Match Report


Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic     BlackpoolBlackpool
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Henry BouldH. Bould50
G
captain1captain
G
55Chris YoungC. Young
Nigel MortensenN. Mortensen45
D
2
D
42Spencer BoatengS. Boateng
Vinicio E. ScarponiV. Scarponi41
D
3
D
41Harvey BattyH. Batty
Niccolo MontagueN. Montague40
D
4
D
41Mick CarragherM. Carragher
Ben DrydenB. Dryden42
M
5
D
39Les MortensenL. Mortensen
Del DeaneD. Deane39
M
6
M
46Ronnie FletcherR. Fletcher
Adam JeffersA. Jeffers39
M
7
M
45Chris MossC. Moss
Marc GerlachM. Gerlach37
M
8
A
46Del MilburnD. Milburn
Colin KeeganC. Keegan47
A
9
A
42Carlton MercerC. Mercer
Del BlackD. Black47
A
10
A
41Wes LjungbergW. Ljungberg
Tommy WallworkT. Wallwork46
A
11
A
37Marcus SalakoM. Salako
 
Aaron BrandA. Brand45
A
12
G
44Danny PattersonD. Patterson
Les BurgessL. Burgess45
G
13
M
43Terry WainwrightT. Wainwright
Trevor KingT. King38
D
14
M
42Thierry EdwardsT. Edwards

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Blackpool. A crowd of 2,726 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Robbie Barmby.


0.00
Blackpool kick off!
3.44
Chris Moss hits a low pass to Del Milburn. Del Milburn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Henry Bould who gathers it comfortably.
8.20
Nigel Mortensen makes a simple pass to Adam Jeffers. Adam Jeffers flicks a high pass forward. Del Black holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Del Black deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Wallwork but the linesman indicates offside!
9.01
Vinicio E. Scarponi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Del Deane. Del Deane knocks the ball forward to Colin Keegan. Colin Keegan whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Wallwork. Tommy Wallwork gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Chris Young.
12.42
Tommy Wallwork hacks Spencer Boateng from behind! The referee calls over Tommy Wallwork and shows him a yellow card! Spencer Boateng stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.14
Ben Dryden flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Wallwork collects the pass. Tommy Wallwork plays a one-two with Colin Keegan and advances towards the goal... Tommy Wallwork makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
22.41
Ronnie Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Ljungberg. Wes Ljungberg knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nigel Mortensen.
24.35
Chris Moss sees space and advances. Chris Moss plays a one-two with Wes Ljungberg and advances towards the goal... Chris Moss muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
26.49
Nigel Mortensen barges into Marcus Salako. The referee calls over Nigel Mortensen and warns him to calm down! Marcus Salako gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.50
Mick Carragher threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Fletcher. Ronnie Fletcher flicks a high pass forward to Del Milburn who brings the ball under control. Del Milburn shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
28.48
Adam Jeffers threads the ball through to Tommy Wallwork. Tommy Wallwork deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Del Black but the linesman indicates offside!
42.16
Mick Carragher hits a low pass to Ronnie Fletcher. Ronnie Fletcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Del Milburn. Del Milburn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
45.00
Chris Moss knocks the ball forward to Del Milburn. Del Milburn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vinicio E. Scarponi.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Blackpool also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off!
48.16
Adam Jeffers threads a neat ball through to Del Black. Del Black knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mick Carragher.
49.28
Chris Moss hacks Adam Jeffers from behind! The referee warns Chris Moss to calm down! Adam Jeffers runs off the knock.
51.19
With imagination, Ben Dryden laces a weighted ball forward to Colin Keegan. Colin Keegan rushes past Les Mortensen! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Colin Keegan provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's drastically wayward!
59.52
Niccolo Montague deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Del Deane. Del Deane threads a neat ball through to Colin Keegan. Colin Keegan whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Wallwork. Tommy Wallwork rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.32
Oldham Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Les Burgess replacing Nigel Mortensen and Trevor King replacing Tommy Wallwork .Blackpool have made 3 substitutions with Danny Patterson replacing Harvey Batty, Terry Wainwright replacing Chris Moss and Thierry Edwards replacing Carlton Mercer .
61.39
Terry Wainwright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thierry Edwards. Thierry Edwards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.58
Marc Gerlach flicks a high pass forward. Colin Keegan collects the pass. Colin Keegan plays a one-two with Del Black and rushes in on goal... Colin Keegan looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
71.17
Adam Jeffers brings the ball forward. Adam Jeffers edges inside the box! Adam Jeffers shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Chris Young has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.15
Danny Patterson pushes up the pitch. With some swift thinking, Danny Patterson plays the ball forward to Del Milburn. Del Milburn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Niccolo Montague.
77.04
Oldham Athletic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
81.51
Showing composure, Terry Wainwright laces a weighted ball forward to Del Milburn. Del Milburn knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Ljungberg. Wes Ljungberg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
85.52
Terry Wainwright knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Edwards. Thierry Edwards shoots from long range but Henry Bould is on top of it.
90.00
Terry Wainwright threads the ball through to Thierry Edwards. Thierry Edwards knocks in a cross ball towards Marcus Salako. Marcus Salako beats his man to it with a header but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Oldham Athletic

Blackpool
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
27.3%
42.9%
29.9%

Scorers
Tommy Wallwork 14
Adam Jeffers 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adam Jeffers of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Henry Bould (GK)
6
2.Nigel Mortensen (DEF)
6
3.Vinicio E. Scarponi (DEF)
6
4.Niccolo Montague (DEF)
6
5.Ben Dryden (MID)
6
6.Del Deane (MID)
6
7.Adam Jeffers (MID)goal scored
9
8.Marc Gerlach (MID)
6
9.Colin Keegan (ATT)
8
10.Del Black (ATT)
6
11.Tommy Wallwork (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Aaron Brand (ATT)
0
13.Les Burgess (GK)
6
14.Trevor King (DEF)
6

1.Chris Young (GK)
6
2.Spencer Boateng (DEF)
6
3.Harvey Batty (DEF)
6
4.Mick Carragher (DEF)
7
5.Les Mortensen (DEF)
6
6.Ronnie Fletcher (MID)
6
7.Chris Moss (MID)
7
8.Del Milburn (ATT)
6
9.Carlton Mercer (ATT)
6
10.Wes Ljungberg (ATT)
6
11.Marcus Salako (ATT)
6
 
12.Danny Patterson (GK)
6
13.Terry Wainwright (MID)
6
14.Thierry Edwards (MID)
6