An overcast Oakwell with chill in the April air saw the Reds warm up

Then run out supported by their U11 mascots.

Team boss Chris Hamilton makes fourchanges from the last game with Danielle Whitham & Sophie Crosby starting , Skye Kirkham in goal and Hannah Campbell on the bench, but they were missing Rebecca Hornsey.
Lucy Turner lost the toss so it was Barnsley who got the game underway.
7 min early substitution for Barnsley with Darcie Greene forced off with an injury to be replaced by Kathryn Smith. This meant a reshuffle with Sophie Crosby dropping to left back as Kath went into the midfield.
10 min Kathryn Smith makes the first chance of the games as she forces a save from 20 yards, the resulting corner taken by Danielle Whitham came to nothing.
15 min brave goal keeping from Skye Kirkham as she came out to smother the ball over the top and quickly back up to block the rebound.
16 min first real chance for Norton as No11 hits one on the half volley just over the cross bar
17 min great ball in from Mollie Crump is just over Lissa Woodhouse but Drew Greene comes in behind but her shot is blocked.
19 min Kathryn Smith absolutely rifles one from 20 yards out after good patient build up play, the keeper makes a good save
22 min Amy Woodruff gets into play as Kathryn Smith feeds her through, she controls it nicely but shoots just wide.
23 min the Norton Keeper is earning her keep todayas she is out quickly to deny Lissa Woodhouse a certain goal.
27 min Kathryn Smith pulls back a lovely ball into Lissa Woodhouse to shoot from six yards out but somehow the Norton Keeper saves it
29 min free kick in a dangerous position for Norton but it is dragged safely wide.
40 min a Barnsley free kick from 35 yards out is hit wide by Sophie Crosby
41 min Another Sophie Crosby free-kick hits the cross bar before coming out to Danielle Whiham to hook it home 1-0 Barnsley
42 min Norton captain No 10 receives a caution for dissent
45 min a big chance for Norton as their No10 beats the offside trap, but Skye Kirkham is alert and rushes out, despite being chipped the ball goes wide of the goal with Lucy Turner covering just in case.
Half-time only 1-0 Barnsley but the pace is half of what it was in the warmth of Chorley, Norton are proving stubborn opponents and Barnsley are finding it difficult to find their groove.
Second half is underway courtesy of Norton & Stockton kick off
49 min Norton substitution with 9 replacing 4
51 min another quality save from the Norton keeper when Drew Greene steadied herself and shot from close range
55 min Penalty awarded to Norton when Annie Ward was adjudged to have handled a shot in the area hit at her from 3 yards. No10 sends Skye Kirkham the wrong way to score the equaliser 1-1.
57 min Penalty awarded at the other end when from a Barnsley corner Mollie Crump is grabbed and tumbles to the floor. No 4 for Norton is cautioned for dissent. Up stepped Kathryn Smith to coolly restore the lead from the spot
59 min Norton No 8 is cautioned for dissent.
63 min double substitution to Barnsley with Amy Woodruff and Lissa Woodhouse replaced by Shannon Durkin and Hannah Campbell.
65 min Sophie Crosby receives a caution for a foul tackle that looked just like a heavy challenge
68 min good chance for Kathryn Smith after being set up by good work from Hannah Campbell on the right before pulling it back, but the keeper is there to gather in the shot.
77 min Hannah Campbell surges forward and has a go from the left but the keeper saves low to her left.
80 min a free header on the Barnsley box by Norton No10 is not far away
84 min Sophie Crosby free-kick and Drew Greene peels away at the back post but is unable yo quite steer it on target.
85 min Norton break one on one, but Skye is out quickly to make a smart save to keep the reds in front.
89 min Sophie Bell manages to get a head onto a Sophie Crosby corner but not quite enough to flick it goal wards so it goes across the face of goal instead of into it.
90 min Norton break away but number 10 drags it wide
92 min good header from a Norton corner is wide.
Full time 2-1 to Barnsley, the Reds had to dig in late on, but they made sure they won the 3 points despite not playing their best.

Assistant manager Andy Glossop sums up the performance here
Read Josh Chapman's summary of the game here

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