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  • Date: 2005-08-20
  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Attendance: 8153
  • Referee: Williamson, I

Live Commentary

90mins

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

81mins

Paul Terry is replaced by Matt Harrold.

81mins

Stephen McPhail is being taken off, Antony Kay has come on in his place.

79mins

Robbie Williams takes a penalty for Barnsley and scores!.

75mins

Paul Hayes is being taken off, Nathan Jarman has come on in his place.

71mins

Phil Jevons is being taken off, Kevin Gall has come on in his place.

48mins

The referee has booked Paul Terry.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

33mins

Chris Shuker is booked for unsporting behaviour.

16mins

Darren Way goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

15mins

Paul Reid goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, August 20th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Barnsley's unsung hero Robbie Williams scored the only goal of a low-key game from the penalty spot on 78 minutes to hand his side a 1-0 win over Yeovil at Oakwell.

Williams, normally a left-back, has been handed a midfield slot because of injuries and he has responded with a series of impressive performances under Barnsley boss Andy Ritchie.

And when defender Neil Austin was brought down by Yeovil's ex-Huddersfield man Efetobore Sodje, it was Williams who grabbed the ball, determined to take the penalty.

The left-footed 21-year-old became the hero as he sent Yeovil keeper Chris Weale the wrong way with a smart spot-kick.

The game was long on endeavour and work-rate, but extremely short on skill.

Barnsley did start brightly and two-goal top scorer Paul Hayes almost made the breakthrough in the opening minutes but found Weale in top form.

Yeovil handed a league debut to their Argentine signing Pablo Bastianini and he worried the Barnsley defence throughout.

He almost netted with an audacious 35-yard lob that home keeper Nick Colgan did well to deal with on his line.

Yeovil went close to breaking through in the 44th minute when Darren Way's 25-yard thunderbolt beat Colgan but cannoned back off the Barnsley bar.

Yeovil had the better of the early second half exchanges and Bastianini twice had goal bound shots stopped before the Argentine went down in the box claiming a penalty, only for referee Ian Williamson to wave play on.

Barnsley gradually fought back and Aussie midfielder Jacob Burns hit the post with a fine 20-yarder before Williams popped up with the winning penalty.

Barnsley

Yeovil Town

Corners

312

Fouls

2114

Goal attempts

1214

Shots off target

21

Offsides

28

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