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  • Kick-off: 19:30
  • Venue: Glanford Park
  • Attendance: 7152
  • Referee: Wiley, A

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

88mins

Dale Tonge is replaced by Nathan Jarman.

75mins

Richard Hinds is being taken off, Peter Beagrie has come on in his place.

74mins

Nicky Wroe is being taken off, Barry Conlon has come on in his place.

71mins

Goal!! Scunthorpe have scored with Cleveland Taylor putting it in the back of the net.

67mins

Wayne Corden is replaced by Cleveland Taylor.

67mins

Andy Parton is replaced by Andy Keogh.

67mins

Scunthorpe are replacing Matthew Sparrow with Cleveland Taylor.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

45mins

Barnsley are replacing Matt Carbon with Tony Vaughan.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

39mins

The referee has booked Neil Austin.

34mins

The referee has booked Matthew Sparrow.

28mins

Andrew Crosby takes a penalty for Scunthorpe and scores!.

22mins

Chris Shuker is booked for unsporting behaviour.

16mins

Goal!! Barnsley have scored with Paul Hayes putting it in the back of the net.

12mins

Stephen McPhail goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

It's 7:30pm on Tuesday, August 9th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Scunthorpe United secured their first win back in League One by coming from behind to secure an impressive 2-1 victory over much fancied Barnsley at Glanford Park.

Skipper Andrew Crosby had a superb game; his calm assurance at times was invaluable, while young full back Marcus Williams gave a polished performance in only his second senior outing.

Barnsley were never able to master a solid home side, although Chris Shuker and Paul Hayes were real dangermen.

Stephen McPhail was the key man in the Yorkshire side's defence but they lost the services of big defender Matt Carbon at the interval with breathing problems.

Scunthorpe were first to show when midfielder Ian Baraclough drove a low free-kick in after three minutes, which Nick Colgan saved quite easily.

The Iron might have snatched the lead 11 minutes later, Matthew Sparrow drove the ball in from the right and Steve Torpey should have done better than direct his header wide.

However Barnsley broke the deadlock in the 16th minute when ex-Scunthorpe striker Hayes tucked the ball away after neat work by Shuker, although keeper Paul Musselwhite did get a hand to the ball.

As the game ebbed and flowed it took a fine recovery tackle by Neil Austin in the box to halt a good run by Andy Parton.

Scunthorpe drew level in the 27th minute. Carbon put in a clumsy tackle on Sparrow in the penalty area and Crosby drilled home the spot-kick to Colgan's left-hand side.

Torpey had the ball in the net on the half hour, but he was adjudged to be offside and, as Austin broke through at the other end, Musselwhite was quick to gather the ball.

On the interval Torpey was denied as Colgan turned another fine effort round the post.

Parton, making only his second senior appearance, was denied at the start of the second half when Colgan dived bravely at his feet.

Barnsley looked to have put a second goal on the board when Shuker beat Musselwhite, but Williams stepped in brilliantly to clear the danger.

Scunthorpe shook the visitors when, inside four minutes of arriving as substitute, Cleveland Taylor made a superb run down the right before cutting in to smash home a superb rising shot in the 71st minute.

Scunthorpe continued to look quite dangerous, however, in the closing stages, Barnsley almost snatched an equaliser but Musselwhite was equal to the effort.

Scunthorpe United

Barnsley

Corners

32

Fouls

1518

Goal attempts

911

Shots off target

32

Offsides

59

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