Barnsley cruised into the third round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 home win over Crewe Alexandra.
Devante Cole netted after half an hour then Adam Phillips and Josh Benson, with a penalty, struck early in the second half.
In front of a crowd of 3,967, the Reds controlled the match, limited their League Two visitors to very few chances and played some good football.
Michael Duff made three changes from the last league game. Jack Walton, Benson and James Norwood came in for Brad Collins, Jordan Williams and Jack Aitchison. With nine substitutes allowed in the FA Cup, youngsters Theo Chapman and Harrison Nejman were on the bench. The Reds used 3-5-2 with Benson, usually a midfielder, playing at right wing-back.
Home captain Mads Andersen had a good chance in the second minute but headed a left-wing Luca Connell corner over from about ten yards out when unmarked. Soon after, Cole volleyed wide a tough volleyed chance eight yards out from a good left-wing cross by Nicky Cadden.
Norwood saw a long-range easily caught by visiting goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo who then made a better save to tip Phillips’ powerful 30-yard effort just over the bar.
Crewe had their first attack of note in the 28th minute with Daniel Agyei hitting the side netting from a tight angle on the right of the box.
But it was 1-0 soon after as Andersen headed on Connell’s left-wing corner and Cole scrambled the ball home from close range.
Cole could have made it 2-0 seconds later when sliding in to meet a low Phillips cross from the right but could only get a slight touch and it went well wide.
The second goal arrived five minutes after the break when Liam Kitching surged out of defence and played a perfect throughball to Phillips who beat the goalkeeper for his fourth goal in five games.
Six minutes later it was 3-0 when, after Connell was tripped in the box by Eli King, Benson confidently stuck home the penalty.
Crewe had their first shot on target in the 61st minute when Tariq Uwakwe’s effort from just inside the box was saved by Walton getting down to his left well.
Substitute Fabio Jalo bent a shot well over the bar from about 25 yards then, at the other end, Walton easily caught an Agyei free-kick.
Walton then sprang to his left again to keep out a 20-yard effort from Lachlan Brook.
Barnsley brought 17-year-old midfielder Theo Chapman on for his professional debut in the 86th minute.
Barnsley (3-5-2): Walton; Edwards, Andersen (Cundy 60mins), Kitching; Phillips (Chapman 86), Kane, Connell, Benson, Cadden (Larkeche 71); Cole (Martin 71), Norwood (Jalo 60).
Unused: Collins, Moon, Aitchison, Nejman, Chapman.
Goals: Cole 30, Phillips 50, Benson (pen) 56.
Crewe (3-5-2): Okonkwo; Sass-Davies, McDonald, Offord; Mellor (Adebisi 79mins), Thomas, King (Tabiner 86), Uwakwe (Brook 74), Williams; Agyei, Sambou (Colkett 86).
Unused: Richards, Griffiths, Finney, Leshabela,.
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