Match Report


Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic     Manchester CityManchester City
Jacek LorencJacek Lorenc Liam Rollings Liam Rollings
Gavin TelferG. Telfer65
G
1captain
G
45Terry StoneT. Stone
David SalakoD. Salako58
D
captain2
D
62Chris DavisC. Davis
Carlos MarquesC. Marques60
D
3
D
56Dave ThatcherD. Thatcher
David WilkeD. Wilke65
D
4
D
56Ben BrownB. Brown
Fredrik SalmonF. Salmon67
M
5
D
60Neil KeaneN. Keane
Patricio CarcedoP. Carcedo56
M
6
M
64Alan PlowrightA. Plowright
Gareth PottsG. Potts48
M
7
M
67Brian Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua
Jacob LampardJ. Lampard38
M
8
M
58Noel ParkerN. Parker
John MckinlayJ. Mckinlay55
A
9
M
55Jason HulmeJ. Hulme
Garry MatteoG. Matteo66
A
10
A
68Matthew KirklandM. Kirkland
Miguel LeonM. Leon65
A
11
A
52Jan SchröderJ. Schröder
 
Peter MccannP. Mccann65
D
12
D
58Marc DrydenM. Dryden
Jonathan GiacchettaJ. Giacchetta63
M
13
M
56Martin DichioM. Dichio
Alexander ChagotA. Chagot59
M
14
A
57Mick LoweM. Lowe

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 9,251 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by David Midgley.


0.00
The whistle blows and Manchester City kick off!
6.47
Brian Lua-Lua flicks a high ball forward to Jan Schröder who takes it down. Jan Schröder lofts in a cross ball towards Matthew Kirkland. Matthew Kirkland flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
8.53
Patricio Carcedo passes the ball forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo makes a probing pass to Patricio Carcedo but he's offside!
10.29
Jacob Lampard knocks the ball forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.54
David Salako threads a neat ball through to Carlos Marques. Carlos Marques knocks the ball forward to Patricio Carcedo. Patricio Carcedo shoots from distance but it is miles over!
15.22
Showing composure, Patricio Carcedo laces a weighted ball forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Garry Matteo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.25
Patricio Carcedo threads a neat ball through to Jacob Lampard. Jacob Lampard makes a defence splitting pass to John Mckinlay. John Mckinlay comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it flies just wide!
26.19
Carlos Marques flicks a high ball forward to Patricio Carcedo who takes it down. Patricio Carcedo advances with the ball. Patricio Carcedo plays a one-two with John Mckinlay and advances towards the goal... Patricio Carcedo comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Terry Stone manages to keep it out.
28.34
John Mckinlay receives the ball from a throw-in from David Wilke. With great vision, John Mckinlay plays the ball forward to Miguel Leon. Miguel Leon knocks the ball forward to Garry Matteo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.35
Matthew Kirkland comes in with a late challenge on David Salako. Matthew Kirkland is shown the yellow card! David Salako hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.07
Alan Plowright barges into David Wilke. The referee calls over Alan Plowright and shows him a yellow card! David Wilke runs off the knock.
40.46
Noel Parker hits a low pass to Brian Lua-Lua. Brian Lua-Lua finds some space and shoots from distance. Gavin Telfer gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
44.01
David Salako kicks a strong pass forward to Fredrik Salmon. Fredrik Salmon threads a neat ball through to John Mckinlay. John Mckinlay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patricio Carcedo but he's offside!
45.00
Patricio Carcedo catches Brian Lua-Lua on the ankles. Patricio Carcedo is warned by the referee! Brian Lua-Lua stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Oldham Athletic kick off!
47.57
Jan Schröder threads a neat ball through to Matthew Kirkland. Matthew Kirkland plays a quick one-two with Jason Hulme and rushes in on goal... Some superb footwork from Matthew Kirkland provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Gavin Telfer. Excellent save.
48.09
Gareth Potts threads the ball through to Jacob Lampard. Jacob Lampard plays a scrappy one-two with Fredrik Salmon and advances towards the goal... Jacob Lampard makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.34
Without breaking stride, Patricio Carcedo plays the ball forward to Gareth Potts. Gareth Potts shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
61.41
With great imagination, Chris Davis plays the ball forward to Alan Plowright. Alan Plowright knocks the ball forward to Jan Schröder. Jan Schröder tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.00
Neil Keane catches Fredrik Salmon on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fredrik Salmon stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.01
Ben Brown takes it forward alone. Ben Brown decides to run forward with the ball. Ben Brown whips in a cross ball towards Noel Parker. Noel Parker rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just wide!
83.07
Brian Lua-Lua catches Carlos Marques on the ankles. The referee calls over Brian Lua-Lua and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Marques runs off the knock.
84.48
Neil Keane kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Parker. Noel Parker makes a simple pass to Alan Plowright. Alan Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Hulme. With a superhuman jump, Jason Hulme connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just wide!
85.44
Brian Lua-Lua makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Plowright. Alan Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Brian Lua-Lua. Brian Lua-Lua rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Patricio Carcedo knocks the ball forward to Miguel Leon. Miguel Leon knocks the ball forward to John Mckinlay but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Oldham Athletic

Manchester City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
5
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.7%
30.3%
Play Area
22.5%
44.9%
32.6%

Scorers
Garry Matteo 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Garry Matteo of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Gavin Telfer (GK)
6
2.David Salako (DEF)
8
3.Carlos Marques (DEF)
7
4.David Wilke (DEF)
6
5.Fredrik Salmon (MID)
6
6.Patricio Carcedo (MID)
8
7.Gareth Potts (MID)
7
8.Jacob Lampard (MID)
6
9.John Mckinlay (ATT)
6
10.Garry Matteo (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Miguel Leon (ATT)
6
 
12.Peter Mccann (DEF)
0
13.Jonathan Giacchetta (MID)
0
14.Alexander Chagot (MID)
0

1.Terry Stone (GK)
6
2.Chris Davis (DEF)
6
3.Dave Thatcher (DEF)
6
4.Ben Brown (DEF)
7
5.Neil Keane (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Alan Plowright (MID)yellow card
6
7.Brian Lua-Lua (MID)yellow card
6
8.Noel Parker (MID)
6
9.Jason Hulme (MID)
6
10.Matthew Kirkland (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Jan Schröder (ATT)
6
 
12.Marc Dryden (DEF)
0
13.Martin Dichio (MID)
0
14.Mick Lowe (ATT)
0