Barnsley and Swansea battled out a goalless draw at Oakwell to frustrate two clubs struggling to make a mark.
It was the Swans' fourth Championship draw of the season under Portuguese manager Paul Sousa.
But Barnsley at least had the satisfaction of taking a point after claiming their first win of the season in midweek, the 3-2 at Derby.
Cedric van der Gun saw one of the game's' best chances saved by goal-keeper David Preece.
Gun's failed effort was merely one of Swansea's numerous continued failures in front of goal.
Gorka Pintado, Leon Britton, Alan Tate, Nathan Dyer and substitute Craig Beattie also saw attempts saved or fail to hit the target.
Barnsley could have claimed their first home win of the season had Darren Moore and Iain Hume been able to make the most of their chances.
Barnsley boss Mark Robins:
"We've got six of our more regular starters out with injuries. We've got injuries to key players.
"We've brought one or two in and we're looking to do some more business if we can do.
"We need some help certainly because when you look round there are lads on the bench who have not played.
"We drop ourselves in it a little bit. We're looking for a little bit of composure and a little bit more in terms of trying to get forward and get beyond and make chances for ourselves.
"I'm pleased with the clean sheet and the whole team takes credit for that. And I'm pleased with the return of four points from two games, which isn't a bad return."
Swansea manager Paulo Sousa:
Sousa reflects on Swansea draw
"I'm very happy with the performance. I was pleased with the attitude, we kept the ball very well and I saw anger and a will to win from my players.
"We played good football with good personality. It's not easy coming here with a new manager and the crowd, we needed lots of spirit and personality.
"Once we score, we will score a lot of goals. At the moment the ball isn't going in the net.
"It's not only today, but we must keep playing the same way. We work a lot, especially in the last third and I have confidence, it's only a question of when."
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Saturday, 19 September 2009
Championship
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Barnsley
0-0
Swansea
FT
(HT 0-0)
Barnsley
12 Preece
03 Kozluk
04 Moore
06 Foster
19 Butterfield (Doyle 59 yellow card)
05 Colace
15 De Silva
25 Hammill yellow card (Devaney 90+2)
31 Gray
07 Hume
27 Gray
Substitutes
28 Rusling,
45 Thompson,
11 Devaney,
26 Heslop,
39 Doyle,
16 Sodje ,
21 Macken
Swansea
01 De Vries
02 Williams
05 Tate
16 Monk
22 Rangel
07 Britton
10 Orlandi
11 Van der Gun (Butler 75)
12 Dyer
27 Gower (Bodde 68)
18 Pintado (Beattie 86)
Substitutes
17 Cornell,
06 Bodde,
15 Lopez,
28 Butler,
29 Richards,
09 Beattie,
19 Trundle
Ref: ShoebridgeAtt: 11,596
BARNSLEY
SWANSEA
Possession
Barnsley48%
Swansea52%
Attempts on target
Barnsley0
Swansea3
Attempts off target
Barnsley7
Swansea9
Corners
Barnsley5
Swansea10
Fouls
Barnsley21
Swansea12
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+3:23 The referee ends the match.
90:00+3:10 The ball is crossed by Martin Devaney, clearance made by Ashley Williams.
90:00+0:52 David Preece takes the free kick.
90:00+0:52 Substitution Martin Devaney on for Adam Hammill.
90:00+0:52 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Andrea Orlandi, Foul by Ashley Williams on Hugo Colace, free kick awarded.
90:00+0:03 Effort on goal by Craig Beattie from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
87:44 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nathan Dyer by Darren Moore. Direct free kick taken by Angel Rangel.
86:43 Foul by Craig Beattie on Darren Moore, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by David Preece.
86:07 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ashley Williams by Andy Gray. Dorus De Vries takes the direct free kick.
85:29 Substitution (Swansea) makes a substitution, with Craig Beattie coming on for Gorka Pintado.
84:55 Unfair challenge on Andrea Orlandi by Anderson De Silva results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Alan Tate.
83:35 Corner taken by Andrea Orlandi from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Anderson De Silva.
81:56 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nathan Doyle by Nathan Dyer. Iain Hume has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.
81:25 Corner taken by Iain Hume, save by Dorus De Vries.
79:45 Dorus De Vries restarts play with the free kick.
79:45 Booking Booking for Nathan Doyle for unsporting behaviour.
79:12 Foul by Nathan Doyle on Andrea Orlandi, free kick awarded.
78:23 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Darren Moore by Gorka Pintado. Direct free kick taken by David Preece.
74:58 Adam Hammill gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nathan Dyer. Leon Britton takes the direct free kick.
74:24 Substitution Thomas Butler replaces Cedric Van der Gun.
73:38 Julian Gray has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
71:32 Corner taken by Ferrie Bodde played to the near post, Robert Kozluk manages to make a clearance.
67:28 Substitution Ferrie Bodde comes on in place of Mark Gower.
66:24 Iain Hume takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Alan Tate.
65:56 Garry Monk concedes a free kick for a foul on Andy Gray. Julian Gray takes the free kick.
62:39 Angel Rangel fouled by Adam Hammill, the ref awards a free kick. Dorus De Vries takes the free kick.
61:12 Effort on goal by Iain Hume from inside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.
60:39 Nathan Doyle challenges Cedric Van der Gun unfairly and gives away a free kick. Leon Britton restarts play with the free kick.
60:09 Handball by Cedric Van der Gun. David Preece restarts play with the free kick.
59:24 Effort on goal by Andrea Orlandi from outside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.
58:30 Substitution Nathan Doyle replaces Jacob Butterfield.
55:30 The assistant referee signals for offside against Andy Gray. Dorus De Vries restarts play with the free kick.
52:48 The assistant referee signals for offside against Robert Kozluk. Indirect free kick taken by Dorus De Vries.
51:29 Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Mark Gower, Headed effort from inside the box by Alan Tate misses to the right of the target.
50:44 Unfair challenge on Robert Kozluk by Gorka Pintado results in a free kick. Robert Kozluk takes the free kick.
49:43 Corner taken right-footed by Iain Hume, clearance made by Gorka Pintado.
49:20 Unfair challenge on Julian Gray by Mark Gower results in a free kick. Iain Hume crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, Andrea Orlandi manages to make a clearance.
47:15 Alan Tate takes a shot from inside the box clearing the bar.
46:54 Nathan Dyer takes a shot. Save made by David Preece.
46:19 Unfair challenge on Leon Britton by Hugo Colace results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Leon Britton.
45:01 The referee gets the second half started.
Half Time
45:00+1:21 The half-time whistle blows.
45:00+0:44 Foul by Nathan Dyer on Julian Gray, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by David Preece.
Correction - 45:00+0:05 Effort from outside the penalty box by Jacob Butterfield goes wide right of the target.
45:00+0:05 Jacob Butterfield takes a shot.
44:33 Hugo Colace concedes a free kick for a foul on Leon Britton. Andrea Orlandi takes the direct free kick.
43:18 Corner taken right-footed by Mark Gower from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Anderson De Silva.
42:02 Foul by Jacob Butterfield on Leon Britton, free kick awarded. Dorus De Vries restarts play with the free kick.
41:23 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andy Gray by Garry Monk. Direct free kick taken by Jacob Butterfield.
40:34 Andrea Orlandi takes the outswinging corner, Cedric Van der Gun produces a headed effort from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
40:24 Angel Rangel delivers the ball, Robert Kozluk manages to make a clearance.
39:09 Headed effort from inside the area by Darren Moore misses to the right of the target.
38:27 The offside flag is raised against Gorka Pintado. Free kick taken by Stephen Foster.
37:09 Effort from deep inside the area by Cedric Van der Gun clears the bar.
36:54 Robert Kozluk delivers the ball, save by Dorus De Vries.
35:52 Leon Britton takes a shot. Blocked by Darren Moore.
34:27 Andrea Orlandi takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Hugo Colace.
34:13 Mark Gower takes a shot. Blocked by Darren Moore.
30:49 Alan Tate fouled by Anderson De Silva, the ref awards a free kick. Dorus De Vries takes the direct free kick.
29:48 Free kick awarded for a foul by Stephen Foster on Ashley Williams. Dorus De Vries takes the direct free kick.
29:17 Andrea Orlandi is adjudged to have handled the ball. Free kick crossed right-footed by Iain Hume from left channel, Gorka Pintado manages to make a clearance.
27:59 Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark Gower on Jacob Butterfield. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Iain Hume, Ashley Williams makes a clearance.
26:08 Mark Gower decides to take the corner short.
24:38 Garry Monk concedes a free kick for a foul on Andy Gray. Free kick crossed right-footed by Jacob Butterfield from left channel.
24:02 Shot from just outside the area by Gorka Pintado goes over the bar.
23:41 Hugo Colace concedes a free kick for a foul on Leon Britton. Free kick taken by Alan Tate.
22:38 Adam Hammill delivers the ball, Ashley Williams manages to make a clearance.
Correction - 21:43 Nathan Dyer fouled by Julian Gray, the ref awards a free kick. Angel Rangel takes the direct free kick.
21:43 Unfair challenge on Nathan Dyer by Julian Gray results in a free kick. Leon Britton takes the direct free kick.
21:18 Headed effort from inside the area by Anderson De Silva misses to the left of the goal.
20:44 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Iain Hume, clearance by Alan Tate.
18:39 Corner taken right-footed by Mark Gower to the near post, Cedric Van der Gun concedes a free kick for a foul on Robert Kozluk. Free kick taken by David Preece.
18:28 Alan Tate sends in a cross, Julian Gray makes a clearance.
17:21 Garry Monk takes the free kick.
17:21 Booking Adam Hammill is booked.
17:16 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Angel Rangel by Adam Hammill.
14:14 Iain Hume challenges Ashley Williams unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ashley Williams takes the free kick.
13:42 Gorka Pintado produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.
13:11 Unfair challenge on Alan Tate by Robert Kozluk results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Alan Tate.
12:02 Iain Hume takes the inswinging corner, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Darren Moore misses to the right of the target.
11:27 Foul by Jacob Butterfield on Mark Gower, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Leon Britton.
10:52 Effort on goal by Mark Gower from just outside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.
10:22 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gorka Pintado by Hugo Colace. Mark Gower crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, Darren Moore makes a clearance.
5:48 The ball is delivered by Nathan Dyer.
4:52 The ball is sent over by Mark Gower, Stephen Foster makes a clearance.
3:35 Anderson De Silva gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Leon Britton. Ashley Williams takes the free kick.
2:16 Andrea Orlandi takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Andy Gray.
1:34 Darren Moore concedes a free kick for a foul on Gorka Pintado. Gorka Pintado delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing, Darren Moore manages to make a clearance.
0:00 The referee starts the match.
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