Game on. For Town. Bevan Jenkins Youds Moses Sharp JT Irons Holland Schofield Gallacher Stead Early corner for Barnsley. Nothing comes of it
Cross by Sharp, cut out by O'Callaghan. Town reset on half way line. Early on, still 0-0. 4th minute JT cuts inside. Cross goes astray, goal kick.
Town with a decent build up down the right side. Edge of box ... Schofield tripped but ref waves play on. Wadsworth is furious at ref. Fourth official tries to settle him down. Town looking to keep ball down on the ground and bisect down the middle.
Clever turn by Stead releases Town. Jenkins runs onto the defense but is dispossed. Surface is very slippery as the rain is coming down. Neither manager happy with the ref at this point. "We have not seen much of Thorrington at this point"
JT offsides as Town try to move forward. 12 minutes gone. 14 minutes gone, 0-0. JT plays a "sloppy" looking ball. Shot on goal by Barnsely, saved by Bevan.
JT plays a good ball to Steed, turns shots from 30 yards on goal. Controled by Marriot. Sloppy back pas by Barnsley ... indirect free kick as keeper must have played it with his hands. Indirect free kick in a great spot for Town. Seven man wall. Irons over the ball as well as Sharp. Saved by keeper ... Free kick for Barnsley.
Free kick to Town deep in the Barnsley area. Irons got tripped up. Outside left edge of penalty area. Kick taken and wasted. JT at the edge of the box, shot is poor ... "great work but final end product is not the best". Still 0-0. Right footed daisy cutter of a shot goes wide of Bevan's post.
Linesman fails to spot a penalty against Curle in the box, according to the announcer. Still, 0-0. The rain has stopped and the sun is out. Two boxers sparring around at the moment. Schofield shot deflected for a corner. Irons to take the corner. Cleared away by Gibbs.
JT and Steed combine well on a one, two but keeper comes out to make a save. JT makes a move passed Gibbs but gets taken out. Yellow to Gibbs. Free kick on the edge of the area. Irons to take. Goes near post. Nothing comes of it as Holland drive a rebound wide for a goal kick.
Corner to Town as they continue to put pressure on Barnsley. Irons to take. Steed with a shot ... keeper parries at point blank range. Cleared. Still, 0-0. 33 minutes in. Match has settled down a bit. Dyer gets on the wrong side of Moses but shoots wide. Goal kick to Town.
40 minutes in, 0-0. Dyer with a speculative shot from distance. Nothing comes of it. Stead with a cross ... corner given to Town. Irons corner is wayward. Row of Barnsley defenders just waiting to clear it. Irons with a cross ... couple of quick shots on goal but nothing comes of them.
44 minutes in, 0-0. Jenkins gives up a corner to Barnsley. Short corner. Bevan with an easy save on a rather tame shot. JT with a long throw. Stead with a back flick but the keeper gathers up the ball to end any danger. Halftime whistle. 0-0.
JT should be ok. He got Stooged. http://www.htafc.com/match/view/managers_comments/0,,10312~264816,00.html
JT's eye still closed, out for tomorrow's WCup match. http://www.htafc.com/today/view/breaking_news_detail/0,,10312~268715,00.html
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