Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Jamie DowningJamie Downing Rastislav Szabó Rastislav Szabó
Norman BeckhamN. Beckham68
G
1captain
G
77Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey
Edmundo PerezE. Perez67
D
2
D
69Franco BelardiF. Belardi
Fernando DuranF. Duran68
D
3
D
69Stephen KingS. King
Karim LatuheruK. Latuheru72
D
4
D
70Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro
Omer WinterburnO. Winterburn75
M
5
D
73Kew MeijndershagenK. Meijndershagen
Marcos PrietoM. Prieto86
M
6
M
73Daniel VegaD. Vega
Graham KingG. King73
M
7
M
77Rene VisserR. Visser
Eduardo GonzalezE. Gonzalez69
M
8
M
76Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith
Peter DrydenP. Dryden67
A
9
A
70Bjšrn Van Den BerghB. Van Den Bergh
Norman JohnsonN. Johnson73
A
captain10
A
72Nigel ThatcherN. Thatcher
Claudio GarciaC. Garcia73
A
11
A
77Marek RzasaM. Rzasa
 
Norman CampbellN. Campbell67
G
12
D
58Kieron SherwoodK. Sherwood
Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra70
D
13
M
51Niccolo HurstN. Hurst
Eddie TilerE. Tiler70
D
14
A
58Francesco PreteF. Prete

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 20,565 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Brown.


0.00
Oxford United kick off!
3.01
Fernando Duran passes the ball forward to Graham King. Graham King knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson knocks the ball forward to Claudio Garcia but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
4.15
Bjšrn Van Den Bergh threads a neat ball through to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
8.36
Tiago Monteiro runs forward with the ball. Tiago Monteiro flicks a high ball forward to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh who takes it down. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.13
Daniel Vega clumsily knocks into Peter Dryden. The referee calls over Daniel Vega and warns him to calm down! Peter Dryden stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.27
Stephen King threads the ball through to Matt Naysmith. Matt Naysmith passes the ball forward but Bjšrn Van Den Bergh is offside!
26.53
Kew Meijndershagen hacks Norman Johnson from behind! Kew Meijndershagen is shown the yellow card! Norman Johnson runs off the knock.
27.27
Karim Latuheru flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Prieto. Marcos Prieto knocks the ball forward to Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson runs straight at the defence! Norman Johnson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Eben Dugbatey gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
32.01
Edmundo Perez threads a neat ball through to Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
38.41
Omer Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Garcia controls it well on his chest. Claudio Garcia threads the ball through into the box. Omer Winterburn rockets a shot on goal. Superb reactions from Eben Dugbatey. What a save!
40.26
Peter Dryden darts forward. Peter Dryden knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Franco Belardi.
45.00
Karim Latuheru controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Dryden. Peter Dryden chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Norman Campbell replacing Marcos Prieto and Garry Dijkstra replacing Graham King. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Stoke City start the second half!
48.22
Tiago Monteiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega threads a neat ball through to Rene Visser. Rene Visser tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
49.04
Matt Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.04
Matt Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Rene Visser. Rene Visser plays a quick one-two with Marek Rzasa and rushes in on goal... Rene Visser shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Norman Beckham effortlessly gets down and covers it.
54.27
Daniel Vega threads the ball through to Matt Naysmith. Matt Naysmith cuts inside the box! Matt Naysmith takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Norman Beckham smothers it!
57.31
Marek Rzasa barges into Norman Campbell. The referee calls over Marek Rzasa and shows him a yellow card! Norman Campbell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.39
Kew Meijndershagen knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Naysmith. Matt Naysmith makes an attacking run forward. Matt Naysmith hits a low pass to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Norman Beckham. Excellent save.
60.17
Rene Visser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Naysmith. Matt Naysmith plays a quick one-two with Rene Visser and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Matt Naysmith provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
63.14
Matt Naysmith hits a low pass to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher plays a quick one-two with Marek Rzasa and rushes in on goal... Nigel Thatcher shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.44
Fernando Duran catches Rene Visser on the ankles. The referee calls over Fernando Duran and shows him a yellow card! Rene Visser hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.02
Kew Meijndershagen flicks a high ball forward to Tiago Monteiro who takes it down. Tiago Monteiro makes a probing pass to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher knocks the ball forward, putting Rene Visser through on goal. Rene Visser shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Norman Beckham manages to gather it effortlessly.
77.02
Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Kieron Sherwood replacing Kew Meijndershagen, Niccolo Hurst replacing Daniel Vega and Francesco Prete replacing Marek Rzasa .
83.42
Franco Belardi sees Rene Visser in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rene Visser knocks the ball forward to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
87.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Peter Dryden plays the ball forward to Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.27
Norman Johnson catches Rene Visser on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rene Visser runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

Oxford United
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41%
59%
Play Area
30.8%
43.6%
25.6%

Scorers
Matt Naysmith 60
Nigel Thatcher 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt Naysmith of Oxford United

Match Ratings
1.Norman Beckham (GK)
7
2.Edmundo Perez (DEF)
6
3.Fernando Duran (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Karim Latuheru (DEF)
6
5.Omer Winterburn (MID)
6
6.Marcos Prieto (MID)
6
7.Graham King (MID)
6
8.Eduardo Gonzalez (MID)
6
9.Peter Dryden (ATT)
6
10.Norman Johnson (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Claudio Garcia (ATT)
6
 
12.Norman Campbell (GK)
6
13.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)
6
14.Eddie Tiler (DEF)
0

1.Eben Dugbatey (GK)
7
2.Franco Belardi (DEF)
7
3.Stephen King (DEF)
6
4.Tiago Monteiro (DEF)
7
5.Kew Meijndershagen (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Daniel Vega (MID)
6
7.Rene Visser (MID)
8
8.Matt Naysmith (MID)goal scored
9
9.Bjšrn Van Den Bergh (ATT)
6
10.Nigel Thatcher (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Marek Rzasa (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Kieron Sherwood (DEF)
6
13.Niccolo Hurst (MID)
6
14.Francesco Prete (ATT)
6