Match Report
| Blackpool | Blackpool |  |  | Barnsley | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Danny Patterson | D. Patterson |  | 45 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Julian Stockdale | J. Stockdale | ||||||||
| Spencer Boateng | S. Boateng | | 42 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 46 | | Malcolm Vassell | M. Vassell | |||||||||
| Harvey Batty | H. Batty | | 41 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Harry Brown | H. Brown | |||||||||
| Les Mortensen | L. Mortensen | | 39 | D | | 4 | | | D | 42 | | Francis Forbes | F. Forbes | ||||||||
| Peter Upson | P. Upson | | 37 | D | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Richard Shilton | R. Shilton | |||||||||
| Ronnie Fletcher | R. Fletcher | | 46 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | John Cope | J. Cope | |||||||||
| Chris Moss | C. Moss | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Daniele Rankin | D. Rankin | |||||||||
| Del Milburn | D. Milburn | | 47 | A | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Daniele Keane | D. Keane | |||||||||
| Carlton Mercer | C. Mercer | | 42 | A | | 9 | | M | 40 | | Anthony Ripley | A. Ripley | |||||||||
| Eddie Grondin | E. Grondin | | 41 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Kelvin Edwards | K. Edwards | |||||||||
| Marcus Salako | M. Salako | | 38 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Joe Sinclair | J. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Terry Wainwright | T. Wainwright | | 43 | M | | 12 | | A | 44 | | Jon Sharpe | J. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Robert Maclean | R. Maclean | | 42 | M | | 13 | | A | 42 | | Eoin Young | E. Young | |||||||||
| Tim Bastin | T. Bastin | | 41 | M | | 14 | | G | 41 |  | Paul Gleisenstein | P. Gleisenstein | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Bloomfield Road where Blackpool play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 2,608 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor 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 Ruel Hitchcock.
The pitch is in poor 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 Ruel Hitchcock.
0.00
0-0Blackpool get the match underway!
3.35
0-0Spencer Boateng flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Moss. Chris Moss flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Mercer controls it well on his chest. Carlton Mercer knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Grondin. Eddie Grondin whips the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.52
Spencer Boateng makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Fletcher. Ronnie Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Salako. Marcus Salako knocks in a cross ball towards Del Milburn. Del Milburn connects with a diving header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.39
1-0Les Mortensen makes a strong solo run forward. Les Mortensen flicks a high pass forward to Del Milburn who brings the ball under control. Del Milburn shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Del Milburn!
16.19
Harvey Batty flicks a high pass forward. Chris Moss holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Chris Moss makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Del Milburn. Del Milburn advances inside the box! Del Milburn comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. It's there!! Julian Stockdale has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.50
Daniele Keane threads a neat ball through to Kelvin Edwards. Kelvin Edwards skips past Les Mortensen! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Kelvin Edwards provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kelvin Edwards!
30.35
Chris Moss sees Del Milburn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Del Milburn plays a one-two with Eddie Grondin and advances towards the goal... Del Milburn shoots from just inside the box. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
42.28
John Cope makes a simple pass to Kelvin Edwards. Kelvin Edwards plays a quick one-two with Joe Sinclair and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Kelvin Edwards provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
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
The whistle blows and Barnsley kick off!
47.08
2-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
53.07
2-1Ronnie Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Grondin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddie Grondin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.16
John Cope passes the ball forward to Kelvin Edwards. Kelvin Edwards shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.35
Harvey Batty sees Chris Moss in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Chris Moss threads a neat ball through to Del Milburn. Del Milburn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
57.11
Harry Brown flicks a high ball forward to Daniele Rankin who takes it down. Daniele Rankin hits a low pass to Kelvin Edwards. Kelvin Edwards tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
59.58
2-1Francis Forbes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniele Keane. Daniele Keane runs straight at the opposition's defence. Daniele Keane plays a scrappy one-two with Kelvin Edwards and stumbles forward towards the goal... Daniele Keane looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
60.42
2-1Blackpool have made 3 substitutions with Terry Wainwright replacing Harvey Batty, Robert Maclean replacing Chris Moss and Tim Bastin replacing Carlton Mercer .
63.02
Francis Forbes flicks a high pass forward to Anthony Ripley who brings the ball under control. Anthony Ripley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kelvin Edwards. Kelvin Edwards shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
72.29
Malcolm Vassell flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Ripley. Anthony Ripley brings the ball forward. Anthony Ripley makes a defence splitting pass to Kelvin Edwards. Kelvin Edwards rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Danny Patterson had no chance!! Goal for Barnsley!
77.12
Terry Wainwright chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Maclean. Robert Maclean makes a probing pass to Tim Bastin. Tim Bastin plays a one-two with Eddie Grondin and rushes in on goal... Tim Bastin strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
78.34
2-2Kelvin Edwards clumsily knocks into Spencer Boateng. The referee brings Kelvin Edwards to one side and gives him a warning! Spencer Boateng stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.05
2-2Robert Maclean kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Grondin. Eddie Grondin makes a pass forward but Del Milburn makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
83.43
Robert Maclean makes a beautiful solo run. Robert Maclean lofts in a cross ball towards Tim Bastin. Tim Bastin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it rises well off target!
85.50
Seeing a gap ahead, Daniele Rankin plays the ball forward to Joe Sinclair. Joe Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.6%
41.4%
Play Area
35.7%
41.4%
22.9%
Scorers
| Del Milburn 12, 16 | Kelvin Edwards 26, 72 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Kelvin Edwards of Barnsley |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Danny Patterson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Spencer Boateng (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Harvey Batty (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Les Mortensen (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Peter Upson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ronnie Fletcher (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Chris Moss (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Del Milburn (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Carlton Mercer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Eddie Grondin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marcus Salako (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Terry Wainwright (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Robert Maclean (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Tim Bastin (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Julian Stockdale (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Malcolm Vassell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Harry Brown (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Francis Forbes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Richard Shilton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | John Cope (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Daniele Rankin (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Daniele Keane (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Anthony Ripley (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Kelvin Edwards (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Joe Sinclair (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jon Sharpe (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Eoin Young (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Paul Gleisenstein (GK) | 0 | |