Match Report
| Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield Town |  |  | Oxford United | Oxford United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robin Carron | R. Carron |  | 43 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 |  | Jamie Neville | J. Neville | |||||||||
| Malcolm Drake | M. Drake | | 44 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 47 | | Gareth Shearer | G. Shearer | |||||||||
| Dennis Boyd | D. Boyd | | 41 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Noel Izzet | N. Izzet | |||||||||
| Peter Bosnich | P. Bosnich |  | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 41 | | Steven Bellamy | S. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Julian Harrison | J. Harrison | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 38 | | Dean Bloomer | D. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Brian Benali | B. Benali | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Edward Morris | E. Morris | |||||||||
| Oleg Oakley | O. Oakley | | 46 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Liam Gerrard | L. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Fouad Sinouh | F. Sinouh |  | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Adrian Carter | A. Carter | |||||||||
| Ruel Scowcroft | R. Scowcroft | | 44 | M | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Ian Wiltord | I. Wiltord | |||||||||
| Mick Cope | M. Cope | | 44 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Steve Barry | S. Barry | |||||||||
| Brian Roberts | B. Roberts | | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Mick Salmon | M. Salmon | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Moss Rose where Macclesfield Town play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 2,652 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Macclesfield Town and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Macclesfield Town and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Oxford United kick off!
4.10
0-0Gareth Shearer barges into Mick Cope. Gareth Shearer is warned by the referee! Mick Cope gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.05
0-0Liam Gerrard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Barry. Steve Barry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dennis Boyd.
10.04
0-0Adrian Carter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mick Salmon. Mick Salmon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.50
0-0Gareth Shearer knocks the ball forward to Edward Morris. Edward Morris kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Barry. Steve Barry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Robin Carron easily smothers it!
21.45
Adrian Carter sees a break and surges forward. Adrian Carter whips in a cross ball towards Mick Salmon. Mick Salmon is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.08
0-0Macclesfield Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Oxford United's defence.
26.23
Fouad Sinouh makes a beautiful solo run. Fouad Sinouh makes a simple pass to Mick Cope. Mick Cope cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.38
0-0Adrian Carter makes a simple pass to Mick Salmon. Mick Salmon knocks the ball forward to Steve Barry but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
38.14
Fouad Sinouh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brian Roberts. Brian Roberts knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steven Bellamy.
39.19
0-0Mick Salmon clumsily knocks into Peter Bosnich. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Bosnich runs off the knock.
44.10
Fouad Sinouh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Cope. Mick Cope knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Liam Gerrard knocks the ball forward to Steve Barry. Steve Barry passes the ball forward but Mick Salmon is offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Macclesfield Town kicking off!
47.52
Adrian Carter threads the ball through to Steve Barry. Steve Barry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
49.36
Steven Bellamy flicks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Carter. Adrian Carter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Salmon. Mick Salmon shoots from long range but it is miles over!
60.43
Adrian Carter decides to run forward with the ball. Adrian Carter shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
63.04
Peter Bosnich chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Oakley. Oleg Oakley chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Roberts. Brian Roberts finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
66.20
Oleg Oakley knocks the ball to his team mate, Brian Roberts. Brian Roberts knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.48
Noel Izzet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ian Wiltord. Ian Wiltord deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Salmon. Mick Salmon lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Barry. Steve Barry powers a header at goal. Robin Carron easily smothers it.
78.20
Peter Bosnich threads the ball through to Fouad Sinouh. Fouad Sinouh flicks the ball to his team mate, Brian Roberts. Brian Roberts lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Cope. Mick Cope is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.55
Noel Izzet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adrian Carter. Adrian Carter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mick Salmon. Mick Salmon goes all the way! Mick Salmon tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
83.05
Steven Bellamy hacks Brian Roberts from behind! Steven Bellamy is warned by the referee! Brian Roberts carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.13
Ruel Scowcroft flicks the ball to his team mate, Brian Roberts. Brian Roberts lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Cope. Mick Cope connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
87.29
0-0Oleg Oakley barges into Liam Gerrard. Oleg Oakley is given a warning by the referee! Liam Gerrard runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
30.8%
46.2%
23.1%