Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
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| Henry Mike | H. Mike |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 |  | Billy Beekink | B. Beekink | |||||||||
| John Unsworth | J. Unsworth | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 45 | | Adrian Byrne | A. Byrne | |||||||||
| Gavin Kirkland | G. Kirkland | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Luke Shearer | L. Shearer | |||||||||
| Ruddy Levrat | R. Levrat |  | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Carl Blake | C. Blake | |||||||||
| Aaron Butt | A. Butt | | 64 | M | | 5 | | D | 42 |  | Colin Caldwell | C. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Sean Cardinale | S. Cardinale |  | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | Alfred Cooke | A. Cooke | |||||||||
| Anthony Grant | A. Grant | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Ben Kirkland | B. Kirkland | |||||||||
| Ruel Midgley | R. Midgley | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Alistair Lawrence | A. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Tim Nicholls | T. Nicholls | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Andy Marshall | A. Marshall | |||||||||
| Alun Fenton | A. Fenton | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Dean Dichio | D. Dichio | |||||||||
| Joe Johnson | J. Johnson | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Neil Hutchison | N. Hutchison | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 4,014 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Oxford United kick off!
2.35
0-0Ruel Midgley makes a simple pass to Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
3.45
0-0Ben Kirkland catches Ruel Midgley on the ankles. The referee calls over Ben Kirkland and warns him to calm down! Ruel Midgley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.54
0-0Andy Marshall flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Dichio. Dean Dichio knocks the ball forward to Neil Hutchison but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.47
0-0Oldham Athletic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Oxford United's defence.
26.45
0-0Aaron Butt sees space and advances. Aaron Butt lofts in a cross ball towards Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Billy Beekink easily picks it out of the air!
27.51
Alistair Lawrence barges into Sean Cardinale. Alistair Lawrence is warned by the referee! Sean Cardinale runs off the knock.
28.24
Andy Marshall passes the ball forward to Dean Dichio. Dean Dichio finds some space and shoots from distance but Henry Mike is on top of it.
30.24
Aaron Butt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton knocks in a cross ball towards Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
33.11
Ben Kirkland barges into Ruel Midgley. Ben Kirkland is given another warning by the referee! Ruel Midgley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.17
1-0Aaron Butt threads the ball through to Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson plays a perfect one-two with Alun Fenton and rushes in on goal... Joe Johnson rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.44
Gavin Kirkland threads the ball through to Aaron Butt. Aaron Butt chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off the second half!
48.46
Ruddy Levrat makes a probing pass to Sean Cardinale. Sean Cardinale threads the ball through to Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a cross ball towards Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.30
2-0Carl Blake hoofs the ball up the pitch. Neil Hutchison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.29
John Unsworth chips the ball to his team mate, Ruel Midgley. Ruel Midgley advances with the ball. Ruel Midgley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Beekink who gathers it comfortably.
57.55
Ruddy Levrat passes the ball forward to Aaron Butt. Aaron Butt flicks the ball to his team mate, Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.39
2-0Alun Fenton hacks Colin Caldwell from behind! The referee calls over Alun Fenton and shows him a yellow card! Colin Caldwell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.11
Gavin Kirkland chips the ball to his team mate, Sean Cardinale. Sean Cardinale knocks the ball forward to Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adrian Byrne.
67.07
Sean Cardinale flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Billy Beekink easily smothers it!
71.57
Ruel Midgley chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carl Blake.
72.34
Ruel Midgley surges forward with the ball. Ruel Midgley shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
79.17
Aaron Butt clumsily knocks into Alistair Lawrence. The referee calls over Aaron Butt and shows him a yellow card! Alistair Lawrence carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.55
Anthony Grant chips the ball to his team mate, Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luke Shearer.
83.24
Ruel Midgley chips the ball to his team mate, Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.46
Tim Nicholls passes the ball forward to Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.18
Ruel Midgley makes a simple pass to Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
89.11
Adrian Byrne clumsily knocks into Alun Fenton. The referee calls over Adrian Byrne and warns him to calm down! Alun Fenton runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Joe Johnson 34 Alun Fenton 48, 84 |