Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Rastislav SzabóRastislav Szabó Noel Henry Noel Henry
Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey78
G
captain1
G
73Marvin LumsdonM. Lumsdon
Sebastian BarkeroS. Barkero73
D
2
D
72Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema
Abdelmalek PardeilhanA. Pardeilhan73
D
3
D
70Rafael HernandezR. Hernandez
Nicholas GoldbergN. Goldberg72
D
4
D
72Darl De VetD. De Vet
Bart BertjensB. Bertjens73
D
5
D
70Ronnie DoddR. Dodd
Norman UnsworthN. Unsworth76
M
6
M
75Salvador EribertoS. Eriberto
Miguel DelgadoM. Delgado77
M
7
M
82Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro
David LopesD. Lopes78
M
8
M
75Greg KingG. King
Nigel ThatcherN. Thatcher72
A
9
A
73Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo
Bjšrn Van Den BerghB. Van Den Bergh71
A
10
A
73Nuno CalderonN. Calderon
Billy DickovB. Dickov76
A
11captain
A
71David RegoD. Rego
 
Franco BelardiF. Belardi70
D
12
M
71Mauricio CarcedoM. Carcedo
Stephen KingS. King70
D
13
M
75Nuno AlvesN. Alves
Graham GuppyG. Guppy62
A
14
M
71Darren MikeD. Mike

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Nottingham Forest. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Oxford United and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Brown.


0.00
Oxford United kick off!
2.44
Darl De Vet plays the ball forward to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
4.02
Bart Bertjens makes a probing pass to Norman Unsworth. Norman Unsworth runs straight at the defence! Norman Unsworth muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Marvin Lumsdon effortlessly smothers it!
12.59
Salvador Eriberto chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.57
Salvador Eriberto makes a simple pass to Greg King. Greg King knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eben Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
21.42
With imagination, David Lopes plays the ball forward to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher makes a probing pass between the defence to Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Marvin Lumsdon has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.34
Nicholas Goldberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Lopes. David Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Billy Dickov holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Dickov makes a pass forward but Bjšrn Van Den Bergh is yards offside!
26.45
Greg King threads a neat ball through to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Izquierdo but the linesman indicates offside!
27.55
Salvador Eriberto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego knocks in a cross ball towards Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
32.27
Rafael Hernandez knocks the ball forward to Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicholas Goldberg.
36.32
With a delightful solo run, Darl De Vet stretches the opposition's defence. Darl De Vet lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo flicks the ball with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
39.40
Norman Unsworth sees David Lopes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Dickov but he's offside!
42.16
Bart Bertjens flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Thatcher collects the pass. Nigel Thatcher knocks the ball forward to Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ronnie Dodd.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off the second half!
47.47
Without breaking stride, Rafael Hernandez plays the ball forward to Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto advances with the ball. Salvador Eriberto lofts in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Solid save from Eben Dugbatey.
48.40
Nicholas Goldberg kicks a strong pass forward to Abdelmalek Pardeilhan. Abdelmalek Pardeilhan plays the ball forward to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Nigel Thatcher is offside!
49.01
Greg King knocks the ball forward to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo threads a neat, attacking ball through to David Rego. David Rego shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.35
Jeroen Venema knocks the ball forward to Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto flicks a high pass forward to Greg King who brings the ball under control. Greg King tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Eben Dugbatey. Excellent save.
59.03
Rafael Hernandez laces a weighted ball forward to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eben Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
60.35
Salvador Eriberto comes in with a late challenge on Nicholas Goldberg. Salvador Eriberto is shown the yellow card! Nicholas Goldberg hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.48
Samuel Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto cuts inside the box! Salvador Eriberto looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Eben Dugbatey effortlessly smothers it!
66.26
Rafael Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Ribeiro collects the pass. Samuel Ribeiro makes an attacking run forward. Samuel Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Wonderful reactions from Eben Dugbatey keeps it out!
69.38
With imagination, Miguel Delgado laces a weighted ball forward to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher lofts in a cross ball towards Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Marvin Lumsdon!
71.57
Sebastian Barkero flicks a high ball forward to Abdelmalek Pardeilhan who takes it down. Abdelmalek Pardeilhan knocks the ball forward to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darl De Vet.
73.45
Salvador Eriberto clumsily knocks into David Lopes. The referee warns Salvador Eriberto to calm down! David Lopes runs off the knock.
75.14
Miguel Delgado hits a low pass to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov makes a convincing header. Marvin Lumsdon easily picks it out of the air!
77.48
Salvador Eriberto catches David Lopes on the ankles. Salvador Eriberto is warned by the referee again! David Lopes stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.28
Darl De Vet makes a simple pass to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo decides to run forward with the ball. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Nottingham Forest
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
4
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
30.6%
47.1%
22.4%

Scorers
Billy Dickov 21
David Rego 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Rego of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Eben Dugbatey (GK)
8
2.Sebastian Barkero (DEF)
6
3.Abdelmalek Pardeilhan (DEF)
6
4.Nicholas Goldberg (DEF)
6
5.Bart Bertjens (DEF)
6
6.Norman Unsworth (MID)
7
7.Miguel Delgado (MID)
6
8.David Lopes (MID)
7
9.Nigel Thatcher (ATT)
8
10.Bjšrn Van Den Bergh (ATT)
6
11.Billy Dickov (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Franco Belardi (DEF)
0
13.Stephen King (DEF)
0
14.Graham Guppy (ATT)
0

1.Marvin Lumsdon (GK)
7
2.Jeroen Venema (DEF)
6
3.Rafael Hernandez (DEF)
7
4.Darl De Vet (DEF)
7
5.Ronnie Dodd (DEF)
6
6.Salvador Eriberto (MID)yellow card
7
7.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)
8
8.Greg King (MID)
7
9.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)
8
10.Nuno Calderon (ATT)
6
11.David Rego (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Mauricio Carcedo (MID)
0
13.Nuno Alves (MID)
0
14.Darren Mike (MID)
0