Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     BrentfordBrentford
Alex SmithAlex Smith Computer Player Computer Player
Pedro Henrique BrancoP. Branco52
G
1
G
54Richard GodberR. Godber
Dave BaileyD. Bailey38
D
2captain
D
58Matt PearceM. Pearce
Simon TerryS. Terry38
D
3
D
55Dietmar BorchardD. Borchard
Stephen CraddockS. Craddock37
D
4
D
52Aimo CircatiA. Circati
Nick OwenN. Owen36
M
5
M
58Malcolm CrooksM. Crooks
Rio MatthewsR. Matthews41
M
6
M
52Albrecht SchneiderA. Schneider
Craig GlassC. Glass38
M
7
M
50Darius MarrD. Marr
Leon BirnbaumL. Birnbaum38
M
8
M
49Enrico MazzolaE. Mazzola
Noel BarryN. Barry55
A
captain9
A
58Elena CanoE. Cano
Malcolm ByrneM. Byrne35
A
10
A
57Omer PalmerO. Palmer
Pedro FonsecaP. Fonseca43
A
11
A
53Gary SinclairG. Sinclair
 
Manuel RibeiroM. Ribeiro36
A
12
A
52Eoin HackworthE. Hackworth
Gavin BattyG. Batty29
M
13
A
50Pablo RomanP. Roman
Adilson MeeuwisA. Meeuwis43
D
14
D
48Aimo GiampierettiA. Giampieretti

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Brentford. A crowd of 4,700 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Oxford United and Brentford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Cooke.


0.00
The first half starts with Brentford kicking off!
3.59
Albrecht Schneider sees space and advances. Albrecht Schneider shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
4.00
Matt Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Darius Marr holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darius Marr flicks a high pass forward. Elena Cano controls it well on his chest. Elena Cano knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Omer Palmer is offside!
6.32
Enrico Mazzola catches Rio Matthews on the ankles. Enrico Mazzola is warned by the referee! Rio Matthews stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.06
Aimo Circati hacks Malcolm Byrne from behind! The referee calls over Aimo Circati and warns him to calm down! Malcolm Byrne stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.19
Nick Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Byrne. Malcolm Byrne knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Godber who gathers it comfortably.
12.26
Simon Terry sees Leon Birnbaum in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Malcolm Byrne collects the pass. Malcolm Byrne sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
16.38
Enrico Mazzola flicks a high pass forward. Elena Cano collects the pass. Elena Cano edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Elena Cano provides some space. He shoots at goal. Elena Cano scores for Brentford!!
21.26
Dave Bailey comes in with a late challenge on Omer Palmer. The referee calls over Dave Bailey and warns him to calm down! Omer Palmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.38
Dave Bailey flicks a high ball forward to Leon Birnbaum who takes it down. Leon Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Noel Barry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Noel Barry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Richard Godber manages to keep it out.
27.02
Matt Pearce takes it forward alone. Matt Pearce passes the ball forward to Elena Cano. Elena Cano plays a scrappy one-two with Gary Sinclair and stumbles forward towards the goal... Simon Terry catches Elena Cano on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
30.06
Darius Marr sees Gary Sinclair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Sinclair knocks the ball forward to Omer Palmer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.33
Leon Birnbaum runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Leon Birnbaum shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
39.10
Simon Terry knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Glass. Craig Glass flicks a high pass forward. Noel Barry collects the pass. Noel Barry shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
42.07
Dave Bailey kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Glass. Craig Glass threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Byrne. Malcolm Byrne tries a spectacular long range effort. Richard Godber gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
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. Brentford 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
Oxford United kick off the second half!
47.03
With some swift thinking, Darius Marr plays the ball forward to Elena Cano. Elena Cano deftly passes the ball to Gary Sinclair, releasing him through on goal. Gary Sinclair side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
48.42
Dave Bailey flicks a high ball forward to Craig Glass who takes it down. Craig Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Fonseca. Pedro Fonseca tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
51.32
Omer Palmer clumsily knocks into Dave Bailey. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dave Bailey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.02
Nick Owen catches Darius Marr on the ankles. Nick Owen is given a warning by the referee! Darius Marr runs off the knock.
55.22
Stephen Craddock kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Birnbaum. Leon Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Malcolm Byrne controls it well on his chest. Malcolm Byrne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.50
Leon Birnbaum flicks a high ball forward to Malcolm Byrne who takes it down. Malcolm Byrne shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.23
Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Manuel Ribeiro replacing Pedro Fonseca, Gavin Batty replacing Nick Owen and Adilson Meeuwis replacing Stephen Craddock .
61.27
Dietmar Borchard breaks forward. Dietmar Borchard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair shoots from distance. Pedro Henrique Branco gets down and covers it.
65.01
Dietmar Borchard chips the ball to his team mate, Darius Marr. Darius Marr kicks a strong pass forward to Omer Palmer. Omer Palmer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Henrique Branco who gathers it comfortably.
67.46
Craig Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Byrne. Malcolm Byrne knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aimo Circati.
73.47
Malcolm Crooks makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair makes a probing pass to Elena Cano but he's offside!
78.13
Elena Cano barges into Adilson Meeuwis. The referee brings Elena Cano to one side and gives him a warning! Adilson Meeuwis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.05
Craig Glass flicks a high ball forward to Malcolm Byrne who takes it down. Malcolm Byrne makes a pass forward but Manuel Ribeiro makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
84.32
Dietmar Borchard flicks a high ball forward to Albrecht Schneider who takes it down. Albrecht Schneider makes a probing pass to Elena Cano. Elena Cano edges inside the box! Elena Cano muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.39
Craig Glass threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Byrne. Malcolm Byrne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
87.40
Adilson Meeuwis makes a beautiful solo run. Adilson Meeuwis sees space and advances. Adilson Meeuwis plays a one-two with Manuel Ribeiro and advances towards the goal... Adilson Meeuwis strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Richard Godber.
89.42
Rio Matthews plays the ball forward to Manuel Ribeiro. Manuel Ribeiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Brentford
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
30.1%
41%
28.9%

Scorers
Elena Cano 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Elena Cano of Brentford

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Henrique Branco (GK)
6
2.Dave Bailey (DEF)
6
3.Simon Terry (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Craddock (DEF)
6
5.Nick Owen (MID)
6
6.Rio Matthews (MID)
6
7.Craig Glass (MID)
8
8.Leon Birnbaum (MID)
7
9.Noel Barry (ATT)
6
10.Malcolm Byrne (ATT)
6
11.Pedro Fonseca (ATT)
6
 
12.Manuel Ribeiro (ATT)
6
13.Gavin Batty (MID)
6
14.Adilson Meeuwis (DEF)
7

1.Richard Godber (GK)
7
2.Matt Pearce (DEF)
7
3.Dietmar Borchard (DEF)
7
4.Aimo Circati (DEF)
6
5.Malcolm Crooks (MID)
6
6.Albrecht Schneider (MID)
7
7.Darius Marr (MID)
7
8.Enrico Mazzola (MID)
7
9.Elena Cano (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Omer Palmer (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Gary Sinclair (ATT)
6
 
12.Eoin Hackworth (ATT)
0
13.Pablo Roman (ATT)
0
14.Aimo Giampieretti (DEF)
0