SLIDESHOW- How Barnsley progressed to the League One play-off final at the expense of Walsall

By The Newsroom
Published 20th May 2016, 11:56 BST
Updated 20th May 2016, 13:01 BST
THE WEMBLEY WAY: Barnsley's Ash Fletcher celebrates scoring the second goal. at Walsall. Picture : Jonathan GawthorpeTHE WEMBLEY WAY: Barnsley's Ash Fletcher celebrates scoring the second goal. at Walsall. Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe
THE WEMBLEY WAY: Barnsley's Ash Fletcher celebrates scoring the second goal. at Walsall. Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe
Barnsley will return to Wembley for the second time this season to contest the League One play-off final after overcoming Walsall 6-1 on aggregate.

The Reds, Johnstone’s Paint Trophy winners at the national stadium just last month, had a comfortable 3-0 lead from the first leg in Yorkshire on Saturday but they did not rest on their laurels at the Banks’s Stadium on Thursday night and had chances to extend their overall advantage before Adam Hammill did so after 18 minutes.

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THE WEMBLEY WAY: Barnsley's Ash Fletcher celebrates scoring the second goal. at Walsall. Picture : Jonathan GawthorpeTHE WEMBLEY WAY: Barnsley's Ash Fletcher celebrates scoring the second goal. at Walsall. Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe
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The chances continued to come for the visitors, but they had to wait until the 66th minute before Ashley Fletcher extended their lead.

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Substitute Jordan Cook’s superb long-range goal five minutes from time was a strike deserving of more than mere consolation but the scoring was not finished as Josh Brownhill netted late on to make it 3-1 on the night - a repeat of Barnsley’s win at Walsall in the league in March.