last year v Bournemouth-all the possession-couldn't score

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</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">Date : Sat 19 Feb 2005<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Kick Off : 15:00<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>

</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">Venue : Oakwell<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Attendance : 8153<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>

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</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><place w:st="on"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">BOURNEMOUTH</span></place><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New""> 1 (O'Connor 78)

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">BARNSLEY faint hopes of a play off place collapsed at Oakwell as <place w:st="on">Bournemouth</place> travelled back to the south coast with all three points after a dire 90 minutes of football

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">Reds boss Paul Hart made two changes to the side that crashed to its first defeat in 14 games at <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Swindon</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Town</placetype></place> last weekend with Stephen McPhail and Michael Chopra returning. Nicky Wroe and Daniel Nardiello missed out.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><place w:st="on"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">Barnsley</span></place><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New""> started the brighter with Jacob Burns and Chris Shuker combining to set Michael Boulding clear in the area on three minutes but Neil Moss was quickly off his line to smother the danger.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">The Reds had the ball in the back of the net on eight minutes as Michael Chopra forced a fine diving save from Moss from distance only for Boulding to square the rebound across goal but Burns was flagged offside as he slotted it in. Two minutes later Chopra's persistence robbed Eddie Howe of the ball down the right and the striker fired a cross in only for Boulding to head wide under pressure.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">Burns corner from the right on eleven minutes caught the Bournemouth defence napping and Matt Carbon stole in to power the ball goalward but Moss pulled a diving save out of the top drawer to turn it away.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">The best the visitors could offer in the opening stages was a wild effort by Steve Fletcher on 16 minutes after the striker had raced onto a slip by Antony Kay but the ball flew high and well wide of Ross Turnbull's goal.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">A great cross by Shuker again split the Bournemouth defence open on 17 minutes but Boulding just could not get his head on the ball as he raced into the near post. Shuker then tried his luck from distance after latching onto a poor defensive clearance two minutes later but Moss made a comfortable save to keep the scores level.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">Tom Williams became the first player to be shown a yellow card on 33 minutes for a wild lunge that sent Cherries winger Wade Elliott flying on the left touchline before Paul Reid sent a 30 yard curler high over the top four minutes later.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><place w:st="on"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">Bournemouth</span></place><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New""> threatened rarely although Warren Cummings finally warmed up Turnbull on 39 minutes with a weak free kick from 30 yards after Williams had checked another Elliott run.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">At the other end Carbon twice went close from a McPhail's 40th minute cross as his initial effort struck the arm of a defender before the he lobbed the ball inches wide of the target with Moss in no mans land. The Reds broke forward again with purpose on 43 minutes as Shuker and Chopra combined well to find Boulding in space but the striker fired high over the top from just eight yards out.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">A tense second half finally burst into life on 52 minutes as Boulding broke into the area before pulling the ball back but Chopra snatched his shot high over the top. Five minutes later McPhail lashed a shot just over the top from the edge of the area after Boulding had done well against his defender.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><place w:st="on"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">Bournemouth</span></place><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New""> finally showed some reason why they were chasing a play off place on 61 minutes as the previously anonymous James Hayter turned Kay well before racing clear but dragged his low shot woefully wide of the target. A flick by Fletcher then sent Marcus Browning free on 64 minutes but the Cherries substitute could only shoot straight into the arms of Turnbull with the goal gaping.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">Good play by Burns and Boulding found substitute Tom Baker in space on 73 minutes and the youngster whipped a great cross over but McPhail's header looped inches over the top.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">A foul by Kay on 78 minutes effectively ended the Reds play off chances as Stock's quick free kick sent Gareth O'Connor in behind and the full back rifled the ball home to give the Cherries the lead.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">The Reds tried to stage a recovery with Baker and Boulding going inches wide in the closing stages before O'Connor drove a shot against Reid at the other end on 86 minutes. Chopra then almost grabbed a leveller on 89 minutes with a dipping shot from distance that flew just wide of the target.

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">BARNSLEY: Turnbull, Williams, Reid, Carbon (<city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Vaughan</place></city> 58), Burns, Chopra, McPhail, Boulding, Austin, Kay, Shuker (Baker 68).

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 </p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><place w:st="on"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">BOURNEMOUTH</span></place><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"">: Moss, J. O'Connor, Cummings, Howe (Browning 47), Maher, Fletcher, G. O'Connor, Stock, Spicer, Hayter (Holmes 90), Elliott.

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BARNSLEY: Turnbull, Williams, Reid, Carbon (Vaughan 58), Burns, Chopra, McPhail, Boulding, Austin, Kay, Shuker (Baker 68).


Subs: Flinders, Hassell, Wroe.

Is it me or does our team this season look weaker than it did last season.

 

well i wouldnt like to see Vaughan come on in the 58th minute. However wouldn't mind seeing Chopra Start. 

 

Just shows the difference the manager makes doesn't it?

 

Nicely put.

 

Boulding had four good chances.

and missed em all. That explains why he's "retired"

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