Match Report


BarnsleyBarnsley     Wycombe WanderersWycombe Wanderers
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Steven MorrisS. Morris52
G
1
G
47Peter LoweP. Lowe
Simon MarsdenS. Marsden56
D
2
D
51Ronnie BoydR. Boyd
Kevin PallisterK. Pallister51
D
3
D
48Andy BarryA. Barry
Matt SinclairM. Sinclair46
D
captain4captain
D
41Antonio BerrettaA. Berretta
George LightfootG. Lightfoot50
M
5
D
36Patrick MannP. Mann
Jonathan WhelanJ. Whelan48
M
6
M
48Anthony BowerA. Bower
Aniello MarascoA. Marasco48
M
7
M
42Paul FerdinandP. Ferdinand
Chris DaviesC. Davies45
M
8
M
41Nicky ThompsonN. Thompson
Michael CooperM. Cooper44
A
9
A
54Filipe LimaF. Lima
Des VassellD. Vassell43
A
10
A
52Martin FletcherM. Fletcher
Craig ButtC. Butt40
A
11
A
50Teddy CharlesT. Charles
 
Peter LjungbergP. Ljungberg46
D
12
M
41Simon PeckhamS. Peckham
Ross MccannR. Mccann44
G
13
M
40Danny HenryD. Henry
Stan WainwrightS. Wainwright42
M
14
M
40Ronnie EdworthyR. Edworthy

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Oakwell where Barnsley play host to Wycombe Wanderers. A crowd of 2,857 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Barnsley are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wycombe Wanderers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wes Bower.


0.00
The whistle blows and Wycombe Wanderers get the match underway!
3.56
Chris Davies hits a low pass to Des Vassell. Des Vassell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Barry.
10.29
Matt Sinclair flicks a high pass forward to Jonathan Whelan who brings the ball under control. Jonathan Whelan chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Butt. Craig Butt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.08
Seeing a gap ahead, George Lightfoot plays the ball forward to Craig Butt. Craig Butt whips in a cross ball towards Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a lousy effort!
16.45
Ronnie Boyd flicks a high pass forward. Paul Ferdinand holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Ferdinand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Lima. Filipe Lima lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Fletcher. Kevin Pallister comes in with a late challenge on Martin Fletcher. Penalty not given!!
18.11
Nicky Thompson flicks a high pass forward to Martin Fletcher who brings the ball under control. Martin Fletcher shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
20.04
Nicky Thompson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Lima. Filipe Lima knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Martin Fletcher is offside!
21.06
Aniello Marasco flicks a high pass forward to Michael Cooper who brings the ball under control. Michael Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Lowe who gathers it comfortably.
26.29
Simon Marsden chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Whelan. With vision, Jonathan Whelan plays the ball forward to Des Vassell. Des Vassell shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.25
Andy Barry pushes up the pitch. Andy Barry knocks the ball forward to Martin Fletcher. Martin Fletcher tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
30.06
Nicky Thompson passes the ball forward to Filipe Lima. Filipe Lima knocks in a cross ball towards Teddy Charles. Teddy Charles finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.12
Anthony Bower sees Martin Fletcher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martin Fletcher runs straight at the defence! Martin Fletcher shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
36.18
Anthony Bower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Fletcher. Martin Fletcher plays a one-two with Filipe Lima and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Martin Fletcher provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
39.53
Anthony Bower knocks the ball to his team mate, Teddy Charles. Teddy Charles knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Wycombe Wanderers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Barnsley get the second half underway!
49.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Paul Ferdinand plays the ball forward to Martin Fletcher. Martin Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Lima. Filipe Lima connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Simon Marsden clears it off the line with his head!
54.38
Jonathan Whelan flicks a high ball forward to Des Vassell who takes it down. Des Vassell skips past Andy Barry! Antonio Berretta catches Des Vassell on the ankles. Des Vassell appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
55.12
Chris Davies threads the ball through to Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
57.14
Jonathan Whelan surges forward with the ball. Jonathan Whelan shoots from distance. It's there!! Peter Lowe has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.25
Nicky Thompson flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Charles collects the pass. Teddy Charles whips in a cross ball towards Martin Fletcher. Matt Sinclair comes in with a late challenge on Martin Fletcher. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
63.53
Nicky Thompson passes the ball forward to Martin Fletcher. Martin Fletcher passes the ball forward to Filipe Lima. Filipe Lima makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
66.19
Antonio Berretta flicks a high pass forward. Paul Ferdinand holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Ferdinand knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Fletcher. Martin Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Morris who gathers it comfortably.
69.42
Jonathan Whelan threads a neat ball through to Des Vassell. Des Vassell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
71.30
Andy Barry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicky Thompson. Nicky Thompson flicks a high ball forward to Filipe Lima who takes it down. Filipe Lima knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.23
Filipe Lima comes in with a late challenge on Matt Sinclair. Filipe Lima is given a warning by the referee! Matt Sinclair hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.11
Des Vassell catches Patrick Mann on the ankles. The referee brings Des Vassell to one side and gives him a warning! Patrick Mann stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.33
Antonio Berretta flicks a high pass forward to Paul Ferdinand who brings the ball under control. Paul Ferdinand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Lima. Filipe Lima whips in a cross ball towards Teddy Charles. Teddy Charles makes a convincing header but Steven Morris is on top of it.
81.04
Paul Ferdinand threads a neat ball through to Teddy Charles. Teddy Charles controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Martin Fletcher through on goal. Martin Fletcher comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's drastically wayward!
83.55
Anthony Bower flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Charles collects the pass. Teddy Charles lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Lima. Matt Sinclair clumsily knocks into Filipe Lima. Filipe Lima appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
85.07
Matt Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Aniello Marasco holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aniello Marasco flicks a high pass forward to Des Vassell who brings the ball under control. Des Vassell chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
87.08
Nicky Thompson hits a low pass to Filipe Lima. Filipe Lima knocks in a cross ball towards Teddy Charles. Kevin Pallister clumsily knocks into Teddy Charles. Teddy Charles appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
Simon Marsden knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Whelan. Jonathan Whelan hits a low pass to Craig Butt. Craig Butt shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Barnsley

Wycombe Wanderers
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.4%
58.6%
Play Area
32.2%
41.4%
26.4%

Scorers
Jonathan Whelan 57
Martin Fletcher 36
Filipe Lima 64

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Fletcher of Wycombe Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Steven Morris (GK)
6
2.Simon Marsden (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Pallister (DEF)
6
4.Matt Sinclair (DEF)
6
5.George Lightfoot (MID)
6
6.Jonathan Whelan (MID)goal scored
8
7.Aniello Marasco (MID)
6
8.Chris Davies (MID)
6
9.Michael Cooper (ATT)
6
10.Des Vassell (ATT)
6
11.Craig Butt (ATT)
6
 
12.Peter Ljungberg (DEF)
0
13.Ross Mccann (GK)
0
14.Stan Wainwright (MID)
0

1.Peter Lowe (GK)
6
2.Ronnie Boyd (DEF)
6
3.Andy Barry (DEF)
6
4.Antonio Berretta (DEF)
6
5.Patrick Mann (DEF)
6
6.Anthony Bower (MID)
6
7.Paul Ferdinand (MID)
6
8.Nicky Thompson (MID)
7
9.Filipe Lima (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Martin Fletcher (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Teddy Charles (ATT)
6
 
12.Simon Peckham (MID)
0
13.Danny Henry (MID)
0
14.Ronnie Edworthy (MID)
0