CITY waved goodbye to the 2021/22 campaign this afternoon with a third win on the bounce.
T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER watched the 2-0 victory over Carlisle at Valley Parade and provides the match stats and his player ratings.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Jamie Walker scored for the third straight home game and again showed why City are pushing hard to make him a permanent capture for next season. Signing the Scot would be a real statement.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
Lee Angol didn’t get his hat-trick but he scored a first goal since New Year’s Day – and pointedly danced in front of the away fans to celebrate.
MOAN OF THE MATCH
The idiot in the Carlisle section who thought it was clever to break the minute’s silence. What is wrong with some people?
TACTICS
Mark Hughes made one change from the handsome win at Sutton – and it was an enforced one with Liam Ridehalgh’s groin injury. That meant a recall at left back for Matty Foulds.
There was also a very welcome sight for sore eyes on the bench with Abo Eisa included for the first time since November.
REFEREE: James Bell (Sheffield)
BOOKINGS: Cooke (City); Whelan, Armer, Dickenson, Ometoye (Carlisle)
ATTENDANCE: 18,283
SHOTS ON TARGET: City 5 Carlisle 3
SHOTS OFF TARGET: City 11 Carlisle 8
CORNERS: City 3 Carlisle 1
FOULS: City 15 Carlisle 10
PLAYER RATINGS
CITY: Bass 6, Hendrie 7, Songo’o 8, O’Connor 7, Foulds 6, Watt 7, Gilliead 7, Pereira 6, Walker 8 (Cooke 77min), Vernam 7 (Eisa 70min), Angol 7 (Cook 64min). Subs (not used): Evans, Kelleher, Sutton, O’Donnell.
CARLISLE: Howard 6, Ellis 6, Whelan 6, Feeney 6, Mellish 6, Armer 6 (Roberts 69min), Gibson 6, Alessandra 5, Dickenson 6, Patrick 6, Dennis 5 (Omotoye 81min). Subs (not used): Devine, Simeu, Kilsby, Carr, Norman.
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