Match Report


BarnsleyBarnsley     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
David WardDavid Ward Richard Deane Richard Deane
Richard Le SauxR. Le Saux63
G
1
G
74Giampiero Di NataleG. Di Natale
Kemal TilerK. Tiler78
D
2
D
71Christian NeudeckerC. Neudecker
Stanley GranvilleS. Granville74
D
captain3
D
69Gary GallacherG. Gallacher
Bill ClaphamB. Clapham72
D
4captain
D
67Steve CharltonS. Charlton
Niccolo DeanN. Dean76
M
5
D
70Linus ZickL. Zick
Gareth BeckhamG. Beckham76
M
6
M
71Ben LeeB. Lee
Fernando CastroF. Castro58
M
7
M
66Cedric PonsardC. Ponsard
Malte RitzingerM. Ritzinger75
M
8
M
70Edouard AntunesE. Antunes
Alfredo FranzoneA. Franzone72
A
9
A
74Isaiah CampbellI. Campbell
Javier YáñezJ. Yáñez78
A
10
A
80Edgar Kroupi-ZahiE. Kroupi-Zahi
Ezequiel SivoriE. Sivori76
A
11
A
74Marcus BishopM. Bishop
 
Rodolfo CaraccioloR. Caracciolo71
D
12
A
69Tim AndertonT. Anderton
Samuel FonsecaS. Fonseca67
M
13
D
66Ricardo MarquesR. Marques
Dion WallworkD. Wallwork74
A
14
M
75Francis ScalesF. Scales

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 16,375 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Barnsley are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nwankwo Dublin.


0.00
Barnsley kick off and get the first half underway!
2.09
Edouard Antunes surges forward with the ball. Edouard Antunes shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
8.26
Showing composure, Ben Lee plays the ball forward to Marcus Bishop. Marcus Bishop whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Kroupi-Zahi. Edgar Kroupi-Zahi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
10.56
Gary Gallacher makes a simple pass to Ben Lee. With a delightful solo run, Ben Lee stretches the opposition's defence. Ben Lee whips in a cross ball towards Marcus Bishop. Marcus Bishop jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Richard Le Saux gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
12.25
Stanley Granville makes a simple pass to Fernando Castro. Fernando Castro flicks a high ball forward to Ezequiel Sivori who takes it down. Ezequiel Sivori sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Giampiero Di Natale is on top of it.
14.05
Linus Zick passes the ball forward to Cedric Ponsard. Cedric Ponsard flicks a high pass forward to Isaiah Campbell who brings the ball under control. Isaiah Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Kroupi-Zahi. Edgar Kroupi-Zahi makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
18.02
Isaiah Campbell clumsily knocks into Stanley Granville. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stanley Granville carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.31
Bill Clapham sees Kemal Tiler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kemal Tiler sees space and advances. Kemal Tiler whips in a cross ball towards Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
38.09
Isaiah Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Bishop. Marcus Bishop knocks in a cross ball towards Edgar Kroupi-Zahi. Edgar Kroupi-Zahi gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
42.31
Cedric Ponsard receives the ball from a throw-in from Gary Gallacher. Cedric Ponsard makes a simple pass to Ben Lee. Ben Lee flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Kroupi-Zahi comfortably collects the pass. Edgar Kroupi-Zahi lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Bishop. Marcus Bishop connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barnsley appear unchanged since the first half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Francis Scales replacing Cedric Ponsard. The Barnsley players seem much more motivated whilst the Crystal Palace players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Crystal Palace kick off and get the second half underway!
47.35
Gareth Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Castro. Fernando Castro shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
53.39
Edgar Kroupi-Zahi clumsily knocks into Bill Clapham. The referee calls over Edgar Kroupi-Zahi and shows him a yellow card! Bill Clapham carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.26
Stanley Granville barges into Marcus Bishop. Stanley Granville is shown the yellow card! Marcus Bishop runs off the knock.
59.57
Without breaking stride, Bill Clapham plays the ball forward to Gareth Beckham. Gareth Beckham threads the ball through to Ezequiel Sivori but he's offside!
60.10
Barnsley have made a substitution with Samuel Fonseca replacing Gareth Beckham .
63.34
Fernando Castro threads a neat ball through to Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez lofts in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Sivori. Ezequiel Sivori outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Solid save from Giampiero Di Natale.
77.14
Barnsley have made a substitution with Dion Wallwork replacing Ezequiel Sivori .Crystal Palace have made 2 substitutions with Ricardo Marques replacing Gary Gallacher and Tim Anderton replacing Edgar Kroupi-Zahi .
83.55
Isaiah Campbell threads the ball through to Marcus Bishop. Marcus Bishop knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Le Saux who gathers it comfortably.
84.12
Bill Clapham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Fonseca. Samuel Fonseca brings the ball forward. Samuel Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.14
Bill Clapham takes it forward alone. Bill Clapham threads a neat ball through to Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Wallwork. With a superhuman jump, Dion Wallwork connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Giampiero Di Natale has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Barnsley

Crystal Palace
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.7%
40.3%
Play Area
30.6%
45.2%
24.2%

Scorers
Dion Wallwork 85
Edouard Antunes 2
Edgar Kroupi-Zahi 14
Marcus Bishop 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edouard Antunes of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings