Match Report


BarnsleyBarnsley     Port ValePort Vale
Computer Player Computer Player Darren Coggins Darren Coggins
Teddy BanksT. Banks66
G
1
G
55Gregorio MarcosG. Marcos
Fernando FerreiraF. Ferreira65
D
2
D
49Andy TelferA. Telfer
Eddie DavisE. Davis56
D
3
D
45Adam GoodwinA. Goodwin
Matthew SimonsenM. Simonsen47
D
4
D
57Bill BaileyB. Bailey
Ralph OliverR. Oliver45
D
5
D
48Bruno SantosB. Santos
Luke ProctorL. Proctor57
M
captain6
M
43Nick PlowrightN. Plowright
Don MorrisonD. Morrison49
M
7
M
54Samir MasurS. Masur
Alistair CarragherA. Carragher48
M
8
M
57Arthur RipleyA. Ripley
Noel MendezN. Mendez76
A
9
M
54Danijel PardeilhanD. Pardeilhan
Michael SkoraM. Skora68
A
10captain
A
55Carl JohnsonC. Johnson
Christophe OuedecC. Ouedec62
A
11
A
56Michael WardM. Ward
 
Wes FortuneW. Fortune64
G
12
A
52Torsten HamannT. Hamann
John BurbageJ. Burbage59
A
13
A
43Titus PattersonT. Patterson
Alistair LightfootA. Lightfoot53
G
14
D
37Alun PallisterA. Pallister

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Port Vale. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Barnsley are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Marvin Potts.


0.00
The first half starts with Barnsley kicking off!
2.55
Matthew Simonsen flicks a high pass forward. Don Morrison collects the pass. Don Morrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noel Mendez. Noel Mendez tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Gregorio Marcos. Excellent save.
3.50
Ralph Oliver catches Danijel Pardeilhan on the ankles. Ralph Oliver is warned by the referee! Danijel Pardeilhan stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.54
Eddie Davis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alistair Carragher. Alistair Carragher chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Skora. Michael Skora whips in a cross ball towards Alistair Carragher. With a superhuman jump, Alistair Carragher connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Gregorio Marcos manages to gather it.
6.07
Arthur Ripley hits a low pass to Danijel Pardeilhan. Danijel Pardeilhan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.37
From the throw-in, Danijel Pardeilhan picks out Arthur Ripley. Arthur Ripley hits a low pass to Carl Johnson. Carl Johnson shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.38
Samir Masur flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Ripley controls it well on his chest. Arthur Ripley knocks in a cross ball towards Michael Ward. Michael Ward whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
16.34
Alistair Carragher flicks a high ball forward to Don Morrison who takes it down. Don Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Michael Skora controls it well on his chest. Michael Skora threads the ball through into the box. Noel Mendez rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Gregorio Marcos.
17.23
Luke Proctor takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Some silky footwork from Eddie Davis provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies wide!
22.32
Luke Proctor flicks a high ball forward to Christophe Ouedec who takes it down. Christophe Ouedec shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
28.17
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
30.01
Luke Proctor comes in with a late challenge on Arthur Ripley. The referee calls over Luke Proctor and shows him a yellow card! Arthur Ripley runs off the knock.
32.28
Danijel Pardeilhan sees a break and surges forward. Danijel Pardeilhan shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
34.39
Danijel Pardeilhan flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Ripley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arthur Ripley plays a one-two with Carl Johnson and advances towards the goal... Alistair Carragher catches Arthur Ripley on the ankles. Arthur Ripley appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
36.10
Eddie Davis chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Proctor. Luke Proctor knocks the ball forward to Alistair Carragher. Alistair Carragher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adam Goodwin.
38.53
Matthew Simonsen kicks a strong pass forward to Alistair Carragher. Alistair Carragher hits a low pass to Christophe Ouedec. Christophe Ouedec knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.06
Matthew Simonsen barges into Arthur Ripley. Matthew Simonsen is shown the yellow card! Arthur Ripley runs off the knock.
42.46
Matthew Simonsen chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Carragher. Alistair Carragher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noel Mendez. Noel Mendez knocks in a cross ball towards Alistair Carragher. With a superhuman jump, Alistair Carragher connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.49
Eddie Davis breaks forward. Eddie Davis sees a break and surges forward. Eddie Davis makes a defence splitting pass to Michael Skora. Michael Skora makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Gregorio Marcos had no chance!! Goal for Barnsley!
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. Port Vale also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Port Vale get the second half underway!
49.40
Luke Proctor flicks a high pass forward. Noel Mendez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Noel Mendez puts a great ball through. Christophe Ouedec runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
55.24
Eddie Davis flicks a high pass forward. Don Morrison collects the pass. Don Morrison makes a probing pass to Alistair Carragher but he's offside!
59.05
Alistair Carragher flicks a high pass forward. Noel Mendez collects the pass. Noel Mendez plays a one-two with Christophe Ouedec and rushes in on goal... Noel Mendez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
63.34
Eddie Davis threads a neat ball through to Luke Proctor. Luke Proctor hits a low pass to Noel Mendez. Noel Mendez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Gregorio Marcos manages to gather it.
65.37
Alistair Carragher flicks a high pass forward to Michael Skora who brings the ball under control. Michael Skora advances inside the box! Michael Skora cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper, Gregorio Marcos, sees it late!! Goal for Barnsley!
71.34
Bill Bailey flicks a high pass forward. Samir Masur holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samir Masur makes an attacking run forward. Samir Masur knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Teddy Banks who gathers it comfortably.
77.44
Barnsley have made 2 substitutions with Alistair Lightfoot replacing Michael Skora and John Burbage replacing Matthew Simonsen .Port Vale have made 3 substitutions with Alun Pallister replacing Carl Johnson, Titus Patterson replacing Arthur Ripley and Torsten Hamann replacing Andy Telfer .
85.38
Nick Plowright passes the ball forward to Michael Ward. Michael Ward shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.30
Titus Patterson barges into Luke Proctor. Titus Patterson is shown the yellow card! Luke Proctor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Barnsley

Port Vale
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
31.9%
43.1%
25%

Scorers
Michael Skora 44, 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Michael Skora of Barnsley

Match Ratings
1.Teddy Banks (GK)
6
2.Fernando Ferreira (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Davis (DEF)
8
4.Matthew Simonsen (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Ralph Oliver (DEF)
5
6.Luke Proctor (MID)yellow card
6
7.Don Morrison (MID)
6
8.Alistair Carragher (MID)
7
9.Noel Mendez (ATT)
6
10.Michael Skora (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Christophe Ouedec (ATT)
6
 
12.Wes Fortune (GK)
0
13.John Burbage (ATT)
6
14.Alistair Lightfoot (GK)
6

1.Gregorio Marcos (GK)
7
2.Andy Telfer (DEF)
6
3.Adam Goodwin (DEF)
6
4.Bill Bailey (DEF)
6
5.Bruno Santos (DEF)
6
6.Nick Plowright (MID)
6
7.Samir Masur (MID)
6
8.Arthur Ripley (MID)
6
9.Danijel Pardeilhan (MID)
6
10.Carl Johnson (ATT)
6
11.Michael Ward (ATT)
6
 
12.Torsten Hamann (ATT)
6
13.Titus Patterson (ATT)yellow card
5
14.Alun Pallister (DEF)
6