TYKES OUT AFTER SPOT OF BOTHER
BARNSLEY’S hopes of a Cup run ended following a stoppage-time penalty from Burnley substitute Chris Wood at Turf Moor.
Wood converted from 12 yards after Matej Vydra was brought down in the area by Liam Lindsay.
It was the second time in the match the hosts had been awarded a spotkick by referee Simon Hooper, with the other coming in the first half after a foul by Dimitri Cavare on Vydra.
However, that decision was overturned in bizarre fashion, with Hooper halting Vydra as he was running up to take the penalty and signalling VAR was being used, before indicating it was no spot-kick due to offside.
Barnsley boss Daniel Stendel, when asked about the time that had been involved in the first-half penalty incident, said: “Watch the Bundesliga, then you will know what is a long time!”
When focusing on the tie overall the German added: “We are very frustrated.
“In the dressing room it is not the best mood at the moment. We are all very disappointed that we conceded this goal.
“I think we played a good game. We had chances to score and play our game, but one mistake decided this match.”
Barnsley’s team showed just two changes from their 0-0 draw at Luton on New Year’s Day, one being enforced by the sale of Brad Potts to Preston on Thursday.
Aside from a tame Sam Vokes header caught by Adam Davies and a deflected Mamadou Thiam shot that went wide, little of note occurred until the penalty incident in the 20th minute, which left Burnley boss Sean Dyche looking far from happy in the technical area. After Vokes had a shot blocked, Thiam and Cauley Woodrow each fired wide and Barnsley then put the ball in the net via McGeehan’s header, but the assistant referee’s flag was raised for offside.
Burnley responded with Dwight McNeil hitting an effort wide and a Kevin Long header that was tipped over by Davies.
The hosts created further chances early in the second half as McNeil and Vokes nodded off target, and Vydra missed with a bouncing shot and a header, while Thiam sent a free-kick too high at the other end.
Barnsley’s Alex Mowatt went close with a late freekick before Lindsay fouled Vydra and Wood stepped up to settle the contest.
The main talking point of the tie was undoubtedly the reversal of the penalty decision in the first half.
After the match Clarets boss Dyche was unequivocal. He said: “It was actually factually right (the offside call).
“My frustration was more about the timings – how long it took.
“He is setting up to take the penalty. It brought a strangeness to the stadium and everyone was confused.”