Boss wanted Dickinson to step aside

22 November 2009 10:03
Cardiff defender Mark Hudson handled the ball and Dickinson's 20-yard free-kick in the third minute of stoppage-time took a deflection off Michael Chopra in the visitors' wall on its way into the net. There was only just time for Cardiff to restart the match, as Dickinson's first goal for Barnsley secured all three points.[LNB]Robins said: "You can call it lucky but you play to the end of the game and we've been given a free-kick. I was desperately trying to get Carl off it but he strode up and hit it. To score the winner in the last minute gives the fans something to think about.[LNB]"I thought we played excellently and played some good stuff. We created a few chances. Today was going to be about who defended the set-pieces better and we got our goal from a set-piece.[LNB]"We picked up where we left off against Sheffield United. Today we've got we deserved and we've moved the ball around well in difficult conditions."[LNB]As the match progressed Barnsley always looked likely to score. Midway through the second half Hugo Colace's shot from 22 yards was deflected for a corner with goalkeeper David Marshall going the wrong way.[LNB]Adam Hammill won a free-kick when he was bundled to the ground by Joe Ledley. Nobody could get a touch on Hammill's free-kick and as it bounced in the six-yard area Cardiff managed to hook the ball clear.[LNB]Barnsley won another free-kick when Dickinson was brought down, and Hammill's effort from 22 yards was comfortably saved by Marshall.[LNB]Ten minutes from time Marshall punched substitute Iain Hume's shot to Colace at the edge of the area but he blasted his shot inches over.[LNB]Cardiff had started the second half brightly and should have taken the lead through Chris Burke when he met Peter Whittingham's cross from the right at the far post, but the Scottish winger's header was blocked by defender Ryan Shotton.[LNB]Cardiff boss Dave Jones was disappointed with the late winner.[LNB]Jones said: "It's a cruel way to lose a football match. Some time it will go for us and we've got to take our chances.[LNB]"It looked like it was going to be 0-0. We didn't get the ball down to clear it and it rolled and hit his arm. Last year we missed out on promotion on goal difference. Some players need to learn to have a bit more control, be disciplined and take a point. Both defences were good and neither team's attackers did anything."[LNB][LNB][LNB]

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