BBarnsley FC Ladies kicked off this league fixture with Kristie Ward in the centre forward position, Isabel Thomas on the left wing with Darcie Greene dropping into the centre midfield alongside Rebecca Fevers.
4 min Bryony Hudson goal kick was met by Kristie Ward to head through to put Drew Greene racing down on goal, but her shot was into the side netting just wide of the right hand post
8 min a Crewe free kick awarded 30 yards out, fizzed wide of the Barnsley goal.
11 min patient defending by Emily Ward paid off as she won the ball deep in the left back position, playing the ball across to Bryony Hudson, who passed to Elisha James in midfield. She threaded the ball through into the right wing channel for Drew Greene to take the ball into the corner before playing back to Darcie Greene whose shot was straight at the Crewe goalkeeper.
12 min Georgina Wilson looped up the right wing to be put in on goal when Drew Greene played a return pass. She managed to shoot over the out rushing keeper only to see her goal bound effort cleared off the line for a corner.
13 min Crewe No7 rode three tackles as she dribbled her way into the penalty area before her shot was blocked away by the feet of Bryony Hudson.
17 min a strong defensive header by Georgina Wilson played into Darcie Greene, who played in through the Crewe defence to put Kristie Ward clear on goal, but her shot was hit wide from the edge of the penalty area.
18 min Georgina Wilson won the ball cleanly in defence and played it up the wing into Drew Greene. Georgina Wilson continued to loop around and as the Crewe defender tried to clear it rebounded off her and as she glimpsed goal the keeper was alert and out quickly to clear.
25 min Emily Ward took an accidental elbow to the throat as she contested for the ball, surprisingly the game continued.
30 min Crewe corner was scrambled away, but the shot that came back in was deflected and Bryony Hudson reacted quickly to kick it away, but another shot came in which she pushed off the post into the path of a Crewe player but she was flagged offside.
35 min Crewe threatened the Barnsley penalty area but Lucy Turner was quickly across to block the shot away for a corner.
36 min Drew Greene switch play from left wing to Isabel Thomas on the right wing now. She held the ball up until Darcie Greene arrived in support. She broke into the penalty area to shoot near post but the goal keeper dealt with it.
40 min Georgina Wilson played the ball down the right wing channel into Isabel Thomas, under pressure from the Crewe defender into the penalty area. The defender slid across to push the ball away from the feet of Isabel and both tumbled to the floor. With a loud blast of the whistle penalty awarded to the astonishment from spectators of both teams. A caution was issued to the Crewe Keeper and one of the Crewe team management was sent from the technical area, which delayed the taking of the penalty. Finally on 42 mins Kristie Ward struck the penalty powerfully into the goal passed the diving keeper. Barnsley 1-0.
45 min another caution this time to Crewe No6 for spoiling a promising attack as Kristie Ward was just breaking through. Elisha James laid the free kick off to Rebecca Fevers whose shot went wide.
Half-time 1-0 Barnsley, and after Crewe management team explained to the referee it was their physio who had been sent away from the technical area she was allowed back for the 2nd half.
Crewe got the 2nd half under way with no changes made by either team. It was Barnsley who were quickly on the attack with Darcie Greene releasing Drew Greene down the left wing to win a throw.
50 min Georgina Wilson took an accidental swinging arm to the face, although Crewe were on the attack the Referee was correct to stop play for head injury, much to the protests of their spectators.
55 min a Crewe corner was headed strongly away by Kristie Ward, but only as far as the Crewe winger who swung a cross back in which this tie Elisha James managed to stretch to get a bit of hair to it away from the Crewe attacker, but it fell to their other winger who under pressure from Georgina Wilson shot wide.
58 min Crewe No 15 shot wide of the Barnsley goal from 28 yard out.
59 min Georgina Wilson cleared down the right wing for Isabel Thomas to chase and win a throw deep in the Crewe half from which Barnsley won a corner. But the corner was cleared easily.
61 min a Crewe corner was swung into their No 9 to head goal wards, but Bryony Hudson had positioned herself well to catch cleanly.
62 min Crewe No 9 again, this time taking the ball around Elisha James, but her shot deflected off Lucy Turner out to the Crewe right winger, Bryony Hudson was alert to the danger and closed her down quickly and block away the danger.
63 min Bryony Hudson goal kick was flicked onto Darcie Greene through the Crewe defence, she turned inside playing square inside to Kristie Ward at the edge of the penalty area to hit a fierce shot which the Crewe Keeper managed to tip onto the crossbar, Isabel Thomas was quick to the rebound but headed wide falling awkwardly.
68min Isabel Thomas was substituted for Alayna Millard.
69 min Crewe attacked into the left side of the penalty area, but Georgina Wilson blocked it away for a corner. Their No 5 headed into the top right corner of the goal, 1-1.
71 min another Crewe corner was met by the head of their No 9 but this time her head towards the top left corner was headed clear by Georgina Wilson.
72 min Rebecca Fevers swung in a Barnsley corner which came back off the near post.
76 min Crewe No9 cautioned
77 min Kristie Ward was substituted for Tegan McGill, with Drew Greene taking up centre forward with Darcie Greene moving to the wing.
82 min Crewe substitution for No3
84 min Rebecca Fevers was substituted for Laura Windle who moved to centre forward to allow Drew Greene to move into midfield
85 min Crewe attacked down their left wing through the Barnsley defence, with Lucy Turner covering across to tackle their No9 cleanly.
90 min caution for Crewe No11.
91 min Drew Greene broke through the Crewe defence but shot wide of the goal.
92 min Georgina Wilson cleared up right wing to Alayna Millard, she passed square to Drew Greene, who then played across to Darcie Greene but under defence pressure she conceded a free kick. With Drew Greene picking up a caution.
95 min Rebecca Wilson pressed high to win a Barnsley throw deep in Crewe territory which was taken by Darcie Greene into Drew Greene was played back to Emily Ward who swung a deep cross toward Alayna Millard which was intercepted by the Crewe keeper.
98 min a Barnsley free-kick was awarded 40 yards out following a push on Laura Windle, Bryony Hudson came up to take it but the Crewe keeper saved and threw the ball out to start a counter attack down the right wing. Darcie Greene sprinted back to tackle and played into Emily Ward who passed forward to Laura Windle, who laid it off to Tegan McGill, but her shot was blocked away and Referee blew full time.
Drew Greene was named player of the match and received a Time Hairdressing voucher.