Match Report
| Barnsley | Barnsley |  |  | Stoke City | Stoke City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Egutu Afolabi | E. Afolabi |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Gavin King | G. King | |||||||||
| Alexandru Zeklos | A. Zeklos |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Paul Edworthy | P. Edworthy | |||||||||
| Joe Grimandi | J. Grimandi | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Seth Waters | S. Waters | |||||||||
| Stefan Dumitru Hagi | S. Hagi | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Lee Kanu | L. Kanu | |||||||||
| Scott Young | S. Young | | 72 | M | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Matthew Ljungberg | M. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Marek Lato | M. Lato |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | D | 51 |  | Krunoslaw Boban | K. Boban | |||||||||
| Marvin Mendonca | M. Mendonca | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Trevor Hunt | T. Hunt | |||||||||
| Amine Bourakba | A. Bourakba |  | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Damien Newby | D. Newby | |||||||||
| Phil Kirkland | P. Kirkland | | 69 | A | | 9 | | M | 56 | | Joe Higginbotham | J. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Petre Lazar | P. Lazar | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 |  | Robin Van Der Weerden | R. Van Der Weerden | |||||||||
| Said Zegers | S. Zegers | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Neil Beckham | N. Beckham | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 8,703 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Barnsley are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Barnsley are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
0.00
0-0Stoke City kick off!
3.49
0-0Stefan Dumitru Hagi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marek Lato. Marek Lato kicks a strong pass forward to Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.29
Krunoslaw Boban chips the ball to his team mate, Damien Newby. Damien Newby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robin Van Der Weerden. Robin Van Der Weerden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.12
1-0Scott Young makes a probing pass to Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar goes all the way! Petre Lazar shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Gavin King has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
14.20
1-0Marvin Mendonca takes it forward alone. Marvin Mendonca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.37
Stefan Dumitru Hagi makes a probing pass to Scott Young. Scott Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matthew Ljungberg.
21.12
Marvin Mendonca flicks the ball to his team mate, Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.38
Scott Young makes a simple pass to Said Zegers. Said Zegers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin King who gathers it comfortably.
30.14
Marvin Mendonca knocks the ball forward to Said Zegers. Said Zegers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.04
Marek Lato passes the ball forward to Said Zegers. Said Zegers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
42.35
Joe Grimandi knocks the ball forward to Scott Young. Scott Young surges forward with the ball. Scott Young lofts in a cross ball towards Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Barnsley kick off!
48.19
1-0Joe Higginbotham catches Scott Young on the ankles. Joe Higginbotham is given a warning by the referee! Scott Young runs off the knock.
53.03
1-0Marvin Mendonca kicks a strong pass forward to Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Gavin King!
57.11
Marvin Mendonca kicks a strong pass forward to Said Zegers. Said Zegers knocks in a cross ball towards Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.50
Krunoslaw Boban deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Trevor Hunt. Trevor Hunt passes the ball forward to Neil Beckham. Neil Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexandru Zeklos.
61.32
Paul Edworthy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Trevor Hunt. Trevor Hunt chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Beckham. Neil Beckham plays a perfect one-two with Robin Van Der Weerden and rushes in on goal... Neil Beckham rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.28
Marek Lato controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Gavin King!
66.19
Seth Waters knocks the ball forward to Trevor Hunt. Trevor Hunt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robin Van Der Weerden. Robin Van Der Weerden finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.53
Alexandru Zeklos advances with the ball. Alexandru Zeklos knocks the ball forward to Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Gavin King manages to keep it out.
72.41
Lee Kanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Higginbotham. Joe Higginbotham threads the ball through to Neil Beckham. Neil Beckham shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.12
Robin Van Der Weerden comes in with a late challenge on Joe Grimandi. Robin Van Der Weerden is given a warning by the referee! Joe Grimandi runs off the knock.
81.47
Seth Waters knocks the ball forward to Joe Higginbotham. Joe Higginbotham knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Beckham. Neil Beckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.58
Joe Grimandi passes the ball forward to Marvin Mendonca. Marvin Mendonca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Krunoslaw Boban.
87.22
Paul Edworthy makes a probing pass to Trevor Hunt. Trevor Hunt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robin Van Der Weerden. Robin Van Der Weerden sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
89.24
Joe Higginbotham threads the ball through to Neil Beckham. Neil Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robin Van Der Weerden. Robin Van Der Weerden shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Egutu Afolabi manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Joe Grimandi takes it forward alone. Joe Grimandi knocks the ball to his team mate, Said Zegers. Said Zegers shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
25%
45.7%
29.3%
Scorers