Post-Match Reaction - Shrewsbury Town

It may not have been pretty, but a win is a win in my book and it could turn out to be a vital one come the end of the season.

Posh started the better of the sides with Junior Morias and Lee Angol working hard to test Jason Leutweiller in the Shrewsbury goal. Despite their best efforts, it was the visitors who took the lead when Michael Smith handled a deep cross and gifted the Shrews a penalty. It was Stephen Humphrys, who I featured in my Pre-Match Thoughts, who converted the penalty and sent him team one up at the break.

The second half was an evenly balanced affair until Humphrys picked up a second yellow card for standing in the way of a free kick that Posh were about to take. Grant McCann took the risk of playing three at the back and throwing everything we had at the Shrewsbury goal. It paid off eventually when Ryan Tafazolli nodded home to level things up. Taf's goal was closely followed by a first professional goal for his central defensive partner, Dominic Ball. So Posh had the win, the three points, and gained a bit of momentum going into Saturday's clash at Walsall.

Posh created chances but couldn't take them again, which is a regular occurrence at the moment. But at this stage it doesn't really matter who scores the goals, as long as we win, and we did just that. Angol and Morias showed signs of a decent partnership, but CMS came on and did well, so there is more food for thought for McCann ahead of Saturday's game.

Shrewsbury came into the game in really good form, but Posh in the end got just about what they deserved. It may have been Valentines Day, but there was nothing romantic about this victory. A hard fought, well earned three points, and we have to give the players credit for that!