Vaulks switch spot-on
By GRAHAM THOMAS at the Cardiff City Stadium
WILL VAULKS stopped the rot at get better in the final third. You Cardiff but manager Steve can see that – it’s as clear as day. Morison is already thinking about “The top teams have the best how much dead wood he can players in those areas because hack off this summer. they have moments and they
Wales midfielder Vaulks produce. We will bring people in levelled with an for those areas this 82nd-minute summer.” penalty, which This game might prevented the well have been a Bluebirds from relegation decider if ending their home it wasn’t for the campaign with a points deductions fifth straight defeat. given to Derby and
But Vaulks is one Reading. of 10 players out of It was low on contract next quality, other than month, while five Bela’s finish which others will return to their parent was as needle-sharp as the clubs after loan deals. through ball from Juninho
He did his own cause no harm Bacuna. But when Cardiff rallied, by coming off the bench at halftime Birmingham finally subsided and instilling some method when former Cardiff keeper Neil into Cardiff’s madness. Etheridge brought down Max
After Jeremie Bela had given Watters to give away the penalty. Birmingham the lead, Cardiff had Brum boss Lee Bowyer, now looked clueless and toothless with just one win from the last until Vaulks and rising star Rubin nine games, said: “We didn’t do Colwill were sent on. Morison too much wrong, but it’s another admitted: “We have just got to case of dropping two points.”
CARDIFF CITY: Phillips 6; Drameh 6, Mcguinness 5, Nelson 6, Denham 6, Ng 6; King 5 (Colwill 46, 6), Wintle 5 (Vaulks 46, 7), Doyle 6 (Watters 77); Hugill 5, Harris 6. Subs not used: Luthra, Semenyo, Flint, Collins.
BIRMINGHAM CITY: Etheridge 6; Gordon 6, Roberts 7, Friend 6; Colin 6, Gardner 6, Sunjic 6, Bela 7 (Graham 75, 5); Bacuna 6 (James 63, 6), Taylor 5, Hernandez 6. Subs not used: Trueman, Woods, Jutkiewicz, Hogan, Deeney
MAN OF THE MATCH: Will Vaulks. Influencer. Came on to give structure to Cardiff’s game when they had none.
REFEREE: John Busby 7.