Barnsley 1, Cardiff City 1
(Story by  www.icwales.com)
 
Cardiff had manager David Jones sent from the dugout but their impressive away form continued after they secured a point in a battling 1-1 draw with Barnsley at Oakwell.

Jones was sent from the dugout on the stroke of half-time having remonstrated with referee Phil Dowd after the Bluebirds were denied a penalty.

Barnsley midfielder Brian Howard appeared to clip the heels of winger Joe Ledley inside the penalty area but Dowd waved away the appeals of the Cardiff players.

Jones argued with the fourth official and was sent to the stands following a heated discussion with Dowd.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink had broken the deadlock for the visitors 73rd minute.

Hasselbaink had the visitors first attempt on goal in the third minute. Robbie Fowler laid the ball into the path of his strike partner but Hasselbaink snatched at his shot from distance and the ball flew high over the crossbar.

Cardiff continued to press in the early stages and had a good chance when Barnsley defender Robert Kozluk fouled Hasselbaink in a dangerous position in the sixth minute.

Fowler stepped up to take the resulting free-kick from the edge of the penalty area and curled his shot round the wall and towards the top-left corner forcing Tykes goalkeeper Heinz Muller to make a smart save.

After a sluggish start Barnsley finally came to life and forced four consecutive corners midway through the half.

Defender Stephen Foster almost broke the deadlock in the 24th minute.

A dangerous inswinging corner from on-loan Everton midfielder Anderson De Silva was met by the head of Foster but Cardiff defender Kevin McNaughton managed to clear his downward header off the line.

Fowler found himself in space in the 31st minute on the left of the area. But the former Liverpool striker scuffed his shot and Muller made a simple save.

Fowler missed another good chance to open the scoring in the 55th minute.

Joe Ledley broke down the left and picked out Fowler on the edge of the box but his volley whistled past the post.

Hasselbaink, always lively in possession, had another chance in the 63rd minute. The Dutch forward found space on the edge of the box but screwed his shot wide of the post.

Apart from the two goals, both sides struggled to create any clear-cut chances in the second period with only Kayode Odejayi’s shot glancing the woodwork.

Former Barnsley midfielder Stephen McPhail delivered a dangerous cross from the right and picked out Hasselbaink.

The veteran Dutch striker outmuscled two Barnsley defenders and directed a powerful header into the bottom-right corner and past the despairing dive of goalkeeper Heinz Muller.

The Tykes equalised in the 84th minute through Howard.

A dangerous cross from right by substitute Mark Devaney was met by the head of Howard and the ball flew into the top-left corner.

Cardiff came closest to securing the points in the dying stages as Paul Parry screwed his shot wide when well placed.