Match Report
| Hull City | Hull City |  |  | Oxford United | Oxford United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Granville | G. Granville |  | 69 | G |  |  | 1 | | | G | 65 | | Michael Patterson | M. Patterson | |||||||
| Paul Burbage | P. Burbage | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Richard Simonsen | R. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Paul Lowe | P. Lowe | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Jon Rufus | J. Rufus | |||||||||
| Matthew Redknapp | M. Redknapp | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Des Murphy | D. Murphy | |||||||||
| Sean Ciullo | S. Ciullo |  | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Kieron Lightfoot | K. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Darren Edghill | D. Edghill | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Stanley Gower | S. Gower | |||||||||
| Pablo Nunez | P. Nunez |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Chris Mcleod | C. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Ernesto Farinos | E. Farinos | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Syd Swift | S. Swift | |||||||||
| Arturo Vega | A. Vega | | 55 | M | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Gavin James | G. James | |||||||||
| Chris Dixon | C. Dixon | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Anthony Merson | A. Merson | |||||||||
| Colin Morrison | C. Morrison |  | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 |  | Jonas Röhlig | J. Röhlig | |||||||||
| Trevor Mcgreal | T. Mcgreal | | 63 | G | | 12 | | M | 59 | | Gary Brand | G. Brand | |||||||||
| Elena Morales | E. Morales | | 54 | D | | 13 | | M | 57 | | Clive Thompson | C. Thompson | |||||||||
| Des Royce | D. Royce | | 53 | A | | 14 | | M | 52 | | Eoin Bowyer | E. Bowyer | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by AGI |
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 7,924 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hull City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Scholes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hull City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Scholes.
0.00
0-0Hull City kick off and get the first half underway!
9.38
0-0Richard Simonsen flicks a high pass forward. Syd Swift controls it well on his chest. Syd Swift surges forward with the ball. Syd Swift knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Lowe.
12.03
0-0Chris Mcleod barges into Pablo Nunez. Chris Mcleod is shown the yellow card! Pablo Nunez stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.11
0-0Paul Lowe sweeps the ball long. Chris Dixon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Morrison but the linesman indicates offside!
21.06
0-0Matthew Redknapp chips the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Farinos. Ernesto Farinos runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ernesto Farinos shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
24.39
Darren Edghill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.17
0-0Pablo Nunez comes in with a late challenge on Chris Mcleod. Pablo Nunez is given a warning by the referee! Chris Mcleod hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.52
Richard Simonsen runs forward with the ball. Richard Simonsen flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Merson collects the pass. Anthony Merson knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
40.32
0-0Darren Edghill makes a probing pass to Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon rushes past Jon Rufus! Chris Dixon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Michael Patterson is on top of it.
42.17
Paul Lowe flicks a high ball forward to Ernesto Farinos who takes it down. Ernesto Farinos advances with the ball. Ernesto Farinos plays a scrappy one-two with Chris Dixon and advances towards the goal... Ernesto Farinos tries a spectacular strike. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hull City appear unchanged since the first half. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Oxford United get the second half underway!
47.28
Showing composure, Pablo Nunez plays the ball forward to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Michael Patterson easily smothers it!
59.56
Arturo Vega comes in with a late challenge on Stanley Gower. Arturo Vega is warned by the referee! Stanley Gower stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.21
Matthew Redknapp sees Ernesto Farinos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ernesto Farinos flicks a high pass forward. Colin Morrison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Morrison knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Chris Dixon is offside!
63.56
Arturo Vega makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon plays a quick one-two with Colin Morrison and rushes in on goal... Chris Dixon shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
65.34
Chris Mcleod brings the ball forward. Chris Mcleod runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Chris Mcleod provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.19
Ernesto Farinos makes a probing pass to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.37
Paul Lowe barges into Gavin James. The referee brings Paul Lowe to one side and gives him a warning! Gavin James stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.26
0-0Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Gary Brand replacing Richard Simonsen, Clive Thompson replacing Gavin James and Eoin Bowyer replacing Syd Swift .
78.28
Anthony Merson barges into Paul Lowe. The referee calls over Anthony Merson and shows him a yellow card! Paul Lowe stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.55
Paul Lowe laces a through ball forward to Arturo Vega. Arturo Vega threads the ball through to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jon Rufus.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
72.2%
27.8%
Play Area
23.6%
45.8%
30.6%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ernesto Farinos of Hull City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | George Granville (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paul Burbage (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paul Lowe (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Matthew Redknapp (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Sean Ciullo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Darren Edghill (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Pablo Nunez (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ernesto Farinos (MID) | 9 | |
| 9. | Arturo Vega (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Chris Dixon (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Colin Morrison (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Trevor Mcgreal (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Elena Morales (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Des Royce (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Michael Patterson (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Richard Simonsen (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Jon Rufus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Des Murphy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Kieron Lightfoot (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stanley Gower (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Chris Mcleod (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Syd Swift (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Gavin James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Anthony Merson (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Jonas Röhlig (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gary Brand (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Clive Thompson (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Eoin Bowyer (MID) | 6 | |