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29/12/2053, Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley, England
Championship, English Football League

Barnsley Vs Birmingham

Barnsley play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: F Harbert (GK) , S James (CB) , M Lawgoch (CB) , M Egbo (RB) , D Boliver (LB) , C Hanna (CM) , G MacNeil (CM) , P Desmond (CDM) , K Bevan (CAM) , M Orakwue (ST) , N Sprout (ST) And the subs are: B Davidson (GK) , F Cotts (CB) , J Murphy (CM) , C Byrnes (CM) , R McPheeters (ST)

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: T Yarwood (GK) , J Shanklin (CB) , P Kellie (CB) , J Munro (RB) , A Garson (LB) , G Agu (CM) , G McZeal (CM) , R Craig (CDM) , P Cooney (CAM) , G Edwards (ST) , N McCants (ST) And the subs are: J Birninkudu (CB) , J Lazos (CB) , B Inuwa (CM) , C Banter (CM) , E MacRae (ST)

Welcome to Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley, England where Barnsley will face Birmingham City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 41285.

1' - Barnsley kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Paul Cooney sees a run from Noel McCants.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Noel McCants is caught offside!  

15' - Colin Hanna plays a long pass to Seth James.  John Shanklin tackles Seth James and gains possession for his team.  John Shanklin plays the ball to Rob Craig.  Rob Craig passes the ball to Paul Cooney.  Seth James tackles Paul Cooney and takes possession.  Seth James sees Nick Sprout making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Nick Sprout is caught offside!  

18' - Jack Munro plays a long ball to Alastair Garson.  With a turn of pace, Alastair Garson beats Denton Boliver.  

19' - Alastair Garson spots a run from Noel McCants.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Noel McCants takes the ball.  Noel McCants looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Fraser Harbert!  

24' - Gavin McZeal plays a long ball to Rob Craig.  Gethin MacNeil tackles Rob Craig and takes the ball.  Gavin McZeal successfully tackles Gethin MacNeil and the ball goes loose.  Noel McCants crosses the ball, finding Gavin McZeal.  Gavin McZeal attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

28' - Seth James finds Kris Bevan with a long pass.  Kris Bevan sees a run from Colin Hanna.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Colin Hanna is caught offside!  

32' - Kris Bevan plays a long pass to Paul Desmond.  Paul Desmond curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Gethin MacNeil.  Gethin MacNeil powers a header down towards the bottom corner...but its wide!

33' - Theo Yarwood sees a run from Rob Craig.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

37' - Colin Hanna attempts to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

39' - Theo Yarwood finds Paul Cooney with a long pass.  Paul Cooney sees Noel McCants making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Noel McCants takes the ball.  Noel McCants shoots towards goal...and Noel McCants scores!  That's a fine goal from the Birmingham player!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

40' - Barnsley kick the ball off for the restart.  

42' - Paul Desmond passes to Michael Egbo.  Michael Egbo passes the ball to Paul Desmond.  Paul Desmond brings the ball forward, attempting to outpace Geoff Agu, but is brought down.    The referee pulls out the yellow card to book Geoff Agu.  That will be a freekick for Barnsley.  

45' - Paul Desmond sees Colin Hanna making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Colin Hanna is able to control the ball.  Colin Hanna tries to skip around  the advancing Theo Yarwood...but the keeper bravely dives to take the ball!Theo Yarwood passes to Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu sees Paul Cooney making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

46' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

49' - John Shanklin passes to Rob Craig.  Rob Craig passes the ball to Geoff Agu.  Paul Desmond successfully tackles Geoff Agu and gains possession for his team.  Paul Desmond speeds past John Shanklin.  

50' - Paul Desmond spots a run from Nick Sprout.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Nick Sprout has strayed offside!  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Greg Edwards is going to be taken off.  Edward MacRae is brought on from the bench.  

56' - Gethin MacNeil sees a run from Nick Sprout.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Michael Orakwue is going to be taken off.  Ron McPheeters joins the game from the bench.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Colin Hanna will come off.  John Murphy is going to be brought on.  

60' - Paul Cooney tries to use ball skills to beat Paul Desmond, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John Shanklin is going to be taken off.  John Birninkudu joins the game from the bench.  

66' - Marc Lawgoch hits the ball long to Michael Egbo.  Michael Egbo attempts to beat Gavin McZeal using his skills.  The opposing player is unable to stop Michael Egbo who takes the ball forward!  

66' - Michael Egbo sees Ron McPheeters making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

69' - Michael Egbo sees a run from John Murphy.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but John Murphy has strayed offside!  

72' - Jack Munro finds Peter Kellie with a short pass.  Peter Kellie plays a long pass to Paul Cooney.  Paul Cooney attempts to beat Kris Bevan using his skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

73' - Paul Cooney spots a run from Noel McCants.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

75' - Gethin MacNeil passes to Kris Bevan.  Kris Bevan sees Ron McPheeters making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Ron McPheeters has strayed offside!  

77' - Jack Munro finds Paul Cooney with a long ball.  Denton Boliver tackles Paul Cooney and gains possession for his team.  Rob Craig successfully tackles Denton Boliver and takes possession.  Rob Craig looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Seth James will come off.  Floyd Cotts joins the game from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Geoff Agu is going to be taken off.  Chris Banter is brought on from the bench.  

81' - Fraser Harbert passes a long ball to Paul Desmond.  Paul Desmond tries to beat Alastair Garson using his ball skills.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

82' - Paul Desmond shoots from distance towards goal...but its wide!



The match has ended Barnsley 0 - 1 Birmingham City.