Friend Own Goal Hands Cardiff Late Win

Cardiff City    1        Middlesbrough    0

                     Friend (OG) 86

A late George Friend own goal left Middlesbrough without a win in three games as they lost away at Cardiff who moved up to 8^th in the Championship table.

The match was decided four minutes from time when an attempted clearance from Boro keeper Dimi Konstantopulos hit Friend and cannoned into his own net after a goal line scramble, it’s a result which sees Boro drop down to 6^th ahead of a trip to Wolves on Saturday.

Boro players left stunned after late winner
(Picture from www.express.co.uk)

Visiting manager Aitor Karanka made 2 changes from his side’s goalless draw with Fulham at the weekend while Russell Slade’s City side showed 4 alterations from their 0-0 draw at Preston.

The hosts started well and Konstantopulos had to make first half saves to deny Craig Noone and Peter Whittingham in the first half.

Boro responded through Albert Adomah but his close range header was straight at David Marshall, moments later the Ghanaian winger found himself in another promising position but fired an effort over.

The visitors continued to threaten and created numerous chances but Marshall was on hand to deny Adomah, once more, and Diego Fabbrini.

Those opportunities proved costly as the unfortunate Friend put through his own net in the dying minutes.