Match Report


WatfordWatford     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Stuart LongworthStuart Longworth Rastislav Szabó Rastislav Szabó
Ali ChippoA. Chippo83
G
captain1
G
67Maurits PetersM. Peters
Tony BakkerT. Bakker79
D
2
D
70Franco BelardiF. Belardi
Ruben RegoR. Rego80
D
3
D
70Stephen KingS. King
Salvatore StanicS. Stanic86
D
4
D
72Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro
Neil HughesN. Hughes76
M
5
D
73Kew MeijndershagenK. Meijndershagen
Graham JoachimG. Joachim85
M
6
M
76Norman UnsworthN. Unsworth
Titus ColeT. Cole86
M
7captain
M
75Daniel VegaD. Vega
Pedro MoutinhoP. Moutinho82
M
8
M
69Enzo PanucciE. Panucci
Martin InceM. Ince70
A
9
A
72Guilherme TeixeiraG. Teixeira
Romero P. ZamoraR. Zamora89
A
10
A
69Jean Chr. TourenneJ. Tourenne
Hugo José MariH. José Mari75
A
11
A
74Jose CamposJ. Campos
 
Elena DelgadoE. Delgado74
D
12
D
59Kieron SherwoodK. Sherwood
Jerome CobosJ. Cobos73
M
13
M
77Miguel DelgadoM. Delgado
Alberto LimaA. Lima72
A
14
M
62James CampbellJ. Campbell

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 17,363 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Watford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Goodwin.


0.00
The first half starts with Oxford United kicking off!
4.35
Neil Hughes sees Hugo José Mari in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo José Mari shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
8.36
Titus Cole makes a probing pass to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.26
Ruben Rego flicks a high pass forward. Graham Joachim holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graham Joachim kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Maurits Peters manages to gather it comfortably.
10.54
Tony Bakker takes it forward alone. Tony Bakker threads the ball through to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari edges inside the box! Franco Belardi hacks Hugo José Mari from behind! Hugo José Mari appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
20.31
Ruben Rego hits a low pass to Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho sees Romero P. Zamora in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Romero P. Zamora knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Maurits Peters manages to gather it.
22.42
Norman Unsworth barges into Martin Ince. Norman Unsworth is warned by the referee! Martin Ince runs off the knock.
24.19
Stephen King flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Vega collects the pass. Daniel Vega threads a neat ball through to Jose Campos. Jose Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira heads the ball goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
27.23
Tony Bakker kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim makes a simple pass to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari knocks the ball forward to Martin Ince but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.33
Romero P. Zamora takes it forward alone. Romero P. Zamora edges inside the box! Romero P. Zamora 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!
33.12
Norman Unsworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.43
Franco Belardi knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen King. Stephen King threads a neat ball through to Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira plays a quick one-two with Jean Chr. Tourenne and rushes in on goal... Guilherme Teixeira takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
39.04
Titus Cole knocks the ball forward to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Romero P. Zamora!
44.06
Salvatore Stanic kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Ince. Martin Ince finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford 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 Watford get the second half underway!
51.40
Jean Chr. Tourenne runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jean Chr. Tourenne lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Campos. Jose Campos outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
55.36
Norman Unsworth launches a long ball forward into the other half. Jean Chr. Tourenne knocks in a cross ball towards Guilherme Teixeira. Tony Bakker comes in with a late challenge on Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
60.32
Watford have made 3 substitutions with Elena Delgado replacing Salvatore Stanic, Jerome Cobos replacing Titus Cole and Alberto Lima replacing Romero P. Zamora .
63.01
Enzo Panucci threads a neat ball through to Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Norman Unsworth. Norman Unsworth takes a shot at goal. Tony Bakker steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
65.10
Tony Bakker hacks Jose Campos from behind! Tony Bakker is shown the yellow card! Jose Campos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.10
Free kick to Oxford United just outside the area...
66.21
Jose Campos calmly steps up and curls the ball around the wall. It's too high and doesn't trouble the keeper.
69.50
Daniel Vega flicks the ball to his team mate, Enzo Panucci. Enzo Panucci flicks a high pass forward. Guilherme Teixeira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guilherme Teixeira lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Unsworth. Norman Unsworth outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
73.36
Daniel Vega decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Vega plays a one-two with Jose Campos and advances towards the goal... Daniel Vega comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Ali Chippo gets down and covers it.
77.28
Oxford United have made a substitution with Kieron Sherwood replacing Franco Belardi .
78.38
Elena Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Moutinho collects the pass. Pedro Moutinho hits a low pass to Jerome Cobos. Jerome Cobos lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Lima. Alberto Lima knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
79.57
Guilherme Teixeira flicks a high ball forward to Jean Chr. Tourenne who takes it down. Jean Chr. Tourenne shoots from outside the area. Fantastic reaction save from Ali Chippo!
81.01
Enzo Panucci hits a low pass to Norman Unsworth. Norman Unsworth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tony Bakker.
87.51
Jerome Cobos threads the ball through to Martin Ince. Martin Ince edges inside the box! Tiago Monteiro barges into Martin Ince. Martin Ince appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
89.13
Guilherme Teixeira passes the ball forward to Jean Chr. Tourenne. Jean Chr. Tourenne shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
Elena Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Neil Hughes controls it well on his chest. Neil Hughes knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Ince. Martin Ince flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo José Mari. Kew Meijndershagen comes in with a late challenge on Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Watford

Oxford United
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.9%
43.1%
Play Area
30.6%
44.4%
25%

Scorers
Hugo José Mari 4
Romero P. Zamora 28, 39
Norman Unsworth 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Romero P. Zamora of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Ali Chippo (GK)
7
2.Tony Bakker (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Ruben Rego (DEF)
6
4.Salvatore Stanic (DEF)
6
5.Neil Hughes (MID)
6
6.Graham Joachim (MID)
6
7.Titus Cole (MID)
6
8.Pedro Moutinho (MID)
6
9.Martin Ince (ATT)
6
10.Romero P. Zamora (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Hugo José Mari (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Elena Delgado (DEF)
6
13.Jerome Cobos (MID)
6
14.Alberto Lima (ATT)
6

1.Maurits Peters (GK)
7
2.Franco Belardi (DEF)
6
3.Stephen King (DEF)
6
4.Tiago Monteiro (DEF)
6
5.Kew Meijndershagen (DEF)
6
6.Norman Unsworth (MID)goal scored
8
7.Daniel Vega (MID)
7
8.Enzo Panucci (MID)
6
9.Guilherme Teixeira (ATT)
7
10.Jean Chr. Tourenne (ATT)
6
11.Jose Campos (ATT)
6
 
12.Kieron Sherwood (DEF)
6
13.Miguel Delgado (MID)
0
14.James Campbell (MID)
0