PLYMOUTH ARGYLE Schumacher delight at promotion
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- Created on Sunday, 30 April 2023 06:58
- Last Updated on Sunday, 30 April 2023 07:02
- Published on Sunday, 30 April 2023 06:58
- Written by ROSS REID at Home Park
Schumacher said: “I am overjoyed. It’s been an amazing season, an amazing campaign and to finish it off here on a sunny day in Devon – when the sun’s not been out for weeks – in front of our home fans it’s just amazing.”
Striker Niall Ennis scored the all-important 45th minute winner, latching on to a defence splitting pass from playmaker Danny Mayor to fire home after beating central defender Sam Hughes before curling the ball past defender Jasper Moon and keeper Craig MacGillivray.
Plymouth had three efforts cleared off the line as they pressed for promotion.
Schumacher – who celebrates his 39th birthday today - said: “I am so proud of everybody associated with the club that we’ve managed to get over the line at home.
“We set a goal and achieved the goal we wanted. I could not be any prouder.
“First of all the standard that has been set at the top end of League One this season has been nothing short of amazing.
“I think big congratulations to Ipswich Town, who have also sealed automatic promotion today. They have been brilliant to watch so congratulations to Kieran McKenna and their team.
“And then commiserations to Darren Moore at Sheffield Wednesday and also Michael Duff at Barnsley.
“The relentless pace and nature that all the teams have set just made you work so hard.
“So whenever we have had a good result. We’ve always said well done, good but we’re on to the next one because we can’t take our eye off the ball and get too carried away.
“The standard has just made us consistent whether we’ve won or lost a game.
“When we have lost a game and some people have said ‘the bubble’s going to burst’ but we haven’t lost two games in a row all season and that is an amazing thing to say.
“Credit to everybody involved at the club, who work incredibly hard every single day.
“It was a tough game and we had to fight right until the very end but we did enough.
“Twenty home league wins is unbelievable, outstanding and the fans have played a huge in that.
“The last 16 or 17 of the last 18 home games have completely sold out.
“Nobody liked coming to Plymouth Argyle anyway because it’s so far now they don’t like coming down when you’ve got 11 players in front of you plus 16,000 fans screaming and hopefully next season in the Championship it won’t be an easy place for anyone either.”
Burton boss Dino Maamria said: "We beat Sheffield Wednesday and we came to Plymouth, who have the best home record in the division, and it was very close.
"Plymouth have not got a top four budget, they have done brilliantly to compete with the big boys. They have done very well, so congratulations to them."
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