A win can take a shed load of pressure from your shoulders when you are a football fan, and today was one of them. Maybe it was the long international break on the back of a poor run of games that send my mind into over drive, but the run-up to today’s game was a nightmare.
I was overly pleased that Jay Bothroyd took the penalty award to Cardiff with in ten minute of the start of the game. They are normally taken by Peter Whittingham. After the game Cardiff City boss Dave Jones expressed surprised that the striker took the penalty. Jones said:
"I was surprised Jay Bothroyd took the penalty but he is now back on the score-sheet after a long break although I did think Peter Whittingham would take it."
Cardiff have recently have had trouble keeping hold of a lead but today they did and Cardiff when in at half-time 1-0 up. The other there Cardiff goals came in the second half with defender Dekel Keinan who extend the lead not long after the start of the second half and unlocked some of the tension in the air. That goal was soon follow by a third again it was down to a defender to score, Paul Quinn, his first of the season.
When Peter Whittingham popped in the fourth Dave Jones decided to make some chances, on went Darcy Blake for Jlloyd Samuel followed by Jon Parkin replacing Jay Bothroyd and Craig Bellamy was then subbed by Jay Emmanuel-Thomas. Derby pulled one back with a extra time penalty scored by love him or hate him Robbie Savage.
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