Match Report


Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur     BarnsleyBarnsley
Kevin DuffyKevin Duffy David Ward David Ward
Hibiki KanekoH. Kaneko71
G
1
G
60Richard Le SauxR. Le Saux
Eoin SalakoE. Salako62
D
2
D
73Dean BishopD. Bishop
Isaiah GriffinI. Griffin69
D
captain3captain
D
70Lomano BellamyL. Bellamy
Ivan SinclairI. Sinclair62
D
4
D
68Bill ClaphamB. Clapham
Jose Javier HerreroJ. Herrero65
D
5
M
67Niccolo DeanN. Dean
Thomas NeuhausT. Neuhaus72
M
6
M
69Alfred MurrinA. Murrin
Karim ZuidersmaK. Zuidersma63
M
7
M
72Gareth BeckhamG. Beckham
Alexander GerlachA. Gerlach66
M
8
M
68Carl PearceC. Pearce
Frank BellamyF. Bellamy62
A
9
A
74Craig EtheringtonC. Etherington
Helder LopesH. Lopes68
A
10
A
74Dave VassellD. Vassell
Bill LightfootB. Lightfoot67
A
11
A
65Francisco CarrascoF. Carrasco
 
Nicky DuberryN. Duberry55
A
12
D
66Nicolas GilN. Gil
Joe SalmonJ. Salmon60
D
13
M
63Samuel FonsecaS. Fonseca
Leandro VillegasL. Villegas42
M
14
A
63Samuel ChaveyriatS. Chaveyriat

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 12,218 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Tottenham Hotspur are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Del Gascoigne.


0.00
Tottenham Hotspur get the match underway!
2.08
Eoin Salako comes in with a late challenge on Craig Etherington. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Craig Etherington grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
3.10
Isaiah Griffin sees a break and surges forward. Isaiah Griffin passes the ball forward to Bill Lightfoot. Bill Lightfoot finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
12.18
Lomano Bellamy knocks the ball forward to Francisco Carrasco. Francisco Carrasco flicks a high pass forward. Gareth Beckham controls it well on his chest. Gareth Beckham hits a low pass to Alfred Murrin. Alfred Murrin muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Hibiki Kaneko with no chance!! Goal for Barnsley!
16.39
Thomas Neuhaus chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.05
Isaiah Griffin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frank Bellamy. Frank Bellamy flicks a high pass forward. Bill Lightfoot controls it well on his chest. Bill Lightfoot knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lomano Bellamy.
22.51
Gareth Beckham threads a neat ball through to Niccolo Dean. Niccolo Dean plays a scrappy one-two with Dave Vassell and advances towards the goal... Niccolo Dean side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Hibiki Kaneko had no chance!! Goal for Barnsley!
26.53
With great vision, Bill Clapham plays the ball forward to Niccolo Dean. Without breaking stride, Niccolo Dean plays the ball forward to Gareth Beckham. Gareth Beckham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Carrasco but the linesman indicates offside!
27.40
Gareth Beckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Dean. Niccolo Dean sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
30.36
Alexander Gerlach flicks the ball to his team mate, Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.31
Dean Bishop makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Murrin. Alfred Murrin shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
33.55
Alexander Gerlach threads the ball through to Frank Bellamy. Frank Bellamy shoots from distance. Good keeping from Richard Le Saux as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
35.18
Alexander Gerlach takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Karim Zuidersma strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
36.42
Karim Zuidersma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexander Gerlach. Alexander Gerlach shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
42.55
Karim Zuidersma hits a low pass to Frank Bellamy. Frank Bellamy shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
44.35
Bill Clapham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfred Murrin. Alfred Murrin sees a break and surges forward. Alfred Murrin knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Vassell. Isaiah Griffin clumsily knocks into Dave Vassell. Dave Vassell appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Tottenham Hotspur appear unchanged since the first half. Barnsley also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Barnsley start the second half!
48.17
Gareth Beckham clumsily knocks into Karim Zuidersma. The referee calls over Gareth Beckham and shows him a yellow card! Karim Zuidersma grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
48.17
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
51.03
Eoin Salako sees Frank Bellamy in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frank Bellamy kicks a strong pass forward to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.02
Thomas Neuhaus threads a neat ball through to Karim Zuidersma. Karim Zuidersma whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Neuhaus. Thomas Neuhaus gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Richard Le Saux didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
57.17
Bill Clapham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Dean. Niccolo Dean sees Craig Etherington in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Etherington knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Carrasco. Francisco Carrasco makes a convincing header. Hibiki Kaneko gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
60.24
Karim Zuidersma makes an attacking run forward. Karim Zuidersma shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
65.04
Karim Zuidersma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Neuhaus. Thomas Neuhaus rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Richard Le Saux. Excellent save.
66.50
Dean Bishop flicks a high ball forward to Dave Vassell who takes it down. Dave Vassell decides to run forward with the ball. Dave Vassell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
69.53
With some swift thinking, Isaiah Griffin plays the ball forward to Alexander Gerlach. Alexander Gerlach makes a simple pass to Karim Zuidersma. Karim Zuidersma whips in a cross ball towards Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.10
Alfred Murrin makes a simple pass to Niccolo Dean. Niccolo Dean cuts inside the box! Niccolo Dean looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
77.19
Barnsley have made 2 substitutions with Nicolas Gil replacing Dean Bishop and Samuel Chaveyriat replacing Francisco Carrasco .
78.24
Ivan Sinclair hacks Gareth Beckham from behind! The referee calls over Ivan Sinclair and shows him a yellow card! Gareth Beckham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.29
Alfred Murrin flicks a high ball forward to Dave Vassell who takes it down. Dave Vassell makes a defence splitting pass to Alfred Murrin. Alfred Murrin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Hibiki Kaneko gets down and covers it.
84.38
Bill Lightfoot threads a neat ball through to Alexander Gerlach. Alexander Gerlach tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Richard Le Saux. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Alexander Gerlach plays the ball forward to Karim Zuidersma. Karim Zuidersma lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Gerlach. Alexander Gerlach gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Richard Le Saux manages to gather it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Tottenham Hotspur

Barnsley
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
8
7
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
27.7%
43.4%
28.9%

Scorers
Alfred Murrin 12
Niccolo Dean 23

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Niccolo Dean of Barnsley

Match Ratings
1.Hibiki Kaneko (GK)
7
2.Eoin Salako (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Isaiah Griffin (DEF)
6
4.Ivan Sinclair (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Jose Javier Herrero (DEF)
6
6.Thomas Neuhaus (MID)
6
7.Karim Zuidersma (MID)
7
8.Alexander Gerlach (MID)
7
9.Frank Bellamy (ATT)
6
10.Helder Lopes (ATT)
6
11.Bill Lightfoot (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicky Duberry (ATT)
0
13.Joe Salmon (DEF)
0
14.Leandro Villegas (MID)
0

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