Match Report


BarnsleyBarnsley     SunderlandSunderland
Computer Player Computer Player Stanis B Stanis B
Egutu AfolabiE. Afolabi62
G
1
G
66Ga‘l HeaumetG. Heaumet
Alexandru ZeklosA. Zeklos63
D
2
D
64Bruno ReisB. Reis
Joe GrimandiJ. Grimandi61
D
3
D
69Fernando BentoF. Bento
Stefan Dumitru HagiS. Hagi59
D
4
D
52Albert LopezA. Lopez
Scott YoungS. Young72
M
5
M
67Mohamed BencherifM. Bencherif
Marek LatoM. Lato68
M
6
M
66Yann UhlmannY. Uhlmann
Brynjar GunnlaugssonB. Gunnlaugsson68
M
7
M
66Youta IshigawaY. Ishigawa
Marvin MendoncaM. Mendonca68
M
8
M
58Sol BarrettS. Barrett
Phil KirklandP. Kirkland69
A
9
A
71Rolf WolfR. Wolf
Petre LazarP. Lazar63
A
10
A
73John MasonJ. Mason
Said ZegersS. Zegers51
A
11
A
60Gavin HuntG. Hunt

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 8,970 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Barnsley and Sunderland are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Barnsley kick off and get the match underway!
3.42
Brynjar Gunnlaugsson kicks a strong pass forward to Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.03
Bruno Reis threads the ball through to Youta Ishigawa. Youta Ishigawa threads the ball through to John Mason. John Mason shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.04
Sunderland are easily keeping Barnsley at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
18.53
Albert Lopez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yann Uhlmann. Yann Uhlmann flicks the ball to his team mate, John Mason. John Mason goes all the way! John Mason takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Egutu Afolabi!
26.24
Sol Barrett catches Scott Young on the ankles. Sol Barrett is given a warning by the referee! Scott Young runs off the knock.
27.32
Marek Lato threads the ball through to Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.52
Sol Barrett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt shoots from distance but Egutu Afolabi is on top of it.
32.49
Yann Uhlmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt whips in a cross ball towards John Mason. John Mason flicks the ball with his head. John Mason scores for Sunderland!!
36.56
Yann Uhlmann hacks Joe Grimandi from behind! Yann Uhlmann is warned by the referee! Joe Grimandi runs off the knock.
39.33
Scott Young threads the ball through to Said Zegers. Said Zegers shoots from 20 yards but Ga‘l Heaumet is on top of it.
40.26
Youta Ishigawa advances with the ball. Youta Ishigawa plays a perfect one-two with Gavin Hunt and rushes in on goal... Youta Ishigawa takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Sunderland kick off!
47.37
Bruno Reis makes a simple pass to Mohamed Bencherif. Mohamed Bencherif threads the ball through to Rolf Wolf. Rolf Wolf goes all the way! Rolf Wolf tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
48.54
Yann Uhlmann chips the ball to his team mate, John Mason. John Mason plays a perfect one-two with Rolf Wolf and rushes in on goal... John Mason shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
55.01
Yann Uhlmann sees space and advances. Yann Uhlmann shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
59.53
Brynjar Gunnlaugsson knocks the ball forward to Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Ga‘l Heaumet.
60.25
Sol Barrett sees a break and surges forward. Sol Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.03
Fernando Bento surges forward with the ball. Fernando Bento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Mason. John Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexandru Zeklos.
63.10
Youta Ishigawa chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.26
Scott Young passes the ball forward to Said Zegers. Said Zegers whips in a cross ball towards Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.55
Yann Uhlmann knocks the ball to his team mate, John Mason. John Mason kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
77.45
Joe Grimandi clumsily knocks into Gavin Hunt. Joe Grimandi is warned by the referee! Gavin Hunt gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
78.29
Yann Uhlmann decides to run forward with the ball. Yann Uhlmann plays a perfect one-two with Gavin Hunt and rushes in on goal... Yann Uhlmann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Egutu Afolabi has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.35
Stefan Dumitru Hagi comes in with a late challenge on Mohamed Bencherif. The referee calls over Stefan Dumitru Hagi and warns him to calm down! Mohamed Bencherif runs off the knock.
84.27
Youta Ishigawa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt makes a simple pass to Rolf Wolf. Rolf Wolf tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Egutu Afolabi.
89.39
Marek Lato makes a probing pass to Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ga‘l Heaumet who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Yann Uhlmann of Sunderland
Match Statistics
 

Barnsley

Sunderland
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
1
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
29.7%
70.3%
Play Area
31.1%
48.6%
20.3%

Scorers
Petre Lazar 27
John Mason 32
Yann Uhlmann 78