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The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at The Hive Stadium where Barnet play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 8,935 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Barnet and Sheffield United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Peter De Haan.


0.00
Barnet kick off the first half!
4.33
Trevor Stuart hits a low pass to Wagneau Bérenguer. Wagneau Bérenguer makes a probing pass to Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.44
Gavin Law deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.31
Seeing a gap ahead, Danny Makin plays the ball forward to Ashley Hapgood. Ashley Hapgood flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Milligan collects the pass. Paolo Milligan lofts in a cross ball towards Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.05
Patrick Marr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ashley Hapgood. Ashley Hapgood deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Milligan. Paolo Milligan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.56
Mick Armstrong flicks the ball to his team mate, Francis Davies. What vision.Francis Davies deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David van den Berg. David van den Berg whips in a cross ball towards Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
20.05
Wagneau Bérenguer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David van den Berg. David van den Berg finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
24.19
Mick Armstrong clumsily knocks into Ole de Boer. The referee warns Mick Armstrong to calm down! Ole de Boer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.06
Trevor Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Wagneau Bérenguer controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Wagneau Bérenguer plays the ball forward to Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
27.55
With imagination, Francis Davies picks a pass forward to David van den Berg. David van den Berg whips in a cross ball towards Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. David Myers gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
28.09
Danny Makin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ashley Hapgood. Ashley Hapgood changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ashley Hapgood whips in a cross ball towards Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
38.46
Mick Armstrong flicks a high pass forward. Craig Goldberg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Goldberg threads a neat ball through to Paolo Simonsen. Paolo Simonsen shoots from 20 yards but David Myers reads it well. Great keeping!
39.34
Wagneau Bérenguer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Simonsen. Paolo Simonsen knocks in a cross ball towards David van den Berg. David van den Berg makes a deft header. David Myers gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
42.30
Wagneau Bérenguer comes in with a late challenge on Gary Fortune. The referee brings Wagneau Bérenguer to one side and gives him a warning! Gary Fortune stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barnet appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sheffield United kick off!
53.04
Luke Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Craig Goldberg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Goldberg passes the ball forward to Paolo Simonsen. Paolo Simonsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.20
Gary Fortune runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gary Fortune knocks in a cross ball towards Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.54
Danny Makin flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Law holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Law hits a low pass to Paolo Milligan. Paolo Milligan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mick Armstrong.
60.42
Luke Benjamin kicks a strong pass forward to Wagneau Bérenguer. Wagneau Bérenguer brings the ball forward. Wagneau Bérenguer knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Simonsen. Some good footwork from Paolo Simonsen provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from David Myers. What a great pair of hands!
69.26
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
71.24
With some swift thinking, Gavin Law plays the ball forward to Paolo Milligan. Paolo Milligan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Mervin Vickers had no chance!! Goal for Barnet!
77.31
Barnet appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
79.30
Danny Makin kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Law. Gavin Law runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gavin Law shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
83.49
Mick Armstrong sees Shaun Taylor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Shaun Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Myers who gathers it comfortably.
84.24
Mick Armstrong flicks a high pass forward. Wagneau Bérenguer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wagneau Bérenguer flicks a high pass forward to Albert Bravo who brings the ball under control. Albert Bravo plays a one-two with Paolo Simonsen and advances towards the goal... Albert Bravo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by David Myers!
90.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Luke Benjamin laces a through ball forward to Wagneau Bérenguer. Wagneau Bérenguer makes a simple pass to Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45%
55%
Play Area
31.2%
41.2%
27.5%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Milligan of Barnet

Match Ratings
1.David Myers (GK)
9
2.Patrick Marr (DEF)
6
3.Danny Makin (DEF)
7
4.Gavin Cutler (DEF)
6
5.Eddie Carlton (MID)
6
6.Gavin Law (MID)
8
7.Gary Fortune (MID)
6
8.Ashley Hapgood (MID)
7
9.Ole de Boer (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Paolo Milligan (ATT)goal scored
9
11.John Brooking (ATT)
6
 
12.Lomano Burbage (GK)
0
13.Jesper Dijkhuizen (ATT)
0
14.Ben Montague (MID)
0

1.Mervin Vickers (GK)
6
2.Mick Armstrong (DEF)
7
3.Trevor Stuart (DEF)
6
4.Luke Benjamin (DEF)
6
5.Craig Goldberg (MID)
6
6.Wagneau Bérenguer (MID)
7
7.Francis Davies (MID)
6
8.Shaun Taylor (MID)
6
9.Albert Bravo (ATT)
6
10.David van den Berg (ATT)
6
11.Paolo Simonsen (ATT)
6
 
12.Jason Fox (MID)
0
13.Leon Scales (GK)
0
14.Bill Sinclair (ATT)
0