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League One Playoff Final 2016: Score, Reaction from Barnsley vs. Millwall
- Updated: May 29, 2016
Ashley Fletcher put Barnsley ahead after less than 90 seconds, as the Tykes went on to beat Millwall 3-1 in the League One Playoff final at Wembley on Sunday to secure promotion to the Championship next season.
A wonder goal from Adam Hammill doubled Barnsley’s lead, before Lloyd Isgrove nodded in a third 16 minutes from time, on a day when the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy winners produced a brilliant display of attractive, attacking football.
Still, Millwall played their part, refusing to wilt when they seemed destined to be overrun early on. Centre-back Mark Beevers, a Barnsley fan, made things nervy by pegging one back for Millwall in the first half, but the Lions didn’t see enough of the ball after the break to complete the comeback.
The win marks a remarkable turnaround for Barnsley caretaker manager and former player Paul Heckingbottom, since the club was bottom of the division in December, two months before he took over, per Sky Sports Statto:
Barnsley were bottom of L1 as recently as Dec 11, 15 points adrift of the play-offs. pic.twitter.com/ZpSDvAtmRV
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) May 29, 2016
Heckingbottom and Barnsley turned things around by favouring a bold and expansive approach that made the most of forward-thinking talents such as Hammill and Fletcher.
The latter was partnered by crafty fellow forward Sam Winnall at Wembley, while classy schemer Conor Hourihane supplemented Hammill’s creative verve:
Barnsley name an unchanged XI for a 6th successive game. Past 5 games with this line-up: 12 goals scored, 4 conceded pic.twitter.com/VA4ynuok0L
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) May 29, 2016
Millwall boss Neil Harris, a former prolific goal-getter for the Lions, relied on the complementary striker pairing of target man Steve Morrison and the quick Lee Gregory:
Millwall also name an unchanged side for a 3rd successive game, using the same starting XI as in both semi-finals: pic.twitter.com/UlGtxOF2K9
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) May 29, 2016
It was Barnsley who made the brighter start, recycling the ball in a typically smart and stylish way. They played passes at angles and always aimed to release pace behind the Millwall back four.
Yet rather than collective creativity, it was a moment of individual brilliance …
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