Posh striker admits his goal should have been disallowed, according to MK Dons manager

MK Dons manager Russell Martin claims Posh striker Jonson Clarke-Harris admitted he had fouled Richard Keogh before scoring in last night’s League One clash at stadium:mk.
Jonson Clarke-Harris of Peterborough United heads home against MK Dons. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.Jonson Clarke-Harris of Peterborough United heads home against MK Dons. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.
Jonson Clarke-Harris of Peterborough United heads home against MK Dons. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.

TV replays did however show that Keogh made the most of any contact from Clarke-Harris, who spent a month loan at MK in 2015.

Martin told the MK Citizen: “The goal was a foul,” he said. “He’s (Clarke-Harris) admitted it to our players and that’s why he didn’t celebrate it because he thought it was an obvious one.

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“They had one shot and they scored. It’s the first time they got properly near our goal though, and we left a good player in good form one-on-one with Richard Keogh, which we spoke about trying to stop that, but it’s a foul. Our players are very frustrated by that.

Jonson Clarke-Harris of Peterborough United celebrates his goal at MK Dons. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.Jonson Clarke-Harris of Peterborough United celebrates his goal at MK Dons. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.
Jonson Clarke-Harris of Peterborough United celebrates his goal at MK Dons. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.

“It would have been easy to lose our cool, and have a victim mentality after that, but we stayed really focussed and put all our energy into what we were doing on the pitch.”

“To a man, there wasn’t a bad performance. I’m sure we’ll be selling a lot of Scott Fraser shirts now the fans are back and can see him. He’s a fantastic performer.”

MK Dons are 15th in League One with just four wins from 18 matches.

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