Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Rastislav SzabóRastislav Szabó John Diffey John Diffey
Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey77
G
captain1
G
76David RenardD. Renard
Franco BelardiF. Belardi69
D
2
D
72Jeroen LatuheruJ. Latuheru
Stephen KingS. King69
D
3
D
71Alec BoothA. Booth
Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro71
D
4
D
75Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Kew MeijndershagenK. Meijndershagen73
D
5
D
74Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois
Daniel VegaD. Vega73
M
6
M
83Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers
Rene VisserR. Visser77
M
7
M
80David AssouD. Assou
Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith76
M
8captain
M
83Yoichi SatoY. Sato
Bjšrn Van Den BerghB. Van Den Bergh70
A
9
A
74Shota HillS. Hill
Guilherme TeixeiraG. Teixeira72
A
10
A
74Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk
Jose CamposJ. Campos74
A
11
A
83Ighli CucciariI. Cucciari
 
Miguel DelgadoM. Delgado76
M
12
D
71Rafael RuizR. Ruiz
Ahmed Van Der WeerdenA. Van Der Weerden74
M
13
M
82Frederico CostaF. Costa
David LopesD. Lopes75
M
14
A
71Simon GilchristS. Gilchrist

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Crystal Palace. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Oxford United and Crystal Palace are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by George Granville.


0.00
Oxford United start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.26
David Assou hacks Rene Visser from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rene Visser stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.29
Franco Belardi flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Naysmith. Matt Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira skips past Sylvain Jeffers! Guilherme Teixeira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is deflected wide by Sylvain Jeffers.
7.25
It's a corner kick. Matt Naysmith kicks a low ball out wide. Stephen King looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
8.31
Wagneau Bourgois passes the ball forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill runs straight at the opposition's defence. Shota Hill tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.48
Yoichi Sato hacks Daniel Vega from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniel Vega stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.29
Daniel Vega flicks a high pass forward. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh controls it well on his chest. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh plays a scrappy one-two with Jose Campos and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bjšrn Van Den Bergh side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Bjšrn Van Den Bergh!
15.56
Alec Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, David Assou. David Assou knocks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kew Meijndershagen.
18.56
Jose Campos makes a simple pass to Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira lofts in a cross ball towards Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh makes a deft header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.48
Rene Visser passes the ball forward to Jose Campos. Jose Campos makes a defence splitting pass to Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Sylvain Jeffers happens to be in the right place to block it.
33.30
Sylvain Jeffers threads the ball through to Shota Hill. Shota Hill shoots from outside the area. Eben Dugbatey gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
34.45
David Assou flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Cucciari controls it well on his chest. Ighli Cucciari lofts in a cross ball towards Sylvain Jeffers. Sylvain Jeffers beats his man to it with a header. Eben Dugbatey effortlessly picks it out of the air!
38.18
Shota Hill flicks a high ball forward to Hryhoriy Oliynyk who takes it down. Hryhoriy Oliynyk shoots from long range. Eben Dugbatey gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
39.05
Matt Naysmith clumsily knocks into Sylvain Jeffers. The referee calls over Matt Naysmith and shows him a yellow card! Sylvain Jeffers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Sylvain Jeffers flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Cucciari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ighli Cucciari whips in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Eben Dugbatey reads it well. Good keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Rafael Ruiz replacing Alec Booth. The Crystal Palace players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Crystal Palace kick off and get the second half underway!
47.50
Bjšrn Van Den Bergh comes in with a late challenge on Yoichi Sato. The referee calls over Bjšrn Van Den Bergh and shows him a yellow card! Yoichi Sato grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.48
Rene Visser chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Campos. Jose Campos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
57.34
Jeroen Latuheru arcs the ball upfield. Hryhoriy Oliynyk shoots from 20 yards. Eben Dugbatey gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
60.01
Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Miguel Delgado replacing Daniel Vega, Ahmed Van Der Weerden replacing Rene Visser and David Lopes replacing Matt Naysmith .Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Frederico Costa replacing Sylvain Jeffers .
63.33
David Lopes flicks a high pass forward to Ahmed Van Der Weerden who brings the ball under control. Ahmed Van Der Weerden runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ahmed Van Der Weerden plays a one-two with Guilherme Teixeira and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Ahmed Van Der Weerden provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
65.48
Ahmed Van Der Weerden threads a neat ball through to David Lopes. David Lopes edges inside the box! David Lopes shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.57
Roberto Quaresma knocks the ball forward to Yoichi Sato. Yoichi Sato knocks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk puts a great ball through. Ighli Cucciari runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
75.18
Rafael Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill whips in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
77.55
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Simon Gilchrist replacing Hryhoriy Oliynyk .
79.03
Tiago Monteiro threads the ball through to Jose Campos. Jose Campos shoots from outside the area. Solid save from David Renard. What a great pair of hands!
84.20
Simon Gilchrist threads a neat ball through to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari shoots from distance. Eben Dugbatey effortlessly gets down and covers it.
85.05
Stephen King threads a neat ball through to Ahmed Van Der Weerden. Ahmed Van Der Weerden flicks a high pass forward to Miguel Delgado who brings the ball under control. Miguel Delgado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.21
Tiago Monteiro plays the ball forward to David Lopes. David Lopes makes a simple pass to Miguel Delgado. Miguel Delgado deftly passes the ball to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh, releasing him through on goal. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh takes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Crystal Palace
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
27.1%
47.1%
25.7%

Scorers
Bjšrn Van Den Bergh 12
David Lopes 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Lopes of Oxford United

Match Ratings
1.Eben Dugbatey (GK)
9
2.Franco Belardi (DEF)
6
3.Stephen King (DEF)
6
4.Tiago Monteiro (DEF)
7
5.Kew Meijndershagen (DEF)
6
6.Daniel Vega (MID)
6
7.Rene Visser (MID)
6
8.Matt Naysmith (MID)yellow card
5
9.Bjšrn Van Den Bergh (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Guilherme Teixeira (ATT)
6
11.Jose Campos (ATT)
7
 
12.Miguel Delgado (MID)
6
13.Ahmed Van Der Weerden (MID)
8
14.David Lopes (MID)goal scored
9

1.David Renard (GK)
6
2.Jeroen Latuheru (DEF)
6
3.Alec Booth (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Quaresma (DEF)
6
5.Wagneau Bourgois (DEF)
6
6.Sylvain Jeffers (MID)
7
7.David Assou (MID)yellow card
5
8.Yoichi Sato (MID)yellow card
5
9.Shota Hill (ATT)
7
10.Hryhoriy Oliynyk (ATT)
6
11.Ighli Cucciari (ATT)
6
 
12.Rafael Ruiz (DEF)
6
13.Frederico Costa (MID)
6
14.Simon Gilchrist (ATT)
6