**Cardiff Blues’ first visit to the Cardiff City Stadium since April 2012 ended in defeat, as Ospreys emerged 17-3 victors after a hard-fought New Year’s Day battle in the Welsh capital.** John Mulvihill’s men took the lead through Jason Tovey’s boot midway through the first half, but Ifan Phillips went over to give Ospreys the advantage at the break. A penalty try put Ospreys further in the ascendency and the away side were somewhat unfortunate not to add further gloss to the scoreline having dominated much of the second period. Victory for Ospreys represents the perfect response to their narrow Round 9 defeat at home to Scarlets, while Cardiff have now won just twice in the last eight rounds of the Guinness PRO14. # KEY MOMENTS The visitors started the brighter of the two teams, with fly-half Stephen Myler capitalising on early Cardiff ill-discipline by earning good territory for Ospreys and igniting a period of sustained pressure. Despite being pinned towards their own try-line in the opening five minutes, the hosts gradually gained a foothold in the contest and good work from Aled Summerhill, Tomos Williams and Rhys Carré saw Blues make a determined venture into the away 22 shortly before the 20-minute mark.
