- Date:2008-11-15
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Oakwell Stadium
- Attendance:11285
- Referee:Webster, C
Live Commentary
90mins
That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
90mins
The ref has blown his whistle for full time.
85mins
Ayarza Diego Leon is replaced by Marciano van Homoet.
80mins
Ross Jenkins is replaced by John-Joe O'Toole.
78mins
Watford are replacing Jon Harley with Will Hoskins.
71mins
Goal!! Barnsley have scored with Steve Foster putting it in the back of the net.
69mins
Goal!! Miguel Angel Mostto scores for Barnsley.
60mins
Tamas Priskin is being taken off, Grzegorz Rasiak has come on in his place.
55mins
Barnsley are replacing Mounir El Haimour with Miguel Angel Mostto.
52mins
Goal!! Tommy Smith scores for Watford.
46mins
The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.
45mins
Half time whistle is blown by C Webster
15mins
Darren Moore is being taken off, Bobby Hassell has come on in his place.
0mins
It's 3pm on Saturday, November 15th, the match has kicked off.
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Match Report
Skipper Stephen Foster plundered the winner as Barnsley came from behind with two goals in two minutes.
Watford keeper Richard Lee was in defiant mood as Barnsley battled back as they trailed to a Tommy Smith opener.
But the home side finally found a way through in the 68th minute when sub Miguel Mostto drilled in a shot from 15 yards that Lee touched but couldn't stop.
Lee pulled off more heroics seconds later with a tremendous double save to twice deny livewire Jamal Campbell-Ryce.
With Watford on the rack Foster forced the ball over the line in the 70th minute after Denis Souza clipped the ball into the six-yard box following a corner.
Barnsley had come close to an early opener when Campbell-Ryce whipped in a superb cross from the right, but Jon Macken's glancing near-post header was saved brilliantly by Lee.
And when Kayode Odejayi's clever pass set up Macken he spun cleverly but slammed his rising shot onto the bar.
Lee Williamson went close for Watford as his curling shot drifted just wide. Tamas Priskin though should have claimed the lead after 36 minutes but hoisted a shot over the top after Jodi McAnuff did well.
And Barnsley saw a glorious chance of a lead go begging a minute before the break. A slip by Jay Demerit left Odejayi with only the keeper to beat, but the big striker's attempt at a clever flick over Lee failed and the keeper pawed away the ball.
Watford struck just eight minutes into the second half after a slick build-up that saw McAnuff drill in a low angled ball and Smith diverted it past Heinz Muller at the near post.
But then Barnsley bounced back in style when they stunned the visitors with two quickfire goals.
Barnsley Team
Watford Team
Barnsley | Watford |
Corners
| 4 | 6 |
Fouls
| 11 | 9 |
Goal attempts
| 14 | 13 |
Shots off target
| 4 | 7 |
Offsides
| 5 | 2 |