Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 8,077 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Barnsley and Manchester City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Barnsley start the match!
6.41
Mark Lampard flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti heads the ball goalwards but Dagui Tiéné is on top of it.
8.48
Paolo Jack chips the ball to his team mate, George Kahn. George Kahn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malcolm James. Malcolm James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.15
Craig Woodcock knocks the ball forward to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.20
Yohann Rascle knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malcolm James but he's offside!
12.25
Brian Harley knocks the ball forward to Mark Lampard. Mark Lampard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti knocks the ball forward to Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
16.59
Steven Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kai Basler. Kai Basler brings the ball forward. Kai Basler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodney Condé.
18.40
Kai Basler advances with the ball. Kai Basler lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.59
Brian Harley brings the ball forward. Brian Harley knocks the ball forward to Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.34
Kai Basler kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodney Condé.
45.00
Paolo Jack controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Woodcock. Craig Woodcock chips the ball to his team mate, Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo goes all the way! Lucien Ndo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Manchester City kick off the second half!
49.38
Darren Shearer chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jody Galli.
53.33
Mark Lampard knocks the ball forward to Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott shoots from long range but it flies wide!
54.32
Yohann Rascle kicks a strong pass forward to Malcolm James. Malcolm James tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.27
Morris Smith advances with the ball. Morris Smith chips the ball to his team mate, Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti flicks the ball with his head. Dagui Tiéné easily picks it out of the air!
60.12
Craig Woodcock kicks a strong pass forward to Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo goes all the way! Lucien Ndo rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.29
Barnsley are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Manchester City's defence.
65.46
Yohann Rascle makes a probing pass to Malcolm James. Malcolm James knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harvey Lee who gathers it comfortably.
75.17
Jody Galli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yohann Rascle. Yohann Rascle flicks the ball to his team mate, Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo goes all the way! Lucien Ndo tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
78.07
Mark Lampard clumsily knocks into Yohann Rascle. The referee calls over Mark Lampard and shows him a yellow card! Yohann Rascle runs off the knock.
78.07
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
85.50
Craig Woodcock makes a probing pass to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess goes all the way! Jacob Jess tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Harvey Lee manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Brian Harley chips the ball to his team mate, Kai Basler. Kai Basler kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti goes all the way! Christian Cassetti shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Lucien Ndo of Manchester City
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.7%
54.3%
Play Area
27.2%
46.7%
26.1%