Match Report


WatfordWatford     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Computer Player Computer Player Alex Smith Alex Smith
Kemal BenaliK. Benali58
G
1
G
52Pedro Henrique BrancoP. Branco
Florian ErlerF. Erler53
D
2captain
D
53Craig BallC. Ball
Scott ElliottS. Elliott51
D
3
D
53Tommaso PeccarisiT. Peccarisi
Nwankwo GreavesN. Greaves49
D
4
D
55Alejandro LeonA. Leon
Jason HendrieJ. Hendrie59
M
5
M
41Thierry FletcherT. Fletcher
Ben LoweB. Lowe56
M
captain6
M
41Rio MatthewsR. Matthews
Kieron LofthouseK. Lofthouse53
M
7
M
41Anthony WeaverA. Weaver
Jason ShawJ. Shaw44
M
8
M
40Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
Ledley RichardsL. Richards62
A
9
A
55Noel BarryN. Barry
Mark SinclairM. Sinclair57
A
10
A
54Adrian RedknappA. Redknapp
Robert BouldR. Bould50
A
11
A
43Pedro FonsecaP. Fonseca
 
George SwiftG. Swift56
G
12
A
41Ashley CrooksA. Crooks
Wayne BloomerW. Bloomer53
G
13
M
36Nick OwenN. Owen
Jonathan LuzhnyJ. Luzhny45
A
14
D
43Adilson MeeuwisA. Meeuwis

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 4,302 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Watford and Oxford United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stan Crooks.


0.00
Watford kick off and get the match underway!
2.20
Jason Hendrie chips the ball to his team mate, Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Mark Sinclair is offside!
4.45
Seeing a gap ahead, Ben Lowe plays the ball forward to Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Bould. Robert Bould powers a header at goal. Pedro Henrique Branco manages to gather it easily.
8.34
Jason Shaw hits a low pass to Robert Bould. Robert Bould shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.05
Rio Matthews runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rio Matthews passes the ball forward but Adrian Redknapp is offside!
15.42
Rio Matthews runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rio Matthews shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.55
Kieron Lofthouse passes the ball forward to Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alejandro Leon.
34.08
Jason Hendrie flicks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards whips in a cross ball towards Robert Bould. Robert Bould jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
39.14
Craig Ball knocks the ball forward to Rio Matthews. Rio Matthews knocks the ball to his team mate, Noel Barry. Noel Barry cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Noel Barry provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! Kemal Benali has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
44.28
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Oxford United kick off the second half!
48.54
Craig Ball darts forward. Craig Ball hits a low pass to Noel Barry. Noel Barry deftly passes the ball to Pedro Fonseca, releasing him through on goal. Pedro Fonseca side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.20
Anthony Weaver threads a neat ball through to Noel Barry. Noel Barry shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
53.11
Kieron Lofthouse comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Weaver. The referee warns Kieron Lofthouse to calm down! Anthony Weaver stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.54
Jason Shaw sees a break and surges forward. Jason Shaw shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.37
Tommaso Peccarisi makes a simple pass to Rio Matthews. Rio Matthews makes a probing pass to Adrian Redknapp. Adrian Redknapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.10
Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Ashley Crooks replacing Noel Barry, Nick Owen replacing Marcel Birnbaum and Adilson Meeuwis replacing Tommaso Peccarisi .
61.12
Ben Lowe hits a low pass to Robert Bould. Robert Bould whips in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's drastically wayward!
65.26
Kieron Lofthouse barges into Anthony Weaver. Kieron Lofthouse is warned by the referee again! Anthony Weaver hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.47
Kieron Lofthouse surges forward with the ball. Kieron Lofthouse tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
69.08
Rio Matthews knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Redknapp. With some swift thinking, Adrian Redknapp plays the ball forward to Pedro Fonseca who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Pedro Fonseca provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.38
With vision, Scott Elliott plays the ball forward to Kieron Lofthouse. Kieron Lofthouse threads the ball through to Robert Bould. Robert Bould knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Henrique Branco who gathers it comfortably.
73.58
Alejandro Leon threads a neat ball through to Rio Matthews. Rio Matthews chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Fonseca. Pedro Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.12
Scott Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Hendrie. Jason Hendrie knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair rushes past Adilson Meeuwis! Some good footwork from Mark Sinclair provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
77.40
Jason Hendrie passes the ball forward to Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Henrique Branco who gathers it comfortably.
78.12
Kieron Lofthouse passes the ball forward to Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
84.51
Anthony Weaver sees Ashley Crooks in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ashley Crooks makes a probing pass to Pedro Fonseca but he's offside!
85.52
Ben Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Richards. Ledley Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.45
Nwankwo Greaves passes the ball forward to Jason Shaw. Jason Shaw deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Sinclair. Mark Sinclair lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Bould. Robert Bould rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Robert Bould!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Watford

Oxford United
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.8%
49.2%
Play Area
21.5%
46.2%
32.3%

Scorers
Robert Bould 87
Rio Matthews 15
Noel Barry 39
Pedro Fonseca 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rio Matthews of Oxford United

Match Ratings
1.Kemal Benali (GK)
6
2.Florian Erler (DEF)
6
3.Scott Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Nwankwo Greaves (DEF)
6
5.Jason Hendrie (MID)
6
6.Ben Lowe (MID)
6
7.Kieron Lofthouse (MID)
6
8.Jason Shaw (MID)
6
9.Ledley Richards (ATT)
6
10.Mark Sinclair (ATT)
7
11.Robert Bould (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.George Swift (GK)
0
13.Wayne Bloomer (GK)
0
14.Jonathan Luzhny (ATT)
0

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