Match Report
| Barnsley | Barnsley |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Steve Bullock | Steve Bullock | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marvin Jacobs | M. Jacobs |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Dale Shaw | D. Shaw | |||||||||
| Anthony Pearson | A. Pearson | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Simon Götz | S. Götz | |||||||||
| Greg Barrett | G. Barrett | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Peter Redknapp | P. Redknapp | |||||||||
| Tommy Etherington | T. Etherington | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Gavin Powell | G. Powell | |||||||||
| Robert Sherwood | R. Sherwood | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Richard Lineker | R. Lineker | |||||||||
| Neil Summerbell | N. Summerbell | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Norman Izzet | N. Izzet | |||||||||
| Dean Carrick | D. Carrick | | 59 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 56 | | Richard Mckay | R. Mckay | ||||||||
| Carl Stewart | C. Stewart | | 53 | M | | | 8 | | M | 51 |  | Mamadou Shakpoke | M. Shakpoke | ||||||||
| Malcolm White | M. White | | 48 | A | | 9 | | A | 44 | | Ian Hurst | I. Hurst | |||||||||
| Omer Finney | O. Finney | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Simon Midgley | S. Midgley | |||||||||
| Marvin Smith | M. Smith | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Gavin Bloomer | G. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Martín Sánchez | M. Sánchez |  | 49 | G | | 12 | | D | 36 | | Aaron Lineker | A. Lineker | |||||||||
| Chris Ward | C. Ward | | 49 | D | | 13 | | M | 44 | | Steve Fox | S. Fox | |||||||||
| Ashley Smith | A. Smith | | 46 | D | | 14 | | A | 41 |  | Andy McGrory | A. McGrory | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 4,529 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Barnsley and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luke Summerbee.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Barnsley and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luke Summerbee.
0.00
0-0Barnsley start the match!
3.31
0-0Carl Stewart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marvin Smith. Marvin Smith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Dale Shaw as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
6.31
0-0Mamadou Shakpoke flicks a high pass forward. Simon Midgley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Midgley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.24
0-0Neil Summerbell clumsily knocks into Mamadou Shakpoke. The referee calls over Neil Summerbell and warns him to calm down! Mamadou Shakpoke runs off the knock.
15.23
Greg Barrett threads a neat ball through to Carl Stewart. Carl Stewart knocks the ball forward to Malcolm White. Malcolm White runs straight at the defence! Malcolm White strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Dale Shaw easily smothers it!
21.48
0-0Barnsley are in full control of this game.
22.52
0-0With vision, Carl Stewart plays the ball forward to Omer Finney. Omer Finney whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm White. With a superhuman jump, Malcolm White connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's miles wide!
27.06
Richard Mckay makes a probing pass to Simon Midgley. Simon Midgley whips in a cross ball towards Ian Hurst. Ian Hurst powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.44
0-0Norman Izzet clumsily knocks into Carl Stewart. Norman Izzet is shown the yellow card! Carl Stewart runs off the knock.
32.47
Malcolm White catches Peter Redknapp on the ankles. Malcolm White is given a warning by the referee! Peter Redknapp runs off the knock.
34.42
Richard Mckay makes a probing pass to Gavin Bloomer. Gavin Bloomer shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Marvin Jacobs manages to gather it effortlessly.
42.58
Neil Summerbell plays the ball forward to Marvin Smith. Marvin Smith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Powell.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Barnsley appear unchanged since the first half. Port Vale also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Port Vale kick off the second half!
53.47
Neil Summerbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malcolm White. Malcolm White edges inside the box! Malcolm White side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
55.48
Richard Lineker chips the ball to his team mate, Mamadou Shakpoke. Mamadou Shakpoke flicks a high pass forward. Simon Midgley controls it well on his chest. Simon Midgley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tommy Etherington.
60.33
0-0Barnsley have made a substitution with Chris Ward replacing Dean Carrick .Port Vale have made a substitution with Andy McGrory replacing Simon Midgley .
66.57
Norman Izzet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ian Hurst. Ian Hurst knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Bloomer. Gavin Bloomer flicks the ball with his head. Marvin Jacobs easily picks it out of the air!
67.08
0-1Norman Izzet threads a neat ball through to Andy McGrory. Andy McGrory whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Bloomer. Gavin Bloomer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
72.09
Richard Mckay passes the ball forward to Ian Hurst. Ian Hurst finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
77.40
0-1Barnsley appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
77.40
Seeing a gap ahead, Richard Mckay plays the ball forward to Andy McGrory. Andy McGrory shoots from long range. What a cracker!! Marvin Jacobs had no chance!! Goal for Port Vale!
84.20
Chris Ward makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Finney. Omer Finney shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
87.51
0-2Gavin Bloomer barges into Greg Barrett. The referee brings Gavin Bloomer to one side and gives him a warning! Greg Barrett carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.05
Chris Ward threads the ball through to Carl Stewart. Carl Stewart lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Finney. With a superhuman jump, Omer Finney connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Mamadou Shakpoke flicks a high ball forward to Ian Hurst who takes it down. Ian Hurst passes the ball forward to Andy McGrory. Andy McGrory makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
23.9%
54.9%
21.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Andy McGrory of Port Vale |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Marvin Jacobs (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Anthony Pearson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Greg Barrett (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Tommy Etherington (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Robert Sherwood (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Neil Summerbell (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Dean Carrick (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Carl Stewart (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Malcolm White (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Omer Finney (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marvin Smith (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Martín Sánchez (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Chris Ward (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ashley Smith (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Dale Shaw (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Simon Götz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Peter Redknapp (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gavin Powell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Richard Lineker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Norman Izzet (MID) |  | 5 |
| 7. | Richard Mckay (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Mamadou Shakpoke (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ian Hurst (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Simon Midgley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gavin Bloomer (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Aaron Lineker (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Steve Fox (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Andy McGrory (ATT) | | 9 |