Match Report


BarnsleyBarnsley     Bradford CityBradford City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jacob BridgesJ. Bridges47
G
1
G
63Robert KitsonR. Kitson
Mark PearceM. Pearce55
D
2
D
60Wayne MasonW. Mason
Simon PetersS. Peters48
D
3
D
48Mario SousaM. Sousa
Patrick WardP. Ward44
D
4
D
45Jacob WhiteJ. White
Alun MersonA. Merson43
D
5
D
43Emile GreavesE. Greaves
Jermaine LoweJ. Lowe47
M
6captain
M
48Mattia PetruzziM. Petruzzi
Oleg GriffinO. Griffin45
M
7
M
48Lomano StewartL. Stewart
Adam PallisterA. Pallister38
M
8
M
45Maurizio SibilanoM. Sibilano
Stephen LiddellS. Liddell37
M
9
A
57Richard GoughR. Gough
Ian SheringhamI. Sheringham53
A
10
A
46John CaldwellJ. Caldwell
Anthony MortensenA. Mortensen51
A
captain11
A
45Alexander AndertonA. Anderton
 
Ade IkpebaA. Ikpeba46
G
12
M
45Kevin HansenK. Hansen
Norman BarrettN. Barrett39
G
13
M
44Paolo DainelliP. Dainelli
Francis ThirlwellF. Thirlwell38
A
14
M
43Danny MorrisD. Morris

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 4,258 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Barnsley are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Daniele Griffin.


0.00
Bradford City get the match underway!
3.14
Maurizio Sibilano hits a low pass to Richard Gough. Richard Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.44
Jermaine Lowe decides to run forward with the ball. Jermaine Lowe whips in a cross ball towards Ian Sheringham. Ian Sheringham directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
8.07
Simon Peters flicks a high ball forward to Jermaine Lowe who takes it down. Jermaine Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Mortensen controls it well on his chest. Anthony Mortensen shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
26.06
Stephen Liddell hits a low pass to Ian Sheringham. Ian Sheringham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jacob White.
30.11
Mattia Petruzzi threads the ball through to Alexander Anderton. Alexander Anderton shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
32.11
Lomano Stewart makes an attacking run forward. Lomano Stewart controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
34.07
Stephen Liddell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Mortensen. Anthony Mortensen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.52
Jermaine Lowe runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jermaine Lowe whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Mortensen. Anthony Mortensen makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.14
Mattia Petruzzi hacks Stephen Liddell from behind! Mattia Petruzzi is shown the yellow card! Stephen Liddell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.33
Adam Pallister passes the ball forward to Anthony Mortensen. Anthony Mortensen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Robert Kitson who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barnsley have changed their lineup with Norman Barrett replacing Adam Pallister. Bradford City appear unchanged since the first half. The Barnsley players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Barnsley get the second half underway!
48.02
Jacob White clumsily knocks into Norman Barrett. Jacob White is shown the yellow card! Norman Barrett runs off the knock.
49.02
Lomano Stewart comes in with a late challenge on Patrick Ward. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Patrick Ward stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.41
Maurizio Sibilano makes a probing pass to John Caldwell. John Caldwell plays a scrappy one-two with Richard Gough and stumbles forward towards the goal... John Caldwell takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.20
Alun Merson knocks the ball forward to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian Sheringham. Ian Sheringham knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Mortensen. Anthony Mortensen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Robert Kitson is on top of it.
65.00
Lomano Stewart flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Gough. Richard Gough knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Peters.
66.31
Jermaine Lowe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Sheringham. Ian Sheringham tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper, Robert Kitson, sees it late!! Goal for Barnsley!
69.24
Mattia Petruzzi passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Richard Gough. Richard Gough knocks the ball forward to John Caldwell but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.37
Barnsley have made a substitution with Ade Ikpeba replacing Patrick Ward .
78.43
Wayne Mason passes the ball forward to Maurizio Sibilano. With vision, Maurizio Sibilano laces a through ball forward to Alexander Anderton. Alexander Anderton edges inside the box! Some superb footwork from Alexander Anderton provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.56
Alexander Anderton catches Ade Ikpeba on the ankles. The referee calls over Alexander Anderton and warns him to calm down! Ade Ikpeba runs off the knock.
87.49
Simon Peters threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Lowe. Jermaine Lowe hits a low pass to Ian Sheringham. Ian Sheringham shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
89.06
Stephen Liddell threads the ball through to Ian Sheringham. Ian Sheringham shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Barnsley

Bradford City
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
26.6%
45.6%
27.8%

Scorers
Anthony Mortensen 37
Ian Sheringham 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jermaine Lowe of Barnsley

Match Ratings
1.Jacob Bridges (GK)
6
2.Mark Pearce (DEF)
6
3.Simon Peters (DEF)
6
4.Patrick Ward (DEF)
6
5.Alun Merson (DEF)
6
6.Jermaine Lowe (MID)
9
7.Oleg Griffin (MID)
6
8.Adam Pallister (MID)
6
9.Stephen Liddell (MID)
6
10.Ian Sheringham (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Anthony Mortensen (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Ade Ikpeba (GK)
6
13.Norman Barrett (GK)
6
14.Francis Thirlwell (ATT)
0

1.Robert Kitson (GK)
6
2.Wayne Mason (DEF)
6
3.Mario Sousa (DEF)
7
4.Jacob White (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Emile Greaves (DEF)
6
6.Mattia Petruzzi (MID)yellow card
6
7.Lomano Stewart (MID)yellow card
6
8.Maurizio Sibilano (MID)
6
9.Richard Gough (ATT)
6
10.John Caldwell (ATT)
6
11.Alexander Anderton (ATT)
6
 
12.Kevin Hansen (MID)
0
13.Paolo Dainelli (MID)
0
14.Danny Morris (MID)
0