Match Report


BarnsleyBarnsley     Lincoln CityLincoln City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Steven MorrisS. Morris52
G
1
G
52Hannes SchulzeH. Schulze
Simon MarsdenS. Marsden56
D
2captain
D
61Stanley MowbrayS. Mowbray
Kevin PallisterK. Pallister51
D
3
D
55Peter LuzhnyP. Luzhny
Peter LjungbergP. Ljungberg46
D
captain4
D
48Nicky MoncurN. Moncur
George LightfootG. Lightfoot50
M
5
M
46Dennis MakinD. Makin
Jonathan WhelanJ. Whelan48
M
6
M
46Ugo BrookingU. Brooking
Aniello MarascoA. Marasco48
M
7
M
44Craig MurrinC. Murrin
Chris DaviesC. Davies43
M
8
M
44Jon DoddJ. Dodd
Darius DaviesD. Davies57
A
9
A
57Andy PriestleyA. Priestley
Frank ThirlwellF. Thirlwell49
A
10
A
57Del MurrinD. Murrin
Michael CooperM. Cooper44
A
11
A
50Daniel JesusD. Jesus
 
Matt SinclairM. Sinclair45
D
12
G
48Ian MorrisI. Morris
Ross MccannR. Mccann44
G
13
A
48Dean WilcoxD. Wilcox
Stan WainwrightS. Wainwright42
M
14
A
45Stan FroggattS. Froggatt

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Lincoln City. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Barnsley and Lincoln City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Hughes.


0.00
Barnsley kick off and get the match underway!
9.26
Peter Ljungberg makes a probing pass to George Lightfoot. George Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Darius Davies holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darius Davies shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
10.02
Nicky Moncur kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Brooking. Ugo Brooking makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Priestley. Andy Priestley advances inside the box! Andy Priestley cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Andy Priestley!
15.39
Aniello Marasco flicks a high pass forward. Michael Cooper collects the pass. Michael Cooper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.18
Ugo Brooking flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Jesus who takes it down. Daniel Jesus threads a neat, attacking ball through to Del Murrin. Simon Marsden catches Del Murrin on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
21.23
Craig Murrin kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Jesus. Daniel Jesus shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
22.43
Ugo Brooking makes an attacking run forward. Ugo Brooking runs straight at the defence! Some superb footwork from Ugo Brooking provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball comes in low, but Steven Morris smothers it!
24.24
Ugo Brooking flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Jesus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Jesus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.11
George Lightfoot knocks the ball to his team mate, Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Thirlwell. Frank Thirlwell connects with a diving header but Hannes Schulze reads it well. Well saved!
28.55
Jonathan Whelan makes a simple pass to Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
32.33
Jon Dodd threads a neat ball through to Del Murrin. Del Murrin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Morris who gathers it comfortably.
33.18
Stanley Mowbray plays the ball forward to Dennis Makin. Dennis Makin makes a simple pass to Del Murrin. Del Murrin shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Steven Morris!
39.45
Ugo Brooking deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Del Murrin. Del Murrin cuts inside the box! Del Murrin muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
44.44
Jonathan Whelan darts forward. Jonathan Whelan shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barnsley appear unchanged since the first half. Lincoln City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Lincoln City kick off!
47.27
George Lightfoot flicks a high ball forward to Darius Davies who takes it down. Darius Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Thirlwell. Frank Thirlwell knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Barnsley are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
48.08
Stanley Mowbray sees space and advances. Stanley Mowbray makes a probing pass to Andy Priestley. Andy Priestley shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.34
Peter Ljungberg breaks forward. Peter Ljungberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frank Thirlwell. Frank Thirlwell edges inside the box! Frank Thirlwell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Hannes Schulze with no chance!! Goal for Barnsley!
54.20
Kevin Pallister flicks a high pass forward. Aniello Marasco holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aniello Marasco knocks the ball to his team mate, Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
55.22
Peter Luzhny kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Brooking. Ugo Brooking runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ugo Brooking lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Priestley. Andy Priestley flicks the ball with his head. The ball comes off Kevin Pallister and the loose ball is cleared up field.
57.00
Aniello Marasco makes a simple pass to Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.22
George Lightfoot hits a low pass to Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
65.46
Jonathan Whelan passes the ball forward to Darius Davies. Darius Davies shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
72.39
Dennis Makin clumsily knocks into Peter Ljungberg. Dennis Makin is warned by the referee! Peter Ljungberg runs off the knock.
77.39
Chris Davies chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper lofts in a cross ball towards Darius Davies. Darius Davies jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
78.30
Peter Ljungberg barges into Andy Priestley. The referee calls over Peter Ljungberg and warns him to calm down! Andy Priestley runs off the knock.
81.38
Stanley Mowbray pushes up the pitch. Stanley Mowbray flicks a high pass forward to Del Murrin who brings the ball under control. Del Murrin shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.54
Jonathan Whelan hits a low pass to Frank Thirlwell. Frank Thirlwell threads a neat, attacking ball through to Darius Davies. Darius Davies takes a shot at goal. Hannes Schulze gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
85.02
Kevin Pallister threads a neat ball through to Aniello Marasco. Aniello Marasco makes a simple pass to Frank Thirlwell. Frank Thirlwell lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.06
Nicky Moncur knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Brooking. Ugo Brooking kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Jesus. Daniel Jesus knocks in a cross ball towards Del Murrin. Del Murrin knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Del Murrin scores for Lincoln City!!
90.00
Ugo Brooking makes a probing pass to Andy Priestley. Andy Priestley runs straight at the defence! Andy Priestley comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Steven Morris is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Barnsley

Lincoln City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
10
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
30.3%
41.6%
28.1%

Scorers
Frank Thirlwell 51
Andy Priestley 10
Del Murrin 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ugo Brooking of Lincoln City

Match Ratings
1.Steven Morris (GK)
7
2.Simon Marsden (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Pallister (DEF)
7
4.Peter Ljungberg (DEF)
7
5.George Lightfoot (MID)
6
6.Jonathan Whelan (MID)
6
7.Aniello Marasco (MID)
7
8.Chris Davies (MID)
6
9.Darius Davies (ATT)
6
10.Frank Thirlwell (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Michael Cooper (ATT)
6
 
12.Matt Sinclair (DEF)
0
13.Ross Mccann (GK)
0
14.Stan Wainwright (MID)
0

1.Hannes Schulze (GK)
6
2.Stanley Mowbray (DEF)
7
3.Peter Luzhny (DEF)
6
4.Nicky Moncur (DEF)
6
5.Dennis Makin (MID)
6
6.Ugo Brooking (MID)
9
7.Craig Murrin (MID)
6
8.Jon Dodd (MID)
6
9.Andy Priestley (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Del Murrin (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Daniel Jesus (ATT)
7
 
12.Ian Morris (GK)
0
13.Dean Wilcox (ATT)
0
14.Stan Froggatt (ATT)
0