Match Report
| Barnsley | Barnsley |  |  | Manchester United | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Erik steen Svendsen | Erik steen Svendsen | |||||||||||||||||
| Alun Winterburn | A. Winterburn |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 85 |  | Jurek Radomski | J. Radomski | |||||||||
| Marchanno Den Turk | M. Den Turk |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Jonathan Ginola | J. Ginola | |||||||||
| Robert Wainwright | R. Wainwright | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 |  | Hermann Gudmundsson | H. Gudmundsson | |||||||||
| Stan Galli | S. Galli | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 | | Greg Hendrie | G. Hendrie | |||||||||
| Morris Makin | M. Makin | | 71 | M | | 5 | | D | 78 | | Thomas Mensah | T. Mensah | |||||||||
| Shaun Westwood | S. Westwood | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | Nelson Sterjovski | N. Sterjovski | |||||||||
| Titus Flintlock | T. Flintlock | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 80 |  | Mark Gargo | M. Gargo | |||||||||
| Simon Watson | S. Watson | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 80 |  | Marcel Hollmer | M. Hollmer | |||||||||
| Sol Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Henry Anderton | H. Anderton | |||||||||
| Silvio Pinto | S. Pinto |  | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 81 | | Malte Bartsch | M. Bartsch | |||||||||
| Mike Wise | M. Wise | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 84 |  | Luiz Miguel Rai | L. Rai | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Oakwell where Barnsley play Manchester United in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Barnsley are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Barnsley are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Barnsley start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.43
0-0Nelson Sterjovski kicks a strong pass forward to Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malte Bartsch but he's offside!
6.01
0-0Robert Wainwright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Makin. Morris Makin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Wright-Phillips. Sol Wright-Phillips lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Pinto. Silvio Pinto is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jurek Radomski easily picks it out of the air!
8.52
0-0Nelson Sterjovski knocks the ball to his team mate, Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
9.47
Nelson Sterjovski takes it forward alone. Nelson Sterjovski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.36
Shaun Westwood chips the ball to his team mate, Silvio Pinto. Silvio Pinto shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.21
Shaun Westwood knocks the ball to his team mate, Mike Wise. Mike Wise shoots from distance but it is miles over!
18.21
0-0Barnsley are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Manchester United's defence.
20.18
0-0Marcel Hollmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.50
Thomas Mensah sees space and advances. Thomas Mensah makes a probing pass to Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Bartsch. Malte Bartsch takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.40
Hermann Gudmundsson knocks the ball forward to Mark Gargo. Mark Gargo knocks the ball forward to Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai lofts in a cross ball towards Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
27.59
Mark Gargo flicks the ball to his team mate, Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.37
Mark Gargo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malte Bartsch. Malte Bartsch shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Alun Winterburn!
30.08
Thomas Mensah knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Hollmer. Marcel Hollmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Alun Winterburn easily smothers it!
40.16
Mark Gargo passes the ball forward to Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai goes all the way! Luiz Miguel Rai takes a shot at goal but Alun Winterburn is on top of it.
44.20
0-0Simon Watson hacks Nelson Sterjovski from behind! Simon Watson is warned by the referee! Nelson Sterjovski runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Manchester United kick off the second half!
54.57
Morris Makin barges into Marcel Hollmer. Morris Makin is warned by the referee! Marcel Hollmer runs off the knock.
55.41
Shaun Westwood sees a break and surges forward. Shaun Westwood shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.13
Shaun Westwood knocks the ball forward to Sol Wright-Phillips. Sol Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jurek Radomski who gathers it comfortably.
69.34
Titus Flintlock makes a simple pass to Silvio Pinto. Silvio Pinto chips the ball to his team mate, Mike Wise. Mike Wise rockets a shot on goal but Jurek Radomski is on top of it.
78.34
Morris Makin makes a probing pass to Silvio Pinto. Silvio Pinto shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.45
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
83.47
Marcel Hollmer brings the ball forward. Marcel Hollmer makes a simple pass to Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Alun Winterburn.
84.15
0-1Nelson Sterjovski threads the ball through to Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.57
Titus Flintlock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Wise. Mike Wise finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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