Wiaan Liebenberg manages to steal the ball and Montpellier looking dangerous on the attack.
The scrum is forced to be reset twice with the new Montpellier front row adjusting.
Just over 20 minutes to go in this half.
From the lineout, the Blues cleverly step back from the driving maul and win the scrum.
Kristian Dacey with a mini-break bringing the Blues up to the 22'. The ball is held on to, however, and Montpellier are awarded the penalty. Both yellow cards are back on now.
Cardiff bring it back to the Montpellier 10' with James Down crashing the ball up.
A more solid scrum from Montpellier is cleared to Rhys Patchell
Cardiff win the lineout but are blown up by the referee for an accidental offside.
They refuse the chance to take the lead via the boot and go for the corner instead.
Huge pressure on the scrum from the Blues and the scrum crumbles giving the Blues a penalty in a good position to kick.