Match Report
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town |  |  | Oxford United | Oxford United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Shields | R. Shields |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 66 | | Michael Patterson | M. Patterson | ||||||||
| Alexander Schnellinger | A. Schnellinger |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Jon Rufus | J. Rufus | |||||||||
| Chris Dichio | C. Dichio | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Des Murphy | D. Murphy | |||||||||
| Danny Brown | D. Brown | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Kieron Lightfoot | K. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Lomano Kirkland | L. Kirkland | | 43 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Kevin Croft | K. Croft | |||||||||
| Jason Mike | J. Mike | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Chris Mcleod | C. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Wayne Richards | W. Richards | | 49 | M | | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Syd Swift | S. Swift | ||||||||
| Eoin Mowbray | E. Mowbray | | 55 | A | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Gary Brand | G. Brand | |||||||||
| Morris Shearer | M. Shearer | | 54 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Anthony Merson | A. Merson | |||||||||
| Dean Milligan | D. Milligan | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Jonas Röhlig | J. Röhlig | |||||||||
| Aaron Joseph | A. Joseph | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Simon Joseph | S. Joseph | |||||||||
| Chris Bower | C. Bower | | 47 | A | | 12 | | M | 52 | | Eoin Bowyer | E. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Sylvain Lee | S. Lee | | 47 | M | | 13 | | G | 49 | | Dietmar Jahn | D. Jahn | |||||||||
| Jermaine Kanu | J. Kanu | | 46 | M | | 14 | | M | 44 | | Michael Barry | M. Barry | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Abbey Business Stadium where Cheltenham Town play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 4,694 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Hitchcock.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cheltenham Town are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Hitchcock.
0.00
0-0Oxford United get the match underway!
3.51
0-0Wayne Richards flicks a high pass forward to Eoin Mowbray who brings the ball under control. Eoin Mowbray knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Milligan. Dean Milligan knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Michael Patterson easily punches it away to safety.
4.20
0-0Syd Swift hacks Wayne Richards from behind! The referee calls over Syd Swift and shows him a yellow card! Wayne Richards hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.19
Wayne Richards takes it forward alone. Wayne Richards shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
10.24
0-0Alexander Schnellinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Mike. Jason Mike hits a low pass to Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer flicks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Mowbray. Eoin Mowbray rockets a shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cheltenham Town are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
14.32
Wayne Richards sees Morris Shearer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Morris Shearer plays a scrappy one-two with Aaron Joseph and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Morris Shearer provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Michael Patterson is on top of it.
16.45
Syd Swift makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Merson. Anthony Merson whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
21.33
Gary Brand plays the ball forward to Simon Joseph. Simon Joseph whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
24.24
Syd Swift sees a break and surges forward. Syd Swift controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Ralph Shields as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
27.17
0-0Syd Swift threads a neat ball through to Simon Joseph. Simon Joseph knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Brown.
30.28
Lomano Kirkland flicks a high ball forward to Wayne Richards who takes it down. Wayne Richards flicks a high ball forward to Dean Milligan who takes it down. Dean Milligan shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
34.54
Gary Brand takes a quick throw-in, which Syd Swift takes on the chest. Syd Swift passes the ball forward to Simon Joseph. Simon Joseph knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexander Schnellinger.
36.10
Wayne Richards makes an attacking run forward. Wayne Richards plays a one-two with Dean Milligan and rushes in on goal... Wayne Richards looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.44
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.45
Wayne Richards plays the ball forward to Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.54
Seeing a gap ahead, Chris Mcleod laces a through ball forward to Simon Joseph. Simon Joseph knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ralph Shields who gathers it comfortably.
42.35
Wayne Richards plays the ball forward to Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
44.28
Jason Mike receives the ball from a throw-in from Wayne Richards. Jason Mike knocks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Joseph. Aaron Joseph knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Des Murphy.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cheltenham Town 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 Cheltenham Town get the second half underway!
48.52
Chris Mcleod deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Joseph. Simon Joseph whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
51.28
Kevin Croft flicks a high pass forward to Gary Brand who brings the ball under control. Gary Brand flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Merson collects the pass. Anthony Merson whips in a cross ball towards Simon Joseph. Simon Joseph beats his man to it with a header. Ralph Shields manages to gather it.
53.50
Lomano Kirkland surges forward with the ball. Lomano Kirkland sees Dean Milligan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dean Milligan shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
55.10
0-0Gary Brand takes it forward alone. Gary Brand knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Merson. Chris Dichio clumsily knocks into Anthony Merson. Penalty not given!!
57.07
0-0Dean Milligan hacks Kieron Lightfoot from behind! The referee motions to Dean Milligan to come over. It's a red card!! Kieron Lightfoot grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.48
Des Murphy makes a probing pass to Gary Brand. Gary Brand flicks a high pass forward to Simon Joseph who brings the ball under control. Simon Joseph sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
63.40
Wayne Richards sees Aaron Joseph in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Aaron Joseph knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Des Murphy.
65.07
Showing composure, Syd Swift plays the ball forward to Simon Joseph. Simon Joseph shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
66.29
0-0Kevin Croft hacks Aaron Joseph from behind! The referee calls over Kevin Croft and warns him to calm down! Aaron Joseph hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.31
Syd Swift knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Joseph. Simon Joseph plays a one-two with Anthony Merson and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Simon Joseph provides some space. He shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
75.53
Danny Brown clumsily knocks into Simon Joseph. The referee calls over Danny Brown and warns him to calm down! Simon Joseph stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.53
0-0Free kick to Oxford United just outside the area...
77.57
Jonas Röhlig takes a cautious run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
77.57
0-0Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Eoin Bowyer replacing Jon Rufus, Dietmar Jahn replacing Anthony Merson and Michael Barry replacing Gary Brand .
79.41
0-0Danny Brown comes in with a high challenge, catching Simon Joseph with his studs. The referee motions to Danny Brown to come over. It's a red card!! Simon Joseph runs off the knock.
81.49
Kieron Lightfoot breaks forward. Kieron Lightfoot chips the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Jahn. Dietmar Jahn shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.17
0-1Kevin Croft chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Barry. Michael Barry sees Simon Joseph in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Joseph runs straight at the defence! Simon Joseph shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Simon Joseph scores for Oxford United!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
2
0
Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
29.8%
45.2%
25%
Scorers
| Simon Joseph 83 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Simon Joseph of Oxford United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ralph Shields (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alexander Schnellinger (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Chris Dichio (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Danny Brown (DEF) |  | 3 |
| 5. | Lomano Kirkland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jason Mike (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Wayne Richards (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Eoin Mowbray (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Morris Shearer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dean Milligan (ATT) | | 3 |
| 11. | Aaron Joseph (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Chris Bower (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Sylvain Lee (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jermaine Kanu (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Michael Patterson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jon Rufus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Des Murphy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Kieron Lightfoot (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Kevin Croft (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Chris Mcleod (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Syd Swift (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Gary Brand (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Anthony Merson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jonas Röhlig (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Simon Joseph (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 12. | Eoin Bowyer (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Dietmar Jahn (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Michael Barry (MID) | 6 | |