Mehmeti shines as Robins ease to another Steel City success

Talking points from Bristol City's victory against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, by Dan Carter

- Dan Carter

As they had done three-and-a-half miles away at Bramall Lane on the opening day of the season, Bristol City and Gerhard Struber produced another impressive attacking performance in the Steel City to secure the Robins' first win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in more than a decade.

Was it as all-action as the win over the Owls' city rivals last month? For half an hour or so, yes, but by the time the clock had hit 35 minutes, the result was already beyond doubt.

'Oles' were audible from the away end before the fourth official had even begun to think about first-half stoppage-time, and several of the already-reduced numbers inside the ground in Wednesday colours started to head for the exits.

In truth, Struber's side had put on a bit of a clinic. The deadlock was broken on six minutes when Owls defender Harry Amass turned Rob Dickie’s right-footed effort from inside the box into his own net. Even at that early stage, it felt like there would only be one winner and that sense of confidence from those in red and white was only further buoyed when Emil Riis slotted home the Robins’ second 12 minutes later.

Although Henrik Pedersen’s side never stopped scrapping or battling, even asking a few questions of City’s backline, they were never truly able to threaten Radek Vitek. Having spurned chances of their own, the Robins put the game to bed with 13 minutes to play of the opening period when Anis Mehmeti was afforded the freedom of the Owls’ box to control Scott Twine’s cross and tuck home his third of the term.