'They are so dangerous' - Cardiff City boss reflects on dramatic win over Doncaster Rovers

The two sides played out a classic in South Wales, with Rovers going in front only to find themselves 2-1 down. They then restored parity on two occasions and arguably had the best chance to win it only for the hosts to snatch all three points in cruel fashion in time added on.

"Our intention was to play a lot better and have more control of the game but it didn't work out that way," said Bluebirds' chief Barry-Murphy. "If I speak too much about what we perceive as failings in the game, it would discredit Doncaster and they played a very good game.

"They are so dangerous in the way that they play. And we knew that beforehand, but our performance levels just weren't at the level that we would want. But there's a whole lot of reasons for that, and the most important thing is that we found a way to win, and we did.

"Throughout the course of the season, you're going to have games where you defend flawlessly like we did at Stevenage (away win, Tuesday) and look really solid defensively, and games like today where it's just different.

"Every test in this league is different. And we just spent the second half where we looked as if we lost our composure and we were very frantic in the way we played the game. But we managed to win it and send the stadium wild."

Rovers will now attempt to lick their wounds and return to winning ways at home to Plymouth next Saturday.