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12-04-2014, 11:57 PM
Barnsley's relegation fears worsened after Jermaine Beckford's first-half goal saw them beaten 1-0 at Bolton in the Sky Bet Championship.
The Tykes had a golden opportunity to take a point back to South Yorkshire, when Ryan McLaughlin won a penalty with just under 10 minutes left.
But Chris O'Grady's spot-kick smashed the frame of the goal to deny them a draw which on the balance of play they would have deserved.
Bolton's on-loan signing Joe Mason wasd among the substitutes in what was the last game of his loan spell before returning to parent club Cardiff.
Liam Lawrence returned for the visitors after missing their defeat by Burnley with a slight calf strain and Kelvin Etuhu came back from suspension.
Barnsley looked threatening early on and should have taken the lead. Terrific interplay saw McLaughlin feed the ball into Dale Jennings, who somehow blazed it over the bar.
Beckford then had a chance to open the scoring. Chung-Yong Lee cut the ball back inside from a cross, bu
The Tykes had a golden opportunity to take a point back to South Yorkshire, when Ryan McLaughlin won a penalty with just under 10 minutes left.
But Chris O'Grady's spot-kick smashed the frame of the goal to deny them a draw which on the balance of play they would have deserved.
Bolton's on-loan signing Joe Mason wasd among the substitutes in what was the last game of his loan spell before returning to parent club Cardiff.
Liam Lawrence returned for the visitors after missing their defeat by Burnley with a slight calf strain and Kelvin Etuhu came back from suspension.
Barnsley looked threatening early on and should have taken the lead. Terrific interplay saw McLaughlin feed the ball into Dale Jennings, who somehow blazed it over the bar.
Beckford then had a chance to open the scoring. Chung-Yong Lee cut the ball back inside from a cross, bu