Addison sums up Today's Game

Former Hereford United manager Colin Addison summed up today's game in an interview shown on BBC Wales.

"Cardiff's class and quality saw them through. Had a bit of defending to do in the last quarter and just about deserved their victory.

"I thought the first half was a comfortable game for both sides. Not a lot of goal mouth incident but right on half time the ball got played in, it came out, edge of the box and Mcnaughton came onto it and absolutely steamed it into the corner of the net. Wayne Brown had no chance, no vision at all on it.

"Hereford, if they were to get back into the game, needed to play with a little more tempo. They came out and did that. But then the clear penalty. He (Easton) brought him (Mcnaughton) down from behind and Thompson sticks it away. 2-0. I thought game over.

"However goals change games. Cardiff looked comfortable, Hereford weren't really troubling them and all of a sudden they get a goal.

"It was a good goal. Robinson took it on the right hand side into the box. The ball's played through, nicked on (by Gwynne), he has a look, just lifts his head and drills a great shot in the corner past Qakes. And they were back in it. Game on again. Cardiff have some defending to do.

"I think the last fifteen minutes were arguably the best period of the game. Hereford throw it all forward and one or two shots were reining in. And Oakes had one or two saves to make.

"I just thought the way Graham (Turner) likes them to play - they keep possession, pass the ball, keep good possession. I would have liked to have seen a higher tempo especially when they were going towards the Meadow End (in the first half)."

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