Match Report
| Blackpool | Blackpool |  |  | Barnsley | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| Jurgen Slot | Jurgen Slot | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Adams | A. Adams |  | 42 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Isaiah Christie | I. Christie | |||||||||
| Des Clemence | D. Clemence | | 43 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Arthur Delaney | A. Delaney | |||||||||
| Matthew Vieira | M. Vieira | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Emile Lawrence | E. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Oleg Gray | O. Gray | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Trevor Banks | T. Banks | |||||||||
| Leon Stamp | L. Stamp | | 38 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Teddy White | T. White | |||||||||
| Joe Vernazza | J. Vernazza | | 44 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 |  | Natale Gallo | N. Gallo | |||||||||
| Oleg Riggott | O. Riggott | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Craig Vernazza | C. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Anthony Stone | A. Stone | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 40 | | Gareth Maclean | G. Maclean | |||||||||
| Graham Shearer | G. Shearer | | 36 | A | | 9 | | A | 53 | | Nick Sharpe | N. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Neil Lisbie | N. Lisbie | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Graeme Potts | G. Potts | |||||||||
| Harry Peters | H. Peters | | 38 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Joe Ince | J. Ince | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Bloomfield Road where Blackpool play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 2,541 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Blackpool and Barnsley are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Blackpool and Barnsley are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Blackpool kick off!
2.52
0-0Trevor Banks knocks the ball to his team mate, Natale Gallo. Natale Gallo advances with the ball. Natale Gallo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
3.43
0-0Matthew Vieira threads the ball through to Oleg Riggott. Oleg Riggott makes a probing pass to Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.59
0-0Anthony Stone kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer whips in a cross ball towards Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Isaiah Christie easily smothers it.
6.33
Teddy White passes the ball forward to Natale Gallo. Natale Gallo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Sharpe. Nick Sharpe plays a perfect one-two with Graeme Potts and rushes in on goal... Nick Sharpe tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
8.25
Teddy White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Natale Gallo. Natale Gallo takes it forward alone. Natale Gallo shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Anthony Adams manages to gather it comfortably.
12.16
0-0Joe Vernazza catches Gareth Maclean on the ankles. The referee calls over Joe Vernazza and warns him to calm down! Gareth Maclean hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.25
Oleg Riggott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harry Peters. Harry Peters knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Trevor Banks.
18.11
0-1Emile Lawrence brings the ball forward. Emile Lawrence makes a simple pass to Graeme Potts. Graeme Potts whips in a cross ball towards Nick Sharpe. Nick Sharpe flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.16
Oleg Riggott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Peters. Harry Peters finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Isaiah Christie had no chance!! Goal for Blackpool!
26.57
Anthony Stone passes the ball forward to Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie lofts in a cross ball towards Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
28.48
Teddy White makes a probing pass to Craig Vernazza. Craig Vernazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Ince. Joe Ince knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Adams who gathers it comfortably.
33.50
Natale Gallo surges forward with the ball. Natale Gallo knocks in a cross ball towards Joe Ince. Joe Ince is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.59
Oleg Riggott knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.03
1-1Graeme Potts clumsily knocks into Matthew Vieira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matthew Vieira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.14
Oleg Riggott barges into Craig Vernazza. The referee calls over Oleg Riggott and shows him a yellow card! Craig Vernazza stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Nick Sharpe catches Oleg Gray on the ankles. The referee calls over Nick Sharpe and warns him to calm down! Oleg Gray stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Barnsley kick off!
51.33
Des Clemence brings the ball forward. Des Clemence threads the ball through to Harry Peters. Harry Peters tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.24
Leon Stamp makes a beautiful solo run. Leon Stamp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.50
Gareth Maclean kicks a strong pass forward to Nick Sharpe. Nick Sharpe plays a perfect one-two with Graeme Potts and rushes in on goal... Nick Sharpe takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Anthony Adams easily smothers it!
61.48
Craig Vernazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Sharpe. Nick Sharpe finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.39
Joe Ince barges into Des Clemence. The referee calls over Joe Ince and shows him a yellow card! Des Clemence stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.50
Craig Vernazza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nick Sharpe. Nick Sharpe passes the ball forward to Graeme Potts. Graeme Potts makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.21
Oleg Riggott makes a probing pass to Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.53
Anthony Stone surges forward with the ball. Anthony Stone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.31
1-1Blackpool are easily keeping Barnsley at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
83.45
Leon Stamp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Vernazza. Joe Vernazza threads the ball through to Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer whips in a cross ball towards Harry Peters. Harry Peters flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.22
Natale Gallo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Ince. Joe Ince shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
32.9%
42.1%
25%
Scorers
| Harry Peters 21 | Nick Sharpe 18 Joe Ince 89 |