As Chris Martin was mobbed by red shirts in front of Section 82, time was passing in slow motion. Underneath a pile of bodies screaming in ecstasy he probably didn’t waste a second wondering why he’d waited until now to score his first home goal since the opening day of the season.
This game wasn’t all about Martin, it wasn’t even all about the team or the continuing upturn in home performances, it was about the waving arms all around Ashton Gate that were there to witness the first Servernside Derby double over Cardiff City since 2002/03.
In front of the biggest crowd of the season at Ashton Gate, City brought three stunning moments of swift quality that would have won them many more home matches this season if they hadn’t waited until halfway through the year to produce it. Martin’s were the finishes that he’s graced many a Championship ground with in the past two decades. Fired in with pace and lethal precision.
