LIVE FROM OAKWELL

BARNSLEY 3 (Dickinson 25, Neumann 27, 40)
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 0
TOTESPORT LEAGUE

STRIKER Liam Dickinson terrorised Sheffield Wednesday in the opening 45 minutes as the Reds but their South Yorkshire rivals to the sword with three stunning goals.

Barnsley mean business in the ToteSport league this season as coach Nick Daws was able to field a very strong side against the Owls.

With preparations for this weekend's trip to Ashton Gate well underway, it meant a run out for David Preece, Luke Potter, Jacob Butterfield, Iain Hume, Jeronimo Neumann, Liam Dickinson and Martin Devaney as Barnsley showed they intend to take second string football seriously this season. It's not often that so many first team players turn out for the reserves and is a statement of intent that the Reds' second string matches will be used to keep all the squad fit and firing this season.

There were also places for promising youngsters Ben Carlisle, John Stones, Conor Branson and Danny Fearnehough as Barnsley kicked off the season with a South Yorkshire derby against a youthful Sheffield Wednesday.

Barnsley were on the front foot with Neumann pulling the strings as early as the fifth minute when the Argentine split the Owls defence wide open to send Fearnehough away and in the clear but the youngster shot straight at Arron Jameson with the goal gaping.

The Reds could have snatched the lead on 22 minutes when Branson rose highest to meet Devaney's free kick but nodded the ball back across the face of goal from a tight angle. Neumann then turned well on 25 minutes but saw his well-struck shot cannon off a defender and through to Jameson.

The home side got the goal they deserved seconds later when Dickinson broke onto a loose ball on the edge of the area and rifled a fine low drive past Jameson and into the bottom corner. It was a great finish by the big striker.

Dickinson showed the other side of his game just two minutes later as he battled past his marker to nod a long ball down and into the path of Neumann, who hammered a shot into the roof of the net before Jameson could move.

Fearnehough picked up the first caution of the game on 35 minutes after pulling back Patrick Lacey before the Reds grabbed a third goal four minutes later. It came from the lightening feet of Dickinson who raced away down the right flank and left the Sheffield Wednesday defence in his wake before squaring the ball to give Neumann a simple tap in.

It was almost four on 44 minutes as Hume's pass gave Butterfield the chance to strike one from 25 yards and the midfielder beat Jameson but saw his effort cannon away off the upright. Seconds later Devaney flashed one wide of the post after finding a yard of space in the area.

BARNSLEY: Preece, Stones, Carlisle, Butterfield, Branson, Potter, Hume, Fearnehough, Dickinson, Neumann, Devaney.
Subs: Boulding, Taylor, Bennett, Yun, Gorman, Noble-Lazarus, Martin.

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Jameson, Barnett, Haywood, Boden, Eckhardt, Magill, Cottingham, Palmer, Oliver, Lacey, Modest.
Subs: Pinhorn, Cuff, Nyoni, Poulton, Cardwell, Mir, Kendal.

Referee
Mr D Ford
Assistant Referees
Mr A McIntyre and Mr SJ Meredith
Fourth Official
Mateusz Kiecz

Match Report By Rob Knowles at Oakwell.