Friendly Fire as City Win at Yeovil

CARDIFF CITY comfortably and competently won their latest pre-season friendly at League One Yeovil with a 2-0 victory, both goals the result of first-half penatlies.

City used 20 players in the workout to give everyone fit and available a run-out. Despite the weather problems badly affecting travel on the motorways and by rail, City took almost 500 fans in a crowd of 2,000 - the biggest buzz for them was news that emerged en route of Robbie Fowler's imminent signature.

The game itself was largely uneventful but City always looked the better, more able side and rewarded when two penalties close to half-time. The first when Chris Gunter, on his 18th birthday, was felled on a surging run. WARREN FEENEY'S spot-kick was poor and he was fortunate to have the ball come back to him to put home at the second attempt.

The second was when Feeney himself was taken down by Yeovil keeper, Mildenhall, and this time, IAN McLEAN smashed home emphatically.

City's only nervous moment was when the ageing dinosuar Marcus Stewart was given a free shoot on goal by a disastrous Oakes kick out but, unbelievably, he screwed it wide. It was a moment that convinced City fans another keeper remains an absolute priority.

Next first team friendly is at Stockport in a week. All being well, Dave Jones will have another player or two on board by then..