Lewis Becker’s injury-time equalizer snatched a degree for Stoke within the 1-1 draw towards Barnsley.
An astonishing shot from Domingos Kenna 20 minutes earlier than the top of the match appeared to have gained the hosts, however Becker turned up on demise.
Barnsley coach Boya Asbaghi made one change to the group that misplaced within the Derby on Saturday, with Liam Kitching getting into.
Stoke supervisor Michael O’Neill made 5 adjustments to his group after the house defeat to Blackpool, with Joe Allen, James Chester, Jordan Thompson, Jacob Brown and Demiko Dohany becoming a member of the beginning line-up.
Stoke Metropolis’s Louis Becker runs with the ball
Remy Vita let fly from an early distance for the Tikes however did not trouble goalkeeper Jack Bonham.
Becker was inches away from giving the Potters the lead however his curling effort from farther off the publish.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis was allowed to move free from a nook kick at Stoke however the defender might solely header huge.
Then Callum Britten bit Bonham’s palm however he fell properly and stopped the trouble comfortably.
Phil Jagielka’s header was the final probability of the sport however the save was routine for Tykes goalkeeper Brad Collins and all sides have been within the break.
Stoke got here near taking a fast lead within the second half however Collins did sufficient to stop Brown from taking benefit.
The far aspect put fairly a little bit of cross passes into the field from the left aspect however there have been no Stoke our bodies to transform.
Play was interrupted briefly as a fan at residence acquired medical consideration.
Barnsley striker Domingos Koena lights up the match within the seventieth minute with a surprising purpose. He evaded a number of challenges from the Stoke protection earlier than turning the ball over to his left foot and firing previous Collins to provide the Tikes a useful lead.
He introduced in veteran potters Stephen Fletcher and fellow striker Therese Campbell in quest of the equaliser. Josh Maja nearly discovered it however his effort from the sting of the field went painfully far.
The stress lastly paid off within the fifth minute of additional time when Becker fired from a left-footed distance and the ball previous Collins to provide Stoke a much-deserved equalizer.
Barnsley had handed the Derby and was three factors from security together with his victory however remained twenty third, with Stoke fifteenth.
What did the managers say…
Barnsley boya my dyes: “Admitting this late is tough to bear. After all it appears like a loss in stoppage time. The primary half wasn’t what we needed. Stoke was extra direct than we anticipated and got here into the primary half we felt we would have liked to be extra sturdy, the second half was higher. And it was a extra even match, and it was a very good purpose from Dom.
“We might have had a second, there have been just a few penalties. As an instance we have been unfortunate with 50-50 penalties in my time right here. It appears fishy however I am not the one to determine. We have had The lead in earlier matches the place we managed to guard the lead in a great way. General I assumed we defended properly however for the purpose we’ve to be higher, we simply must blame ourselves.”
Inventory Michael O’Neill: “I assumed we performed good soccer and I am disillusioned that we did not win the sport. We had plenty of good possibilities. Tonight we would have liked response to Saturday’s recreation, which was dangerous. I used to be impressed by Barnsley tonight. They performed at tempo, Within the second half, they entered the sport just a little extra, and the match was one to 1, and so they scored an incredible purpose.
“The response to being late was excellent, we saved going. I assumed we confirmed a very good character. We’ve not scored many targets late this season and for lots of groups on the prime on this league it is vital. We want that as a part of our make-up. Our drawback this season has been after we’re dominant we do not take our possibilities. My gamers did it themselves tonight, so it is a testomony to them.”
