Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Chanda Kalata | Chanda Kalata | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luis Nazario Altafini | L. Altafini |  | 42 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 |  | Anthony Wilcox | A. Wilcox | |||||||||
| Malcolm Murphy | M. Murphy | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Lomano Fortune | L. Fortune | |||||||||
| Trevor Godber | T. Godber | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Niccolo Vernazza | N. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Nicola Ganz | N. Ganz |  | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 | | Darren Mortensen | D. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Nigel Boyd | N. Boyd | | 58 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Malcolm Goodwin | M. Goodwin | |||||||||
| Ian Lloyd | I. Lloyd | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Kelvin Terry | K. Terry | |||||||||
| Antonio Andrade | A. Andrade |  | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Jason Burgess | J. Burgess | |||||||||
| Gavin Wise | G. Wise | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Graham Standing | G. Standing | |||||||||
| Steve Oakley | S. Oakley | | 53 | A | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Eddie Fletcher | E. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Elena Marquez | E. Marquez |  | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Ralph Davies | R. Davies | |||||||||
| Craig Bridge | C. Bridge | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Neil Sharpe | N. Sharpe | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 4,280 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Northampton Town kicking off!
2.16
0-0Ian Lloyd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
3.58
0-0Ian Lloyd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Wilcox who gathers it comfortably.
10.50
0-0Antonio Andrade makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez shoots from distance but somehow Anthony Wilcox manages to keep it out.
12.12
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
14.47
Jason Burgess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ralph Davies. Ralph Davies knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicola Ganz.
15.38
Trevor Godber threads the ball through to Nigel Boyd. Nigel Boyd knocks the ball forward to Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Wilcox who gathers it comfortably.
21.06
Ian Lloyd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.34
Eddie Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Sharpe. Neil Sharpe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicola Ganz.
26.55
1-0Trevor Godber deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Andrade. Antonio Andrade flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.23
Antonio Andrade chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.17
Graham Standing makes a probing pass to Neil Sharpe. Neil Sharpe plays a perfect one-two with Ralph Davies and rushes in on goal... Neil Sharpe rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
36.39
Malcolm Goodwin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Burgess. Jason Burgess advances with the ball. Jason Burgess plays a perfect one-two with Neil Sharpe and rushes in on goal... Jason Burgess takes a shot at goal. Luis Nazario Altafini easily smothers it.
38.37
Antonio Andrade kicks a strong pass forward to Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Wilcox who gathers it comfortably.
39.15
Northampton Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
42.26
Nigel Boyd makes a probing pass to Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.17
Ian Lloyd flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darren Mortensen.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Oxford United kick off the second half!
48.37
Nigel Boyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.56
Niccolo Vernazza makes a simple pass to Jason Burgess. Jason Burgess chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Sharpe. Neil Sharpe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luis Nazario Altafini who gathers it comfortably.
53.48
Gavin Wise chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez whips in a cross ball towards Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.14
Malcolm Murphy makes a probing pass to Ian Lloyd. Ian Lloyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.24
Ian Lloyd passes the ball forward to Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Anthony Wilcox.
75.32
Nigel Boyd knocks the ball forward to Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
77.52
2-0Jason Burgess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Davies. Ralph Davies makes a probing pass to Neil Sharpe but he's offside!
78.39
Ian Lloyd knocks the ball forward to Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge directs the ball goalwards with his head. Anthony Wilcox is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.21
Antonio Andrade chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley whips in a cross ball towards Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.17
Jason Burgess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Davies. Ralph Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
21.9%
46.6%
31.5%
Scorers
| Elena Marquez 27, 83 Steve Oakley 53 Craig Bridge 78 |