Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to AFC Rushden & Diamonds. A crowd of 4,461 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Barnsley and AFC Rushden & Diamonds are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Barnsley and AFC Rushden & Diamonds are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0AFC Rushden & Diamonds start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.31
0-0Marc Wetherall kicks a strong pass forward to Gareth Finney. Gareth Finney makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Greg Montague. Greg Montague knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.39
0-0Barnsley are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
14.42
Gareth Finney knocks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Laver. Spencer Laver knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Lee.
15.21
0-0Norman Froggatt barges into Brian Hapgood. Norman Froggatt is warned by the referee! Brian Hapgood hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.07
0-0Scott Draper knocks the ball forward to Brian Hapgood. Brian Hapgood deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Lawton. Isaiah Lawton plays a perfect one-two with Greg Montague and rushes in on goal... Isaiah Lawton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.18
Marc Wetherall threads the ball through to Gareth Finney. Gareth Finney passes the ball forward to Greg Montague. Greg Montague kicks a strong pass forward to Spencer Laver. Spencer Laver tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.24
1-0Brian Hapgood knocks the ball forward to Isaiah Lawton. Isaiah Lawton lofts in a cross ball towards Spencer Laver. Spencer Laver is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.58
Darren Beresford sees a break and surges forward. Darren Beresford knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Syd Mortensen.
40.49
1-0Nwankwo Collymore knocks the ball forward to Darren Beresford. Darren Beresford knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Montague. Greg Montague passes the ball forward but Isaiah Lawton is offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Barnsley kick off!
49.57
Jacob Eadie makes a probing pass to Max Hulme. Max Hulme brings the ball forward. Max Hulme makes a probing pass to Chris Ince but he's offside!
51.50
Jacob Eadie makes a beautiful solo run. Jacob Eadie sees a break and surges forward. Jacob Eadie knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Ince. Chris Ince flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.45
Norman Froggatt flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Ince. Chris Ince tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
61.32
Gavin Lee flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman Froggatt. Norman Froggatt flicks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Murphy. Kieron Murphy plays a perfect one-two with Chris Ince and rushes in on goal... Kieron Murphy takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.08
Marc Wetherall threads the ball through to Brian Hapgood. Brian Hapgood flicks the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Lawton. Isaiah Lawton tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
69.08
Norman Froggatt knocks the ball forward to Chris Ince. Chris Ince knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Seth Mcleod.
78.12
Darren Beresford makes a probing pass to Greg Montague. Greg Montague plays a perfect one-two with Spencer Laver and rushes in on goal... Greg Montague makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.40
Nwankwo Collymore kicks a strong pass forward to Brian Hapgood. Brian Hapgood flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Laver. Spencer Laver shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.30
1-0Steve Shields hacks Darren Beresford from behind! Steve Shields is given a warning by the referee! Darren Beresford carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.55
Scott Draper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Beresford. Darren Beresford deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Spencer Laver. Spencer Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Montague. Greg Montague is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.31
1-0Darren Beresford makes a simple pass to Spencer Laver. Spencer Laver shoots from long range but Gudjón Júlíusson is on top of it.
87.39
Jacob Eadie catches Gareth Finney on the ankles. Jacob Eadie is warned by the referee! Gareth Finney stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.50
Barnsley are easily keeping AFC Rushden & Diamonds at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
Seth Mcleod knocks the ball to his team mate, Brian Hapgood. Brian Hapgood deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Spencer Laver. Spencer Laver goes all the way! Spencer Laver cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.6%
29.4%
Play Area
27.1%
38.8%
34.1%
Scorers