Match Report


Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic     BarnsleyBarnsley
Jacek LorencJacek Lorenc David Ward David Ward
Andy SounessA. Souness60
G
1
G
60Richard Le SauxR. Le Saux
Gaspar AlvesG. Alves67
D
2
D
72Dean BishopD. Bishop
Nuno NevesN. Neves59
D
captain3captain
D
68Lomano BellamyL. Bellamy
Wayne PeckhamW. Peckham65
D
4
D
67Bill ClaphamB. Clapham
Eoin WainwrightE. Wainwright60
M
5
M
67Niccolo DeanN. Dean
Albrecht SchraderA. Schrader60
M
6
M
69Alfred MurrinA. Murrin
Simon GardnerS. Gardner62
M
7
M
72Gareth BeckhamG. Beckham
Lomano CollymoreL. Collymore64
M
8
M
68Carl PearceC. Pearce
Dale ShiltonD. Shilton67
A
9
A
74Craig EtheringtonC. Etherington
Richard RobsonR. Robson65
A
10
A
74Dave VassellD. Vassell
Lomano RipleyL. Ripley52
A
11
A
65Francisco CarrascoF. Carrasco
 
Damien EdworthyD. Edworthy60
D
12
D
66Nicolas GilN. Gil
Graeme MccannG. Mccann58
M
13
M
63Samuel FonsecaS. Fonseca
Robert MowbrayR. Mowbray61
A
14
A
63Samuel ChaveyriatS. Chaveyriat

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 13,792 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Oldham Athletic and Barnsley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Joachim.


0.00
The whistle blows and Barnsley kick off!
3.27
Lomano Bellamy flicks a high pass forward. Gareth Beckham controls it well on his chest. Gareth Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Murrin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfred Murrin plays a scrappy one-two with Dave Vassell and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alfred Murrin rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
6.36
Albrecht Schrader kicks a strong pass forward to Lomano Collymore. Lomano Collymore plays a scrappy one-two with Dale Shilton and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Lomano Collymore provides some space. He shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
9.27
Dean Bishop flicks the ball to his team mate, Bill Clapham. With some swift thinking, Bill Clapham plays the ball forward to Gareth Beckham. Gareth Beckham threads a neat ball through to Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
14.09
Albrecht Schrader flicks a high pass forward to Richard Robson who brings the ball under control. Richard Robson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Richard Robson scores for Oldham Athletic!!
18.27
Dale Shilton hits a low pass to Lomano Ripley. Lomano Ripley lofts in a cross ball towards Dale Shilton. Dale Shilton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Solid save from Richard Le Saux. What a great pair of hands!
32.33
Albrecht Schrader sees Lomano Ripley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lomano Ripley knocks the ball forward to Simon Gardner but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
33.50
Gareth Beckham passes the ball forward to Alfred Murrin. Alfred Murrin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.23
Gareth Beckham flicks a high pass forward to Craig Etherington who brings the ball under control. Craig Etherington lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Vassell. Dave Vassell makes a convincing header but is denied by Andy Souness. Excellent save.
39.35
Dave Vassell threads a neat ball through to Gareth Beckham. Gareth Beckham shoots from long range. Andy Souness gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic have changed their lineup with Graeme Mccann replacing Eoin Wainwright and Robert Mowbray replacing Dale Shilton. Barnsley appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Oldham Athletic get the second half underway!
48.00
Gareth Beckham sees Niccolo Dean in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Niccolo Dean flicks a high pass forward. Carl Pearce controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Carl Pearce looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
53.17
Gareth Beckham flicks a high ball forward to Craig Etherington who takes it down. Craig Etherington tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Andy Souness smothers it!
55.51
Albrecht Schrader flicks the ball to his team mate, Lomano Ripley. Lomano Ripley lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Robson. Richard Robson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Richard Le Saux gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
63.47
Lomano Collymore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albrecht Schrader. Albrecht Schrader finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.03
Niccolo Dean clumsily knocks into Wayne Peckham. The referee warns Niccolo Dean to calm down! Wayne Peckham runs off the knock.
67.24
Carl Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Dean. Niccolo Dean edges inside the box! Niccolo Dean rockets a shot on goal but somehow Andy Souness manages to keep it out.
69.18
Robert Mowbray brings the ball forward. Robert Mowbray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.55
Nuno Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Gardner. Simon Gardner sees Robert Mowbray in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Robert Mowbray shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.01
Alfred Murrin threads the ball through to Francisco Carrasco. Francisco Carrasco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Andy Souness gets down and covers it.
77.19
Barnsley have made a substitution with Samuel Chaveyriat replacing Francisco Carrasco .
79.25
Nuno Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Albrecht Schrader. Albrecht Schrader flicks a high pass forward to Lomano Ripley who brings the ball under control. Lomano Ripley plays a one-two with Richard Robson and rushes in on goal... Lomano Ripley side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
87.05
Niccolo Dean makes an attacking run forward. Niccolo Dean deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Etherington but the linesman indicates offside!
89.01
Albrecht Schrader makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Robson. Richard Robson edges inside the box! Richard Robson tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Richard Le Saux!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Oldham Athletic

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

Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
27.8%
47.2%
25%

Scorers
Richard Robson 14
Craig Etherington 9
Carl Pearce 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Robson of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Andy Souness (GK)
8
2.Gaspar Alves (DEF)
6
3.Nuno Neves (DEF)
6
4.Wayne Peckham (DEF)
6
5.Eoin Wainwright (MID)
6
6.Albrecht Schrader (MID)
8
7.Simon Gardner (MID)
6
8.Lomano Collymore (MID)
6
9.Dale Shilton (ATT)
6
10.Richard Robson (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Lomano Ripley (ATT)
6
 
12.Damien Edworthy (DEF)
0
13.Graeme Mccann (MID)
6
14.Robert Mowbray (ATT)
6

1.Richard Le Saux (GK)
7
2.Dean Bishop (DEF)
6
3.Lomano Bellamy (DEF)
6
4.Bill Clapham (DEF)
6
5.Niccolo Dean (MID)
8
6.Alfred Murrin (MID)
6
7.Gareth Beckham (MID)
8
8.Carl Pearce (MID)goal scored
8
9.Craig Etherington (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Dave Vassell (ATT)
6
11.Francisco Carrasco (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicolas Gil (DEF)
0
13.Samuel Fonseca (MID)
0
14.Samuel Chaveyriat (ATT)
6