Basso Blunder A Blow For Bristol

Cardiff City striker Ro s McCormack broke the hearts of Bristol City as he netted a late equaliser to secure a 1-1 draw at Ashton Gate this afternoon. He Bob Uecker Jersey took advantage of a terrible blunder from Adriano Ba so. The Bristol City number 1 parried an Eddie Johnson effort, and although trying to scoop the ball away for the corner, McCormack nicked the ball from the Brazilians grasp to equalise in front of the ecstatic John Smoltz Jersey Cardiff fans.The home side, bolstered by a vocal atmosphere within the ground, were the better team for long stretches of the 90 minutes.The first half was one of few clear-cut chances, although the Robins dominated po se sion.The second half saw the red and white army break through, in the 71st minute. Nicky Maynard, who had not scored a goal for two months, beat three Cardiff defenders before sliding the ball past Stuart Taylor in the Cardiff goal. It was Maynards tenth of the campaign.&# Bobby Cox Jersey 13; The Welsh side nearly hit back straight away, leaving Ba so excellently tipping a Peter Whittingham freekick over the bar.Bristol City had a number of chances to kill the game off, but poor final balls Julio Teheran Jersey and lacklustre finishing meant that the second goal never came.Michael McIndoe nearly reclaimed the lead shortly after, but his free kick was kept out by Stuart Taylor, who played well on his debut, having joined promotion-chasing Cardiff on loan from Aston Villa.Bristol City bo s Gary Johnson was rueful after the game, telling the BBC: There are a few disappointed players in our dre sing room as we dont like being 1-0 up and losing a goal in the final two minutes. Its really sickening to concede late on Atlanta Braves Jersey like that because I felt at 1-0 we had done enough to win the game.Final score:Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff CityMaynard (71) McCormack (88)