Match Report


AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon     BarnsleyBarnsley
Adrian RoosAdrian Roos David Ward David Ward
Scott MortonS. Morton71
G
captain1
G
64Ray FontolanR. Fontolan
Christian RothC. Roth56
D
2
D
60Oleg RowettO. Rowett
Peter OakleyP. Oakley59
D
3
D
58Vasco VarelaV. Varela
Liam WeaverL. Weaver55
D
4
D
58Marc RohrschneiderM. Rohrschneider
Tom Van LoenhoutT. Van Loenhout68
M
5
D
59Neil PriorN. Prior
Nigel RobsonN. Robson58
M
6
M
64Ralph TolleyR. Tolley
Dion LloydD. Lloyd62
M
7
M
58Colin NichollsC. Nicholls
Christian HöferC. Höfer60
M
8
A
60Morris KerrM. Kerr
Marvin CharltonM. Charlton64
A
9
A
59Richard LawtonR. Lawton
Aladino AmbrosiA. Ambrosi67
A
10
A
63Ledley PearceL. Pearce
Carlos PrietoC. Prieto63
A
11captain
M
69Phil Le TissierP. Le Tissier
 
Nuno LopesN. Lopes50
D
12
G
60Robbie LoweR. Lowe
Mustapha MarletM. Marlet58
M
13
M
51Eddie WestwoodE. Westwood
Philipp EberleP. Eberle61
A
14
A
53Hugo NavarroH. Navarro

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Plough Lane where AFC Wimbledon play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 17,387 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AFC Wimbledon are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Platt.


0.00
The whistle blows and AFC Wimbledon get the match underway!
2.59
Christian Roth sees a break and surges forward. Christian Roth makes a beautiful solo run. Christian Roth lofts in a cross ball towards Tom Van Loenhout. Tom Van Loenhout makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
6.42
Christian Höfer plays the ball forward to Marvin Charlton. Marvin Charlton threads a neat, attacking ball through to Carlos Prieto. Carlos Prieto muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Ray Fontolan.
7.58
Corner kick to AFC Wimbledon. Christian Höfer chips it to the near post. Nigel Robson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
8.43
Christian Roth flicks a high ball forward to Aladino Ambrosi who takes it down. Without breaking stride, Aladino Ambrosi plays the ball forward to Dion Lloyd. Dion Lloyd shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
10.26
Christian Roth flicks a high pass forward. Tom Van Loenhout collects the pass. Tom Van Loenhout chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Prieto. Carlos Prieto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
14.30
Ledley Pearce comes in with a late challenge on Tom Van Loenhout. The referee warns Ledley Pearce to calm down! Tom Van Loenhout grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.38
Nigel Robson makes a probing pass to Carlos Prieto. Carlos Prieto shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
18.28
Marc Rohrschneider makes a simple pass to Colin Nicholls. Colin Nicholls picks a pass forward to Phil Le Tissier. Phil Le Tissier lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Lawton. Richard Lawton whips the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
22.11
Vasco Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Nicholls. Colin Nicholls threads the ball through to Phil Le Tissier. Phil Le Tissier whips in a cross ball towards Morris Kerr. Morris Kerr heads the ball goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Scott Morton with no chance!! Goal for Barnsley!
27.30
Nigel Robson threads a neat ball through to Tom Van Loenhout. Tom Van Loenhout knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ray Fontolan who gathers it comfortably.
28.35
Colin Nicholls chips the ball to his team mate, Morris Kerr. Morris Kerr knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Lawton. Richard Lawton beats his man to it with a header but somehow Peter Oakley happens to be in the right place to block it.
32.05
Nigel Robson takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Dion Lloyd. Dion Lloyd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Höfer. Christian Höfer shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.51
Neil Prior threads a neat ball through to Ralph Tolley. Ralph Tolley threads the ball through to Colin Nicholls. Colin Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Kerr. Morris Kerr connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Scott Morton had no chance!! Goal for Barnsley!
42.28
Christian Roth threads a neat ball through to Carlos Prieto. Carlos Prieto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Nigel Robson knocks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Charlton. Marvin Charlton shoots from 20 yards but Ray Fontolan reads it well. Good keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AFC Wimbledon have changed their lineup with Philipp Eberle replacing Aladino Ambrosi. Barnsley appear unchanged since the first half. The AFC Wimbledon players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Barnsley kick off!
48.53
Peter Oakley threads a neat ball through to Carlos Prieto. Carlos Prieto shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.14
Liam Weaver catches Richard Lawton on the ankles. The referee warns Liam Weaver to calm down! Richard Lawton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.52
Vasco Varela threads a neat ball through to Colin Nicholls. Colin Nicholls threads the ball through to Ralph Tolley. Ralph Tolley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dion Lloyd.
57.36
Peter Oakley knocks the ball forward to Christian Höfer. Seeing a gap ahead, Christian Höfer plays the ball forward to Philipp Eberle. Philipp Eberle tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.53
Tom Van Loenhout threads the ball through to Carlos Prieto. Carlos Prieto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc Rohrschneider.
63.05
Nigel Robson threads a neat ball through to Tom Van Loenhout. Tom Van Loenhout tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.49
Showing intelligent composure, Nigel Robson picks a pass forward to Philipp Eberle. Philipp Eberle plays a scrappy one-two with Marvin Charlton and stumbles forward towards the goal... Philipp Eberle shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Marc Rohrschneider. Excellent block.
69.40
Vasco Varela flicks a high pass forward to Ralph Tolley who brings the ball under control. Ralph Tolley runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ralph Tolley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.15
Dion Lloyd sees Christian Höfer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Christian Höfer finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
72.39
Christian Roth catches Colin Nicholls on the ankles. The referee calls over Christian Roth and warns him to calm down! Colin Nicholls carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.50
Marc Rohrschneider decides to run forward with the ball. Marc Rohrschneider flicks a high pass forward to Ralph Tolley who brings the ball under control. Ralph Tolley knocks in a cross ball towards Ledley Pearce. Ledley Pearce flicks the ball with his head. Scott Morton comfortably picks it out of the air!
75.18
Peter Oakley passes the ball forward to Dion Lloyd. Dion Lloyd makes a probing pass to Philipp Eberle. Philipp Eberle rushes past Vasco Varela! Philipp Eberle muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Ray Fontolan had no chance!! Goal for AFC Wimbledon!
78.39
Liam Weaver threads a neat ball through to Nigel Robson. Nigel Robson sees a break and surges forward. Nigel Robson shoots from 25 yards. Ray Fontolan easily gets down and covers it.
79.36
Liam Weaver plays the ball forward to Christian Roth. Christian Roth knocks the ball to his team mate, Tom Van Loenhout. Tom Van Loenhout finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.58
Ralph Tolley catches Nigel Robson on the ankles. The referee calls over Ralph Tolley and shows him a yellow card! Nigel Robson stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.13
Dion Lloyd flicks a high pass forward to Philipp Eberle who brings the ball under control. Philipp Eberle shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
84.24
Vasco Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Tolley. Ralph Tolley flicks a high pass forward to Ledley Pearce who brings the ball under control. Ledley Pearce shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

AFC Wimbledon

Barnsley
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
10
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.3%
36.7%
Play Area
23.3%
43.3%
33.3%

Scorers
Philipp Eberle 75
Morris Kerr 22, 34
Ledley Pearce 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Morris Kerr of Barnsley

Match Ratings
1.Scott Morton (GK)
6
2.Christian Roth (DEF)
7
3.Peter Oakley (DEF)
7
4.Liam Weaver (DEF)
6
5.Tom Van Loenhout (MID)
6
6.Nigel Robson (MID)
7
7.Dion Lloyd (MID)
7
8.Christian Höfer (MID)
6
9.Marvin Charlton (ATT)
6
10.Aladino Ambrosi (ATT)
6
11.Carlos Prieto (ATT)
6
 
12.Nuno Lopes (DEF)
0
13.Mustapha Marlet (MID)
0
14.Philipp Eberle (ATT)goal scored
8

1.Ray Fontolan (GK)
8
2.Oleg Rowett (DEF)
6
3.Vasco Varela (DEF)
6
4.Marc Rohrschneider (DEF)
7
5.Neil Prior (DEF)
6
6.Ralph Tolley (MID)yellow card
7
7.Colin Nicholls (MID)
8
8.Morris Kerr (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
9.Richard Lawton (ATT)
6
10.Ledley Pearce (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Phil Le Tissier (MID)
7
 
12.Robbie Lowe (GK)
0
13.Eddie Westwood (MID)
0
14.Hugo Navarro (ATT)
0