Barnsley and Fleetwood Town drew 1-1 in their Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Northern Area Final first leg at Oakwell.
After a goalless first half, Ashley Hunter’s deflected effort found the bottom corner of the net to give visitors Fleetwood the lead on the hour.But Ashley Fletcher made it a Barnsley debut to remember just 13 minutes later. The 20-year-old netted a crucial equaliser for the Tykes, just 48 hours after joining Lee Johnson’s side on a one-month loan from Manchester United.
The Northern Area Final second leg will take place at Highbury on Tuesday 2nd February.