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Derby and Cardiff’s slow starts continue in Pride Park draw
LONDON, Sept 14, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Derby and Cardiff’s stuttering starts to the English Championship season continued with a 1-1 draw at Pride Park on Friday.
Cardiff, who were relegated to the second tier from the Premier League last term, needed a Robert Glatzel penalty to secure a point, but remain in midtable when a victory would have sent them into the top six.
Phillip Cocu’s Derby, meanwhile, have only managed one win from their opening seven games of the campaign.
Derby — who lost to Aston Villa under Frank Lampard in last season’s playoff final — started quickly, taking a sixth-minute lead when Scott Malone bundled the ball in after Cardiff repeatedly failed to clear their lines.
The visitors struck back 13 minutes later, though, as Glatzel slotted home a spot-kick after Richard Keogh tugged the German’s shirt.
It was Glatzel’s first goal for Cardiff since joining from Heidenheim in the close-season.
“I’m ecstatic for Robert Glatzel as he’s looked sharp in training and chances have been coming for him in games but it hasn’t dropped for him yet,” Cardiff captain Sean Morrison told Sky Sports.
Derby almost reclaimed the lead shortly after the break when Jack Marriott’s long-range strike hit the crossbar, but neither side could find a winner.
BSS/AFP/AU/08:20 hrs