Barnsley fail to build on Moncur’s opener

BARNSLEY conceded secondhalf goals to exit the League Cup at the first hurdle on their visit to Blackpool on Tuesday night.

Daniel Stendel’s side dominated the first half and led through George Moncur’s first-time volley but Blackpool turned the game on its head in the second half.

The hosts scored two goals in six minutes after the restart with Michael Nottingham finishing off a corner before Harry Pritchard curled an effort into the top right corner from the left.

French striker Armand Gnanduillet then confirmed the victory with a fierce free-kick with 10 minutes to spare.

Blackpool could have been on the scoreboard but John O’Sullivan effort rolled wide.

But it was the Tykes who struck first with Moncur directing a volley into the back of the net from a high Dimitri Cavare cross.

Daniel Pinillos then delivered a low cross with Victor Adeboyejo firing over the bar.

However, Blackpool took the lead with two goals in 10 minutes.

Nottingham got the final touch from a scramble in the box following a corner before Pritchard curled in a top-class strike from the left with 56 minutes gone.

Gnanduillet powered his freekick over the wall and through the hands of keeper Jack Walton to confirm Blackpool’s victory. BRADFORD CITY crashed to a shock Carabao Cup penalty shootout defeat away to League Two side Macclesfield.

The Bantams finished 1-1 at full-time, but Michael Collins’s side found them wanting with their spot-kicks as the Silkmen claimed a famous midweek win.

Danny Whitaker netted first for the hosts from the spot but keeper Rhys Taylor saved Anthony O’Connor’s opening penalty.

Harry Smith had his spot-kick saved at the other end by Ben Wilson and then Hope Akpan equalised.

David Fitzpatrick put Macc 2-1 up but Joe Riley’s shot was saved by the on-song Taylor.

Michael Rose netted and Jack Payne scored to make it 3-2, before Tyrone Marsh bagged the winner.

Earlier, Fiacre Kelleher had given the hosts the lead on the hour mark with a clinical header.

But it took the Bantams just two minutes to get level when new signing Luca Colville scored on his debut.

The former Huddersfield Town winger penned a one-year deal with the club earlier in the day having impressed on trial.

Adam Chicksen and George Miller were both thwarted by Taylor, but Whitaker and Smith both wasted good chances for the hosts. IN-FORM STRIKER Malik Wilks continued his glorious start to life in Doncaster colours by firing the club into the second round of the Carabao Cup.

The teenager is on loan from fellow Yorkshire outfit Leeds United and has proven a hit at the Keepmoat by scoring in his first three appearances for Rovers.

And the 19-year-old once again came up with the goods – with Danny Andrew grabbing the second to down Scunthorpe at Glanford Park.

There was late drama as last season’s top scorer John Marquis missed a penalty before substitute Stephen Humprhys pulled one back for Scunthorpe.

Rovers goalkeeper Marko Marosi did well to keep out a low Josh Morris strike.