Cardiff saw off Odense Bulldogs 8:5 in a club friendly match on Friday evening. The result extended Cardiff's winning run while ending a difficult patch for the Danish visitors.
Cardiff had been on a good run ahead of this fixture, winning their last five matches in a row. They beat Sheffield 5:2, Glasgow 3:1, Coventri twice with 4:1 and 2:1 scores, and Nottingham 4:1. Odense had struggled more recently, losing four of their last five games against Rungsted and Herlev.
The visitors had shown flashes of promise with a 6:5 win over Rungsted on April 17th, but those results were the exception rather than the rule. Since then they had dropped points in consecutive games, losing 2:3 to Herlev on both April 10th and April 5th, and falling 2:5 to Rungsted on April 18th.
Cardiff's consistency this spring was the story here. They had not lost a match since before April 5th, building momentum through a string of victories across different opponents. The 8:5 scoreline reflected their superiority without overstating the margin.
Odense will need to regroup. They had one foot in recovery mode after that solitary win, and this result means they go back to work with more questions than answers.