” SOLID/HARD WORKING & PROFESSIONAL CARDIFF CITY TODAY “
My View / Opinion
” SOLID/HARD WORKING & PROFESSIONAL CARDIFF CITY ”
By Annis Abraham
SOL BAMBA & BRUNO MANGA WERE EXCELLENT TODAY.
Plus Aron Gunnarsson was solid.
WARNOCK DEMANDED A CLEAN SHEET & NOT SLOPPINESS AND THATS WHAT HE GOT TODAY :thumbright: :thumbright: :bluebird: :bluebird:
Do not sell Bruno Manga.
Warnock told his players to get stuck in and give their all and Peltier,Bamba,Gunnarsson were all booked for strong tackles,Warnock loves a bit of a dirt game and this certainly was one.
The First Half City slightly edged it and deserved their one nil lead,but Zohore worked like a Trojan,but missed a couple of sitters.
CARDIFF CITY 1 ASTON VILLA 0
City: Murphy, Peltier, Bennett, Morrison (C), Bamba, Manga, Ralls, Gunnarsson, Harris, Hoilett, Zohore.
Subs: Wilson, Richards, Connolly, Huws, Noone, Pilkington, Lambert.
Crowd 21,391
Away Support 3,358 Villa fans :thumbright:
City walked out to their second biggest crowd of the season against one of the biggest name clubs in the Championship. But Villa so far have had only a mediocre season and for me City could get three points from them.
Cardiff City started brightly and with in 16mins they were one nil up, thanks to a goalmouth scramble as Ralls got the final touch, but it was more of a control than a shot 1-0 :bluebird:
City did not rest and continued to press forward and were looking good.
In the 36min Cardiff City were forced into an early change. Junior Hoilett withdrawn due to an injury, Craig Noone replaced him.
Villa took control for a while and pressed forward with Ross McCormack leading the attack for Villa.
42mins Zohore hit the bar with a volley from Morrison’s nod on, then Villa cleared off the line from Bennett. So unlucky! (1-0)
Then in the 44th City were Close again! Amavi blocked Zohore’s goal-bound shot with Bunn beaten. (1-0)
HT CARDIFF CITY 1 ASTON VILLA 0 :bluebird: :bluebird:
Villa did a Double change – Agbonlahor and Tshibola on for Gardner and Westwood.
Villa put pressure on City for quite a while, but Bamba and Manga stood firm.
Villa continued to pressure City with Ross McCormack hitting the bar with a free kick and Joe Bennett hacked the ball clear.
Then goalie Brian Murphy in the 71st and 73rd min made two excellent saves for City.
84th min
Villa sub Ross McCormack was replaced by Hepburn-Murphy.
City Sub
Matthew Connolly replaced Joe Bennett.
Villa pressurised Cardiff City for the last 20 minutes and City gave their all and this time No mistakes :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :bluebird: :bluebird:
FT CARDIFF CITY 1 ASTON VILLA 0 :thumbright: :thumbright:
Man of the Match Sol Bamba Solid :thumbright:
UP NEXT FULHAM HOME THIS SUNDAY IN THE FACUP 3RD RD 11.30am (shocking time). Live on S4C
Joe Ralls celebrates scoring against Aston Villa