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Stephen McPhail (27), Peter Whittingham (71), Andrew Taylor (74) |
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Two first-half goals were enough to see Cardiff return to the Championship play-off places with victory over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.
Defender Ben Turner headed home Cardiff's opening goal after 11 minutes following Liam Lawrence's corner.
Eight minutes later substitute Joe Mason added a second, tapping in from close range from a Lawrence assist.
Middlesbrough were much improved in the second half with Adam Hammill and Lukas Jutkiewicz going close.
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Interview: Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray
It was a crucial victory for Malky Mackay's side, who secured their first win in six matches to leapfrog above Middlesbrough and Brighton to move to sixth in the table.
At the start of the day two points had separated the sides, who had drawn their previous four Championship games.
Cardiff were dealt a blow after six minutes when striker Kenny Miller was forced off the field after being scythed down by keeper Jason Steele.
The Bluebirds were angry that Steele's challenge on the Scottish international on the edge of the area went unpunished by referee Kevin Friend.
But the visitors overcame the early blow when they went ahead through Turner's header after 11 minutes.
Middlesbrough v Cardiff facts
This was the 50th league meeting between the sides. Cardiff had won 23 and lost 16 of the previous 49.
Between them, these clubs have drawn 31 Championship games this term: Cardiff 16, Middlesbrough 15.
Lawrence's corner found Turner unmarked at the far post and the former Coventry centre-half's header found the bottom corner.
Former Boro defender Andrew Taylor fired wide before Jutkiewicz spurned a golden chance to equalise when he headed Joe Bennett's cross wide
Substitute Mason, who had replaced the injured Miller, doubled Cardiff's lead on 19 minutes with his 10th goal of the season.
Lawrence played the the ball across the six-yard box from the right and Mason was left unmarked to sidefoot the ball into the bottom corner.
Boro's response was a 25-yard effort from captain Barry Robson which keeper David Marshall was forced to turn away.
Defender Seb Hines headed Hammill's corner straight at Marshall and Jutkiewicz fired wide while Steele denied Mason at the other end.
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Interview: Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay
Middlesbrough started the second half brightly and Hammill's angled drive hit the post three minutes after the restart before Scott McDonald rifled a shot over the crossbar.
Cardiff's chances were limited in the second half but the home side were restricted to long-range efforts with Robson's free-kick easily held by Marshall and Hammill firing straight at the keeper.
Jutkiewicz headed McDonald's cross just wide with four minutes remaining while defender Stephen McManus lifted his effort over the crossbar in the closing stages.
Cardiff held on to record only their second win in 11 games but Tony Mowbray's side have now failed to win any of their last seven matches and drop down a place to eighth in the Championship.
Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (6)
Middlesbrough
01 Steele
02 Hoyte
03 Bennett Booked
06 McManus
15 Hines
08 Thomson (Emnes - 62' )
10 Bailey (Ogbeche - 84' )
11 Hammill (Martin - 69' )
17 Robson
07 McDonald
30 Jutkiewicz
Substitutes
29 McMahon
22 Martin
33 Smallwood
09 Emnes
16 Ogbeche
Cardiff City
01 Marshall
03 Taylor Booked
05 Hudson
25 Turner
07 Whittingham Booked
08 Cowie
13 Lawrence
17 Gunnarsson
23 Blake
37 McPhail Booked (Gestede - 54' )
09 Miller (Mason - 6' )
Substitutes
22 Heaton
02 McNaughton
10 Earnshaw
15 Gestede (McNaughton - 86' )
20 Mason
Ref: Friend
Att: 17,564
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