Match Report


BarnsleyBarnsley     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
David WardDavid Ward Andrew Blight Andrew Blight
Ray FontolanR. Fontolan64
G
1
G
60Bart GrotB. Grot
Oleg RowettO. Rowett60
D
2
D
55Pierluigi BazzaniP. Bazzani
Vasco VarelaV. Varela59
D
3
D
60Frank MelchiotF. Melchiot
Marc RohrschneiderM. Rohrschneider58
D
4captain
D
60Kemal WilcoxK. Wilcox
Neil PriorN. Prior59
D
5
D
66Atam HillA. Hill
Ralph TolleyR. Tolley64
M
6
M
66Rafael MartinezR. Martinez
Colin NichollsC. Nicholls58
M
captain7
M
58Franco CristalliniF. Cristallini
Morris KerrM. Kerr60
A
8
M
61Joe VonkJ. Vonk
Hugo NavarroH. Navarro53
A
9
A
64Cristiano BarbosaC. Barbosa
Ledley PearceL. Pearce63
A
10
A
70Angelo RivaltaA. Rivalta
Phil Le TissierP. Le Tissier69
M
11
A
63Robert BrightonR. Brighton
 
Robbie LoweR. Lowe60
G
12
D
58Trevor GascoigneT. Gascoigne
Eddie WestwoodE. Westwood51
M
13
M
56Jamie OwenJ. Owen
Billy CaldwellB. Caldwell48
A
14
A
45Said BrugginkS. Bruggink

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 14,865 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Barnsley are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jody Carter.


0.00
Birmingham City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.12
Frank Melchiot flicks a high pass forward. Angelo Rivalta collects the pass. Angelo Rivalta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.14
Rafael Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Joe Vonk holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joe Vonk knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Martinez. Rafael Martinez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.07
Oleg Rowett runs forward with the ball. Oleg Rowett makes a simple pass to Morris Kerr. Morris Kerr shoots from 25 yards but Bart Grot is on top of it.
15.56
Kemal Wilcox hits a low pass to Rafael Martinez. Rafael Martinez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Vonk. Joe Vonk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vasco Varela.
18.29
Joe Vonk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Barbosa. Cristiano Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Robert Brighton. Robert Brighton knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
24.54
Kemal Wilcox clumsily knocks into Ralph Tolley. Kemal Wilcox is given a warning by the referee! Ralph Tolley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.25
Atam Hill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Vonk. Joe Vonk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Martinez. Rafael Martinez plays a one-two with Cristiano Barbosa and advances towards the goal... Rafael Martinez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rafael Martinez!
33.43
Franco Cristallini threads a neat ball through to Robert Brighton. Robert Brighton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.04
Colin Nicholls plays the ball forward to Hugo Navarro. Hugo Navarro shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.20
Ralph Tolley sees Ledley Pearce in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ledley Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Nicholls. Colin Nicholls cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
44.04
Atam Hill threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Barbosa. Cristiano Barbosa makes a probing pass to Joe Vonk. Joe Vonk controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
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. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Barnsley kick off!
47.52
Joe Vonk flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Martinez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Martinez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.11
Joe Vonk flicks a high pass forward. Robert Brighton collects the pass. Robert Brighton plays a one-two with Joe Vonk and rushes in on goal... Robert Brighton shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.58
With some swift thinking, Franco Cristallini plays the ball forward to Cristiano Barbosa. Cristiano Barbosa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ray Fontolan who gathers it comfortably.
59.37
Vasco Varela hacks Joe Vonk from behind! The referee warns Vasco Varela to calm down! Joe Vonk stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.50
Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Trevor Gascoigne replacing Atam Hill and Jamie Owen replacing Rafael Martinez .
63.09
Franco Cristallini hacks Colin Nicholls from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Colin Nicholls grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.51
Colin Nicholls threads the ball through to Phil Le Tissier. Phil Le Tissier lofts in a cross ball towards Ralph Tolley. Ralph Tolley makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ralph Tolley!
75.54
Frank Melchiot threads a neat ball through to Franco Cristallini. Franco Cristallini threads a neat ball through to Angelo Rivalta. Angelo Rivalta shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
77.39
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Said Bruggink replacing Angelo Rivalta .
78.40
Marc Rohrschneider hits a low pass to Ralph Tolley. Ralph Tolley hits a low pass to Phil Le Tissier. Phil Le Tissier shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
84.18
Jamie Owen knocks the ball forward to Said Bruggink. Said Bruggink whips in a cross ball towards Robert Brighton. Robert Brighton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.55
Vasco Varela sees space and advances. Vasco Varela flicks a high ball forward to Phil Le Tissier who takes it down. Phil Le Tissier knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Trevor Gascoigne.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Barnsley

Birmingham City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
39.1%
40.6%
20.3%

Scorers
Ralph Tolley 70
Rafael Martinez 9, 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Martinez of Birmingham City

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

1.Bart Grot (GK)
6
2.Pierluigi Bazzani (DEF)
6
3.Frank Melchiot (DEF)
6
4.Kemal Wilcox (DEF)
6
5.Atam Hill (DEF)
6
6.Rafael Martinez (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Franco Cristallini (MID)yellow card
6
8.Joe Vonk (MID)
7
9.Cristiano Barbosa (ATT)
7
10.Angelo Rivalta (ATT)
6
11.Robert Brighton (ATT)
6
 
12.Trevor Gascoigne (DEF)
6
13.Jamie Owen (MID)
6
14.Said Bruggink (ATT)
6