Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Sunderland | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Neville | J. Neville |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 38 | | Gavin Hapgood | G. Hapgood | |||||||||
| Gareth Shearer | G. Shearer | | 47 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Carl Lightfoot | C. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Noel Izzet | N. Izzet | | 45 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Frank Robinson | F. Robinson | |||||||||
| Steven Bellamy | S. Bellamy | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Dean Burgess | D. Burgess | |||||||||
| Dean Bloomer | D. Bloomer | | 38 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Mervin Grondin | M. Grondin | |||||||||
| Edward Morris | E. Morris | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | Jon Godber | J. Godber | |||||||||
| Liam Gerrard | L. Gerrard | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Colin Guppy | C. Guppy | |||||||||
| Adrian Carter | A. Carter | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Chris Grimandi | C. Grimandi | |||||||||
| Ian Wiltord | I. Wiltord | | 43 | M | | 9 | | A | 49 | | Steve Williams | S. Williams | |||||||||
| Steve Barry | S. Barry | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 41 | | Terry Black | T. Black | |||||||||
| Mick Salmon | M. Salmon | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 40 | | Ronnie Monk | R. Monk | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 2,404 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Sunderland kick off and get the first half underway!
2.36
0-0Jon Godber knocks the ball forward to Ronnie Monk. Ronnie Monk kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Black but the referee indicates it's offside!
3.07
0-0Dean Burgess makes a simple pass to Jon Godber. Jon Godber threads the ball through to Ronnie Monk. Ronnie Monk goes all the way! Ronnie Monk takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.34
Dean Burgess passes the ball forward to Colin Guppy. Colin Guppy chips the ball to his team mate, Terry Black. Terry Black flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Williams. Steve Williams takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
15.30
1-0Steven Bellamy knocks the ball to his team mate, Edward Morris. Edward Morris sees space and advances. Edward Morris plays a perfect one-two with Steve Barry and rushes in on goal... Edward Morris rockets a shot on goal. Edward Morris scores for Oxford United!!
24.10
1-0Edward Morris catches Chris Grimandi on the ankles. Edward Morris is given a warning by the referee! Chris Grimandi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.19
Liam Gerrard sees a break and surges forward. Liam Gerrard shoots from distance but it flies wide!
33.19
1-0Jon Godber makes a probing pass to Steve Williams. Steve Williams knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.07
Colin Guppy knocks the ball forward to Ronnie Monk. Ronnie Monk makes a simple pass to Steve Williams. Steve Williams takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.10
1-0Noel Izzet flicks the ball to his team mate, Edward Morris. Edward Morris knocks the ball to his team mate, Mick Salmon. Mick Salmon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Barry. Steve Barry tries a spectacular strike. Gavin Hapgood easily smothers it.
39.14
Jon Godber knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Monk. Ronnie Monk knocks the ball forward to Steve Williams but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Chris Grimandi comes in with a late challenge on Liam Gerrard. Chris Grimandi is given a warning by the referee! Liam Gerrard runs off the knock.
45.00
1-0Oxford United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sunderland's defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Oxford United kick off!
53.39
Noel Izzet flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Wiltord. What teamwork. Ian Wiltord passes the ball forward to Steve Barry. Steve Barry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Salmon but the linesman indicates offside!
54.26
1-0Noel Izzet barges into Terry Black. The referee calls over Noel Izzet and warns him to calm down! Terry Black carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.23
Mervin Grondin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Grimandi. Chris Grimandi makes a probing pass to Ronnie Monk. Ronnie Monk plays a perfect one-two with Terry Black and rushes in on goal... Ronnie Monk tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.11
Gareth Shearer clumsily knocks into Ronnie Monk. The referee calls over Gareth Shearer and warns him to calm down! Ronnie Monk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.25
Carl Lightfoot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Guppy. Colin Guppy knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Williams. Steve Williams knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.56
Dean Burgess knocks the ball forward to Colin Guppy. Colin Guppy kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Black. Terry Black passes the ball forward to Steve Williams. Steve Williams shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
78.55
Chris Grimandi catches Edward Morris on the ankles. Chris Grimandi is given another warning by the referee! Edward Morris runs off the knock.
79.04
Colin Guppy chips the ball to his team mate, Terry Black. Terry Black whips in a cross ball towards Steve Williams. Steve Williams is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
84.20
Colin Guppy threads the ball through to Ronnie Monk. Ronnie Monk whips in a cross ball towards Terry Black. Terry Black is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.04
Steven Bellamy chips the ball to his team mate, Edward Morris. Edward Morris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Barry. Steve Barry shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Jon Godber makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Williams. Steve Williams lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Monk. Ronnie Monk powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
29.7%
46.2%
24.2%
Scorers