Match Report
| Grimsby Town | Grimsby Town |  |  | Barnsley | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cristiano Andrade | C. Andrade |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 44 |  | Stan Palmer | S. Palmer | |||||||||
| Dominic Sullivan | D. Sullivan |  | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | Nwankwo Collymore | N. Collymore | |||||||||
| Alberto Velasco | A. Velasco |  | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 42 | | Scott Draper | S. Draper | |||||||||
| Titus Simonsen | T. Simonsen | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 39 | | Marc Wetherall | M. Wetherall | |||||||||
| Paul Coppinger | P. Coppinger | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Seth Mcleod | S. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Florian Weigel | F. Weigel |  | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Gareth Finney | G. Finney | |||||||||
| Stanley Shields | S. Shields | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Darren Beresford | D. Beresford | |||||||||
| Steven Ward | S. Ward | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Brian Hapgood | B. Hapgood | |||||||||
| Martin Perry | M. Perry | | 53 | M | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Greg Montague | G. Montague | |||||||||
| Richard Bellamy | R. Bellamy | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Spencer Laver | S. Laver | |||||||||
| Carlton Lee | C. Lee | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Isaiah Lawton | I. Lawton | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Blundell Park where Grimsby Town play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 4,460 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Grimsby Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Grimsby Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Barnsley start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.08
0-0Alberto Velasco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stanley Shields. Stanley Shields controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee passes the ball forward but Richard Bellamy is offside!
8.48
0-0Spencer Laver clumsily knocks into Alberto Velasco. Spencer Laver is warned by the referee! Alberto Velasco grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.18
0-0Isaiah Lawton comes in with a late challenge on Alberto Velasco. The referee calls over Isaiah Lawton and warns him to calm down! Alberto Velasco runs off the knock.
14.37
0-0Brian Hapgood kicks a strong pass forward to Spencer Laver. Spencer Laver shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Cristiano Andrade manages to gather it comfortably.
15.58
0-1Brian Hapgood kicks a strong pass forward to Spencer Laver. Spencer Laver whips in a cross ball towards Isaiah Lawton. Isaiah Lawton directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Isaiah Lawton!
20.29
0-1Marc Wetherall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Finney. Gareth Finney chips the ball to his team mate, Greg Montague. Greg Montague shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
34.32
Steven Ward clumsily knocks into Darren Beresford. Steven Ward is warned by the referee! Darren Beresford stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.41
Darren Beresford kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Montague. Greg Montague kicks a strong pass forward to Isaiah Lawton but the referee indicates it's offside!
39.33
Scott Draper kicks a strong pass forward to Gareth Finney. Gareth Finney makes a probing pass to Spencer Laver. Spencer Laver passes the ball forward but Greg Montague is offside!
44.12
Steven Ward comes in with a late challenge on Gareth Finney. The referee calls over Steven Ward again and warns him to calm down! Gareth Finney carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Grimsby Town start the second half!
47.20
0-1Paul Coppinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanley Shields. Stanley Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stan Palmer who gathers it comfortably.
53.38
Gareth Finney makes a simple pass to Greg Montague. Greg Montague shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Cristiano Andrade easily smothers it!
57.20
Martin Perry flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee plays a perfect one-two with Richard Bellamy and rushes in on goal... Carlton Lee takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.29
Scott Draper takes it forward alone. Scott Draper brings the ball forward. Scott Draper chips the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Lawton. Isaiah Lawton takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Cristiano Andrade!
60.57
Martin Perry chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stan Palmer who gathers it comfortably.
63.23
Steven Ward makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlton Lee but he's offside!
65.22
Marc Wetherall catches Richard Bellamy on the ankles. Marc Wetherall is given a warning by the referee! Richard Bellamy grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
66.52
Titus Simonsen makes a probing pass to Steven Ward. Steven Ward surges forward with the ball. Steven Ward lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Bellamy. Richard Bellamy directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.28
0-1Barnsley are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
75.02
Gareth Finney decides to run forward with the ball. Gareth Finney plays a perfect one-two with Spencer Laver and rushes in on goal... Gareth Finney tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
79.22
Stanley Shields passes the ball forward to Carlton Lee. Carlton Lee controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.21
Steven Ward decides to run forward with the ball. Steven Ward plays a perfect one-two with Carlton Lee and rushes in on goal... Steven Ward cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Grimsby Town are easily keeping Barnsley at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.1%
48.9%
Play Area
29.5%
43.2%
27.3%
Scorers