Jose Morais ‘very proud’ as Barnsley move out of bottom three with Brentford win

Posted Sunday, April 29, 2018 by PA

Barnsley boss Jose Morais was delighted for everyone involved with the club after moving out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a 2-0 win over Brentford.

Kieffer Moore opened the scoring with a cross-shot after 11 minutes before Oliver McBurnie scored in the last home game of his loan spell for the club six minutes into the second half.

It means the Tykes move out of the relegation zone on goal difference, giving them control of their own destiny, although the results ended Brentford’s slim play-off chances.

Morais said: “I’m very proud of the team. The way we performed today was something that I was expecting, but much more times than it in fact did happen here.

“We deserved more times than just the two times we won at home while I have been here.

“I am happy for the boys, happy for the club and happy for the fans because these players wanted to reward the fans with a win in our last game here.

“I think they always wanted it. I know the effort they are putting in, the will they have and I know the quality they have.

“For some reason, in some moments, things just don’t come out. But I believed the seeds were there and one day they will come out – today was one of those days.”

The opening goal came after a swift counter. Gary Gardner won the ball and released Moore, whose effort somehow found the net courtesy of the post.

McBurnie then sealed victory when he headed home Adam Hammill’s corner.

Moore was unlucky not to add further goals, but he skied one from close-range before firing just wide with only the keeper to beat.

Brentford manager Dean Smith said: “The assessment was we were in total control for 15 minutes. They wandered into our half and scored a spawny goal with a deflected effort that’s hit the crossbar and gone in.

“You know when your luck is against you and that certainly shows you. I think it gave them a lift because it was the only time they’d been in our half, I think.

“For five minutes I thought they passed it a little bit and then we took over the game again in the first half. But our final ball or our decision making just let us down.

“We had a three v two, we had Ollie (Watkins) go through and I think the ball probably just checked back a little, then the lad (Liam Lindsay) had enough time to get back and make a tackle.

“We didn’t do our jobs from a corner second half and the lad (McBurnie) wanted it a little bit more than we did.”