Zohore and Ameobi.

City started this game still licking their wounds after their shock home defeat on Tuesday night to Leeds United,so today was about putting it right in front of the Cardiff Fans against fellow play off hopefuls Ipswich Town.
As City ran out to a near deserted stadium both teams for the first 15 played some good football and by the 18th minute a corner by Whittingham was headed in by Manga to make it 1-0 City.

Some good Football by Cardiff in the first half.

Ipswich came to win and this was keeping the game open, the first half finished with City deservedly going in 1 nil up.
Half-time CCFC 1 Ipswich 0
Ipswich started the second half looking for the equaliser and Malone kicked the ball of the line in the 57th min.

For the 20 mins we did not get the ball in their half 😯
Then Scott Malone had a shot wide in the 65th min.

68th min Whittingham free kick saved.

71st min Whittingham off injured and replaced by Gunnarsson.

At times the match had boring periods.

82 min Pilkigton came off for Dikgacoi.

Full-time CCFC 1 Ipswich 0

My man of the match BRUNO MANGA.

Up next Reading away Next Saturday.