Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     Norwich CityNorwich City
Alex SmithAlex Smith Computer Player Computer Player
Pedro Henrique BrancoP. Branco52
G
1
G
57Glynn WatersG. Waters
Tommaso PeccarisiT. Peccarisi51
D
2
D
61Paolo LofthouseP. Lofthouse
Alejandro LeonA. Leon55
D
3
D
58Nigel BishopN. Bishop
Craig BallC. Ball53
D
4
D
52Henry MarshallH. Marshall
Thierry FletcherT. Fletcher40
M
5
D
49Del BrambleD. Bramble
Anthony WeaverA. Weaver41
M
6
M
55Carl VassellC. Vassell
Rio MatthewsR. Matthews41
M
7
M
53Max MortensenM. Mortensen
Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum39
M
8captain
M
53Gareth JoachimG. Joachim
Noel BarryN. Barry55
A
captain9
M
51Graeme InceG. Ince
Antonio CaballeroA. Caballero46
A
10
A
70Ugo OakleyU. Oakley
Pedro FonsecaP. Fonseca42
A
11
A
65Jason MoffatJ. Moffat
 
Adrian RedknappA. Redknapp52
A
12
A
62Luke GascoigneL. Gascoigne
Leon BirnbaumL. Birnbaum38
M
13
A
61Steve CortS. Cort
Adilson MeeuwisA. Meeuwis43
D
14
A
55Ben ByrneB. Byrne

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 4,444 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Johnson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Oxford United kick off!
6.24
Alejandro Leon flicks a high ball forward to Anthony Weaver who gracefully takes it down. Anthony Weaver runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Anthony Weaver knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Fonseca. Pedro Fonseca is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
9.43
Henry Marshall barges into Noel Barry. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Noel Barry runs off the knock.
10.23
Tommaso Peccarisi knocks the ball forward to Marcel Birnbaum. Marcel Birnbaum plays the ball forward to Antonio Caballero. Antonio Caballero finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
12.27
Carl Vassell sees Ugo Oakley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ugo Oakley tries a spectacular long range effort but Pedro Henrique Branco is on top of it.
21.02
Carl Vassell kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley rushes past Craig Ball! Ugo Oakley tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Tommaso Peccarisi. Excellent block.
24.50
Paolo Lofthouse deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Mortensen. Max Mortensen flicks a high ball forward to Ugo Oakley who takes it down. Ugo Oakley plays the ball forward to Jason Moffat who has made a great run into the box. Jason Moffat comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just off target!
26.55
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
38.07
Nigel Bishop knocks the ball to his team mate, Max Mortensen. Max Mortensen flicks a high pass forward. Jason Moffat holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jason Moffat knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Oakley. Some silky footwork from Ugo Oakley provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. Norwich City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Norwich City kick off the second half!
49.29
Graeme Ince flicks a high pass forward. Jason Moffat collects the pass. Jason Moffat shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Pedro Henrique Branco. Excellent save.
53.34
Nigel Bishop hacks Antonio Caballero from behind! Nigel Bishop is given a warning by the referee! Antonio Caballero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.57
Nigel Bishop knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Vassell. Carl Vassell flicks a high ball forward to Jason Moffat who takes it down. Jason Moffat plays a one-two with Ugo Oakley and advances towards the goal... Jason Moffat takes a shot at goal. Jason Moffat scores for Norwich City!!
60.19
Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Adrian Redknapp replacing Antonio Caballero, Leon Birnbaum replacing Marcel Birnbaum and Adilson Meeuwis replacing Tommaso Peccarisi .
61.24
Paolo Lofthouse hoofs the ball up the pitch. Jason Moffat shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
63.54
Ugo Oakley catches Craig Ball on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Craig Ball grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
66.58
Graeme Ince makes a probing pass to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
69.01
Without breaking stride, Gareth Joachim plays the ball forward to Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.50
Gareth Joachim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.35
Nigel Bishop makes a simple pass to Max Mortensen. Max Mortensen passes the ball forward to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.02
Craig Ball clumsily knocks into Ugo Oakley. The referee warns Craig Ball to calm down! Ugo Oakley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.19
Craig Ball catches Jason Moffat on the ankles. The referee calls over Craig Ball again and warns him to calm down! Jason Moffat hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.55
Craig Ball controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Weaver. Anthony Weaver kicks a strong pass forward to Adrian Redknapp. Adrian Redknapp lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Fonseca. Pedro Fonseca whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Norwich City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
35.4%
43%
21.5%

Scorers
Ugo Oakley 38
Jason Moffat 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jason Moffat of Norwich City

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Henrique Branco (GK)
6
2.Tommaso Peccarisi (DEF)
7
3.Alejandro Leon (DEF)
7
4.Craig Ball (DEF)
5
5.Thierry Fletcher (MID)
6
6.Anthony Weaver (MID)
7
7.Rio Matthews (MID)
7
8.Marcel Birnbaum (MID)
6
9.Noel Barry (ATT)
6
10.Antonio Caballero (ATT)
6
11.Pedro Fonseca (ATT)
6
 
12.Adrian Redknapp (ATT)
6
13.Leon Birnbaum (MID)
6
14.Adilson Meeuwis (DEF)
6

1.Glynn Waters (GK)
6
2.Paolo Lofthouse (DEF)
6
3.Nigel Bishop (DEF)
6
4.Henry Marshall (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Del Bramble (DEF)
6
6.Carl Vassell (MID)
6
7.Max Mortensen (MID)
6
8.Gareth Joachim (MID)
7
9.Graeme Ince (MID)
6
10.Ugo Oakley (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
9
11.Jason Moffat (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Luke Gascoigne (ATT)
0
13.Steve Cort (ATT)
0
14.Ben Byrne (ATT)
0