At 1-1 all chairman Peter Ridsdale Christmas seemed to have come at once, but it was not to be. Didier Drogba open the score within two minutes has he found the Cardiff defence sleeping. It was the worst way to start the game and you could help but think here we go.
Chelsea are FA Cup holders and are top of the Premier League but Cardiff intended not to be some kind of wiping boys and make the Londoners work. Cardiff could have equalised from a set piece when a Peter Whittingham’s free kick found Anthony Gerrard head, he fired the ball towards the top corner only for the Chelsea keeper to make a fingertip save, and the ball sailed past the post. Within minutes Gerrard had another this time he glanced the ball, which hit striker Michael Chopra to high for the striker to control the ball.
Allow Chelsea were in control Cardiff were still having chances and in the 34th Cardiff had took their chance. It fell to Chopra to get 6,000 Cardiff City jumping for joy and Chairman Peter Ridsdale getting his old abacus out brief working out the paid day of a replay. It was an unusual goal for Chopra as from a Chris Burke’s cross he headed the ball passed the helpless Chelsea keeper. With the score level at 1-1, the dream was back on.
Cardiff held their own for much of the first half soon as they got over the shaky start and was good for the 1-1 score line at half time but what will the next 45minutes bring. I hope that boss Dave Jones was putting fire in his team bellies.
It was not long after the restart of the second half that Chelsea retook the lead and it down to the Michael Ballack to put some heart back into the home fans when he volley home the Londoners second goal on the 51st minute.
Cardiff were on the back foot has they failed to break the Chelsea defence it was Chelsea who were put pressure on in front of goal, they had a certain goal cleared an Drogba who was a torn in the side of the Cardiff defence miss one along with Sturridge.
Sturridge had only missed a shot at the City goals and minutes later, he was back and this time he did not miss. It was much easier than his earlier chance the ball was loose and Sturridge was on hand to slip the ball beyond Cardiff keeper Marshall. It was 3-1 now and the game looked over for the Welshman.
Cardiff were not finished Kevin McNaughton and Peter Whittingham had a chance to get a goal back and who knows what could have happened at 3-2. However, it was not to but the game was firmly all over when Kalou at a fourth 4 minutes from the full 90 minutes.
Cardiff City players can hold their heads up high after this performance and if they can take it through to West Brom on Tuesday night, they can come out on top of this top of the table clash.
Chelsea are FA Cup holders and are top of the Premier League but Cardiff intended not to be some kind of wiping boys and make the Londoners work. Cardiff could have equalised from a set piece when a Peter Whittingham’s free kick found Anthony Gerrard head, he fired the ball towards the top corner only for the Chelsea keeper to make a fingertip save, and the ball sailed past the post. Within minutes Gerrard had another this time he glanced the ball, which hit striker Michael Chopra to high for the striker to control the ball.
Allow Chelsea were in control Cardiff were still having chances and in the 34th Cardiff had took their chance. It fell to Chopra to get 6,000 Cardiff City jumping for joy and Chairman Peter Ridsdale getting his old abacus out brief working out the paid day of a replay. It was an unusual goal for Chopra as from a Chris Burke’s cross he headed the ball passed the helpless Chelsea keeper. With the score level at 1-1, the dream was back on.
Cardiff held their own for much of the first half soon as they got over the shaky start and was good for the 1-1 score line at half time but what will the next 45minutes bring. I hope that boss Dave Jones was putting fire in his team bellies.
It was not long after the restart of the second half that Chelsea retook the lead and it down to the Michael Ballack to put some heart back into the home fans when he volley home the Londoners second goal on the 51st minute.
Cardiff were on the back foot has they failed to break the Chelsea defence it was Chelsea who were put pressure on in front of goal, they had a certain goal cleared an Drogba who was a torn in the side of the Cardiff defence miss one along with Sturridge.
Sturridge had only missed a shot at the City goals and minutes later, he was back and this time he did not miss. It was much easier than his earlier chance the ball was loose and Sturridge was on hand to slip the ball beyond Cardiff keeper Marshall. It was 3-1 now and the game looked over for the Welshman.
Cardiff were not finished Kevin McNaughton and Peter Whittingham had a chance to get a goal back and who knows what could have happened at 3-2. However, it was not to but the game was firmly all over when Kalou at a fourth 4 minutes from the full 90 minutes.
Cardiff City players can hold their heads up high after this performance and if they can take it through to West Brom on Tuesday night, they can come out on top of this top of the table clash.
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The FA cup was a tough draw.
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