Match Report
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic |  |  | Blackpool | Blackpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Best | G. Best |  | 36 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Luke Scowcroft | L. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| James Cole | J. Cole | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Matthew Vieira | M. Vieira | |||||||||
| Paul Oliver | P. Oliver | | 40 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Oleg Gray | O. Gray | |||||||||
| Marvin Cutler | M. Cutler | | 40 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Des Clemence | D. Clemence | |||||||||
| Neil Henry | N. Henry | | 48 | M | | 5 | | D | 38 | | Leon Stamp | L. Stamp | |||||||||
| Martin Dichio | M. Dichio | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 44 | | Joe Vernazza | J. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Spencer Ljungberg | S. Ljungberg | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Oleg Riggott | O. Riggott | |||||||||
| Arthur Ball | A. Ball | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Anthony Stone | A. Stone | |||||||||
| Carlton Anderton | C. Anderton | | 41 | M | | 9 | | A | 45 | | Neil Lisbie | N. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Andy Mcgovern | A. Mcgovern | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 38 | | Harry Peters | H. Peters | |||||||||
| Tim Guppy | T. Guppy | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 36 | | Graham Shearer | G. Shearer | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Blackpool. A crowd of 2,333 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Oldham Athletic kicking off!
3.00
0-0Anthony Stone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harry Peters. Harry Peters knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.48
1-0James Cole makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Dichio. Martin Dichio surges forward with the ball. Martin Dichio flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.40
1-0Oleg Gray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Stone. Anthony Stone threads the ball through to Harry Peters. Harry Peters finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.56
Arthur Ball knocks the ball forward to Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy goes all the way! Tim Guppy cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.33
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
27.17
Leon Stamp kicks a strong pass forward to Joe Vernazza. Joe Vernazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie lofts in a cross ball towards Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.18
Anthony Stone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie whips in a cross ball towards Harry Peters. Harry Peters is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.10
1-0James Cole clumsily knocks into Neil Lisbie. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Neil Lisbie stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.18
Andy Mcgovern hacks Leon Stamp from behind! Andy Mcgovern is shown the yellow card! Leon Stamp runs off the knock.
38.19
Paul Oliver makes a probing pass to Martin Dichio. Martin Dichio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
40.43
Des Clemence sees space and advances. Des Clemence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Peters. Harry Peters knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Arthur Ball knocks the ball forward to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern plays a perfect one-two with Tim Guppy and rushes in on goal... Andy Mcgovern cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Luke Scowcroft is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Blackpool get the second half underway!
51.02
James Cole knocks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Ball. Arthur Ball passes the ball forward to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.16
Arthur Ball sees space and advances. Arthur Ball goes all the way! Arthur Ball shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
59.16
Graham Shearer catches James Cole on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! James Cole runs off the knock.
60.59
Leon Stamp controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Riggott. Oleg Riggott knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Gary Best has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.38
Arthur Ball threads the ball through to Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luke Scowcroft who gathers it comfortably.
72.10
2-1Joe Vernazza flicks the ball to his team mate, Harry Peters. Harry Peters threads the ball through to Graham Shearer but he's offside!
77.19
Oldham Athletic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Blackpool's defence.
79.15
Joe Vernazza makes a probing pass to Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
84.59
Des Clemence flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Riggott. Oleg Riggott makes a probing pass to Harry Peters. Harry Peters knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Oleg Riggott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.9%
58.1%
Play Area
25.7%
39.2%
35.1%
Scorers
| Andy Mcgovern 9, 45 | Neil Lisbie 61 |