Oldham see off Barnsley

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The Latics went ahead after 22 minutes when Joseph Mills crossed from the left and Dominic Poleon stabbed in from six yards, despite Barnsley’s appeals that the striker was offside.

Barnsley hit the post through Sam Winnall’s looping cross, but Oldham doubled their lead a minute before half-time when Danny Philliskirk controlled Connor Wilkinson’s neat pass and drilled home from the edge of the box.

Visiting keeper Ross Turnbull made two fine saves just after the restart and, against the run of play, Barnsley pulled a goal back through Luke Berry’s fiercely struck 18-yard shot in the 53rd minute.

The Tykes sprung briefly to life and Berry missed a half-chance to equalise, but Oldham were in control until the 90th minute when Winnall produced a goal from nothing, lashing inside the post from 30 yards.

In the shoot-out, Barnsley missed two penalties out of four – Winnall and Kane Hemmings the guilty parties – before sub Rhys Turner settled the tie for Oldham with a confident spot-kick.

Oldham see off Barnsley

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The Latics went ahead after 22 minutes when Joseph Mills crossed from the left and Dominic Poleon stabbed in from six yards, despite Barnsley’s appeals that the striker was offside.

Barnsley hit the post through Sam Winnall’s looping cross, but Oldham doubled their lead a minute before half-time when Danny Philliskirk controlled Connor Wilkinson’s neat pass and drilled home from the edge of the box.

Visiting keeper Ross Turnbull made two fine saves just after the restart and, against the run of play, Barnsley pulled a goal back through Luke Berry’s fiercely struck 18-yard shot in the 53rd minute.

The Tykes sprung briefly to life and Berry missed a half-chance to equalise, but Oldham were in control until the 90th minute when Winnall produced a goal from nothing, lashing inside the post from 30 yards.

In the shoot-out, Barnsley missed two penalties out of four – Winnall and Kane Hemmings the guilty parties – before sub Rhys Turner settled the tie for Oldham with a confident spot-kick.