Match Report
| Norwich City | Norwich City |  |  | Barnsley | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm Shields | M. Shields |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Egutu Afolabi | E. Afolabi | |||||||||
| Mervin Unsworth | M. Unsworth | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Alexandru Zeklos | A. Zeklos | |||||||||
| Brian Royce | B. Royce | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Joe Grimandi | J. Grimandi | |||||||||
| Fredrik Fletcher | F. Fletcher | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Stefan Dumitru Hagi | S. Hagi | |||||||||
| Graeme Fenton | G. Fenton | | 49 | D | | 5 | | M | 72 | | Scott Young | S. Young | |||||||||
| Martin Seaman | M. Seaman | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Marek Lato | M. Lato | |||||||||
| Marc Mendonca | M. Mendonca | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 |  | Brynjar Gunnlaugsson | B. Gunnlaugsson | |||||||||
| Andy Lua-Lua | A. Lua-Lua | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Marvin Mendonca | M. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Francis Moore | F. Moore | | 53 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Phil Kirkland | P. Kirkland | |||||||||
| Duncan Burgess | D. Burgess | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Petre Lazar | P. Lazar | |||||||||
| Jody Gardner | J. Gardner | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 |  | Said Zegers | S. Zegers | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 9,127 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Norwich City kick off and get the match underway!
4.56
0-0Marc Mendonca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Moore. Francis Moore controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jody Gardner. Jody Gardner shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
6.34
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
8.58
Brian Royce makes a simple pass to Marc Mendonca. Marc Mendonca chips the ball to his team mate, Francis Moore. Francis Moore goes all the way! Francis Moore rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.18
0-1Brynjar Gunnlaugsson threads the ball through to Said Zegers. Said Zegers whips in a cross ball towards Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.14
0-1Marvin Mendonca makes a probing pass to Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graeme Fenton.
21.35
Brynjar Gunnlaugsson makes a simple pass to Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland knocks in a cross ball towards Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
24.48
Norwich City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Barnsley's defence.
26.17
Andy Lua-Lua surges forward with the ball. Andy Lua-Lua plays a perfect one-two with Francis Moore and rushes in on goal... Andy Lua-Lua tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.06
0-1Marc Mendonca catches Brynjar Gunnlaugsson on the ankles. Marc Mendonca is given a warning by the referee! Brynjar Gunnlaugsson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.37
0-1Marek Lato barges into Andy Lua-Lua. The referee calls over Marek Lato and shows him a yellow card! Andy Lua-Lua grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.21
0-1Fredrik Fletcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Seaman. Martin Seaman makes a simple pass to Francis Moore. Francis Moore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jody Gardner but he's offside!
33.18
Joe Grimandi makes a beautiful solo run. Joe Grimandi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
36.44
Brynjar Gunnlaugsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar knocks in a cross ball towards Said Zegers. Said Zegers flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.04
Joe Grimandi hacks Brian Royce from behind! The referee calls over Joe Grimandi and warns him to calm down! Brian Royce hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Barnsley kick off!
47.50
Fredrik Fletcher takes it forward alone. Fredrik Fletcher sees space and advances. Fredrik Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Jody Gardner. Jody Gardner powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.57
Stefan Dumitru Hagi takes it forward alone. Stefan Dumitru Hagi knocks the ball to his team mate, Said Zegers. Said Zegers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graeme Fenton.
49.23
Marc Mendonca barges into Brynjar Gunnlaugsson. Marc Mendonca is warned by the referee again! Brynjar Gunnlaugsson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
51.53
Stefan Dumitru Hagi knocks the ball forward to Marek Lato. Marek Lato controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Phil Kirkland but the linesman indicates offside!
55.57
Marek Lato controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malcolm Shields who gathers it comfortably.
60.15
Martin Seaman chips the ball to his team mate, Francis Moore. Francis Moore controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.27
0-1Brynjar Gunnlaugsson takes it forward alone. Brynjar Gunnlaugsson tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Malcolm Shields easily smothers it!
63.40
Marek Lato makes a simple pass to Said Zegers. Said Zegers shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.46
Brynjar Gunnlaugsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.05
Marc Mendonca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Moore. Francis Moore whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Burgess. Duncan Burgess is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.13
Andy Lua-Lua knocks the ball forward to Duncan Burgess. Duncan Burgess makes a probing pass to Francis Moore but he's offside!
77.54
Scott Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Said Zegers. Said Zegers makes a simple pass to Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Malcolm Shields has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.03
Marvin Mendonca makes a beautiful solo run. Marvin Mendonca lofts in a cross ball towards Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
85.06
Marek Lato sees space and advances. Marek Lato goes all the way! Marek Lato shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Malcolm Shields had no chance!! Goal for Barnsley!
89.26
Andy Lua-Lua barges into Alexandru Zeklos. Andy Lua-Lua is warned by the referee! Alexandru Zeklos runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
24.7%
49.4%
26%
Scorers
| Petre Lazar 14, 78 Marek Lato 85 |