Earlier I sat back to watch the Cardiff game at the Hawthorns on my laptop thanks to an iffy internet stream. Thanks to Premiership football, I have not missed a game this season from my armchair.
While watching the game I had Sky’s Sports Soccer Saturday on the TV to keep an eye on other results. I settled down for a tense afternoon only for Paul Merson who was watching the game on Soccer Saturday to shout GOAL. Under two minutes and Cardiff were 1-0 down but wait a minute I was yet to see the goal. It took a minute or so thanks to the delayed time satellite link. My first thought was Championship football next season
Before I had a chance to calm down. I was again annoyed to hear Merson shout GOAL. With West Brom on the attack on my iffy stream, I just knew it was going to be a goal for the home team. I was spiralling more and more into depression, god 2-0, my afternoon was just getting worse and worse, and we were only about 10 minutes into the game.
The first 20 minutes was an old fashion blitzkrieg with the Bluebirds on the back foot. However, signs of the worm turning were beginning to show, had West Brom blown themselves out with their high tempo start, I truly hope so. Then round 30 minutes into the game Merson was at it again, GOAL, the difference this time Cardiff were on the attack, could they have pulled one back. Yes, and I was soon watching Jordon Mutch score, 2-1. I was starting to believe again as we were now seen a very different Cardiff from earlier in the game.
Going in at half time 2-1 was not great. However, the revival in Cardiff’s fortunes towards the end of the first half was good to see giving some hope for the second half.
The start to the second half was somewhat killed with news that Crystal Palace had scored and if other results were to stay the same Cardiff would be 6 points adrift in the bottom three of the Premier League. That news put even more pressure for a positive result from this game. Cardiff were still piling on the pressure every time they pushed forward I was hoping to here Merson scream goal.
With the pressure building, I decided to kiss Merson goodbye and turn over to BBC’s Final Score show as this high-octane Soccer Saturday show was doing my head in.
As I changed channel Cardiff scored and that the same time I lost my iffy internet stream, Steven Caulker made 2-2 making game on. It was now Jason Mohammad and a more sedate panel of pundits for the Hawthorns updates. However, with the time running out it was looking like both teams would share a point, which was better than no point.
With the game in injury time some would be counting there chickens but Jason Mohammed handed over to the Hawthorns, there was a goal. There was a 50/50 chance of a Cardiff goal, but it was not to be, West Brom scored, beating the Cardiff keeper through his legs, 3-2. So began the f-ing and blinding with some screaming at the TV.
I was resign to our predicament of being 6 points from safety with the door to Championship football well and truly open. The pain was increase with news that our opponents next week and fellow relegation threatened rivals Crystal Palace, had picked up three points without scoring a goal against top of the table Chelsea, thanks to an own goal. While the studio were excitedly discussing the Palace game, back over to the Hawthorns there has been another goal.
Raptures of joy it was a Cardiff equaliser, 3-3 thanks to the young Norwegian midfielder Mats Daehli. Joyous scenes in the Ugarte household, except for my son who was still waiting to see the goal on his iffy internet stream.
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