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Cardiff 3-1 Leeds
Neil Warnock felt 20 years younger as he watched his Cardiff side go three points clear at the top of the Championship.The veteran boss, two months from his 69th birthday, said he'd been inspired by going to a Neil Sedaka concert to believe he could keep defying the years.When the final whistle blew the loudspeakers were belting out the American pop star's hit Love Will Keep Us Together which seemed an apt theme song as Warnock's players took the applause from the club's biggest crowd in more than a year.'I was watching him and he's 78 and I was thinking: "What's he still doing this for?" but then I heard the crowd joining in the songs and I understood,' said Warnock.'On nights like this it's the same for me because our fans were brilliant and that atmosphere keeps you going.It was fantastic, it makes you feel 20 years younger.'I'm so proud of them, I'm proud of the whole club to be honest because we were all in it together.'Warnock has done a remarkable job - Cardiff were headed for League One when he took over at the start of October last year.But now a return to the Premier League looks a real possibility as two goals from Kenneth Zohore and another by Junior Hoilett stunned 10-man Leeds, who had defender Liam Cooper sent off just before half-time.After their blistering start to the campaign it was a hard lesson for boss Thomas Christiansen about the demands of the Championship.'I am disappointed because my team was not able to do in the first half what we needed to do.'We made mistakes which brought Cardiff into the game without them doing anything themselves to create problems for us.'This is the time of year when the slog of the 46 game Championship starts to bite and Leeds looked leggy, even with five changes from the side that had beaten Ipswich on Saturday.And they handed Cardiff the first goal on a plate as midfielder Mateus Klich slipped to let Loic Damour free Hoilett for a run that ended with the former QPR winger setting up Zohore for a tap in.Hoilett then took charge himself, finding some space outside the box before unleashing a 25-yard drive that flew into the bottom corner.Cardiff's leading scorer Nathaniel Mendez-Laing hit the side netting and skipper Sean Morrison had a goal disallowed as Cardiff's pace and power gave Leeds all sorts of problems.And when Cooper, booked a few minutes earlier, ploughed into a late tackle on Mendez-Laing and deservedly got his second yellow it was effectively over.'His experience in that situation should have stopped him diving in, but I don't want to blame him or anybody,' added Christiansen.Zohore finished off a cross from Morrison for the third, and though Kemar Roofe pulled one back thanks to a deflection it was Cardiff's night.The only down side for Warnock was the news that Wales defender Jazz Richards will be out for three months with an ankle injury.'It is going to need an operation which is a real big blow both for the lad himself and for us,' said Warnock.
Highlights vom Oberliga-Derby in Oldenburg
Oberliga Niedersachsen. VfL Oldenburg und SSV Jeddeloh trennen sich vor 560 Zuschauern 2:2. Wir haben das Derby aufgezeichnet und die Highlights zusammengefasst, mit den Treffern von Ansgar Schnabel, Keven Oltmer und zweimal Andre Jädtke. Die Trainer Ulf Kliche (VfL) und Olaf Blancke (SSV) zogen ihr Fazit.
NORDWESTSPORT.TV präsentiert: Trainer Ulf Kliche vom VfL Oldenburg
NORDWESTSPORT.TV präsentiert: Lagebericht von Trainer Ulf Kliche vom VfL Oldenburg zum Saisonstart in der Fußball-Landesliga Weser-Ems 2011/2012. Mehr unter: http://www.nordwestsport.tv