<div class="headline" id="ds-headline"><h1>Silence not golden as ref blows it at end for Reds</h1></div> <div class="subheadline" id="ds-subheadline">Bristol City 3 v Barnsley 2</div> <div class="viewarticlepanel"><div class="multiimageon" id="MainMultiImage"><div id="MainImageDiv"></div><div id="ImageCaption">Dennis Souza celebrates a header which gave Barnsley a 2-1 lead in a match they went on to lose</div><div class="offinline" id="ThumbDiv"><div class="thumb"></div><div class="thumb">/</div><div class="thumb">/</div><div class="thumb2">/</div></div> <div class="offinline" id="Navigation"><div class="off" id="PreviousBlock1">« Previous </div><div class="off" id="PreviousBlock1Inactive">« Previous</div><div class="off" id="NextBlock1">Next » </div><div class="off" id="NextBlock1Inactive">Next »</div></div> <div class="off noprint" id="divGalleryLink">View Gallery</div></div></div><div class="ds-firstpara" id="ds-firstpara">SIMON Davey admits he may have landed himself in hot water over criticism of Hertfordshire referee Keith Hill.</div><div class="va-bodytext" id="va-bodytext">The Barnsley boss couldn't resist venting his anger on the official after a game which saw Jamal Campbell-Ryce sent off for diving and the visitors denied a last-minute penalty. There were loud appeals when the ball appeared to strike City substitute Cole Skuse on an arm. But Hill waved play on and for Reds boss Davey it was the final straw. "The referee bottled it. The whistle went to his lips, but no sound came out," fumed the manager. "He had spoiled the game from minute one. Every time we touched one of their players the crowd shouted for a free-kick and he gave it. "He was intimidated by the atmosphere and you can't afford that when important points are at stake. "I have spoken to him so I'm probably in trouble already. But I'm flabbergasted. Campbell-Ryce was clipped when he went down so it should have been a penalty, not a card." What do you think? Post your comments below. Comments are monitored and inappropriate posts will be removed. Barnsley were unlucky to return home without a point, having fought valiantly with ten men following the controversial 54th-minute dismissal of Campbell-Ryce. Already booked for a first-half foul, the winger went down under challenge from City defender Liam Fontaine just inside the box. Referee Hill immediately reached for his pocket and a second yellow card brought an early departure for Campbell-Ryce, who remonstrated with the fourth official as he left the pitch. Far from folding, Davey's depleted side more than held their own, particularly after the introduction of former City player Kay Odejayi as a 65th-minute substitute. His pace caused so many problems that home boss Gary Johnson withdrew centre-back Jamie McCombe and sent on Jamie McAllister in a bid to shore things up. A draw looked an inevitable and fair conclusion when the game entered four minutes of stoppage time, most of it allocated because of lengthy treatment to Barnsley's Martin Devaney before he was carried off to be replaced by Sam Togwell. But with three of the extra minutes played Brian Howard was penalised for handball and City's Michael McIndoe curled a dangerous free-kick into the area. Midfielder Marvin Elliott got his head to the ball and it dropped for substitute Darren Byfield to stab in the winner from close range. Howard's handball had brought the seventh booking of a game that did not feature one bad tackle. The first half had been a Christmas cracker with Barnsley twice in front. They took a 33rd-minute lead when Jon Macken accepted a square ball from Devaney and hammered a superb right-footed shot past Adriano Basso from 20 yards. Two minutes later Enoch Showunmi swivelled to shoot a low equaliser from close range after a Louis Carey header had been blocked. But Barnsley were ahead again five minutes before the break as Basso failed to come for a Howard corner and Dennis Souza rose powerfully on the edge of the six-yard box to head home. Again Davey's men failed to protect their lead and it was 2-2 at half-time after Showunmi had headed his second goal from McIndoe's lob to the far post with goalkeeper Heinz Muller drawn out of position. Muller made fine saves from £1 million striker Lee Trundle and McIndoe as City created more chances. But Barnsley were always in the game and looked the more like winners when Odejayi came on to add pace up front. Within seconds he had burst down the right to send in a low cross that flashed across the six-yard line with no-one getting a touch. Howard shot inches wide from distanc <div id="ds-mpu"></div>e and afterwards City boss Gary Johnson admitted he had resigned himself to the loss of two home points. "When you win a game in injury time it gives everyone a bigger lift than a normal victory," he said. "We should have been ahead at half-time, but didn't take our chances and in the end we are relieved as well as delighted." At least Barnsley had the satisfaction of improving a woeful recent scoring record on their travels and they could draw encouragement from contributing to a fast, open game. READ MORE </div>
