AS IT HAPPENED
  • 6:41pm
    Good evening and welcome to the Chronicle's live text coverage of tonight's game at Oakwell where Barnsley host Lincoln City in the EFL Trophy
  • 6:41pm
    Barnsley: Flavell; Watson, Rooney, Shepherd, Ogbeta; Yoganathan, Connell; Farrugia, Vickers, McGoldrick; Keillor-Dunn. Subs: Cooper, Roberts, Cleary, Graham, Woodcock, Alker.
  • 6:41pm
    Lincoln: Jeacock; Darikwa, Jackson, Towler, Thorn, Ring, Jefferies, Okoronkwo, Farbrook, Gallagher. Subs: Pardington, Bayliss, Moylan, Bradley, Street, Obikwu, Draper.
  • 7:01pm
    GAME UNDERWAY
  • 7:01pm
    2 Early shot by Keillor Dunn well off target from about 20 yards
  • 7:01pm
    That was after a good move involving him, Farrugia and McGoldrick
  • 7:03pm
    Nice move starting from the goalkeeper and ending with a Farrugia cross put behind by a defender for a corner on the left
  • 7:03pm
    Caylan Vicker's corner is played short to Connell then his cross is headed well over by Vimal Yoganathan
  • 7:05pm
    Farrugia bulldozes through the Lincoln defence and drags a shot wide from the edge of the box
  • 7:05pm
    A bright start from the Reds
  • 7:09pm
    Close. After a Farrugia run on the right, Vickers has one shot blocked by a defender then another saved by the goalkeeper
  • 7:14pm
    Another decent move which starts with a good Connell pass ends with a cross by Ogbeta on the left which the goalkeeper punches away
  • 7:16pm
    Barnsley are playing some really good football, dominating the ball and knocking it around with confidence
  • 7:17pm
    Good block by Shepherd after Lincoln's Oscar Thorn gets into the box on the right
  • 7:18pm
    Lincoln corner on the right through everyone and then another cross is blocked behind for a corner on the left
  • 7:18pm
    Corner taken short then Oisin Gallagher's header hits McGoldrick and goes out for a corner on the right
  • 7:19pm
    Erik Ring's corner on the right is volleyed by James Collins but well blocked by the head of Vimal Yoganathan
  • 7:21pm
    McGoldrick is playing as a number ten behind DKD with Vickers on the left and Farrugia on the right although the latter is tucking inside a lot
  • 7:23pm
    Ring corner on the right headed out then put back in and nodded out by Farrugia
  • 7:24pm
    Great save Flavell from Jefferies who was put clean through by Collins
  • 7:25pm
    So close Lincoln again. Finley Barbrook's back heel from a low cross is cleared off the line by Shepherd then Francis Okoronkwo blazes over when he should score
  • 7:28pm
    Vickers cuts in from the left wing and curls wide of the top right corner
  • 7:29pm
    GOAL!
    Francis Okoronkwo opens the scoring
  • 7:31pm
    One pass opens up Barnsley completely. It goes through Rooney and suddenly two Lincoln men are behind the defence. Erik Ring squares for Okorokwo to score
  • 7:32pm
    Decent shot from Connell tipped wide for a corner on the right
  • 7:33pm
    Connell's corner from the right is cleared
  • 7:34pm
    Should be 2-0. Ring goes clean through and somehow blazes over
  • 7:35pm
    A terrible pass by Connell put him clean through
  • 7:39pm
    Lincoln have bossed the last 20 minutes and should be well clear
  • 7:41pm
    Vickers free-kick is poor and headed away
  • 7:42pm
    Vickers goes to ground in the box but the referee gives a dive
  • 7:45pm
    One added minute this half
  • 7:45pm
    Connell shoots from about 30 yards and it's wide of the top right corner
  • 7:46pm
    HALF-TIME: Barnsley 0, Lincoln 1
  • 8:01pm
    Attendance: 1202
  • 8:01pm
    Lincoln bring on Justin Obikwu for Dom Jefferies
  • 8:02pm
    SECOND HALF UNDERWAY
  • 8:04pm
    Close to 2-0. Francis Okoronkwo volleys a cross but Flavell saves well with his legs
  • 8:06pm
    Now James Collins shoots weakly at Flavell from the edge of the box. Strong start to this half by the visitors
  • 8:06pm
    Cleary on for Keillor-Dunn
  • 8:07pm
    If Lincoln had been clinical, the 7-0 would actually be on
  • 8:09pm
    Decent chance for the Reds, Cleary robs a defender and finds McGoldrick whose shot is easily saved from the edge of the box when he could have played in Farrugia
  • 8:11pm
    Rooney on the halfway line passes the ball into his leg and nearly loses it to Collins but he is eventually fouled
  • 8:12pm
    Farrugia wins free-kick on the right
  • 8:12pm
    Lincoln break from the free-kick but overhit a pass on the counter attack
  • 8:12pm
    Cleary shoots well over from 30 yards
  • 8:15pm
    Barnsley have had a decent amount of the ball in the last five minutes or so, it's their best spell for a while
  • 8:17pm
    James Collins' shot from distance deflects onto the crossbar
  • 8:20pm
    GOAL!
    James Collins makes it two
  • 8:20pm
    Again Lincoln beat the offside trap with a long ball and two Lincoln players are in the clear. Ex-Red Adam Jackson heads to Collins to volley into the bottom right corner
  • 8:20pm
    Barnsley bring on Marc Roberts and Kieran Graham for Shepherd and Rooney
  • 8:22pm
    Lincoln have taken off Gallagher and Collins for Tom Bayliss and Jack Moylan
  • 8:25pm
    Lincoln move down the right ends in a lofted cross which Farrugia tries to clear with an overhead kick near his goal but scuffs it then has to scramble it away on the floor
  • 8:27pm
    Vickers pulled back and his boot comes off. Free-kick for Barnsley on the left
  • 8:28pm
    Connell free-kick over everyone then Barnsley recycle it and McGoldrick drags a shot wide from just outside the box
  • 8:31pm
    A flat spell after the second and those subs.
  • 8:31pm
    Lincoln bring on Sonny Bradley for Tendayi Darikwa and Rob Street for Francis Okoronkwo
  • 8:33pm
    Good Connell pass to Cleary who beats a man and crosses but a defender chests behind for a corner on the left
  • 8:33pm
    Vickers' corner is punched out then McGoldrick's shot blocked
  • 8:37pm
    Watson gives the ball away and Oscar Thorn shoots straight at Flavell
  • 8:38pm
    Watson now playing centre-back with Roberts
  • 8:38pm
    Connell goes down for treatment
  • 8:40pm
    Connell off after treatment and goes straight down tunnel. He is running normally. Teenager Luke Alker on. Neil Farrugia is now captain
  • 8:43pm
    YELLOW CARD
    Kieran Graham booked for pulling back a Lincoln player
  • 8:45pm
    We're approaching the 90th minute now. Barnsley have been comfortably second best
  • 8:47pm
    Four added minutes
  • 8:49pm
    Both teams seem pretty happy to just play this one out now at 2-0
  • 8:51pm
    Nice move down the right involving Caylan then Cleary crosses but it's through everyone
  • 8:52pm
    FULL-TIME: Barnsley 0, Lincoln 2.