An early goal in each half from Bobby Reid gave Cardiff a 2-0 win against Bournemouth on Saturday, boosting their chances of avoiding relegation
There were emotional tributes to missing striker Emiliano Sala before kick-off, in what was Cardiff's first home game since a plane carrying the Argentine and pilot David Ibbotson went missing on January 21, with players and fans from both sides wearing daffodils among other commemorations
On the field, Cardiff were awarded a penalty inside four minutes after a handball from Steve Cook, which Reid converted on what was also his 26th birthday
 He added a second 15 seconds after the restart, slotting home into an empty net
It is a vital three points for the hosts, who are now just two points from Premier League safety, while Bournemouth have now lost each of their last seven away league games, conceding at least twice in each
After a moment of silence before the game got under way, Cardiff were awarded a penalty with just four minutes on the clock after Josh Murphy's cross hit the raised arm of Cook
 Reid coolly dispatched the spot-kick and celebrated by holding up a shirt with a picture of Sala on it
Nine minutes later, and Cardiff could have doubled their tally
 Callum Paterson slid a lovely ball down the right for Oumar Niasse, who then fired a cross into the area for the waiting Murphy
 However, it did not quite have the reach as Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc raced out to smother the pass
Bournemouth's best chance of the half came just before the half-an-hour mark
 Andrew Surman set up the ball from a Junior Stanislas pass before hitting a thunderous strike from just outside the area
 However, Neil Etheridge made a wonderful, leaping save to push the ball onto the crossbar and send Cardiff into the break in front
Fifteen seconds into the second half, and the hosts doubled their lead
 After a few passes from the Cardiff kick-off, Aron Gunnarsson slipped a ball through for Reid, who shook off a challenge from Cook, rounded the oncoming Boruc at the top corner before rolling the ball into an empty net for his second of the evening
Neither side particularly threatened for the remainder of the half, although Bournemouth had another good chance to score in the 79th minute
 Jordon Ibe swung in a free-kick, which met the head of Nathan Ake at the back post, but he put the effort just wide as Bournemouth's poor away run continued
"I thought the whole club was amazing
 I think I was the proudest man to be the manager of the whole club today because the fans were just amazing
"I felt immensely proud and I had pride in everybody
 It was as if we had to show everybody our support for him
 Coming back to the main stand to see my wife and kids up there, it just hit home that we had done him proud today
""We've been searching for consistency all season and we've never felt like we have fully broken that
 We feel like we've really disappointed today
 There is a lot of time to reflect now and focus on Liverpool, but we have to sort out our inconsistencies
 That is going to be our biggest challenge
"Reid had a birthday to remember as he scored twice - his first goals since the middle of December - and took both with confidence that oozed through Cardiff on Saturday
 He took his penalty well before capitalising on some ragged Bournemouth defending to cap off a great performance
Credit must also go to Oumar Niasse who ran himself all over and is really starting to find his feet at Cardiff, as well as Callum Paterson and Josh Murphy
Cardiff are next in action on Saturday when they travel to Southampton in the Premier League
 It's a big trip for Bournemouth too who also visit Liverpool on February 9
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