SlowerThanPlatt
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Bremang on the bench. Bakayoko not with the first team so he’s fallen right down the pecking order
Barnsley U23s recorded a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Coventry City on Friday afternoon.
The young Reds picked up their first win of the 2018/19 Professional Development League campaign courtesy of Tai-Reece Chisholm’s deflected first half effort.
Following a tough run of results, this morale-boosting display at the Oakwell Training Ground was no less than Martin Devaney’s side deserved.
There was little to split the two teams in the opening stages, but Barnsley eventually began to force the initiative and their high pressing work led to a number of mistakes in the visiting defence.
Gerry McDonagh closed down Sky Blues’ goalkeeper Corey Addai and won a corner for the Reds, but no one was unable to get on the end of a dangerous Louis Wardle cross.
However, the marauding right-back burst forward on the quarter hour mark and linked up well with Amir Berkovits. Wardle’s delivery was flicked on by McDonagh and the ball eventually fell to Chisholm at the back post, whose shot deflected and spiralled over Addai and into the top corner, despite the best efforts of Chris Camwell on the line.
The Reds almost doubled their lead midway through the half as Wardle let fly from 25-yards but his thunderous effort crashed back off the bar.
From that attempt, Coventry broke and were fractions away from an equaliser as Jonny Ngandu unleashes a fierce drive from distance only to be denied by the crossbar.
Barnsley continued to look dangerous after the interval and almost had their second when Berkovits cut in from the right wing, but Addai was equal to his low shot.
But, as the game wore on, the Sky Blues began to grow into the contest and Henry Kendrick had to be at his very best to first deny substitute David Bremang and then Camwell with two fine saves in quick succession.
The visitors were then denied by the woodwork for a second time as Lewis Green burst forward from right-back and took aim, only to see his effort cannon back off the upright.
Despite a period of sustained Coventry pressure in the closing stages, Barnsley held on to claim a valuable three points to kick-start their season.
FULL TIME: Barnsley 1-0 Coventry
REDS XI:Kendrick, Wardle, Trialist, Smith (c), Trialist, Otim, Berkovits (Barnett, 77), Trialist (Helliwell, 83), Chisholm, McDonagh, Feeney (Walsh, 79)
Not used: Trialist, Fielding
COVENTRY:Addai, Green, Camell, Eccles, Ford, Thompson, Walters (Burroughs, 63), Westbrooke (c), Bakayoko, Ngandu (Bremang, 58), Steadman
Not used: McCallum, Billson, Williams
No jones againU23 just about to kick off at AHC v Cardiff
_________________Addai
Green_____Williams_____Ford____McCallum
Stedman___Eccles___Westbrooke___Walters
________________N'Gandu
________________Bremang
Subs: Bilson, Endall Burroughs Hunt
He's not far off a return but after having to come off at HT with a niggle in the last U23 game the staff want to make sure he's 100% before he's involved againNo jones again
Tomlin who was sent off is a decent championship player as is Anthony Pilkington. Not sure who else playedFARNDEN IN
Did Cardiff have a decent side out?
Tomlin who was sent off is a decent championship player as is Anthony Pilkington. Not sure who else played
Again, no Ogogo, no Kelly. Might have been worth giving them some game time, but like I said on another thread, maybe Robins is fearful of them getting injured.
A good 3-2 win today for the U18s against top of the table Cardiff. Blaine Rowe (4th of the season), U16 William Bapaga (2nd of the season) and Jack Burroughs (3rd of the season) with the goals.
Team was:
Bilson, Whitmore, White, B.Rowe, Fixter, L.Rowe, Hunt, Ngandu, Burroughs, Bapaga, Crowther
First year scholar goalkeeper Cian Tyler has been called up by Wales U17s for their Euro 2019 qualifying. Games against Belarus, Kazakhstan and Portugal
http://www.faw.cymru/en/news/edwards-announces-squad-uefa-u17s-qualifying-round/
Next U23 match against Colchester at the Ricoh on Monday 15th - 1pm
Very talented player.Here's the winning goal from the under 18s 3-2 win against Cardiff City yesterday, scored by Jack Burroughs
Don’t know where he gets his talent from eh Chimp?Very talented player.
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