Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 7,467 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.


0.00
Oldham Athletic get the match underway!
8.23
Gabriel Hernandez knocks the ball forward to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess flicks a high pass forward to Alistair Izzet who brings the ball under control. Alistair Izzet shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
15.11
Jacob Lampard flicks a high ball forward to Fredrik Salmon who takes it down. Fredrik Salmon shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
21.23
Adrian Rufus makes a probing pass to Artur Neves. Artur Neves shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.12
Artur Neves threads the ball through to Alistair Izzet. Alistair Izzet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ian Rodgers.
32.10
Ian Rodgers flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Telfer. Gavin Telfer plays a one-two with Fredrik Salmon and rushes in on goal... Gavin Telfer rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.14
Alistair Izzet makes a simple pass to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Simon Eustace gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
42.05
Ugo Sharpe hits a low pass to Eddie Higginbotham. Eddie Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Artur Neves. Artur Neves tries a spectacular long range effort but Simon Eustace is on top of it.
44.40
Artur Neves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Huddersfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Huddersfield Town kick off!
49.16
Adrian Rufus breaks forward. Adrian Rufus flicks a high pass forward to Gabriel Hernandez who brings the ball neatly under control. Gabriel Hernandez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
69.50
Patricio Carcedo kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob Lampard. Jacob Lampard makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Gavin Telfer. Gavin Telfer rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
71.46
Adrian Rufus threads a neat ball through to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
78.29
Eddie Higginbotham passes the ball forward to Artur Neves. Artur Neves makes an attacking run forward. Artur Neves shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.52
Gareth Potts clumsily knocks into Eddie Higginbotham. The referee calls over Gareth Potts and warns him to calm down! Eddie Higginbotham stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.41
Jermaine Vickers makes a probing pass to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
87.11
Eddie Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Hernandez. Gabriel Hernandez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gabriel Hernandez skips past Achille Belleri! Achille Belleri catches Gabriel Hernandez on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
20.3%
54.1%
25.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Eustace of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Paolo Ince (GK)
6
2.Daniel Eadie (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Higginbotham (DEF)
7
4.Ugo Sharpe (DEF)
6
5.Jermaine Vickers (DEF)
7
6.Artur Neves (MID)
8
7.Gabriel Hernandez (MID)
9
8.Adrian Rufus (MID)
8
9.Alistair Izzet (ATT)
6
10.Darren Burgess (ATT)
7
11.Jon Wetherall (ATT)
6
 
12.Arthur Tiler (GK)
0
13.Peter Dryden (MID)
0
14.Francis Venus (MID)
0