Cardiff in driving seat after first leg draw

CARDIFF shrugged off the loss of captain Craig Bellamy to gain the upper hand in their npower Championship play-off semi-final with Reading after a tense goalless draw last night.

The Bluebirds will arguably be the happier of the two sides heading into next week’s second leg in Wales but look set to be without Bellamy as they fight to win a place in the Barclays Premier League.

The on-loan Manchester City striker lasted just 17 minutes before going off injured but Dave Jones’ side recovered to limit the Royals in a poor game.