Match Report


Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexandra     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Computer Player Computer Player Alex Smith Alex Smith
Richard InceR. Ince60
G
1
G
52Pedro Henrique BrancoP. Branco
Rodolfo VicenteR. Vicente57
D
2
D
53Tommaso PeccarisiT. Peccarisi
Ian WatsonI. Watson47
D
3
D
55Alejandro LeonA. Leon
Carlos RibeiroC. Ribeiro47
D
4captain
D
53Craig BallC. Ball
Steffen JungS. Jung50
M
5
M
29Gavin BattyG. Batty
James ForbesJ. Forbes49
M
6
M
41Rio MatthewsR. Matthews
Paolo PlowrightP. Plowright46
M
7
M
38Craig GlassC. Glass
Carl BloomerC. Bloomer44
M
8
M
41Thierry FletcherT. Fletcher
Warren WoodgateW. Woodgate63
A
9
A
41Ashley CrooksA. Crooks
Wes CleggW. Clegg58
A
10
A
54Adrian RedknappA. Redknapp
Ruel SmithR. Smith47
A
captain11
A
36Manuel RibeiroM. Ribeiro
 
Dennis PetersD. Peters51
G
12
A
55Noel BarryN. Barry
Carl GreenC. Green45
A
13
M
41Anthony WeaverA. Weaver
Fredrik SalakoF. Salako44
D
14
D
43Adilson MeeuwisA. Meeuwis

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Alexandra Stadium where Crewe Alexandra play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 4,674 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Crewe Alexandra and Oxford United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Les Hamilton.


0.00
The whistle blows and Oxford United kick off!
2.47
Rio Matthews runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rio Matthews plays a one-two with Manuel Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... Rio Matthews tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
3.46
Craig Ball hacks Wes Clegg from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Wes Clegg stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.55
Paolo Plowright flicks a high ball forward to Ruel Smith who takes it down. Ruel Smith edges inside the box! Ruel Smith cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Pedro Henrique Branco gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
8.13
Tommaso Peccarisi breaks forward. Tommaso Peccarisi flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Ribeiro. Manuel Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Ashley Crooks. Ashley Crooks finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
12.02
Steffen Jung runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Steffen Jung shoots from outside the area. Pedro Henrique Branco effortlessly gets down and covers it.
14.14
With some swift thinking, Paolo Plowright plays the ball forward to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate plays a one-two with Ruel Smith and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Warren Woodgate provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Pedro Henrique Branco. Excellent save.
15.30
Craig Ball hits it upfield. Manuel Ribeiro advances inside the box! Manuel Ribeiro strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.43
Craig Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Adrian Redknapp. Adrian Redknapp shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
18.18
Carlos Ribeiro runs forward with the ball. Carlos Ribeiro sees Ruel Smith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruel Smith shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.22
Adrian Redknapp hacks Ian Watson from behind! Adrian Redknapp is shown the yellow card! Ian Watson stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.33
Rio Matthews knocks the ball forward to Ashley Crooks. Ashley Crooks advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ashley Crooks provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.24
With great vision, James Forbes plays the ball forward to Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg knocks in a cross ball towards Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Pedro Henrique Branco gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
27.24
Alejandro Leon knocks the ball forward to Gavin Batty. Gavin Batty makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ashley Crooks. Ashley Crooks puts a great ball through but Adrian Redknapp is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
28.53
Carlos Ribeiro pushes mid-way up the pitch. Carlos Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
30.44
Carlos Ribeiro makes a probing pass to James Forbes. James Forbes chips the ball to his team mate, Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Henrique Branco who gathers it comfortably.
34.38
Paolo Plowright flicks a high pass forward to Wes Clegg who brings the ball under control. Wes Clegg advances inside the box! Wes Clegg looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
39.42
James Forbes flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Smith controls it well on his chest. Ruel Smith knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Pedro Henrique Branco gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
40.10
James Forbes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.28
Seeing a gap ahead, Paolo Plowright plays the ball forward to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Crewe Alexandra start the second half!
48.31
Ian Watson sees Steffen Jung in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steffen Jung changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Steffen Jung lofts in a cross ball towards Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.11
James Forbes changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. James Forbes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.42
Steffen Jung chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg makes a probing pass between the defence to Ruel Smith. Some world-class footwork from Ruel Smith provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but slams it into the crowd!
57.48
Carlos Ribeiro takes it forward alone. Carlos Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith knocks the ball forward to Warren Woodgate but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.51
Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Noel Barry replacing Ashley Crooks, Anthony Weaver replacing Craig Glass and Adilson Meeuwis replacing Alejandro Leon .
61.53
James Forbes flicks a high pass forward. Warren Woodgate controls it well on his chest. Warren Woodgate shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
65.48
Rodolfo Vicente flicks a high pass forward to James Forbes who brings the ball under control. James Forbes makes a simple pass to Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Pedro Henrique Branco easily gets down and covers it.
67.44
Rio Matthews advances with the ball. Rio Matthews shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.56
Tommaso Peccarisi knocks the ball to his team mate, Rio Matthews. Rio Matthews makes a probing pass to Adrian Redknapp. Adrian Redknapp runs straight at the defence! Adrian Redknapp shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
78.14
With great vision, Rodolfo Vicente plays the ball forward to James Forbes. James Forbes makes a probing pass to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Warren Woodgate provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.30
Adilson Meeuwis makes a probing pass to Anthony Weaver. Anthony Weaver chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Redknapp. Adrian Redknapp knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Ince who gathers it comfortably.
85.54
Ian Watson catches Noel Barry on the ankles. Ian Watson is warned by the referee! Noel Barry runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Crewe Alexandra

Oxford United
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
8
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51%
49%
Play Area
26.5%
37.3%
36.3%

Scorers
Warren Woodgate 44, 78
Ashley Crooks 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Warren Woodgate of Crewe Alexandra

Match Ratings
1.Richard Ince (GK)
6
2.Rodolfo Vicente (DEF)
6
3.Ian Watson (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Ribeiro (DEF)
7
5.Steffen Jung (MID)
7
6.James Forbes (MID)
8
7.Paolo Plowright (MID)
7
8.Carl Bloomer (MID)
6
9.Warren Woodgate (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Wes Clegg (ATT)
7
11.Ruel Smith (ATT)
6
 
12.Dennis Peters (GK)
0
13.Carl Green (ATT)
0
14.Fredrik Salako (DEF)
0

1.Pedro Henrique Branco (GK)
7
2.Tommaso Peccarisi (DEF)
7
3.Alejandro Leon (DEF)
6
4.Craig Ball (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Gavin Batty (MID)
6
6.Rio Matthews (MID)
7
7.Craig Glass (MID)
6
8.Thierry Fletcher (MID)
6
9.Ashley Crooks (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Adrian Redknapp (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Manuel Ribeiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Noel Barry (ATT)
6
13.Anthony Weaver (MID)
6
14.Adilson Meeuwis (DEF)
6