Riis up and running as City get the job done in thrilling fashion

Talking points from Bristol City's victory against Hull City at Ashton Gate, by Dan Carter

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As Gerhard Struber made his way over to the Bristol City fans packed into Section 82 following the win over Hull City, there was no bouncing around or massive fist bumps. Instead, the Robins' boss just clapped the supporters before waving a hand gently in their direction to celebrate what he viewed as a good job well done.

The head coach later told the press stationed inside Ashton Gate that, “as a striker should score, a coach should win at home.” While for the Austrian, Saturday's victory against the Tigers may have been just a case of meeting expectations, it felt like another real statement of intent from Struber and his squad.

In truth, things couldn't have started much worse for the Robins. Within just three minutes, they had found themselves trailing when a Rob Atkinson error led to Joe Gelhardt lifting the ball past Radek Vitek to break the deadlock.

However, City didn't play like a team that had fallen behind. The Robins produced wave after wave of attack, and after knocking on the door for the best part of 15 minutes, they found a way through when Emil Riis turned home a Ross McCrorie cross to level.

Having cleared the deficit, the Robins truly began to put their stamp on the game. Anis Mehmeti's third of the season had Struber's side in the driving seat midway through the first half, before Riis put the home support on cloud nine when he broke free to score his second just before the break.

More of the same followed after the interval, and Max Bird's first of the campaign on 78 minutes, which came via the woodwork, ensured that things were comfortable even when Kyle Joseph pulled one back for the visitors in second-half injury time. In truth, the 90 minutes went by in a flash with both sides leaving everything they had out on the Ashton Gate turf.

EMIL RIIS TRULY ARRIVES