City fall to Devaney's double Bradford City 3 Barnsley 5 (aet: 3-3 at 90 minutes) Cup FA CUP 2ND ROUND REPLAY Richard Sutcliffe at Valley Parade THE Holy Grail of a lucrative FA Cup draw against Premiership opposition is a step closer for Barnsley after two extra-time goals from Martin Devaney settled an absorbing Yorkshire derby. Victory last night may have only been enough to book a third-round tie at home to Walsall, but with Paul Merson's side having a distinctly average season in League One there is a very real chance of the Tykes progressing and landing a plum draw in the next stage. Bradford chairman Julian Rhodes had alluded to this in his programme notes, admitting to casting an envious glance at neighbours Huddersfield for drawing Chelsea away in the third round. However, it is Barnsley and not City who are now within touching distance of a possible cash boost every lower division side dreams of after twice fighting back from a goal behind on a freezing cold night at Valley Parade. These two clubs' fortunes have largely mirrored each other in recent years with a short stint in the Premiership being followed by a financial struggle that led to a slide down the League. Both Colin Todd and Andy Ritchie also like to see their players attack and employ wingers to ensure the emphasis is on putting the opposition under pressure. The result was a wide open game and a host of chances. In fact, the only disappointment of an absorbing night was the attendance of 4,738 . City opened the scoring 10 minutes before the break when Ben Muirhead picked out Dean Windass's intelligent run from a corner, the City top scorer's volley powering goalwards only for Danny Cadamarteri to inadvertently block the effort in the six-yard box. It appeared to be a major let-off for the visitors, but the ball squirmed to Andy Cooke who fired into the empty net from two yards for his second goal of the season. Barnsley started the second half in determined mood and before the hour were ahead. Paul Hayes struck first by turning Devaney's cross into the net from close range, then Paul Reid put the visitors ahead from three yards after Hayes and Bobby Hassell had diverted the ball goalwards. City refused to let the setback affect their game and showed fine resilience to draw level on 66 minutes when Mark Bower grabbed his first goal of the season by latching on to David Wetherall's firm knockdown. The balance swung back Bradford's way 17 minutes from the end of normal time and once again it was a corner from Muirhead that caught the Barnsley defence flat-footed, Wetherall rising majestically before powering a header from 15 yards past Scott Flinders. The crowd had only just regained their breath when Barnsley were level again thanks to a cool finish from Hayes after Neil Austin's long ball had caught the Bantams' back-line out once again. It proved a pivotal moment as six minutes into extra time an awful misjudgment by City goalkeeper Russell Howarth, only playing because Donovan Ricketts's appeal against his red card at Southend failed, allowed Devaney to nod into an empty net from close range. The left winger, who had starred on Barnsley's visit to Bradford last month, then completed the scoring in the 109th minute with a cool finish that extended Barnsley's unbeaten run to 11 games. As there has to be in any classic Cup tie, there was plenty of needle between the two sides and it remains a mystery as to how both Jacob Burns and Windass managed to still be on the field at half-time. Burns started the rumpus late in the half by kicking the ball deliberately at prone Windass after a free-kick had been given Barnsley's way, the City striker's retribution coming seconds later with an awful challenge on Neil Austin. Referee Nigel Miller amazingly missed both offences and then compounded his effors by failing to punish Burns for a waist-high tackle on Windass just before the break. It was all rather unseemly, but did not ultimately detract from a Cup tie that will live long in the memory of those who braved the cold. Bradford City: Howarth; Edghill, Wetherall, Bower, Emanuel; Muirhead (Claridge 102), Bridge-Wilkinson, Schumacher, Cadamarteri; Cooke, Windass (Morrison 106). Barnsley: Flinders; Hassell, Kay, Reid, Austin; Shuker (Tonge 98), Burns, Howard (Wroe 46), Devaney; Hayes, Richards (Carbon 111). Referee: N Miller (County Durham). 14 December 2005
