Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Chesterfield | Chesterfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Henry Mike | H. Mike |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Gavin Gerrard | G. Gerrard | |||||||||
| John Unsworth | J. Unsworth | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 |  | Antonio Fernandes | A. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Gavin Kirkland | G. Kirkland | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Artur Valente | A. Valente | |||||||||
| Ruddy Levrat | R. Levrat |  | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 |  | Felipe Flores | F. Flores | |||||||||
| Aaron Butt | A. Butt | | 64 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Billy Lowe | B. Lowe | |||||||||
| Sean Cardinale | S. Cardinale |  | 56 | M | | 6 | | D | 38 | | Peter Sturridge | P. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Anthony Grant | A. Grant | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Paolo Burgess | P. Burgess | |||||||||
| Ruel Midgley | R. Midgley | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 |  | Sergio Stam | S. Stam | |||||||||
| Tim Nicholls | T. Nicholls | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Brian Peters | B. Peters | |||||||||
| Alun Fenton | A. Fenton | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Chris Benali | C. Benali | |||||||||
| Joe Johnson | J. Johnson | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 |  | Marcel Weigel | M. Weigel | |||||||||
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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 Chesterfield. A crowd of 4,926 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Chesterfield appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Chesterfield appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
0.00
0-0Oxford United kick off and get the match underway!
3.55
0-0Ruddy Levrat makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruel Midgley. Ruel Midgley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.55
0-0John Unsworth makes a probing pass to Tim Nicholls. Tim Nicholls controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Fernandes.
8.40
0-0Joe Johnson comes in with a late challenge on Artur Valente. Joe Johnson is warned by the referee! Artur Valente grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.23
Ruel Midgley kicks a strong pass forward to Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Gerrard who gathers it comfortably.
21.42
0-0Paolo Burgess clumsily knocks into Ruel Midgley. The referee calls over Paolo Burgess and warns him to calm down! Ruel Midgley stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.40
Tim Nicholls sees space and advances. Tim Nicholls whips in a cross ball towards Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
24.02
Sergio Stam knocks the ball forward to Chris Benali. Chris Benali shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
28.20
Artur Valente knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Stam. Sergio Stam threads the ball through to Chris Benali. Chris Benali shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
30.31
0-0Chesterfield are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
33.20
Sergio Stam comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Grant. The referee calls over Sergio Stam and warns him to calm down! Anthony Grant stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.38
0-0Aaron Butt makes a beautiful solo run. Aaron Butt whips in a cross ball towards Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
40.43
Aaron Butt knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Gerrard who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Chesterfield kick off!
53.51
Paolo Burgess threads the ball through to Chris Benali. Chris Benali shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Henry Mike!
54.25
Ruel Midgley clumsily knocks into Sergio Stam. Ruel Midgley is warned by the referee! Sergio Stam stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.25
Sergio Stam kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Benali. Chris Benali sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.12
Paolo Burgess kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Henry Mike who gathers it comfortably.
75.44
Sergio Stam knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Benali. Chris Benali sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.30
Artur Valente comes in with a late challenge on Tim Nicholls. Artur Valente is warned by the referee! Tim Nicholls stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.05
Paolo Burgess takes it forward alone. Paolo Burgess shoots from 20 yards but somehow Henry Mike manages to keep it out.
79.57
Antonio Fernandes threads the ball through to Sergio Stam. Sergio Stam makes a probing pass to Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel shoots from 20 yards. Henry Mike easily smothers it.
85.12
Aaron Butt makes a simple pass to Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.50
John Unsworth makes a probing pass to Sean Cardinale. Sean Cardinale makes a simple pass to Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Gerrard who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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