Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
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| Henry Mike | H. Mike |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Jason Riza | J. Riza | |||||||||
| John Unsworth | J. Unsworth | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Zbigniew Lato | Z. Lato | |||||||||
| Gavin Kirkland | G. Kirkland | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Noel Winterburn | N. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Ruddy Levrat | R. Levrat |  | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Aaron Ince | A. Ince | |||||||||
| Aaron Butt | A. Butt | | 64 | M | | 5 | | M | 62 | | Damien Brown | D. Brown | |||||||||
| Sean Cardinale | S. Cardinale |  | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 |  | Maximiliano Felix | M. Felix | |||||||||
| Anthony Grant | A. Grant | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Gary Walker | G. Walker | |||||||||
| Ruel Midgley | R. Midgley | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Noel Montague | N. Montague | |||||||||
| Tim Nicholls | T. Nicholls | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Brendan Bastin | B. Bastin | |||||||||
| Alun Fenton | A. Fenton | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 46 | | Greg Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Joe Johnson | J. Johnson | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Ronnie Lisbie | R. Lisbie | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 4,395 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Oxford United and Gillingham are lined up in a 3-5-2 formation.
Both Oxford United and Gillingham are lined up in a 3-5-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Gillingham kick off the first half!
2.09
0-0Aaron Butt chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.16
Sean Cardinale chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Riza who gathers it comfortably.
4.36
0-0Ruel Midgley kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton shoots from long range but it flies wide!
9.49
Ruddy Levrat knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Grant. Anthony Grant knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson goes all the way! Joe Johnson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.48
Brendan Bastin knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Royce. Greg Royce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.17
Maximiliano Felix surges forward with the ball. Maximiliano Felix controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
22.16
Aaron Butt knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Riza who gathers it comfortably.
26.16
Noel Montague chips the ball to his team mate, Greg Royce. Greg Royce knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ruddy Levrat.
28.07
1-0Tim Nicholls decides to run forward with the ball. Tim Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.39
Zbigniew Lato kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Montague. Noel Montague sees a break and surges forward. Noel Montague whips in a cross ball towards Greg Royce. Greg Royce flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
39.36
Noel Winterburn passes the ball forward to Maximiliano Felix. Maximiliano Felix makes a probing pass to Ronnie Lisbie. Ronnie Lisbie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.26
Maximiliano Felix knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Lisbie. Ronnie Lisbie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
44.54
Brendan Bastin makes a simple pass to Greg Royce. Greg Royce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Maximiliano Felix makes a probing pass to Ronnie Lisbie. Ronnie Lisbie knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Royce. Greg Royce powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Oxford United kick off and get the second half underway!
49.28
1-0Zbigniew Lato barges into Joe Johnson. Zbigniew Lato is shown the yellow card! Joe Johnson stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.10
Damien Brown comes in with a late challenge on Tim Nicholls. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tim Nicholls stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.39
Damien Brown controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Royce. Greg Royce knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Unsworth.
60.03
Damien Brown knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Royce. Greg Royce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.17
John Unsworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruel Midgley. Ruel Midgley passes the ball forward to Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Zbigniew Lato.
65.30
Tim Nicholls threads the ball through to Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Riza who gathers it comfortably.
67.15
Noel Winterburn makes a beautiful solo run. Noel Winterburn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Greg Royce. Greg Royce knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruddy Levrat.
69.35
1-0Damien Brown knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Royce. Greg Royce shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Henry Mike manages to gather it comfortably.
72.14
Maximiliano Felix sees a break and surges forward. Maximiliano Felix finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
78.46
Tim Nicholls kicks a strong pass forward to Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.09
Gavin Kirkland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruel Midgley. Ruel Midgley makes a beautiful solo run. Ruel Midgley kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Fenton. Alun Fenton shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
85.40
Gary Walker surges forward with the ball. Gary Walker shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Henry Mike!
90.00
Anthony Grant decides to run forward with the ball. Anthony Grant lofts in a cross ball towards Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson powers a header at goal. Jason Riza is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48%
52%
Play Area
25.3%
46.7%
28%
Scorers
| Joe Johnson 28, 90 |