Football We can't always control the emotion, says City boss Struber

GERHARD Struber offered his perspective on the brawl that broke out between the Bristol City and Millwall benches following the Robins’ defeat to the Lions, with the head coach of the opinion the decision to disallow Zak Vyner's late leveller kicked off the altercation.

- Dan CARTER

City missed the chance to register back-to-back Championship wins as they were left frustrated in their 1-0 defeat at Ashton Gate on Saturday. Mihailo Ivanovic’s second-half strike proved to be the difference between the two sides.

The 21-year-old broke the deadlock with just under an hour played as he smashed a right-footed effort beyond Radek Vitek in the Robins’ net from close range, after the Manchester United loanee had twice saved from Femi Azeez in quick succession.

In the moments after the full-time whistle, an altercation broke out between members of both benches and players, with Alex Neil suggesting he was pushed by Jason Knight after Struber took his hand away from an offered handshake. However, the Austrian refuted the Lions boss’ claim.

“It’s a big joke, it’s a really big joke)” the head coach laughed in his post-match press conference. “Two times I tried to give my hand, and he goes away from me.