Match Report
| Blackpool | Blackpool |  |  | Barnsley | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Young | C. Young |  | 55 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Julian Stockdale | J. Stockdale | ||||||||
| Spencer Boateng | S. Boateng | | 42 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 45 | | Harry Brown | H. Brown | |||||||||
| Harvey Batty | H. Batty | | 41 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Malcolm Vassell | M. Vassell | |||||||||
| Mick Carragher | M. Carragher | | 41 | D | | 4 | | | D | 41 | | Tim Redknapp | T. Redknapp | ||||||||
| Les Mortensen | L. Mortensen | | 39 | D | | 5 | | D | 40 | | Nicky Mercer | N. Mercer | |||||||||
| Chris Moss | C. Moss | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 47 | | Ian Lightfoot | I. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Terry Wainwright | T. Wainwright | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | John Cope | J. Cope | |||||||||
| Del Milburn | D. Milburn | | 46 | A | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Fredrik Shearer | F. Shearer | |||||||||
| Carlton Mercer | C. Mercer | | 42 | A | | 9 | | M | 41 | | Daniele Rankin | D. Rankin | |||||||||
| Wes Ljungberg | W. Ljungberg | | 41 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 |  | Filipe Jesus | F. Jesus | |||||||||
| Marcus Salako | M. Salako | | 37 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Joe Sinclair | J. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Danny Patterson | D. Patterson | | 44 | G | | 12 | | A | 43 | | Jon Sharpe | J. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Robert Maclean | R. Maclean | | 42 | M | | 13 | | G | 42 | | Julian Walker | J. Walker | |||||||||
| Thierry Edwards | T. Edwards | | 42 | M | | 14 | | A | 42 | | Eoin Young | E. Young | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Bloomfield Road where Blackpool play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 2,565 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Blackpool are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Johnson.
The pitch is in good condition.
Blackpool are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Johnson.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Blackpool get the match underway!
2.20
0-0Malcolm Vassell chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Lightfoot. Ian Lightfoot runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ian Lightfoot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Sinclair but the linesman indicates offside!
6.21
1-0Harvey Batty knocks the ball forward to Terry Wainwright. Terry Wainwright flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Mercer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlton Mercer plays a quick one-two with Del Milburn and rushes in on goal... Carlton Mercer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Carlton Mercer scores for Blackpool!!
9.25
1-0John Cope clumsily knocks into Terry Wainwright. The referee calls over John Cope and shows him a yellow card! Terry Wainwright hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.35
1-0Terry Wainwright runs straight at the opposition's defence. Terry Wainwright lofts in a cross ball towards Del Milburn. Del Milburn powers a header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
20.09
1-0Ian Lightfoot decides to run forward with the ball. Ian Lightfoot knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Les Mortensen.
22.34
1-0Fredrik Shearer flicks a high pass forward. Joe Sinclair comfortably collects the pass. Joe Sinclair cuts inside the box! Les Mortensen barges into Joe Sinclair. Joe Sinclair appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
24.44
Terry Wainwright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Mercer. Carlton Mercer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Stockdale who gathers it comfortably.
33.06
Harry Brown clumsily knocks into Wes Ljungberg. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Wes Ljungberg stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.42
Tim Redknapp plays the ball forward to Fredrik Shearer. Fredrik Shearer surges forward with the ball. Fredrik Shearer plays a one-two with Joe Sinclair and rushes in on goal... Fredrik Shearer comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.38
Nicky Mercer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ian Lightfoot. Ian Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Jesus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Filipe Jesus shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
40.02
1-0Mick Carragher kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Wainwright. Terry Wainwright brings the ball forward. Terry Wainwright plays a scrappy one-two with Carlton Mercer and advances towards the goal... Terry Wainwright looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Julian Stockdale.
44.51
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Blackpool appear unchanged since the first half. Barnsley also appear unchanged since the first half. The Barnsley players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Barnsley kick off and get the second half underway!
48.50
Terry Wainwright catches Harry Brown on the ankles. The referee calls over Terry Wainwright and shows him a yellow card! Harry Brown runs off the knock.
49.50
Fredrik Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Sinclair. Joe Sinclair sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
53.45
Terry Wainwright sees space and advances. Terry Wainwright knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Ljungberg. Wes Ljungberg heads the ball goalwards but it flies well off target!
60.14
1-0Blackpool have made 3 substitutions with Danny Patterson replacing Harvey Batty, Robert Maclean replacing Terry Wainwright and Thierry Edwards replacing Carlton Mercer .
61.18
Robert Maclean threads the ball through to Wes Ljungberg. Wes Ljungberg whips in a cross ball towards Del Milburn. Del Milburn flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
63.53
Robert Maclean threads the ball through to Wes Ljungberg. Wes Ljungberg skips past Tim Redknapp! Wes Ljungberg shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
66.19
Robert Maclean passes the ball forward to Thierry Edwards. Thierry Edwards lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Salako. Marcus Salako finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Julian Stockdale. Excellent save.
71.45
Robert Maclean threads the ball through to Del Milburn. Del Milburn lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Ljungberg. Wes Ljungberg knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.36
Robert Maclean flicks a high pass forward. Del Milburn collects the pass. Del Milburn shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
83.51
John Cope makes an attacking run forward. John Cope puts a great ball through. Joe Sinclair runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
89.39
Fredrik Shearer passes the ball forward to Filipe Jesus. Filipe Jesus tries a spectacular long range effort. Chris Young gets down and covers it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
26%
49.4%
24.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Wes Ljungberg of Blackpool |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Chris Young (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Spencer Boateng (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Harvey Batty (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Mick Carragher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Les Mortensen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Chris Moss (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Terry Wainwright (MID) |  | 8 |
| 8. | Del Milburn (ATT) | 8 | |
| 9. | Carlton Mercer (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Wes Ljungberg (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Marcus Salako (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Danny Patterson (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Robert Maclean (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Thierry Edwards (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Julian Stockdale (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Harry Brown (DEF) | | 6 |
| 3. | Malcolm Vassell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Tim Redknapp (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nicky Mercer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ian Lightfoot (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | John Cope (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Fredrik Shearer (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Daniele Rankin (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Filipe Jesus (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Joe Sinclair (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jon Sharpe (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Julian Walker (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Eoin Young (ATT) | 0 | |