The team travelled across to Merseyside on a damp murky Sunday for this game against FAWNL league leaders Liverpool Feds.
Reds were able to be in Christmas home colours against a feds team in dark Blue
1' Reds got the game underway, good luck spotting the Feds players
4’: Watson cuts across a Feds forward to intervene and make a decisive block
6’: Feds play short from the corner, the receiver lofts towards the far post to a Feds forward, but Clarke makes a great save
9’: GOAL for Feds. Their midfielder receives the ball centrally outside the box, and fires a seemingly toe poke, which lands in the goal
15’: Great work down the left enables Foye to hit in a cross towards Shaw, but the keeper saves the headed attempt
20’: Excellent work from Brett down the right sees her 1v1 against the keeper in a tough angle, the keeper saves
22’: more great work from Brett helping to win a corner
23’: Shot from distance by Myles drags just wide of the goal still 1-0
26’: Outstanding build up play by Michalska and Brett helps create a great shooting chance for Shaw, but the shot is blocked
31’: Free kick from near half way wins a corner for Barnsley
Half time: Feds 1-0 Barnsley
46' Feds get the game back underway in the second half
54' GOAL Such an unexpected goal, no chance of a recording, Michalska lobbing the goalkeeper from 35 yards into an empty net 1-1
67’: Great work by Csomor to play Michalska inside but the keeper rushes out and retrieves
73’: GOAL for Feds Free kick from 30 yards appears to be whipped in for a header but it flies past everyone into the top left of the net
78' Substitution as Oldfield comes on for Barker
83’: Great block by Myles to block a great chance
87’: Substitution as Coe comes on for Brett
90+4’: GOAL for Feds, Endless pressure from Barnsley sees more bodies committed forward, the Feds counter in a 2v1 and convert 3-1
Tough result to take considering the outstanding performance and control of the game at times
Player of the Match Barnsley Captain Taviah Myles
Here the post match interview with the mangers here and here
We would like to Wish All our Supporters, Staff and Players a Very Merry Christmas and See you in 2022