Match Report


Cardiff CityCardiff City     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Norman Le TissierN. Le Tissier49
G
captain1captain
G
66Michael PattersonM. Patterson
Julian LloydJ. Lloyd54
D
2
D
67Jon RufusJ. Rufus
Alistair MowbrayA. Mowbray53
D
3
D
61Des MurphyD. Murphy
Nils VogelN. Vogel48
D
4
D
48Kieron LightfootK. Lightfoot
Terry GranvilleT. Granville40
D
5
D
47Kevin CroftK. Croft
Tommy MustoeT. Mustoe58
M
6
M
60Chris McleodC. Mcleod
Rafael OliveiraR. Oliveira54
M
7
M
60Syd SwiftS. Swift
Alistair BarmbyA. Barmby66
A
8
M
59Gary BrandG. Brand
Henry PallisterH. Pallister59
A
9
A
58Anthony MersonA. Merson
Thierry WilliamsT. Williams47
A
10
A
52Jonas RöhligJ. Röhlig
Patrick BowyerP. Bowyer37
A
11
A
43Simon JosephS. Joseph
 
Marvin StockdaleM. Stockdale53
M
12
M
52Eoin BowyerE. Bowyer
David BowerD. Bower53
M
13
G
49Dietmar JahnD. Jahn
John StandingJ. Standing49
M
14
M
44Michael BarryM. Barry

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ninian Park where Cardiff City play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 4,600 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cardiff City 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 Gareth Atherton.


0.00
Cardiff City start the match!
3.04
Terry Granville threads a neat ball through to Tommy Mustoe. Tommy Mustoe chips the ball to his team mate, Patrick Bowyer. Patrick Bowyer shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
4.55
Nils Vogel threads a neat ball through to Tommy Mustoe. Tommy Mustoe threads the ball through to Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.36
With vision, Rafael Oliveira laces a through ball forward to Patrick Bowyer. Patrick Bowyer shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.23
Rafael Oliveira sees Henry Pallister in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Henry Pallister knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kieron Lightfoot.
14.20
Gary Brand threads the ball through to Anthony Merson. Anthony Merson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Terry Granville.
18.37
Alistair Mowbray receives the ball from a throw-in from Nils Vogel. With great vision, Alistair Mowbray picks a pass forward to Tommy Mustoe. Tommy Mustoe sees Alistair Barmby in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alistair Barmby whips in a cross ball towards Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cardiff City are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
20.03
Gary Brand makes a beautiful solo run. Gary Brand knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alistair Mowbray.
21.17
Rafael Oliveira chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kieron Lightfoot.
26.40
Syd Swift makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig skips past Nils Vogel! Jonas Röhlig rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.11
Rafael Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Michael Patterson easily smothers it!
32.07
Alistair Mowbray knocks the ball forward to Rafael Oliveira. Rafael Oliveira runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rafael Oliveira shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
33.06
Rafael Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister whips in a cross ball towards Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's well over the bar!
36.35
Syd Swift sees Jonas Röhlig in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonas Röhlig knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Joseph. Simon Joseph knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
40.57
Rafael Oliveira makes a beautiful solo run. Rafael Oliveira knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Michael Patterson as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
44.03
Chris Mcleod hits a low pass to Simon Joseph. Simon Joseph knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Lloyd.
45.00
Tommy Mustoe knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Patterson who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cardiff City appear unchanged since the first half. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cardiff City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Oxford United kick off!
48.34
Rafael Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Alistair Barmby. Alistair Barmby lofts in a cross ball towards Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.59
Chris Mcleod makes a beautiful solo run. Chris Mcleod passes the ball forward but Anthony Merson is offside!
54.32
Syd Swift deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Norman Le Tissier!
55.12
Kieron Lightfoot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Syd Swift. Syd Swift chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Merson. Anthony Merson edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Anthony Merson provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
60.05
Tommy Mustoe knocks the ball forward to Henry Pallister. Henry Pallister shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
61.57
Chris Mcleod brings the ball forward. Chris Mcleod knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Terry Granville.
63.29
Rafael Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Barmby controls it well on his chest. Alistair Barmby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.47
Syd Swift sees Anthony Merson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anthony Merson shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
73.53
Rafael Oliveira passes the ball forward to Patrick Bowyer. Patrick Bowyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.55
Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Eoin Bowyer replacing Jon Rufus, Dietmar Jahn replacing Anthony Merson and Michael Barry replacing Gary Brand .
78.61
Michael Barry catches Rafael Oliveira on the ankles. The referee brings Michael Barry to one side and gives him a warning! Rafael Oliveira grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
84.53
Simon Joseph catches Julian Lloyd on the ankles. Simon Joseph is shown the yellow card! Julian Lloyd hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.28
Michael Barry threads a neat ball through to Dietmar Jahn. Dietmar Jahn puts a great ball through. Simon Joseph runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
Julian Lloyd darts forward. Julian Lloyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Cardiff City

Oxford United
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
27.8%
48.1%
24.1%

Scorers
Jonas Röhlig 26
Simon Joseph 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonas Röhlig of Oxford United

Match Ratings
1.Norman Le Tissier (GK)
6
2.Julian Lloyd (DEF)
6
3.Alistair Mowbray (DEF)
6
4.Nils Vogel (DEF)
6
5.Terry Granville (DEF)
6
6.Tommy Mustoe (MID)
7
7.Rafael Oliveira (MID)
8
8.Alistair Barmby (ATT)
6
9.Henry Pallister (ATT)
6
10.Thierry Williams (ATT)
6
11.Patrick Bowyer (ATT)
6
 
12.Marvin Stockdale (MID)
0
13.David Bower (MID)
0
14.John Standing (MID)
0

1.Michael Patterson (GK)
7
2.Jon Rufus (DEF)
6
3.Des Murphy (DEF)
6
4.Kieron Lightfoot (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Croft (DEF)
6
6.Chris Mcleod (MID)
7
7.Syd Swift (MID)
8
8.Gary Brand (MID)
6
9.Anthony Merson (ATT)
6
10.Jonas Röhlig (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Simon Joseph (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Eoin Bowyer (MID)
6
13.Dietmar Jahn (GK)
6
14.Michael Barry (MID)
6