Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Patterson | M. Patterson |  | 65 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Sandro Imbriani | S. Imbriani | ||||||||
| Richard Simonsen | R. Simonsen | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Jacob Holloway | J. Holloway | |||||||||
| Jon Rufus | J. Rufus | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Greg Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Des Murphy | D. Murphy | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Brian Youds | B. Youds | |||||||||
| Kieron Lightfoot | K. Lightfoot | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 59 | | Lomano Adams | L. Adams | |||||||||
| Stanley Gower | S. Gower | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Jason Lowe | J. Lowe | |||||||||
| Chris Mcleod | C. Mcleod | | 60 | M | | 7 | | | M | 53 | | Anthony Brooking | A. Brooking | ||||||||
| Syd Swift | S. Swift | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Robert Lowe | R. Lowe | |||||||||
| Gavin James | G. James | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Colin Bowyer | C. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Anthony Merson | A. Merson | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Omer Youds | O. Youds | |||||||||
| Jonas Röhlig | J. Röhlig |  | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Adam Mortensen | A. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Gary Brand | G. Brand | | 59 | M | | 12 | | D | 60 |  | Jonathan Magnier | J. Magnier | |||||||||
| Clive Thompson | C. Thompson | | 57 | M | | 13 | | G | 59 | | Brendan Howells | B. Howells | |||||||||
| Eoin Bowyer | E. Bowyer | | 52 | M | | 14 | | D | 54 | | Nwankwo Ball | N. Ball | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Passaredo |
Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 7,652 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Oxford United get the match underway!
3.29
0-0Brian Youds plays the ball forward to Jason Lowe. Jason Lowe brings the ball forward. Jason Lowe makes a probing pass to Colin Bowyer but he's offside!
6.28
0-0Syd Swift threads the ball through to Gavin James. Gavin James plays a one-two with Anthony Merson and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Gavin James provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent block by Greg Royce!
9.34
0-0Stanley Gower flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Merson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Merson runs straight at the defence! Anthony Merson takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.10
0-0Syd Swift flicks a high ball forward to Jonas Röhlig who takes it down. Jonas Röhlig knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brian Youds.
21.04
0-0Brian Youds barges into Gavin James. Brian Youds is shown the yellow card! Gavin James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.04
0-0Free kick to Oxford United just outside the area...
22.44
Anthony Merson takes a short run up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
24.13
Des Murphy threads the ball through to Stanley Gower. With great vision, Stanley Gower plays the ball forward to Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.58
Jacob Holloway comes in with a late challenge on Gavin James. Jacob Holloway is shown the yellow card! Gavin James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.31
Syd Swift chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin James. Gavin James sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
38.33
Stanley Gower flicks a high pass forward to Gavin James who brings the ball under control. Gavin James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.17
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.32
0-0Jonas Röhlig clumsily knocks into Brian Youds. The referee warns Jonas Röhlig to calm down! Brian Youds carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.34
Des Murphy sees Chris Mcleod in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Chris Mcleod hits a low pass to Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. Coventry City 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
Coventry City start the second half!
47.11
0-1Brian Youds chips the ball to his team mate, Lomano Adams. Lomano Adams controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Youds. Omer Youds lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Mortensen. Adam Mortensen rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Michael Patterson had no chance!! Goal for Coventry City!
55.55
0-1Jason Lowe threads the ball through to Omer Youds. Omer Youds advances inside the box! Omer Youds shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
71.18
Des Murphy darts forward. Des Murphy flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin James. Gavin James knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.26
Syd Swift kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Merson. Anthony Merson deftly passes the ball to Gavin James, releasing him through on goal. Gavin James shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Sandro Imbriani. Excellent save.
77.01
0-1Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Gary Brand replacing Richard Simonsen, Clive Thompson replacing Gavin James and Eoin Bowyer replacing Syd Swift .
78.03
Jason Lowe flicks a high ball forward to Colin Bowyer who takes it down. Colin Bowyer knocks in a cross ball towards Omer Youds. Omer Youds makes a convincing header but it's a lousy effort!
89.21
Chris Mcleod flicks a high pass forward to Anthony Merson who brings the ball under control. Anthony Merson finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
21.9%
46.6%
31.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Anthony Merson of Oxford United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Michael Patterson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Richard Simonsen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jon Rufus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Des Murphy (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Kieron Lightfoot (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stanley Gower (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Chris Mcleod (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Syd Swift (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Gavin James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Anthony Merson (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Jonas Röhlig (ATT) | 5 | |
| 12. | Gary Brand (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Clive Thompson (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Eoin Bowyer (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Sandro Imbriani (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jacob Holloway (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 3. | Greg Royce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Brian Youds (DEF) | | 6 |
| 5. | Lomano Adams (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jason Lowe (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Anthony Brooking (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Robert Lowe (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Colin Bowyer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Omer Youds (ATT) | 9 | |
| 11. | Adam Mortensen (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Jonathan Magnier (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Brendan Howells (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nwankwo Ball (DEF) | 0 | |