Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Mora | R. Mora |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Wes Craddock | W. Craddock | |||||||||
| Alun Impey | A. Impey | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 |  | Umberto Iaquinta | U. Iaquinta | |||||||||
| Simon Howells | S. Howells | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Mike Carter | M. Carter | |||||||||
| David Jack | D. Jack | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Carl George | C. George | |||||||||
| Brendan Harrison | B. Harrison | | 50 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Daniel Maddison | D. Maddison | |||||||||
| Steve Impey | S. Impey | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Francis Lawrence | F. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Thierry Palmer | T. Palmer | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Darren Stone | D. Stone | |||||||||
| Wayne Richards | W. Richards | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Gilles Myers | G. Myers | |||||||||
| Ian Beckham | I. Beckham | | 65 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Nicky Chadwick | N. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Eoin Tiler | E. Tiler | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Liam Hurst | L. Hurst | |||||||||
| Marcus Hapgood | M. Hapgood | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Frank Boyd | F. Boyd | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Nottingham Forest. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Oxford United start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.06
0-0Francis Lawrence advances with the ball. Francis Lawrence knocks the ball to his team mate, Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
4.10
0-0Frank Boyd clumsily knocks into David Jack. Frank Boyd is warned by the referee! David Jack hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.46
Simon Howells chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Richards. Wayne Richards flicks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler goes all the way! Eoin Tiler shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.25
Darren Stone chips the ball to his team mate, Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd shoots from long range but it is miles over!
18.03
0-0Nicky Chadwick flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd whips in a cross ball towards Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
22.31
Steve Impey kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham plays a perfect one-two with Eoin Tiler and rushes in on goal... Ian Beckham tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.55
0-0Alun Impey chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Richards. Wayne Richards knocks the ball forward to Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Craddock who gathers it comfortably.
27.31
1-0Brendan Harrison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thierry Palmer. Thierry Palmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcus Hapgood. Marcus Hapgood lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.20
David Jack surges forward with the ball. David Jack makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
36.44
Gilles Myers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brendan Harrison.
40.40
Mike Carter kicks a strong pass forward to Nicky Chadwick. Nicky Chadwick controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Mora who gathers it comfortably.
42.07
Thierry Palmer threads the ball through to Marcus Hapgood. Marcus Hapgood lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the second half underway!
47.06
Gilles Myers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.15
Umberto Iaquinta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Lawrence. Francis Lawrence knocks the ball to his team mate, Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Ricardo Mora manages to keep it out.
59.28
Wayne Richards kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler plays a perfect one-two with Marcus Hapgood and rushes in on goal... Eoin Tiler tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Wes Craddock!
60.56
Wayne Richards kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.09
Thierry Palmer kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
65.28
David Jack knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Richards. Wayne Richards advances with the ball. Wayne Richards knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Umberto Iaquinta.
67.43
Darren Stone surges forward with the ball. Darren Stone goes all the way! Darren Stone makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Ricardo Mora is on top of it.
72.13
Thierry Palmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Wes Craddock!
73.12
Gilles Myers flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brendan Harrison.
77.47
Nicky Chadwick passes the ball forward to Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.06
Thierry Palmer threads the ball through to Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Wes Craddock manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52%
48%
Play Area
29.3%
45.3%
25.3%
Scorers
| Ian Beckham 27, 42 | Frank Boyd 47 |