• Barnsley 3-2 Oxford UnitedTo say this has been a Jekyll-and-Hyde season for Barnsley would be something of an understatement. After 20 games they were rock bottom of League One and had just been knocked out of the FA Cup by non-league Altrincham. Now they are in the play-off mix and acquire their first piece of silverware since 1955 after a Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final that mirrored their campaign as a whole.
The Tykes were dismal in the first half and deservedly trailed to Callum O’Dowda’s header for Oxford United,the League Two side who were hoping to become the first fourth-tier team to win this competition since Luton Town did so in 2008-09. But Chey Dunkley’s own goal, Ashley Fletcher’s close-range finish and Adam Hammill’s wonderful strike turned the game around and Paul Heckingbottom’s side survived the late pressure brought on by Danny Hylton’s reply.
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Source: theguardian.com