Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers
Alex SmithAlex Smith Computer Player Computer Player
Pedro Henrique BrancoP. Branco52
G
1
G
70Stanley BestS. Best
Dave BaileyD. Bailey38
D
2
D
56Peter TaylorP. Taylor
Stephen CraddockS. Craddock37
D
3
D
54Patrick SherwoodP. Sherwood
Simon TerryS. Terry38
D
4
D
45Carl MurrayC. Murray
Nick OwenN. Owen36
M
5
D
45Felipe HelgueraF. Helguera
Thierry FletcherT. Fletcher41
M
6
D
42Lomano DeaneL. Deane
Craig GlassC. Glass38
M
7
M
75Sebastiano RussoS. Russo
Rio RizaR. Riza34
M
8
M
64Kelvin FortuneK. Fortune
Noel BarryN. Barry55
A
captain9
M
61Gary BlackG. Black
Adrian RedknappA. Redknapp54
A
10captain
A
61Jermaine MorrisJ. Morris
Ashley CrooksA. Crooks41
A
11
A
49Carlton TolleyC. Tolley
 
Pedro FonsecaP. Fonseca43
A
12
G
54Gavin NivenG. Niven
Gavin BattyG. Batty29
M
13
A
48Glynn SharpeG. Sharpe
Alejandro LeonA. Leon55
D
14
A
48James MannJ. Mann

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Queens Park Rangers. A crowd of 4,865 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Queens Park Rangers appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Nicholls.


0.00
Queens Park Rangers start the match!
3.50
Dave Bailey threads a neat ball through to Craig Glass. Craig Glass flicks a high ball forward to Noel Barry who takes it down. Noel Barry finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Stanley Best smothers it!
6.16
Stephen Craddock kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Glass. Craig Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Redknapp. Adrian Redknapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.42
Stephen Craddock knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Fletcher. Thierry Fletcher makes a probing pass to Ashley Crooks. Ashley Crooks deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noel Barry but the linesman indicates offside!
18.27
Thierry Fletcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ashley Crooks. Ashley Crooks runs straight at the defence! Patrick Sherwood comes in with a late challenge on Ashley Crooks. Ashley Crooks appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
21.28
Carl Murray chips the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Fortune. Kelvin Fortune flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Morris holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jermaine Morris knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dave Bailey.
24.08
Gary Black kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Morris. Jermaine Morris skips past Dave Bailey! Jermaine Morris looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.45
Rio Riza catches Sebastiano Russo on the ankles. Rio Riza is shown the yellow card! Sebastiano Russo stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.17
Lomano Deane knocks the ball forward to Kelvin Fortune. Kelvin Fortune flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Tolley. Carlton Tolley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Pedro Henrique Branco is on top of it.
34.36
Nick Owen kicks a strong pass forward to Ashley Crooks. Ashley Crooks shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.11
Felipe Helguera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastiano Russo. Sebastiano Russo makes an attacking run forward. Sebastiano Russo puts a great ball through. Jermaine Morris runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
40.30
Simon Terry threads a neat ball through to Nick Owen. Nick Owen makes a probing pass to Noel Barry. Noel Barry advances inside the box! Noel Barry looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
42.10
Dave Bailey flicks a high pass forward. Thierry Fletcher controls it well on his chest. Thierry Fletcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrian Redknapp. Adrian Redknapp edges inside the box! Adrian Redknapp muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Stanley Best had no chance!! Goal for Oxford United!
45.00
Sebastiano Russo makes a simple pass to Carlton Tolley. Carlton Tolley skips past Dave Bailey! Carlton Tolley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Pedro Henrique Branco smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Oxford United kick off!
48.58
Lomano Deane controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Black. Gary Black kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Morris. Jermaine Morris knocks in a cross ball towards Carlton Tolley. Carlton Tolley directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
55.35
Craig Glass darts forward. Craig Glass plays a scrappy one-two with Adrian Redknapp and stumbles forward towards the goal... Craig Glass shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
60.07
Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Pedro Fonseca replacing Ashley Crooks, Gavin Batty replacing Thierry Fletcher and Alejandro Leon replacing Simon Terry .
61.09
Craig Glass flicks a high ball forward to Adrian Redknapp who takes it down. Adrian Redknapp shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
71.33
Gavin Batty clumsily knocks into Gary Black. Gavin Batty is given a warning by the referee! Gary Black grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.01
Gary Black sees Carlton Tolley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlton Tolley plays a one-two with Jermaine Morris and advances towards the goal... Carlton Tolley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
85.48
Peter Taylor makes a simple pass to Sebastiano Russo. Sebastiano Russo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jermaine Morris. Jermaine Morris advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jermaine Morris provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Alejandro Leon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Owen. Nick Owen threads a neat ball through to Noel Barry. Noel Barry shoots from 20 yards. Noel Barry scores for Oxford United!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Queens Park Rangers
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48%
52%
Play Area
24%
46.7%
29.3%

Scorers
Adrian Redknapp 42
Noel Barry 90
Jermaine Morris 24, 85
Carlton Tolley 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jermaine Morris of Queens Park Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Henrique Branco (GK)
6
2.Dave Bailey (DEF)
6
3.Stephen Craddock (DEF)
6
4.Simon Terry (DEF)
6
5.Nick Owen (MID)
6
6.Thierry Fletcher (MID)
7
7.Craig Glass (MID)
7
8.Rio Riza (MID)yellow card
5
9.Noel Barry (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Adrian Redknapp (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Ashley Crooks (ATT)
6
 
12.Pedro Fonseca (ATT)
6
13.Gavin Batty (MID)
5
14.Alejandro Leon (DEF)
6

1.Stanley Best (GK)
6
2.Peter Taylor (DEF)
6
3.Patrick Sherwood (DEF)
6
4.Carl Murray (DEF)
6
5.Felipe Helguera (DEF)
6
6.Lomano Deane (DEF)
6
7.Sebastiano Russo (MID)
7
8.Kelvin Fortune (MID)
6
9.Gary Black (MID)
6
10.Jermaine Morris (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Carlton Tolley (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Gavin Niven (GK)
0
13.Glynn Sharpe (ATT)
0
14.James Mann (ATT)
0