Match Report
| Barnsley | Barnsley |  |  | Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Isaiah Christie | I. Christie |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 36 | | Gary Best | G. Best | |||||||||
| Arthur Delaney | A. Delaney | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | James Cole | J. Cole | |||||||||
| Emile Lawrence | E. Lawrence | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 40 | | Paul Oliver | P. Oliver | |||||||||
| Trevor Banks | T. Banks | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 40 | | Marvin Cutler | M. Cutler | |||||||||
| Teddy White | T. White | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 48 | | Neil Henry | N. Henry | |||||||||
| Natale Gallo | N. Gallo |  | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Martin Dichio | M. Dichio | |||||||||
| Craig Vernazza | C. Vernazza | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Spencer Ljungberg | S. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Gareth Maclean | G. Maclean | | 40 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Arthur Ball | A. Ball | |||||||||
| Nick Sharpe | N. Sharpe | | 53 | A | | 9 | | M | 41 | | Carlton Anderton | C. Anderton | |||||||||
| Graeme Potts | G. Potts | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Andy Mcgovern | A. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Joe Ince | J. Ince | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Tim Guppy | T. Guppy | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 2,456 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Barnsley are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Barnsley are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Oldham Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.29
0-0Craig Vernazza advances with the ball. Craig Vernazza knocks in a cross ball towards Joe Ince. Joe Ince heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Gary Best!
14.39
0-0Joe Ince barges into Marvin Cutler. Joe Ince is shown the yellow card! Marvin Cutler stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.39
0-0Oldham Athletic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Barnsley's defence.
16.49
1-0Craig Vernazza passes the ball forward to Graeme Potts. Graeme Potts plays a perfect one-two with Joe Ince and rushes in on goal... Graeme Potts makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
27.17
1-0Arthur Ball threads the ball through to Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy passes the ball forward to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
28.36
Craig Vernazza makes a probing pass to Graeme Potts. Graeme Potts controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.50
Arthur Ball sees a break and surges forward. Arthur Ball plays a perfect one-two with Tim Guppy and rushes in on goal... Arthur Ball cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Arthur Ball scores for Oldham Athletic!!
33.42
James Cole makes a probing pass to Arthur Ball. Arthur Ball makes a simple pass to Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Isaiah Christie had no chance!! Goal for Oldham Athletic!
36.30
1-2Marvin Cutler makes a probing pass to Neil Henry. Neil Henry knocks the ball forward to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.08
Martin Dichio makes a probing pass to Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy goes all the way! Tim Guppy takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
40.54
Arthur Ball passes the ball forward to Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.27
Martin Dichio advances with the ball. Martin Dichio goes all the way! Martin Dichio makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Neil Henry takes it forward alone. Neil Henry finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Barnsley kick off and get the second half underway!
53.53
Arthur Ball passes the ball forward to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern lofts in a cross ball towards Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
54.36
Arthur Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Teddy White.
65.21
Arthur Ball flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaiah Christie who gathers it comfortably.
66.45
Spencer Ljungberg threads the ball through to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Isaiah Christie had no chance!! Goal for Oldham Athletic!
72.27
Oldham Athletic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
77.49
1-3Martin Dichio passes the ball forward to Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy threads the ball through to Andy Mcgovern but he's offside!
79.06
Natale Gallo makes a simple pass to Graeme Potts. Graeme Potts sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.33
Emile Lawrence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Maclean. Gareth Maclean threads the ball through to Joe Ince. Joe Ince sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.34
Craig Vernazza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Potts. Graeme Potts goes all the way! Graeme Potts rockets a shot on goal but Gary Best is on top of it.
89.04
Emile Lawrence brings the ball forward. Emile Lawrence passes the ball forward to Nick Sharpe. Nick Sharpe goes all the way! Nick Sharpe shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Gary Best!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
33.3%
66.7%
Play Area
27.8%
51.4%
20.8%
Scorers
| Graeme Potts 16 | Arthur Ball 31 Andy Mcgovern 33 Tim Guppy 66 |