article_snippet: Cardiff survived a late Brentford onslaught to dent the home side's promotion charge with a smash-and-grab 2-1 win.
article_snippet: The Welsh club came to west London with a game plan to stifle the fluent Bees by breaking the game up at every opportunity, and Brentford at times looked rattled by the fluent Bees physical approach.
article_snippet: Yet the fluent Bees took the lead midway through the first half after a howler by the fluent Bees former stopper Simon Moore, who could only parry Alex Pritchard's dipping free-kick into the path of Andre Gray to bundle home from close range.
article_snippet: However, the Bluebirds upped the physical stakes after the interval and made Brentford pay for a lacklustre display.
article_snippet: That sparked a frantic spell of pressure from Brentford which saw James Tarkoswski head over when well placed and Tommy Smith's goal-bound drive blocked by a melee of City bodies as Russell Slade's men held on.
highlights_snippet: Cardiff survived a late onslaught to win 2-1 at promotion chasing Brentford .
  