10-Man Cardiff Downed By Bristol

Cardiff City lost out to rivals Bristol City, eventualy going down by 1 goal to nil in a tense Ninian Park.


However, the game turned after in-form striker Steve Thompson was shown a straight red card by referee Uriah Rennie after challenging keeper Basso on 15 minutes.


From there Cardiff were up against it and conceeded from a corner in the second half, Marvin elliot with the goal.


Roger Johnson saw a free header cleared of the line by Lee Trundle in Cardiff’s best chance.


Cardiff gave it a good go, but were unable to break down The Robins and key figure Rennie brought the game to a close to the delight of the home crowd.


Disappointing for the game which turned out to be fast paced and tense but Cardiff were always struggling against an extra man.



Full match report to follow Monday.