Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Mike | H. Mike |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Alun Newton | A. Newton | |||||||||
| John Unsworth | J. Unsworth | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Morris Joseph | M. Joseph | |||||||||
| Gavin Kirkland | G. Kirkland | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Albert James | A. James | |||||||||
| Edward Nicholls | E. Nicholls | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Felipe Marcelino | F. Marcelino | |||||||||
| Aaron Butt | A. Butt | | 63 | M | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Jason Davies | J. Davies | |||||||||
| Sean Cardinale | S. Cardinale |  | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 |  | John Arne Soltvedt | J. Soltvedt | |||||||||
| Anthony Grant | A. Grant | | 54 | M | | 7 | | A | 69 |  | Lionel Cinetti | L. Cinetti | |||||||||
| Ruel Midgley | R. Midgley | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 |  | Matthew Dugbatey | M. Dugbatey | |||||||||
| Tim Nicholls | T. Nicholls | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 68 |  | Jan Nygaard | J. Nygaard | |||||||||
| Alun Fenton | A. Fenton | | 58 | A | | 10 | | M | 56 |  | Manuel Ribeiro | M. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Joe Johnson | J. Johnson | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Tim Peters | T. Peters | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 4,535 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 6-3-1.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 6-3-1.
0.00
0-0Oxford United start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.16
0-0Ruel Midgley takes it forward alone. Ruel Midgley shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
4.54
0-0Edward Nicholls passes the ball forward to Sean Cardinale. Sean Cardinale flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.51
John Unsworth surges forward with the ball. John Unsworth takes it forward alone. John Unsworth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alun Newton who gathers it comfortably.
14.14
Jan Nygaard sees a break and surges forward. Jan Nygaard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.35
0-0Crystal Palace are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Oxford United's defence.
21.05
0-0Edward Nicholls knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Nicholls. Tim Nicholls kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Alun Newton.
22.54
Gavin Kirkland knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Midgley. Ruel Midgley knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lionel Cinetti.
26.37
1-0Ruel Midgley sees a break and surges forward. Ruel Midgley whips in a cross ball towards Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.24
Jan Nygaard sees space and advances. Jan Nygaard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
32.28
Felipe Marcelino threads the ball through to Jan Nygaard. Jan Nygaard chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.34
Lionel Cinetti threads the ball through to Jan Nygaard. Jan Nygaard knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters shoots from distance. Henry Mike easily smothers it.
40.20
Matthew Dugbatey knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Henry Mike easily smothers it!
42.22
Matthew Dugbatey knocks the ball forward to Tim Peters. Tim Peters tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Crystal Palace kick off the second half!
47.50
Jan Nygaard passes the ball forward to Tim Peters. Tim Peters shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
48.24
John Unsworth makes a probing pass to Sean Cardinale. Sean Cardinale makes a simple pass to Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alun Newton who gathers it comfortably.
51.19
Matthew Dugbatey knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.39
John Arne Soltvedt kicks a strong pass forward to Matthew Dugbatey. Matthew Dugbatey advances with the ball. Matthew Dugbatey lofts in a cross ball towards Tim Peters. Tim Peters heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
60.47
Ruel Midgley decides to run forward with the ball. Ruel Midgley tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.58
1-0Tim Nicholls comes in with a late challenge on Matthew Dugbatey. Tim Nicholls is given a warning by the referee! Matthew Dugbatey carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.44
1-0Jan Nygaard clumsily knocks into Anthony Grant. Jan Nygaard is given a warning by the referee! Anthony Grant runs off the knock.
78.27
Oxford United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Crystal Palace's defence.
84.56
Sean Cardinale comes in with a late challenge on John Arne Soltvedt. The referee calls over Sean Cardinale and warns him to calm down! John Arne Soltvedt runs off the knock.
87.02
Lionel Cinetti brings the ball forward. Lionel Cinetti kicks a strong pass forward to Tim Peters. Tim Peters tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.2%
54.8%
Play Area
27.4%
48.8%
23.8%
Scorers
| Alun Fenton 26 |