Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to York City. A crowd of 4,465 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Barnsley and York City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Bould.


0.00
The first half starts with Barnsley kicking off!
2.41
Greg Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Carrick. Dean Carrick flicks a high ball forward to Steve Swift who takes it down. Steve Swift knocks in a cross ball towards Malcolm White. Malcolm White connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.44
Greg Barrett threads a neat ball through to Dean Carrick. Dean Carrick passes the ball forward to Steve Swift. Steve Swift knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.07
Neil Summerbell chips the ball to his team mate, Malcolm White. Malcolm White lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Finney. Omer Finney jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
8.44
Dean Carrick hits a low pass to Omer Finney. Omer Finney knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.44
Dean Carrick kicks a strong pass forward to Malcolm White. Malcolm White whips in a cross ball towards Steve Swift. With a superhuman jump, Steve Swift connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Clive Davies didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
15.57
Carl Stewart takes it forward alone. Carl Stewart lofts in a cross ball towards Malcolm White. Malcolm White jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.16
Tommy Etherington kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Carrick. Dean Carrick controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Swift. Steve Swift whips in a cross ball towards Omer Finney. Omer Finney makes a deft header but it flies just off target!
22.43
Titus Plowright barges into Dean Carrick. The referee calls over Titus Plowright and warns him to calm down! Dean Carrick runs off the knock.
32.43
Jermaine Stockdale plays a long ball forward. Robert Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Rio Beagrie. Anthony Pearson comes in with a late challenge on Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
34.08
Greg Barrett hits a low pass to Carl Stewart. Carl Stewart chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Finney. Omer Finney shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.21
Carl Stewart catches Stanley Wetherall on the ankles. Carl Stewart is shown the yellow card! Stanley Wetherall hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.57
Jermaine Sturridge advances with the ball. Jermaine Sturridge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anthony Pearson.
45.00
Seeing Jermaine Sturridge's run, Titus Plowright quickly throws the ball into his path. Jermaine Sturridge flicks a high pass forward. Robert Nicholls collects the pass. Robert Nicholls lofts in a cross ball towards Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
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. York City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and York City get the second half underway!
48.46
Jermaine Sturridge flicks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Cooper. Eoin Cooper lofts in a cross ball towards Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
49.44
Dean Carrick makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Finney. Omer Finney lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Swift. Steve Swift is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
55.27
Dean Carrick flicks the ball to his team mate, Omer Finney. Omer Finney knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edward Blake.
57.41
Stanley Wetherall passes the ball forward to Robert Nicholls. Robert Nicholls knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.52
Barnsley have made a substitution with Oleg Priestley replacing Dean Carrick .
61.58
Titus Plowright receives the ball from a throw-in from Jermaine Sturridge. With some swift thinking, Titus Plowright plays the ball forward to Eoin Cooper. Eoin Cooper lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Nicholls. Greg Barrett barges into Robert Nicholls. Robert Nicholls appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
71.29
Tommy Etherington flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Priestley controls it well on his chest. Oleg Priestley flicks a high pass forward. Omer Finney holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Omer Finney plays a quick one-two with Steve Swift and rushes in on goal... Omer Finney strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.44
Carl Stewart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Finney. Omer Finney knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Clive Davies who gathers it comfortably.
78.33
Greg Barrett flicks a high ball forward to Neil Summerbell who takes it down. Seeing a gap ahead, Neil Summerbell laces a through ball forward to Omer Finney. Omer Finney knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jermaine Stockdale.
81.42
Neil Summerbell flicks a high pass forward. Malcolm White collects the pass. Malcolm White shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.58
Neil Summerbell chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Swift. Steve Swift whips in a cross ball towards Omer Finney. Omer Finney outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
Titus Plowright flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Cooper collects the pass. Eoin Cooper threads the ball through to Robert Nicholls but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
8
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.2%
34.8%
Play Area
23.2%
47.8%
29%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Omer Finney of Barnsley

Match Ratings
1.Marvin Jacobs (GK)
6
2.Anthony Pearson (DEF)
6
3.Tommy Etherington (DEF)
6
4.Greg Barrett (DEF)
7
5.Chris Ward (DEF)
6
6.Neil Summerbell (MID)
7
7.Dean Carrick (MID)
8
8.Carl Stewart (MID)yellow card
7
9.Malcolm White (ATT)
6
10.Omer Finney (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Steve Swift (ATT)
7
 
12.Robert Sherwood (DEF)
0
13.Oleg Priestley (DEF)
6
14.Martín Sánchez (GK)
0

1.Clive Davies (GK)
6
2.Chris Vernazza (DEF)
6
3.Thierry Waters (DEF)
6
4.Edward Blake (DEF)
6
5.Jermaine Stockdale (DEF)
6
6.Stanley Wetherall (MID)
6
7.Titus Plowright (MID)
6
8.Jermaine Sturridge (MID)
7
9.Eoin Cooper (ATT)
6
10.Rio Beagrie (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Robert Nicholls (ATT)
7
 
12.Des Riza (MID)
0
13.Danny Pearce (ATT)
0
14.Leon Griffin (ATT)
0