Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | D. Shaw |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 41 | | Alberto Granville | A. Granville | |||||||||
| Simon Boateng | S. Boateng | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 |  | Frederico Quaresma | F. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Steven Montague | S. Montague | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Gavin Wilcox | G. Wilcox | |||||||||
| Marc Best | M. Best | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Del Myers | D. Myers | |||||||||
| Philippe Louiron | P. Louiron |  | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Max Barmby | M. Barmby | |||||||||
| Kemal Smith | K. Smith | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Mike Gerrard | M. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Matt Perry | M. Perry | | 42 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Scott Campbell | S. Campbell | |||||||||
| Darius Shearer | D. Shearer | | 39 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Danny Lloyd | D. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Graeme Defoe | G. Defoe | | 37 | M | | 9 | | M | 38 | | Sylvain Adams | S. Adams | |||||||||
| Eoin Shearer | E. Shearer | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Morris Moore | M. Moore | |||||||||
| Shaun Edwards | S. Edwards | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Stanley Lisbie | S. Lisbie | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 4,168 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Oxford United and Crystal Palace are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Oxford United and Crystal Palace are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace kick off and get the first half underway!
2.42
0-0Darius Shearer passes the ball forward to Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.12
Scott Campbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Morris Moore. Morris Moore knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Boateng.
12.23
Danny Lloyd sees a break and surges forward. Danny Lloyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.21
0-0Kemal Smith knocks the ball forward to Shaun Edwards. Shaun Edwards knocks in a cross ball towards Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.06
Marc Best sees space and advances. Marc Best flicks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Edwards. Shaun Edwards finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.18
Danny Lloyd kicks a strong pass forward to Stanley Lisbie. Stanley Lisbie shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
28.50
0-0Oxford United are easily keeping Crystal Palace at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
30.38
Philippe Louiron chips the ball to his team mate, Graeme Defoe. Graeme Defoe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.45
Kemal Smith knocks the ball forward to Shaun Edwards. Shaun Edwards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Wilcox.
34.39
Matt Perry chips the ball to his team mate, Eoin Shearer. Eoin Shearer lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Edwards. Shaun Edwards connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.31
Sylvain Adams makes a probing pass to Stanley Lisbie. Stanley Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc Best.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Oxford United start the second half!
51.24
0-0Matt Perry hacks Sylvain Adams from behind! Matt Perry is shown the yellow card! Sylvain Adams stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.48
Mike Gerrard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanley Lisbie. Stanley Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dennis Shaw who gathers it comfortably.
65.11
Morris Moore catches Steven Montague on the ankles. Morris Moore is shown the yellow card! Steven Montague hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.21
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
89.57
Danny Lloyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Moore. Morris Moore knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dennis Shaw who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
29.1%
48.1%
22.8%