Robins bobbin’ along
By RICHARD LATHAM at Ashton Gate
NIGEL PEARSON hailed his minutes, Semenyo raced through potent strikeforce after Bristol to slot the second on 33 minutes City turned their final home and crossed for Martin to make it game of a frustrating campaign 3-0 to the Robins at the far post into party time. two minutes later.
Chris Martin, Antoine Semenyo It was a similar story in the and Andreas second half, with Weimann ripped Hull Martin breaking to shreds to leave clear to beat Baxter Robins fans on 54 minutes and dreaming of what Weimann chipping might be next in the fifth with season. eight minutes left.
Boss Pearson Many home fans said: “It’s always stayed to cheer the good to have goals players on the in a side and our traditional lap of front three are a honour, even though threat to anyone. the campaign as a whole has
“They are playing at their fallen below expectations. maximum every week at the Their mood was in stark moment and doing very well. contrast to that of Hull boss
“We are a counter-attacking Shota Arveladze, who said: “It side who create a lot of chances was a terrible game, terrible for them, and the finishing today result and terrible performance. was top class.” “The only positive came from
Weimann took advantage of our supporters, who stuck behind keeper Nathan Baxter’s rash the team until the final whistle. advance to the edge of his box to “An apology to them is not fire his 21st of the season on five enough.”
BRISTOL CITY: Bentley 7; Cundy 7, Klose 8, Atkinson 7; Scott 7 (Benarous 60, 6), James 7, Williams 7, Dasilva 7; Weimann 9 (Conway 83); Martin 9, Semenyo 9 (Wells 79). Subs not used: King, O’Leary, Idehen, Massengo. HULL CITY: Baxter 5; Jones 5, McLoughlin 5, Greaves 5; Coyle 6, Smallwood 6, Sayyadmanesh 6 (Forss 74, 6), Fleming 6 (Longman 78); Honeyman 6, Lewis-Potter 7; Eaves 6 (Slater 46, 6). Subs not used: Ingram, Elder, Docherty, Bernard. MAN OF THE MATCH: Andreas Weimann. Two goals capped an outstanding season for the Bristol attacker. REFEREE: Ben Toner 8.
Barnsley are at – but you can only beat what’s in front of you.
“I said to them at halftime, ‘If you raise it by 20 percent, you can score five or six.’ That’s what I wanted and when you see a team who are down and out, there are no favours.”
After Marsh’s opener, Riis Jakobsen played in
Johnson to score in the bottom right corner.
Johnson scored a brilliant second goal after the break with a shot into the top corner. Then Riis Jakobsen made the game safe to ensure the Tykes will finish rock bottom. BARNSLEY: Walton 6; Moon 6, Sraha 6, Kitching 6; Hondermarck 6 (Helliwell 75, 6), Wolfe 6, Palmer 6 (Oduor 25, 6), Styles 6; Adeboyejo 5, Marsh 6 (Woodrow 67, 6), Morris 5 Subs not used: Flavell, Christie-Davies, Bremang, Ariely.
PRESTON: Iversen 6; Van den Berg 6, Bauer 6 (Diaby 45, 6), Lindsay 6, Whiteman 6; Potts 6, Browne 6, McCann 7, Johnson 8; Riis Jakobsen 7 (Maguire 85), Archer 6 (O’Neill 79).
Subs not used: Ripley, Cunningham, Rafferty, Sinclair. MAN OF THE MATCH: Daniel Johnson. His classy brace laid the platform for Preston’s victory. REFEREE: David Webb 6.