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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 13,392 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Oldham Athletic and Barnsley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Del Gascoigne.


0.00
The whistle blows and Barnsley kick off!
2.36
Martin Nunez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Gardner. Simon Gardner makes a probing pass between the defence to Eoin Wainwright. Eoin Wainwright muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
3.50
Simon Gardner sees space and advances. Simon Gardner advances inside the box! Lomano Bellamy hacks Simon Gardner from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
3.50
The referee points to the spot..
4.10
Richard Robson takes a long run up. The ball rockets into the roof of the net. Goal!
20.23
Gareth Beckham flicks a high ball forward to Craig Etherington who takes it down. Craig Etherington knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Wayne Peckham.
21.45
Dean Bishop flicks a high pass forward. Carl Pearce holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carl Pearce kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Fonseca. Samuel Fonseca lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Moutinho. Ricardo Moutinho makes a deft header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
24.38
Lomano Bellamy threads a neat ball through to Samuel Fonseca. Samuel Fonseca shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
26.06
Stanley Granville advances with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Stanley Granville stretches the opposition's defence. Stanley Granville sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
27.19
Lomano Collymore surges forward with the ball. Lomano Collymore knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Bishop.
30.06
Stanley Granville threads the ball through to Ricardo Moutinho. Ricardo Moutinho chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Pearce. Carl Pearce makes a pass forward but Dave Vassell is yards offside!
42.29
Lomano Bellamy makes a beautiful solo run. Lomano Bellamy threads a neat ball through to Dave Vassell. Dave Vassell edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Dave Vassell provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Dominique de Graaf easily gets down and covers it.
44.21
Bill Lawrence surges forward with the ball. Bill Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Wainwright controls it well on his chest. Eoin Wainwright shoots from distance. Richard Le Saux effortlessly gets down and covers it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic have changed their lineup with Albert Butragueno replacing Gaspar Alves. Barnsley appear unchanged since the first half. The Barnsley players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Oldham Athletic kicking off!
47.51
Without breaking stride, Stanley Granville plays the ball forward to Gareth Beckham. Gareth Beckham kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Moutinho. Ricardo Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Pearce but the linesman indicates offside!
49.47
Carl Pearce knocks the ball forward to Gareth Beckham. Gareth Beckham rushes past Bill Lawrence! Gareth Beckham side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.52
Eoin Wainwright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Gardner. Simon Gardner lofts in a cross ball towards Eoin Wainwright. With a superhuman jump, Eoin Wainwright connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Eoin Wainwright scores for Oldham Athletic!!
57.52
Carl Pearce sees a break and surges forward. Carl Pearce knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominique de Graaf who gathers it comfortably.
60.06
Barnsley have made a substitution with Nicolas Gil replacing Niccolo Dean .
65.11
With great vision, Carl Pearce plays the ball forward to Samuel Fonseca. Samuel Fonseca shoots from distance. Solid save from Dominique de Graaf. What a great pair of hands!
72.02
Martin Nunez knocks the ball forward to Simon Gardner. Simon Gardner advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Simon Gardner provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Richard Le Saux. Excellent save.
75.58
Stanley Granville comes in with a late challenge on Eoin Wainwright. The referee brings Stanley Granville to one side and gives him a warning! Eoin Wainwright stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.12
Barnsley have made a substitution with Harvey Burgess replacing Ricardo Moutinho .
78.17
Dean Bishop sees Carl Pearce in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carl Pearce passes the ball forward to Harvey Burgess. Harvey Burgess tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Dominique de Graaf has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.55
Simon Gardner flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Ripley comfortably collects the pass. Lomano Ripley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
87.37
Wayne Peckham makes a simple pass to Albert Butragueno. Albert Butragueno hits a low pass to Craig Stone. Craig Stone shoots from 25 yards but somehow Richard Le Saux manages to keep it out.
90.00
Nicolas Gil controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harvey Burgess. Harvey Burgess knocks the ball forward to Samuel Fonseca but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 3
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 40.2597402597403 vs 59.7402597402597
Play Area
Home team third: 28.57%, Midfield: 41.56%, Away team third: 29.87%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Gardner of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Bill Lawrence (DEF)
6
3. Gaspar Alves (DEF)
6
4. Wayne Peckham (DEF)
6
5. Martin Nunez (MID)
6
9
7. Simon Gardner (MID)
9
9. Craig Stone (ATT)
6
10. Richard Robson (ATT)
6
11. Lomano Ripley (ATT)
7

13. Graeme Mccann (MID)
0
14. Robert Mowbray (ATT)
0

2. Dean Bishop (DEF)
6
7
6
6. Niccolo Dean (MID)
6
7. Carl Pearce (MID)
8
6
10. Dave Vassell (ATT)
6
6

12. Bill Clapham (DEF)
0
13. Nicolas Gil (DEF)
6
14. Harvey Burgess (ATT)
8