LONDON, CMC—Peterborough’s forgotten Reggae Boy Jonson Clarke-Harris got here off the bench to attain a quick-fire brace in damage time and assist energy the east England membership to a 4-1 victory over Fleetwood City in English League One on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old, sidelined from the squad in latest months after refusing a transfer away through the January switch window, entered the sport within the 79th minute to arrange Archie Collins’ 81st-minute strike earlier than scoring within the fifth and sixth minute of stoppage on the finish.
With the brace, Clarke-Harris pushed his tally for the season to 13 in all competitions, having scored solely as soon as for the reason that begin of the yr with enjoying time severely restricted.
“I by no means felt comfy as a result of they had been a menace—(Promise) Omochere was a menace, (Bosun) Lawal was an actual menace. They had been sturdy boys inflicting us issues, and we struggled towards them,” stated Peterborough supervisor Daren Ferguson.
“If I’m going to be trustworthy, we seemed weak to conceding, after which they received one other penalty, and [goalkeeper Jed Steer] made one other save.
“However Jono has come on, made one, and scored two, and he’s had an enormous impression on the sport, and credit score to him for that.”
The guests shocked the Posh after solely 13 seconds at London Street when Lawal put them forward, however they squandered an opportunity to go 2-0 up when Omochere missed a Tenth-minute penalty that Lawal had earned.
Malik Mothersille leveled within the seventeenth from David Ajiboye’s cross, however the hosts needed to wait till 9 minutes for time to double their lead. Collins scored after being put via by Clarke-Harris.
Any hopes of a comeback had been dashed when Clarke-Harris raced into an extended ball from Steer, beat goalkeeper Jay Lynch with a scientific end, and netted from shut vary moments later.
The victory carried the Posh to 80 factors within the fourth, securing their playoff spot.
Within the south-east, Reggae Boy hopeful Devante Cole scored his 18th of the League One marketing campaign, however Barnsley let a lead slip and misplaced 3-2 to Portsmouth.
The 28-year-old was readily available within the sixth minute to supply a close-range end at Fratton Park, and John McAtee doubled the lead within the 59th after Kusini Yengi had leveled for the hosts within the Tenth.
Nevertheless, Colby Bishop (83rd) and Conor Shaughnessy (89th) scored seven minutes in the direction of the tip to safe Portsmouth victory and promotion to the Championship.
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