Cardiff City continued their unbeaten start to the League One season with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Luton Town. It was a night that demanded resilience from Brian Barry-Murphy’s side, who had to dig deep at Kenilworth Road before Chris Willock delivered the decisive blow in the second half.
00:00Calif City continue their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Luton Town.
00:08It was a night that demanded resilience from Brian Barry Murphy's side, who had to dig deep at Kenilworth Road before Chris Willock delivered the decisive blow in the second half.
00:20The game's only goal arrived in the 68th minute when Willock alerted to space on the edge of the box, rifled a precise strike into the bottom corner.
00:30It was a finish worthy of winning any contest and ensured the Bluebirds recorded a third successive victory, underlining their strong opening to the campaign.
00:41Before that moment, chances had been plentiful at both ends.
00:45Cardiff had threatened through Callum Robinson, who almost caught home goalkeeper Josh Keeley off his line with an audacious attempt from halfway, while Reuben Colwell also forced a save.
00:58Luton, meanwhile, saw Naki Wells pass up several opportunities, rolling one wide and following another over.
01:06Nathan Trott was inspired from the visitors' goal, denying George Shavell's half-volley, parrying from Lasse Nordas and gathering Chris McCorse's fierce drive.
01:17That miss proved costly as Willock's finishing moments later shifted momentum in Cardiff's favour.
01:24Even so, the Hatters pressed late on with Nordas testing Trott once more.
01:29Cardiff, though, almost doubled their advantage when Colwell raced clear, but dinged narrowly wide.
01:35It mattered little in the end as Barry Murphy's men saw out the closing stages with discipline and maturity.
01:41The manager was full of praise afterwards, highlighting his team's commitment in what he called a very difficult game, with chances for both sides.
01:52For Cardiff, the clean sheet was every bit as valuable as the three points, demonstrating the balance they are striking between defensive resilience and attacking efficiency.
02:01For Luton, a second defeat in three leaves questions to answer after their promising start, but Cardiff returned to South Wales buoyed by momentum and growing belief.
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