Barnsley 0 Coventry 1 - 28/10/2006
Barnsley 0 Coventry 1 - 28/10/2006
Barnsley: Nick Colgan, Sam Togwell, Paul Reid, Bobby Hassell, Robbie Williams, Anthony Kay, Michael McIndoe, Martin Devaney (Colin Healy 72), Brian Howard, Paul Hayes (Daniel Nardiello 63), Marc Richards (Tommy Wright 82)
Subs not used: Neil Austin, Paul Heckingbottom
Booked: Brian Howard 90
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Elliott Ward, Richard Duffy, Robert Page, Clive Clarke (Marcus Hall 27), Colin Cameron (Jay Tabb 60), Stephen Hughes, Michael Doyle, Dele Adebola, Leon McKenzie (Wayne Andrews 83), Kevin Kyle
Subs not used: Matt Heath, Christopher Birchall
Booked: Michael Doyle 41
Goals: Wayne Andrews 84
Attendance: 10470
Referee: M Halsey
Teamtalk
Substitute Wayne Andrews scored just seconds after coming off the bench to help his side Coventry beat Barnsley 1-0 at Oakwell.
Sky Blues fans had booed and chanted "You don't know what you're doing" when Adams hauled off Leon McKenzie with seven minutes to go in favour of Andrews.
But their jeering turned to cheers when Andrews had an instant impact, turning his marker to send a low shot into the far right corner of the goal.
Barnsley will feel hard done by, having dominated much of the second half, but the goal was reward for a rare flash of quality in a game dominated by missed chances.
Coventry were quickly into their stride as Barnsley struggled to deal with the front pair of Kevin Kyle and Dele Adebola, the latter starting in place of the injured Stern John.
Kyle had a great chance in the fifth minute but sent a free header wide of the target from Colin Cameron's cross.
Kyle was then inches away from returning the favour with a knock-down that Cameron only just failed to collect. Adebola picked up the pieces but sent the ball over.
Mistakes in the Coventry midfield allowed Barnsley to push forward as the game moved past the 20-minute mark, but they struggled to create openings. Marc Richards wasted the best of them when he sent a half-volley well wide having got beyond the last defender.
Adebola continued to be the dangerman, but Coventry were guilty of trying to be too intricate inside the Barnsley area, never more so then when Cameron latched onto Adebola's knock down but tried to run and turn when he could have shot first time.
Barnsley had a great chance in the 34th minute when a through-ball found Paul Hayes free inside the area, but he took too long to shoot, and Andy Marshall easily saved at his near post.
Togwell did a better job of testing the Coventry stopper moments later, but his 20-yard effort was punched away for a throw-in.
Hayes then almost scored an own goal when he turned Kyle's drilled cross over his own bar, but the best chance of the half was created and squandered by Coventry's right-back.
Richard Duffy went on a winding run, exchanging passes with Adebola, before coming face to face with Barnsley goalkeeper Nick Colgan, but he ran out of steam and his weak shot was blocked.
Richards had a weak header saved by Marshall as the half ended goalless.
But where Coventry had dominated the first half, Barnsley looked to be taking control after the break.
After a scrappy start the Tykes began to dominate around the hour mark.
First, Michael McIndoe attempted a 25-yard strike towards the top left corner which drifted narrowly over.
Hayes was then unlucky with a thunderous half-volley which was again just off target.
Moments later, Barnsley were almost gifted the opening goal when Marshall fumbled a corner and Elliott Ward had to clear the ball off the line as McIndoe tried to bundle it home.
McIndoe squandered another chance in the 70th minute after dispossessing Duffy to run half the length of the field. With Barnsley strikers queuing up in the area, McIndoe tried a shot from an almost impossible angle.
The hosts continued to push forward, and substitute Daniel Nardiello whipped in a cross which would have found Sam Togwell at the far post - but for a timely intervention from Marcus Hall.
But all that dominance counted for nothing when Andrews came off the bench to grab the winner with time running out.
Jay Tabb might have added a second but sent his shot over after cutting in from the right.
Barnsley were inches away from a stoppage-time equaliser when Nardiello turned and shot, but Marshall pushed the ball wide.
CCFC
Super-sub Wayne Andrews wrapped up the points for Coventry City as they beat Barnsley 1-0 at Oakwell.
The forward, who has been out all season with an array of injuries, came on with six minutes to go for his debut and scored less than a minute later to seal the victory.
It was just rewards for Adams' men, who had worked hard to keep a clean sheet and find the breakthrough at the other end.
It was perhaps even sweeter for Adams, who had been booed ridiculously by his own supporters for taking off Leon McKenzie for Andrews.
Micky Adams made one enforced change against Barnsley to the side that beat Colchester 2-1 on Monday night.
Stern John was forced to miss the trip to Oakwell with a gash to his ankle, which was sustained early in the match against the U's.
Instead, Dele Adebola came into the side to partner Kevin Kyle up front, with Leon McKenzie remaining in midfield.
On the bench, Marcus Hall returned to the squad just two weeks after picking up a medial ligament injury against Southend, while Andrews was in the squad for the first time this season after recovering from an ankle injury.
The Sky Blues created the first real chance of the game with five minutes gone, when Duffy found Cameron on the right-hand side, who delivered into the area for Kyle, who headed it wide of the target.
Kyle was again involved three minutes later, when his deft touch found Adebola - the striker lifting his shot over the target with his back to goal.
Cameron hit a shot into the goalkeeper's arms, before at the other end, Marc Richards saw his shot fly wide of Andy Marshall's goal.
Kyle lifted a shot disappointingly over the bar from McKenzie's chip on 26 minutes before a minute later, Adams was forced into an early substitution when Hall replaced Clive Clarke at left back.
Paul Hayes forced Marshall down to his right-hand side to make a smart save on 34 minutes, before the keeper was called into action again, when Sam Togwell forced him to beat away a shot from his left post.
It was Barnsley's best spell of the half but Coventry were equal to it and at the other end, Duffy pounced on a mistake to find himself one-on-one with the keeper, only to see his shot saved by Colgan.
Doyle became the first player to go into the book after a tangle with Togwell on 41 minutes, before Richards headed into the arms of Marshall as the home side looked to break the deadlock before the break.
Michael McIndoe created the first real chance of the second half when he fired a fierce snapshop just wide of the right-hand upright on 59 minutes.
Adams selected to make another change on the hour, when Cameron was replaced by Jay Tabb. It marked a change in formation, with McKenzie joining Kyle up front and Adebola moving to fill the vacant spot of the right of midfield.
Barnsley made a change of their own four minutes later, with Danny Nardiello replacing Hayes. The substitution spurred the home side into life and Andy Ritchie's men thought they had taken lead moments later when McIndoe's shot was dropped by Marshall, only to be cleared off the line by Ward.
The home side made another substitution on 73 minutes, when Colin Healy replaced Mark Devaney.
Adebola almost scored an own goal when he turned Togwell's shot around the post, before Barnsley made their third and final change on 83 minutes when Mark Richards was replaced by Tommy Wright.
Andrews replaced McKenzie on 84 minutes and the former Palace man made an instant impact - curling it around the keeper to give Adams' men the lead and seal the win.
4thegame
Super-sub Wayne Andrews grabbed a late winner with his first touch after coming off the bench to silence some disgruntled Coventry City fans.
Sky Blues boss Micky Adams brought on Andrews for Leon McKenzie seven minutes from time, sparking a chorus of 'You don't know what you're doing' from the travelling fans.
But the City manager had the last laugh seconds later when Andrews collected the ball from a throw-in, cut inside Paul Reid and rifled a low angled shot beyond Nick Colgan.
In a scrappy first half both sides had chances to break the deadlock.
Barnsley had a scare in the first minute when Colin Cameron whipped in a curling corner to the near post that Colgan just managed to hold.
Kevin Kyle missed the target with a header after being picked out by Cameron's cross, before Dele Adebola hooked an ambitious volley over the top.
Barnsley were on the back foot again when Kyle went powering through, but when the ball broke he hoisted a wayward volley high over the top.
The hosts came back with a threat of their own when Marc Richards angled a shot in from the right, before Paul Hayes shot straight at goalkeeper Andy Marshall after being played in by Michael Mcindoe.
Marshall then had to produce a save diving full stretch to his left when Sam Togwell threatened to break the deadlock with a sizzling goal-bound shot from 25 yards.
His opposite number Colgan did brilliantly to keep out Coventry when Brian Howard's mistake let in Richard Duffy, who exchanged passes with Adebola on the edge of the box, only to see the goalkeeper dive bravely at his feet.
And three minutes before the break Barnsley squandered a glorious chance when Bobby Hassell's cross found Richards, but his header was straight at the keeper.
Ten minutes into the second half McIndoe hit a shot on the turn that flew over the top, before Richards teed up Hayes to fire a long-range volley too high.
But after 65 minutes, only a desperate goal-line clearance kept out the home side.
Marshall dropped Togwell's long throw and McIndoe nipped in to head goalwards, but Elliott Ward cleared off the line.
But with time running out, Andrews struck to secure the points.
Coventry manager Adams was confused by the boos that followed Andrews' introduction.
He said: "I don't want to make a big thing about it and I've never heard it before.
"When we came to this club they were in the lower echelons and we rescued them and finished eighth in the table last season - and we are in the top ten this time so obviously I don't know what I'm doing.
"The way fans look at it is, because of where Barnsley are in the table they expect us to come here and it's easy and we are going to get three points. But it's not as simplistic as that.
"Barnsley were everything I thought they would be and, from the way we played, I would have gladly taken a point. Fortunately Wayne got the goal and we scraped a win." Tykes manager Andy Ritchie admitted to being worried by his side's inconsistent defence.
He said: "We were pretty solid all the way through until the last few minutes, but we are conceding late goals and that is something we have to sort out.
"We are going to have to have a good think about it, and we have got another difficult game at Derby and then we have Leeds.
"I just hope we get a scrappy win and do what Coventry have done to us."
Barnsley: Nick Colgan, Sam Togwell, Paul Reid, Bobby Hassell, Robbie Williams, Anthony Kay, Michael McIndoe, Martin Devaney (Colin Healy 72), Brian Howard, Paul Hayes (Daniel Nardiello 63), Marc Richards (Tommy Wright 82)
Subs not used: Neil Austin, Paul Heckingbottom
Booked: Brian Howard 90
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Elliott Ward, Richard Duffy, Robert Page, Clive Clarke (Marcus Hall 27), Colin Cameron (Jay Tabb 60), Stephen Hughes, Michael Doyle, Dele Adebola, Leon McKenzie (Wayne Andrews 83), Kevin Kyle
Subs not used: Matt Heath, Christopher Birchall
Booked: Michael Doyle 41
Goals: Wayne Andrews 84
Attendance: 10470
Referee: M Halsey
Teamtalk
Substitute Wayne Andrews scored just seconds after coming off the bench to help his side Coventry beat Barnsley 1-0 at Oakwell.
Sky Blues fans had booed and chanted "You don't know what you're doing" when Adams hauled off Leon McKenzie with seven minutes to go in favour of Andrews.
But their jeering turned to cheers when Andrews had an instant impact, turning his marker to send a low shot into the far right corner of the goal.
Barnsley will feel hard done by, having dominated much of the second half, but the goal was reward for a rare flash of quality in a game dominated by missed chances.
Coventry were quickly into their stride as Barnsley struggled to deal with the front pair of Kevin Kyle and Dele Adebola, the latter starting in place of the injured Stern John.
Kyle had a great chance in the fifth minute but sent a free header wide of the target from Colin Cameron's cross.
Kyle was then inches away from returning the favour with a knock-down that Cameron only just failed to collect. Adebola picked up the pieces but sent the ball over.
Mistakes in the Coventry midfield allowed Barnsley to push forward as the game moved past the 20-minute mark, but they struggled to create openings. Marc Richards wasted the best of them when he sent a half-volley well wide having got beyond the last defender.
Adebola continued to be the dangerman, but Coventry were guilty of trying to be too intricate inside the Barnsley area, never more so then when Cameron latched onto Adebola's knock down but tried to run and turn when he could have shot first time.
Barnsley had a great chance in the 34th minute when a through-ball found Paul Hayes free inside the area, but he took too long to shoot, and Andy Marshall easily saved at his near post.
Togwell did a better job of testing the Coventry stopper moments later, but his 20-yard effort was punched away for a throw-in.
Hayes then almost scored an own goal when he turned Kyle's drilled cross over his own bar, but the best chance of the half was created and squandered by Coventry's right-back.
Richard Duffy went on a winding run, exchanging passes with Adebola, before coming face to face with Barnsley goalkeeper Nick Colgan, but he ran out of steam and his weak shot was blocked.
Richards had a weak header saved by Marshall as the half ended goalless.
But where Coventry had dominated the first half, Barnsley looked to be taking control after the break.
After a scrappy start the Tykes began to dominate around the hour mark.
First, Michael McIndoe attempted a 25-yard strike towards the top left corner which drifted narrowly over.
Hayes was then unlucky with a thunderous half-volley which was again just off target.
Moments later, Barnsley were almost gifted the opening goal when Marshall fumbled a corner and Elliott Ward had to clear the ball off the line as McIndoe tried to bundle it home.
McIndoe squandered another chance in the 70th minute after dispossessing Duffy to run half the length of the field. With Barnsley strikers queuing up in the area, McIndoe tried a shot from an almost impossible angle.
The hosts continued to push forward, and substitute Daniel Nardiello whipped in a cross which would have found Sam Togwell at the far post - but for a timely intervention from Marcus Hall.
But all that dominance counted for nothing when Andrews came off the bench to grab the winner with time running out.
Jay Tabb might have added a second but sent his shot over after cutting in from the right.
Barnsley were inches away from a stoppage-time equaliser when Nardiello turned and shot, but Marshall pushed the ball wide.
CCFC
Super-sub Wayne Andrews wrapped up the points for Coventry City as they beat Barnsley 1-0 at Oakwell.
The forward, who has been out all season with an array of injuries, came on with six minutes to go for his debut and scored less than a minute later to seal the victory.
It was just rewards for Adams' men, who had worked hard to keep a clean sheet and find the breakthrough at the other end.
It was perhaps even sweeter for Adams, who had been booed ridiculously by his own supporters for taking off Leon McKenzie for Andrews.
Micky Adams made one enforced change against Barnsley to the side that beat Colchester 2-1 on Monday night.
Stern John was forced to miss the trip to Oakwell with a gash to his ankle, which was sustained early in the match against the U's.
Instead, Dele Adebola came into the side to partner Kevin Kyle up front, with Leon McKenzie remaining in midfield.
On the bench, Marcus Hall returned to the squad just two weeks after picking up a medial ligament injury against Southend, while Andrews was in the squad for the first time this season after recovering from an ankle injury.
The Sky Blues created the first real chance of the game with five minutes gone, when Duffy found Cameron on the right-hand side, who delivered into the area for Kyle, who headed it wide of the target.
Kyle was again involved three minutes later, when his deft touch found Adebola - the striker lifting his shot over the target with his back to goal.
Cameron hit a shot into the goalkeeper's arms, before at the other end, Marc Richards saw his shot fly wide of Andy Marshall's goal.
Kyle lifted a shot disappointingly over the bar from McKenzie's chip on 26 minutes before a minute later, Adams was forced into an early substitution when Hall replaced Clive Clarke at left back.
Paul Hayes forced Marshall down to his right-hand side to make a smart save on 34 minutes, before the keeper was called into action again, when Sam Togwell forced him to beat away a shot from his left post.
It was Barnsley's best spell of the half but Coventry were equal to it and at the other end, Duffy pounced on a mistake to find himself one-on-one with the keeper, only to see his shot saved by Colgan.
Doyle became the first player to go into the book after a tangle with Togwell on 41 minutes, before Richards headed into the arms of Marshall as the home side looked to break the deadlock before the break.
Michael McIndoe created the first real chance of the second half when he fired a fierce snapshop just wide of the right-hand upright on 59 minutes.
Adams selected to make another change on the hour, when Cameron was replaced by Jay Tabb. It marked a change in formation, with McKenzie joining Kyle up front and Adebola moving to fill the vacant spot of the right of midfield.
Barnsley made a change of their own four minutes later, with Danny Nardiello replacing Hayes. The substitution spurred the home side into life and Andy Ritchie's men thought they had taken lead moments later when McIndoe's shot was dropped by Marshall, only to be cleared off the line by Ward.
The home side made another substitution on 73 minutes, when Colin Healy replaced Mark Devaney.
Adebola almost scored an own goal when he turned Togwell's shot around the post, before Barnsley made their third and final change on 83 minutes when Mark Richards was replaced by Tommy Wright.
Andrews replaced McKenzie on 84 minutes and the former Palace man made an instant impact - curling it around the keeper to give Adams' men the lead and seal the win.
4thegame
Super-sub Wayne Andrews grabbed a late winner with his first touch after coming off the bench to silence some disgruntled Coventry City fans.
Sky Blues boss Micky Adams brought on Andrews for Leon McKenzie seven minutes from time, sparking a chorus of 'You don't know what you're doing' from the travelling fans.
But the City manager had the last laugh seconds later when Andrews collected the ball from a throw-in, cut inside Paul Reid and rifled a low angled shot beyond Nick Colgan.
In a scrappy first half both sides had chances to break the deadlock.
Barnsley had a scare in the first minute when Colin Cameron whipped in a curling corner to the near post that Colgan just managed to hold.
Kevin Kyle missed the target with a header after being picked out by Cameron's cross, before Dele Adebola hooked an ambitious volley over the top.
Barnsley were on the back foot again when Kyle went powering through, but when the ball broke he hoisted a wayward volley high over the top.
The hosts came back with a threat of their own when Marc Richards angled a shot in from the right, before Paul Hayes shot straight at goalkeeper Andy Marshall after being played in by Michael Mcindoe.
Marshall then had to produce a save diving full stretch to his left when Sam Togwell threatened to break the deadlock with a sizzling goal-bound shot from 25 yards.
His opposite number Colgan did brilliantly to keep out Coventry when Brian Howard's mistake let in Richard Duffy, who exchanged passes with Adebola on the edge of the box, only to see the goalkeeper dive bravely at his feet.
And three minutes before the break Barnsley squandered a glorious chance when Bobby Hassell's cross found Richards, but his header was straight at the keeper.
Ten minutes into the second half McIndoe hit a shot on the turn that flew over the top, before Richards teed up Hayes to fire a long-range volley too high.
But after 65 minutes, only a desperate goal-line clearance kept out the home side.
Marshall dropped Togwell's long throw and McIndoe nipped in to head goalwards, but Elliott Ward cleared off the line.
But with time running out, Andrews struck to secure the points.
Coventry manager Adams was confused by the boos that followed Andrews' introduction.
He said: "I don't want to make a big thing about it and I've never heard it before.
"When we came to this club they were in the lower echelons and we rescued them and finished eighth in the table last season - and we are in the top ten this time so obviously I don't know what I'm doing.
"The way fans look at it is, because of where Barnsley are in the table they expect us to come here and it's easy and we are going to get three points. But it's not as simplistic as that.
"Barnsley were everything I thought they would be and, from the way we played, I would have gladly taken a point. Fortunately Wayne got the goal and we scraped a win." Tykes manager Andy Ritchie admitted to being worried by his side's inconsistent defence.
He said: "We were pretty solid all the way through until the last few minutes, but we are conceding late goals and that is something we have to sort out.
"We are going to have to have a good think about it, and we have got another difficult game at Derby and then we have Leeds.
"I just hope we get a scrappy win and do what Coventry have done to us."
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