Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 9,542 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Barnsley are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Barnsley kick off and get the first half underway!
12.18
Wayne Impey sees space and advances. Wayne Impey whips in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
20.20
Mark Lampard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Alan Benjamin.
26.01
Lars Töpfer kicks a strong pass forward to Wayne Impey. Wayne Impey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alan Benjamin who gathers it comfortably.
27.10
Sol Duberry sees a break and surges forward. Sol Duberry plays a perfect one-two with Ashley Ince and rushes in on goal... Sol Duberry tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Harvey Lee!
28.15
Paul Bishop threads the ball through to Ashley Ince. Ashley Ince goes all the way! Ashley Ince cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.56
Sol Duberry makes a simple pass to Mattia Rachini. Mattia Rachini plays a perfect one-two with Anthony Nogueira and rushes in on goal... Mattia Rachini takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.04
Barnsley are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bradford City's defence.
36.25
Sol Duberry flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Nogueira. Anthony Nogueira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eric Hoogendorp.
39.17
Wayne Impey hacks Jason Gower from behind! Wayne Impey is warned by the referee! Jason Gower runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Bradford City get the second half underway!
48.27
Darren Shearer passes the ball forward to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos plays a perfect one-two with Ian Vieira and rushes in on goal... Quim Ramos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Alan Benjamin is on top of it.
49.34
Mark Lampard knocks the ball forward to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos knocks the ball forward to Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Alan Benjamin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
54.51
Mark Lampard flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
57.49
Isaiah Gerrard threads the ball through to Sol Duberry. Sol Duberry passes the ball forward to Anthony Nogueira. Anthony Nogueira whips in a cross ball towards Mattia Rachini. Mattia Rachini connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.37
Wayne Impey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor plays a perfect one-two with Ian Vieira and rushes in on goal... Jan Opschoor tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.43
Wayne Impey makes a probing pass to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Alan Benjamin easily smothers it!
67.53
Sol Duberry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Ince. Ashley Ince sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
69.19
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
71.19
Wayne Impey kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
73.01
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
75.10
Darren Shearer kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alan Benjamin who gathers it comfortably.
77.27
Isaiah Gerrard knocks the ball to his team mate, Sol Duberry. Sol Duberry makes a simple pass to Anthony Nogueira. Anthony Nogueira goes all the way! Anthony Nogueira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Harvey Lee.
83.13
Wayne Impey knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira plays a perfect one-two with Jan Opschoor and rushes in on goal... Ian Vieira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
87.03
Jason Gower knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Nogueira. Anthony Nogueira goes all the way! Anthony Nogueira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Anthony Nogueira!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Jan Opschoor of Barnsley
Match Statistics
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.3%
56.7%
Play Area
23.9%
49.3%
26.9%