Match Report


Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic     Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alfonso RicchiutiA. Ricchiuti41
G
1captain
G
48Scott RobinsonS. Robinson
Eoin MyersE. Myers50
D
2
D
51Graham SmitheG. Smithe
Ian LloydI. Lloyd43
D
captain3
D
45Jacob OakleyJ. Oakley
Damien HowellsD. Howells37
D
4
D
41Wayne Wright-PhillipsW. Wright-Phillips
Wes KerrW. Kerr35
D
5
D
37Glynn KanuG. Kanu
Frank RankinF. Rankin67
M
6
M
51Robert DrydenR. Dryden
Seth JacobsS. Jacobs41
M
7
M
49Norman WilliamsonN. Williamson
Craig PriorC. Prior37
M
8
M
48Marcus HamiltonM. Hamilton
Peter DuberryP. Duberry35
M
9
M
47Edward WindassE. Windass
Brian KanuB. Kanu44
A
10
A
55Tommy MoncurT. Moncur
Joe PearsonJ. Pearson44
A
11
A
45Paolo ClemenceP. Clemence
 
Stanley WilliamsonS. Williamson41
A
12
G
48Dennis ShiltonD. Shilton
Gilles GalliG. Galli40
A
13
A
44Gilles PriestleyG. Priestley
Marcello GomaM. Goma40
A
14
G
44Richard StewartR. Stewart

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Tranmere Rovers. A crowd of 2,897 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jermaine Newby.


0.00
The first half starts with Tranmere Rovers kicking off!
12.04
Wayne Wright-Phillips chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Dryden. Robert Dryden takes it forward alone. Robert Dryden whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Clemence. Paolo Clemence jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.35
Seth Jacobs kicks a strong pass forward to Joe Pearson. Joe Pearson skips past Wayne Wright-Phillips! Some good footwork from Joe Pearson provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
20.41
Seth Jacobs plays the ball forward to Brian Kanu. Brian Kanu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wayne Wright-Phillips.
30.47
Marcus Hamilton flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Moncur collects the pass. Tommy Moncur knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.06
Craig Prior flicks a high ball forward to Joe Pearson who takes it down. Joe Pearson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.28
Frank Rankin sees space and advances. Frank Rankin whips in a cross ball towards Joe Pearson. Joe Pearson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Tranmere Rovers have changed their lineup with Richard Stewart replacing Tommy Moncur.

45.00
The whistle blows and Oldham Athletic kick off!
55.04
Marcus Hamilton makes a probing pass to Paolo Clemence. Paolo Clemence knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.23
Glynn Kanu clumsily knocks into Brian Kanu. The referee calls over Glynn Kanu and shows him a yellow card! Brian Kanu stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.36
Ian Lloyd hits a low pass to Craig Prior. Craig Prior chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Pearson. Joe Pearson shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
67.23
Oldham Athletic are in full control of this game.
72.39
Damien Howells flicks a high pass forward. Craig Prior collects the pass. Craig Prior plays the ball forward to Joe Pearson. Joe Pearson shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.05
Craig Prior flicks a high pass forward to Joe Pearson who brings the ball under control. Joe Pearson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.13
Craig Prior threads the ball through to Joe Pearson. Joe Pearson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jacob Oakley.
83.30
Norman Williamson makes a beautiful solo run. Norman Williamson threads the ball through to Paolo Clemence but he's offside!
84.03
Robert Dryden flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Clemence holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paolo Clemence tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
85.22
Ian Lloyd makes a probing pass to Craig Prior. Craig Prior knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Pearson. Joe Pearson knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Brian Kanu is offside!
87.51
Peter Duberry runs up as Seth Jacobs takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Peter Duberry sees space and advances. Peter Duberry edges inside the box! Peter Duberry strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Oldham Athletic

Tranmere Rovers
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
23.8%
50%
26.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joe Pearson of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Alfonso Ricchiuti (GK)
6
2.Eoin Myers (DEF)
6
3.Ian Lloyd (DEF)
6
4.Damien Howells (DEF)
7
5.Wes Kerr (DEF)
7
6.Frank Rankin (MID)
7
7.Seth Jacobs (MID)
7
8.Craig Prior (MID)
8
9.Peter Duberry (MID)
8
10.Brian Kanu (ATT)
6
11.Joe Pearson (ATT)
9
 
12.Stanley Williamson (ATT)
0
13.Gilles Galli (ATT)
0
14.Marcello Goma (ATT)
0

1.Scott Robinson (GK)
7
2.Graham Smithe (DEF)
6
3.Jacob Oakley (DEF)
6
4.Wayne Wright-Phillips (DEF)
7
5.Glynn Kanu (DEF)yellow card
4
6.Robert Dryden (MID)
7
7.Norman Williamson (MID)
7
8.Marcus Hamilton (MID)
6
9.Edward Windass (MID)
6
10.Tommy Moncur (ATT)
6
11.Paolo Clemence (ATT)
6
 
12.Dennis Shilton (GK)
0
13.Gilles Priestley (ATT)
0
14.Richard Stewart (GK)
6