Match Report


BarnsleyBarnsley     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
David WardDavid Ward Dan Thomas Dan Thomas
Richard Le SauxR. Le Saux63
G
1
G
81Lucien TchoutangL. Tchoutang
Bill ClaphamB. Clapham72
D
2
D
79Jose Javier CarcedoJ. Carcedo
Stanley GranvilleS. Granville74
D
captain3
D
79Arek LatoA. Lato
Rodolfo CaraccioloR. Caracciolo71
D
4
D
77Aristide BehiA. Behi
Carl PearceC. Pearce69
M
5
D
80Colin BairdC. Baird
Gareth BeckhamG. Beckham76
M
6
M
95Alessio OttofaroA. Ottofaro
Alfred MurrinA. Murrin74
M
7captain
M
87Hauke BartschH. Bartsch
Fernando CastroF. Castro58
M
8
M
87Seth WhiteS. White
Alfredo FranzoneA. Franzone72
A
9
A
79Artur FernandesA. Fernandes
Dion WallworkD. Wallwork74
A
10
A
81Martijn DijkstraM. Dijkstra
Ezequiel SivoriE. Sivori76
A
11
A
77Dave VassellD. Vassell
 
Nicolas GilN. Gil69
D
12
A
80Andriy FeskovA. Feskov
Samuel FonsecaS. Fonseca67
M
13
M
80Gilles YoungG. Young
Javier YáñezJ. Yáñez78
A
14
D
77Jes SimonsenJ. Simonsen

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 15,974 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Barnsley are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Matthews.


0.00
The first half starts with Barnsley kicking off!
2.15
Rodolfo Caracciolo takes it forward alone. Rodolfo Caracciolo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rodolfo Caracciolo plays a scrappy one-two with Alfredo Franzone and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rodolfo Caracciolo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.13
Bill Clapham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Franzone. Alfredo Franzone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dion Wallwork. Dion Wallwork tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
4.17
Gareth Beckham threads the ball through to Alfredo Franzone. Alfredo Franzone shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
6.33
Stanley Granville knocks the ball forward to Gareth Beckham. Gareth Beckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfred Murrin. Alfred Murrin passes the ball forward to Fernando Castro. Fernando Castro shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
9.00
Alessio Ottofaro comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Castro. Alessio Ottofaro is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Castro grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.25
Hauke Bartsch flicks the ball to his team mate, Alessio Ottofaro. Alessio Ottofaro finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Richard Le Saux.
24.18
Stanley Granville flicks a high pass forward. Bill Clapham controls it well on his chest. With vision, Bill Clapham picks a pass forward to Dion Wallwork. Dion Wallwork plays a one-two with Ezequiel Sivori and rushes in on goal... Dion Wallwork shoots from just inside the box but it's drastically wayward!
26.49
Martijn Dijkstra sees Hauke Bartsch in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hauke Bartsch knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Vassell. Dave Vassell jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Richard Le Saux comfortably picks it out of the air!
33.38
Arek Lato makes a beautiful solo run. Arek Lato flicks a high pass forward to Artur Fernandes who brings the ball under control. Artur Fernandes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
34.23
Alfred Murrin flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Sivori holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ezequiel Sivori tries a spectacular long range effort. Lucien Tchoutang comfortably gets down and covers it.
38.46
Rodolfo Caracciolo makes a simple pass to Bill Clapham. Bill Clapham sees Alfred Murrin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfred Murrin shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barnsley appear unchanged since the first half. Rotherham United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rotherham United start the second half!
48.25
Arek Lato makes a probing pass to Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra sees Artur Fernandes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Artur Fernandes shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.32
Carl Pearce makes a simple pass to Dion Wallwork. Dion Wallwork knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.11
Hauke Bartsch knocks the ball forward to Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra makes a probing pass between the defence to Artur Fernandes. Artur Fernandes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper, Richard Le Saux, sees it late!! Goal for Rotherham United!
63.12
Rodolfo Caracciolo knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Pearce. Carl Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Franzone collects the pass. Alfredo Franzone shoots from long range. Superb reactions from Lucien Tchoutang. What a save!
67.52
Colin Baird controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Seth White. Seth White knocks the ball to his team mate, Dave Vassell. Dave Vassell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Richard Le Saux is on top of it.
71.01
Alessio Ottofaro makes a probing pass to Dave Vassell. Dave Vassell advances inside the box! Dave Vassell tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Richard Le Saux.
72.07
Corner kick to Rotherham United. Hauke Bartsch chips it to the near post. Alfredo Franzone reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
75.55
Stanley Granville passes the ball forward to Gareth Beckham. Gareth Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Franzone holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfredo Franzone whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Castro. Fernando Castro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Lucien Tchoutang is on top of it.
77.36
Barnsley have made a substitution with Javier Yáñez replacing Ezequiel Sivori .
83.08
With imagination, Hauke Bartsch laces a weighted ball forward to Artur Fernandes. Artur Fernandes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Richard Le Saux manages to gather it.
85.43
Martijn Dijkstra clumsily knocks into Rodolfo Caracciolo. The referee calls over Martijn Dijkstra and shows him a yellow card! Rodolfo Caracciolo runs off the knock.
89.00
Alfred Murrin comes in with a late challenge on Jose Javier Carcedo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Javier Carcedo stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Gareth Beckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfred Murrin. Alfred Murrin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Barnsley

Rotherham United
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
30%
43.8%
26.2%

Scorers
Artur Fernandes 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Artur Fernandes of Rotherham United

Match Ratings
1.Richard Le Saux (GK)
8
2.Bill Clapham (DEF)
7
3.Stanley Granville (DEF)
7
4.Rodolfo Caracciolo (DEF)
8
5.Carl Pearce (MID)
6
6.Gareth Beckham (MID)
6
7.Alfred Murrin (MID)yellow card
5
8.Fernando Castro (MID)
6
9.Alfredo Franzone (ATT)
7
10.Dion Wallwork (ATT)
6
11.Ezequiel Sivori (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicolas Gil (DEF)
0
13.Samuel Fonseca (MID)
0
14.Javier Yáñez (ATT)
6

1.Lucien Tchoutang (GK)
8
2.Jose Javier Carcedo (DEF)
6
3.Arek Lato (DEF)
8
4.Aristide Behi (DEF)
6
5.Colin Baird (DEF)
6
6.Alessio Ottofaro (MID)
6
7.Hauke Bartsch (MID)
7
8.Seth White (MID)
6
9.Artur Fernandes (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Martijn Dijkstra (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Dave Vassell (ATT)
7
 
12.Andriy Feskov (ATT)
0
13.Gilles Young (MID)
0
14.Jes Simonsen (DEF)
0