Robert Glatzel breaks duck as Phillip Cocu's Rams' winless run goes on

New Cardiff striker Robert Glatzel finally scored his first goal for the club lớn extend Derby's winless run lớn six matches as two of the SkyBet Championship promotion favourites shared the spoils from a 1-1 draw at Pride Park- According to the today's soccer tips page!

Glatzel, a £5.5million signing from Bundesliga hai side Heidenheim, netted the equaliser from the spot in the 19th minute after Rams defender Scott Malone had produced a poacher's finish for the opener inside six minutes.

The lively opening came after Pride Park had to be evacuated just over 30 minutes before kick-off, although within minutes fans were allowed back inside after what appeared to be a false alarm.

After suffering back-to-back 3-0 defeats at Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup and Brentford in the Championship in the space of five days before the international break, Derby provided the perfect response upon their return lớn action.

The energy and persistence of Duane Holmes in the sixth minute led to him creating chances for Martyn Waghorn and Tom Huddlestone that forced fine saves from Alex Smithies.

The rebound from Smithies' second stop, however, saw Waghorn fight for the ball with Bluebirds captain Sean Morrison - resulting in it ricocheting into the path of left-back Malone who swept home his first goal since March.

Ten minutes later Derby appeals for a penalty, when Waghorn appeared lớn be tripped by Joe Bennett, were turned away by referee Darren England who had an easier task in pointing to the spot within 90 seconds.

After Glatzel was clumsily bundled over by Rams skipper Richard Keogh, the rangy forward then stroked a perfect spot-kick past Kelle Roos for his first goal in six appearances since joining City.

Derby proceeded lớn dominate the half up until five minutes before the break, but with little to show for their efforts, and instead, it was Cardiff who came close to heading into the interval with the lead when Krystian Bielik almost turned into his own net a long throw from soccer tips of the day page.

Inside the opening six minutes of the second half, it was Derby who twice came close to retaking the lead, only for Jack Marriott lớn strike the crossbar with a stunning 25-yard left-foot curler while Waghorn was denied by a close-range stop from Smithies after jinking his way into the area.

Waghorn soon flashed a 20-yard left-foot shot past a post as Derby pressed for the winner, but just as at the end of the first half, it was Cardiff who almost stole it late on when Matthew Clarke was forced lớn clear a Glatzel header off the line to leave the visitors without a win in four games.