[BFC SITE] Reds held by Stockport County

Barnsley were held by Stockport County on Saturday evening after a late Louie Barry strike cancelled out Adam Phillips' first half opener.

The Reds started the game fast, attacking with pace, and only 3 minutes in, Keillor-Dunn made a great run into the box but was taken down by the County defender, leading to a penalty. Adam Phillips stepped up to take it and calmly placed the ball into the bottom corner to give the Reds the lead.

Barnsley continued to pressure the Stockport defence and Humphrys ended up one-on-one with the 'keeper, but his shot was straight at Corey Addai. The visitors' first chance came in the 10th minute, but the Reds defence stayed strong and blocked the shot. Both teams had good spells of possession but neither created any real chances. A stoppage in play due to Slonina going down gave both teams a chance to re-group in the 25th minute.

The Reds almost made it two, when Adam Phillips played a great ball to Davis Keillor-Dunn, but Stockport did well to stop him going through one-on-one.

Gabriel Slonina pulled off a brilliant double save, preventing the Reds going in level at the break.

HT: Reds 1-0 Stockport County

Not long after the restart, Stephen Humphrys struck the ball well from outside the box, taking a deflection and the 'keeper pulled off a good save putting the ball out for a corner.

With 57 minutes on the clock, Barnsley made a triple change, bringing on fresh legs to hopefully extend their lead. Both teams created some good chances in the second 45, but the score remained 1-0 to the Reds. The visitors battled hard to level the score, but Barnsley did well to keep them out.

In the 91st minute, Louie Barry found space at the edge of the box and his shot deflected past Gabriel Slonina, levelling up the scores with seconds to play.

FT: Reds 1-1 Stockport County

Barnsley: Slonina, Cotter (Pines), Roberts, De Gevigney, O’Keefe, Phillips (Lofthouse), Craig (Benson), Earl, Keillor-Dunn (Marsh), Humprhys (Cosgrove), Connell.

Subs unused: Killip, Jalo

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