McCann crying out proud at Posh boys
GRANT McCANN was frustrated but proud after seeing Peterborough bounce back from a goal and a man down to earn a deserved point.
Despite looking doomed to relegation, the visitors refused to buckle when falling behind to Rob Atkinson’s header from a Jay Dasilva cross. And their point was all the more creditable after having defender Joe Ward sent off on 59 minutes for a trip on Andreas Weimann.
Former Bristol Rovers striker Jonson ClarkeHarris equalised from close range when Bristol City failed to clear a 65th minute free-kick and home fans chanted, “This is embarrassing” in the closing
moments. Posh boss McCann said: “I’m disappointed because we were so much in control in the first half and had enough chances to be three or four up.
“Instead, we go in at the break one down, which was frustrating. But in the second half we had to show determination with 10 men and the lads did just that.
“The sending-off was a
dampner but we showed great character from then on and I told the players after the game that they could be proud.”
Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson said: “We have five games left and players will either be here next season or they won’t. That goes for me as well.
“Do we have bad players? No. But we play well against good teams and not against the lower ones in the table.”
BRISTOL CITY: Bentley 7; Cundy 6 (Vyner 46, 6), Klose 7, Atkinson 7; Scott 6, James 6, Williams 6 (Massengo 55, 6), Dasilva 6; Weimann 6; Martin 6, Wells 6 (Semenyo 72, 6).
PETERBORO: Cornell 6; Ward 6, Knight 8, Edwards 7, Burrows 7; Taylor 7, Fuchs 6 (Brown 66, 6); Poku 7, Szmodics 7 (Kent 61, 6), Jones 6 (Marriott 61, 6); Clarke-Harris 7.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Josh Knight: Strong in the air and on the ground for a resolute Posh defence.
REFEREE: John Brooks 8.