World News – UK – Harry Wilson goal earns Bluebirds one point after Alex Smithies miracle

A Cardiff City debut goal for Harry Wilson earned the Bluebirds a draw against unbeaten Bournemouth, but it was perhaps only the save of the season that caught the point

City still haven’t had a home win this season and, in truth, the Cherries have had their fair share of chances of winning

But Neil Harris will be pleased with his team’s determination and the way Wilson took his goal But there’s no doubt Alex Smithies deserved his fair share of the applause

The Bluebirds almost got off to a perfect start when a careful interaction between Harry Wilson and Robert Glatzel saw the gifted first a chance on the edge of the zone, but trailed his shot from close range

Glatzel, Wilson and Sheyi Ojo all sought to create the first gates and the hosts certainly had their lion’s share of possession and territory in the opening exchanges

Ojo made a nice pass on Will Vaulks’ line in the 20-minute mark, but the Welshman’s driving effort increased too high and crossed the bar from outside the box

The midfielder and the wide men started dragging Cardiff City this way and that and suddenly gaps started to appear in the defense of the Bluebirds

Jefferson Lerma slipped in a nice pass down the right flank to spot Jack Stacey, who hammered a low, inviting cross to the face of goal and Dominic Solanke struck from close range

Although the passes were quick and quick, Cardiff will have been disappointed in the way they defended it, with both center-backs having to do more to prevent the ball from reaching the Cherries forward

The Bluebirds had to retaliate and they had a golden opportunity to do so when Ojo found his contemporary Liverpool Wilson on the edge of the box He made contact and pulled the trigger, but it was the same result as in the first minute – dragged excruciatingly wide

As the break approached, however, there was no doubt that Bournemouth was the team that had gained the upper hand

Jason Tindall’s team then flew off the traps after the break, winning corner after corner as they built up on the pressure on the flanks

Joel Bagan, who was making his championship debut at 19, and makeshift right-back Leandro Bacuna had a real job to do to stop rushed Jack Stacey and Adam Smith

Bournemouth was just choking Cardiff and the Bluebirds couldn’t get out of their half as the clock ticked for the hour

That’s when Alex Smithies made one of the biggest saves you’re likely to see

Like a carbon copy of the goal, Stacey passed a ball through the goal and Solanke got the better of Sean Morrison to shoot on goal from a few yards away It looked like a certain goal again, but Smithies somehow managed to swing the ball over the bar against all odds

First, Wilson rocked the crossbar with a poisonous free kick Then Will Vaulks’ diving header caused all kinds of trouble for Asmir Begovic, but the keeper just managed to scramble to get away with it.

With their tails in the air, this is where City hit A precise cross from Junior Hoilett found Wilson on the edge of the box and the Welshman, perched just inside the box, buried his efforts in the bottom corner to level the game with half an hour to go

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Junior Stanislas rocked the crossbar with a vicious free kick of his own before Solanke steered a close meter wide

For the Bluebirds, Curtis Nelson and Robert Glatzel came close with their own chances, a header and a swiveling shot from inside the box respectively, but a second goal slipped away.

The match was end to end as it drew to a close, with both teams pushing for that crucial second But no matter how hard they tried, it didn’t have to be

Cardiff will be delighted with a draw, especially given the visitors’ chances, but they still miss the elusive first home win

Cardiff City XI (4-2-3-1): Smithies; Bacuna, Morrison, Nelson, Bagan; Pack (Ralls 69), Vaulks; Ojo (Murphy 79), Wilson, Hoilett; Glatzel (Moore 72)

Bournemouth XI (5-2-3): Begovic; Smith (Simpson 90), Rico, S Cook, Mepham, Stacey; Gosling, Lerma; Stanislas, Solanke (Surridge 87), Danjuma (Riquelme 83)

A 50/50 sees Adam Smith and Smithies go for the ball and it’s a horrible collision

Stanislas is released on the right but Vaulks is there to turn the cross behind for a corner

Hoilett leaps in and does well to find Glatzel, who swivels and shoots but is deflected for a corner

Morrison pirate Lerman at the edge of the D and it’s a reservation for the skipper

Junior Hoilett hits a low cross and finds Wilson just inside the box He coldly places her in the bottom corner to level the tie

Stacey gives one to Solanke, who seems certain to score without any distance, but Smithies, in an incredible way, flips the ball towards the bar!

Danjuma did very well on the right for Bournemouth and Stanislas found himself on the edge of the box, but his shot was again deflected wide

Jack Stacey enters the corner of the box and releases a shot, but Bagan gets in the way and deflects him behind for a corner

Junior Stanislas pierces a weak effort on goal, but pulls it far from the post of 20 meters

Cardiff moves the ball around the pitch well to get good territory, but Bagan’s cross is over-hit and the Cherries have a throw-in deep in their half of the field

Solanke spins his marker on the edge of the Cardiff area and gets a shot, but he sails over the bar

Ojo comes inside during the break and finds Harry Wilson on the edge of the box The Welshman takes a touch and tries to lead him diagonally across the goal from the edge of the D, but it’s wide

A smooth smooth move from Bournemouth over there Jack Stacey is found with a nice ball on the right and he fizzes a ball in the face of the goal

Harry Wilson found in this Non10 role on the edge of the box, tries to slip into Robert Glatzel but a stretched leg from Bournemouth stops the pass

Nelson under-hits a back pass to Smithies and the goalkeeper has to make one final intervention

But the ball falls back into Cherries’ hands and Lerma ends up on the edge of the box.The midfielder tries to fold one at the far post but Smithies comes down perfectly to save

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