Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Walsall | Walsall | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luis Nazario Altafini | L. Altafini |  | 42 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Eoin Thompson | E. Thompson | |||||||||
| Malcolm Murphy | M. Murphy | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 46 | | Oleg Terry | O. Terry | |||||||||
| Trevor Godber | T. Godber | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 46 | | Noel Jeffers | N. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Nicola Ganz | N. Ganz |  | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 |  | Kevin Bremner | K. Bremner | |||||||||
| Nigel Boyd | N. Boyd | | 58 | M | | 5 | | D | 46 | | James Grimandi | J. Grimandi | |||||||||
| Ian Lloyd | I. Lloyd | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 |  | Armin Linke | A. Linke | |||||||||
| Antonio Andrade | A. Andrade |  | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Graham Robinson | G. Robinson | |||||||||
| Gavin Wise | G. Wise | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Harvey Woodgate | H. Woodgate | |||||||||
| Steve Oakley | S. Oakley | | 53 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Alec Telfer | A. Telfer | |||||||||
| Elena Marquez | E. Marquez |  | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 |  | Jacques Deroin | J. Deroin | |||||||||
| Craig Bridge | C. Bridge | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Steve Gallagher | S. Gallagher | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Walsall. A crowd of 4,407 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Walsall kick off the first half!
6.45
0-0Harvey Woodgate deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacques Deroin. Jacques Deroin threads the ball through to Steve Gallagher but he's offside!
16.39
0-0Nicola Ganz passes the ball forward to Gavin Wise. Gavin Wise controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez whips in a cross ball towards Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley heads the ball goalwards. Eoin Thompson easily smothers it.
21.06
Nigel Boyd kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez powers a header at goal but Eoin Thompson is on top of it.
33.24
0-0Armin Linke makes a simple pass to Jacques Deroin. Jacques Deroin whips in a cross ball towards Steve Gallagher. Steve Gallagher directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.49
0-0Ian Lloyd threads the ball through to Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eoin Thompson who gathers it comfortably.
39.18
0-0Craig Bridge comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Bremner. Craig Bridge is warned by the referee! Kevin Bremner runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Oxford United kick off the second half!
48.08
0-1Armin Linke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Gallagher. Steve Gallagher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Luis Nazario Altafini had no chance!! Goal for Walsall!
53.09
Armin Linke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacques Deroin. Jacques Deroin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.30
Alec Telfer sees space and advances. Alec Telfer shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.52
Malcolm Murphy brings the ball forward. Malcolm Murphy threads the ball through to Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.37
0-1Walsall are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Oxford United's defence.
60.32
Nigel Boyd chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge whips in a cross ball towards Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez powers a header at goal. It's there!! Eoin Thompson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.02
Antonio Andrade makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.57
Armin Linke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Gallagher. Steve Gallagher whips in a cross ball towards Jacques Deroin. Jacques Deroin heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.43
Antonio Andrade makes a simple pass to Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.17
Antonio Andrade controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Eoin Thompson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.50
2-1Noel Jeffers clumsily knocks into Steve Oakley. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steve Oakley stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.01
Harvey Woodgate brings the ball forward. Harvey Woodgate whips in a cross ball towards Jacques Deroin. Jacques Deroin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.49
Kevin Bremner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Telfer. Alec Telfer advances with the ball. Alec Telfer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luis Nazario Altafini who gathers it comfortably.
87.27
Ian Lloyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.36
Harvey Woodgate deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Gallagher. Steve Gallagher shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Oxford United are easily keeping Walsall at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.1%
53.9%
Play Area
26.3%
51.3%
22.4%
Scorers