A shocking result and shocking scoreline but with positives too seems to be the early view on a day City were turly hit for six at Edgeley Park.
The game unexpectedly became a memorial match for ex-Stockport managerial legend Danny Bergera who passed away in midweek after a short illness. Cardiff manager and ex-Stockport boss himself, Dave Jones, laid a wreath at the ground and a minute's silence was observed the the 3,500 or so crowd.
There was no sign of the disaster to follow as City cruIsed 2-0 ahead inside 16 mionutes thnaks to good moves and great finishes by Gavin Rae and Trevor Sinclair but, unbelievably, City then went onto concede 4 goals in 11 minutes, the first two being own goals by Rae and Darren Purse! The deficit was reduced to 4-3 by the interval through McClean, arguably City's best player, which would have cheered the travelling 200 or so Bluebirds and Robbie Fowler watchign on in the stands..
Second half had goal action too but, as per the first, although City had all the football, play, territory and possession it was the hosts who scored the goals to move 6-3 ahead, again thanks to inept defensive play. Stockport were said to have only scored one good goal in their six.
There were the inevitable mass 2nd half substitutions but Cardiff could only hit back once late on through Peter Whittingham who also smashed the bar moments after his goal.
It sounds like City's general play, forward movement and goals were all encouraging. As for the defensive, the area of the team that many would argue is our strongest certainly had a day to forget but it should sharpen their minds before the real action starts 2 weeks for now.
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