Match Report


AFC BournemouthAFC Bournemouth     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Computer Player Computer Player Rastislav Szabó Rastislav Szabó
Gavin McStayG. McStay72
G
1captain
G
78Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey
Jon RobinsonJ. Robinson70
D
2
D
73Sebastian BarkeroS. Barkero
Duncan MarsdenD. Marsden69
D
3
D
73Abdelmalek PardeilhanA. Pardeilhan
Dominic ClelandD. Cleland69
D
4
D
72Nicholas GoldbergN. Goldberg
Jesper ElzingaJ. Elzinga67
D
5
D
73Bart BertjensB. Bertjens
Alistair WilliamsA. Williams73
M
captain6
M
77Norman UnsworthN. Unsworth
Gilles FortuneG. Fortune71
M
7
M
77Miguel DelgadoM. Delgado
Kelvin WrightK. Wright68
M
8
M
79David LopesD. Lopes
Kelvin MannK. Mann73
A
9
A
72Nigel ThatcherN. Thatcher
Miguel MedinaM. Medina72
A
10
A
71Bjšrn Van Den BerghB. Van Den Bergh
Kuami VahiruaK. Vahirua70
A
11
A
76Billy DickovB. Dickov
 
Jose Fortes GonzalezJ. Gonzalez67
D
12
D
72Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro
Emanuele MaiuriE. Maiuri64
A
13
M
71Enzo PanucciE. Panucci
Simon RichterS. Richter64
D
14
A
62Graham GuppyG. Guppy

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Vitality Stadium where AFC Bournemouth play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 19,065 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AFC Bournemouth and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonas Hoeness.


0.00
Oxford United kick off and get the first half underway!
2.12
Abdelmalek Pardeilhan flicks a high pass forward. Norman Unsworth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Norman Unsworth flicks a high ball forward to Billy Dickov who takes it down. Billy Dickov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
3.02
Duncan Marsden sees Gilles Fortune in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gilles Fortune flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Mann controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Abdelmalek Pardeilhan catches Kelvin Mann on the ankles. Kelvin Mann appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
4.28
David Lopes sees a break and surges forward. David Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov makes a deft header. Gavin McStay gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
20.35
David Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh controls it well on his chest. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.42
Sebastian Barkero comes in with a late challenge on Dominic Cleland. The referee calls over Sebastian Barkero and shows him a yellow card! Dominic Cleland grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.03
Abdelmalek Pardeilhan darts forward. Abdelmalek Pardeilhan flicks a high pass forward to Nigel Thatcher who brings the ball under control. Nigel Thatcher rushes past Dominic Cleland! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nigel Thatcher provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
42.28
Dominic Cleland drives a long ball upfield. Kelvin Wright plays a scrappy one-two with Gilles Fortune and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Kelvin Wright provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
44.54
David Lopes catches Jon Robinson on the ankles. The referee calls over David Lopes and shows him a yellow card! Jon Robinson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Norman Unsworth barges into Kelvin Wright. The referee brings Norman Unsworth to one side and gives him a warning! Kelvin Wright grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AFC Bournemouth appear unchanged since the first half. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. The AFC Bournemouth players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with AFC Bournemouth kicking off!
47.35
Duncan Marsden comes in with a late challenge on Abdelmalek Pardeilhan. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Abdelmalek Pardeilhan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
49.24
Norman Unsworth kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Gavin McStay smothers it!
54.50
David Lopes comes in with a late challenge on Jon Robinson. The referee brings David Lopes to one side and gives him a warning! Jon Robinson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.34
Duncan Marsden flicks the ball to his team mate, Jesper Elzinga. Jesper Elzinga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.08
Kelvin Wright barges into Sebastian Barkero. The referee calls over Kelvin Wright and warns him to calm down! Sebastian Barkero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.46
Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Tiago Monteiro replacing Nicholas Goldberg, Enzo Panucci replacing David Lopes and Graham Guppy replacing Nigel Thatcher .
79.17
Sebastian Barkero flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman Unsworth. Norman Unsworth makes a probing pass to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh plays a scrappy one-two with Billy Dickov and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bjšrn Van Den Bergh comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. What a cracker!! Gavin McStay had no chance!! Goal for Oxford United!
87.10
Enzo Panucci sees Bjšrn Van Den Bergh in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh knocks in a cross ball towards Enzo Panucci. Enzo Panucci rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AFC Bournemouth

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

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
26.2%
49.2%
24.6%

Scorers
Nigel Thatcher 36
Bjšrn Van Den Bergh 79
Enzo Panucci 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh of Oxford United

Match Ratings