Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Grimsby Town | Grimsby Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Melvyn Thurlby | Melvyn Thurlby | |||||||||||||||||
| Alun Owen | A. Owen |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Thierry Upson | T. Upson | |||||||||
| Ljubisa Garzya | L. Garzya |  | 51 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 51 | | Damien Robinson | D. Robinson | ||||||||
| Neil Newby | N. Newby | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Dean Harrison | D. Harrison | |||||||||
| Jody Thomson | J. Thomson | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Sylvain Matthews | S. Matthews | |||||||||
| David Gardner | D. Gardner | | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 40 | | Richard Finney | R. Finney | |||||||||
| Pape Darcheville | P. Darcheville |  | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 37 | | Lomano Fortune | L. Fortune | |||||||||
| Stan Mendonca | S. Mendonca | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 36 |  | Richard Hendry | R. Hendry | |||||||||
| Leon Woodgate | L. Woodgate | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 30 | | Brendan Thatcher | B. Thatcher | |||||||||
| Kieron Owen | K. Owen | | 46 | M | | 9 | | M | 26 | | Alistair Oakley | A. Oakley | |||||||||
| Aimo Mela | A. Mela | | 48 | A | | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Steve Jess | S. Jess | ||||||||
| Richard Hapgood | R. Hapgood | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Fredrik Heskey | F. Heskey | |||||||||
| Neil Merson | N. Merson | | 44 | A | | 12 | | G | 48 | | Simon Kasper | S. Kasper | |||||||||
| Rio Hall | R. Hall | | 43 | M | | 13 | | A | 41 | | Joe Swift | J. Swift | |||||||||
| Des Dublin | D. Dublin | | 43 | M | | 14 | | A | 39 | | Isaiah Minto | I. Minto | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Passaredo |
Match Report
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Grimsby Town. A crowd of 2,703 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Oxford United and Grimsby Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Atherton.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Oxford United and Grimsby Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Atherton.
0.00
0-0Oxford United kick off and get the match underway!
2.19
0-0Kieron Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, Aimo Mela. Aimo Mela shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
8.53
0-0Richard Hendry threads the ball through to Fredrik Heskey. Fredrik Heskey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ljubisa Garzya.
12.32
Stan Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Richard Hapgood controls it well on his chest. Richard Hapgood sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
14.09
Lomano Fortune takes a quick throw-in. Richard Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Jess. Steve Jess knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Newby.
15.28
Stan Mendonca threads a neat ball through to Aimo Mela. Aimo Mela sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.47
Pape Darcheville runs straight at the opposition's defence. Pape Darcheville knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thierry Upson who gathers it comfortably.
18.17
1-0Leon Woodgate passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Aimo Mela. Aimo Mela sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Oxford United!
27.09
1-0Brendan Thatcher clumsily knocks into Leon Woodgate. Brendan Thatcher is shown the yellow card! Leon Woodgate runs off the knock.
28.37
1-0Richard Hendry sees Fredrik Heskey in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fredrik Heskey knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Steve Jess is offside!
30.41
1-0Dean Harrison hacks Aimo Mela from behind! The referee calls over Dean Harrison and warns him to calm down! Aimo Mela stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. Grimsby Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Grimsby Town kick off!
47.49
Richard Hapgood barges into Damien Robinson. The referee calls over Richard Hapgood and shows him a yellow card! Damien Robinson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.07
Steve Jess comes in with a late challenge on Jody Thomson. Steve Jess is shown the yellow card! Jody Thomson runs off the knock.
51.56
Fredrik Heskey barges into David Gardner. Fredrik Heskey is warned by the referee! David Gardner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.09
Leon Woodgate flicks a high pass forward. Richard Hapgood holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Hapgood shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.22
Leon Woodgate flicks the ball to his team mate, Aimo Mela. Aimo Mela sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.50
Jody Thomson threads the ball through to Leon Woodgate. Leon Woodgate darts forward. Leon Woodgate sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.19
2-0Oxford United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 6-3-1 formation.
77.19
Sylvain Matthews flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Jess. Steve Jess shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.11
83.07
Richard Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Jess. Steve Jess shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
84.40
Alistair Oakley passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Steve Jess. Steve Jess knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ljubisa Garzya.
85.02
Richard Hendry hits a low pass to Steve Jess. Steve Jess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Aimo Mela 18 Leon Woodgate 65 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Alun Owen (GK)
6
2. Ljubisa Garzya (DEF)
6
3. Neil Newby (DEF)
6
4. Jody Thomson (DEF)
6
5. David Gardner (DEF)
6
6. Pape Darcheville (MID)
6
7. Stan Mendonca (MID)
6
8. Leon Woodgate (MID)
9
9. Kieron Owen (MID)
6
10. Aimo Mela (ATT)
8
11. Richard Hapgood (ATT)
5
12. Neil Merson (ATT)
0
13. Rio Hall (MID)
0
14. Des Dublin (MID)
0
1. Thierry Upson (GK)
6
2. Damien Robinson (DEF)
6
3. Dean Harrison (DEF)
6
4. Sylvain Matthews (DEF)
6
5. Richard Finney (DEF)
6
6. Lomano Fortune (MID)
6
7. Richard Hendry (MID)
7
8. Brendan Thatcher (MID)
5
9. Alistair Oakley (MID)
6
10. Steve Jess (ATT)
5
11. Fredrik Heskey (ATT)
6
12. Simon Kasper (GK)
0
13. Joe Swift (ATT)
0
14. Isaiah Minto (ATT)
0