Cardiff's first goal in that win came after a collision between Schmeichel and Alex Bruce, and the duo almost shipped another goal in identical circumstances after two minutes, only for debutant O'Brien to clear off the line from Chris Dagnall.
Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee and Iain O'Brien all fell to Johnson before Clark bowled last man Chris Martin with a yorker, leaving Daniel Flynn high and dry on 39 not out.