Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     Manchester UnitedManchester United
Flynn AveryFlynn Avery Kevin Duffy Kevin Duffy
Pierre G. BreviP. Brevi70
G
1
G
69Carl LeeC. Lee
Dave WilliamsonD. Williamson66
D
2
D
68Raymond De RomijnR. De Romijn
Harvey CooperH. Cooper68
D
3
D
70Francisco SoaresF. Soares
Robbie WinterburnR. Winterburn68
D
4
D
70Victor VidalV. Vidal
Brian WindassB. Windass65
D
5
D
67Vincenzo PfeifferV. Pfeiffer
Ralph GranvilleR. Granville69
M
6
D
70Paul AllmanP. Allman
Stephen JessS. Jess67
M
7captain
M
75Richard GemmellR. Gemmell
Zbigniew SmolarekZ. Smolarek69
M
captain8
M
70Sebastian VogelS. Vogel
Aaron GranttA. Grantt71
A
9
A
70Ronnie TurpijnR. Turpijn
Egbert HilgerinkE. Hilgerink70
A
10
A
73Gaspar RegoG. Rego
Neil WiltordN. Wiltord46
A
11
A
70Orlando TouréO. Touré
 
Dietmar BeckD. Beck63
M
12
M
57Oleg MannO. Mann
Liam EadieL. Eadie65
D
13
A
66Valentino TraversaV. Traversa
Clive WiltordC. Wiltord54
G
14
D
51Alejandro GallardoA. Gallardo

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Manchester United. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arthur Dixon.


0.00
Oxford United get the match underway!
4.24
Harvey Cooper flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Granville controls it well on his chest. Ralph Granville sees Zbigniew Smolarek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Zbigniew Smolarek runs straight at the defence! Zbigniew Smolarek rockets a shot on goal but somehow Carl Lee manages to keep it out.
16.48
Egbert Hilgerink flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Grantt controls it well on his chest. Aaron Grantt knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Wiltord. Neil Wiltord jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
18.04
Vincenzo Pfeiffer pushes up the pitch. Vincenzo Pfeiffer hits a low pass to Ronnie Turpijn. Ronnie Turpijn tries a spectacular long range effort but Pierre G. Brevi is on top of it.
20.44
Robbie Winterburn knocks the ball forward to Stephen Jess. Stephen Jess sees Zbigniew Smolarek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Zbigniew Smolarek lofts in a cross ball towards Egbert Hilgerink. With a superhuman jump, Egbert Hilgerink connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Fantastic reactions from Victor Vidal blocks the shot!
28.33
Dave Williamson flicks the ball to his team mate, Zbigniew Smolarek. Zbigniew Smolarek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Granville. Ralph Granville knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt connects with a diving header but Carl Lee is on top of it.
32.09
Ralph Granville flicks a high pass forward. Neil Wiltord collects the pass. Neil Wiltord rushes past Vincenzo Pfeiffer! Neil Wiltord takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.39
Sebastian Vogel flicks a high pass forward to Gaspar Rego who brings the ball under control. Gaspar Rego finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
42.11
Sebastian Vogel comes in with a late challenge on Aaron Grantt. The referee brings Sebastian Vogel to one side and gives him a warning! Aaron Grantt stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester United kick off!
49.10
Richard Gemmell hits a low pass to Ronnie Turpijn. Ronnie Turpijn shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
60.31
Harvey Cooper flicks a high pass forward. Brian Windass easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brian Windass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Granville. Ralph Granville knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt makes a convincing header. Carl Lee gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
65.54
Stephen Jess knocks the ball forward to Neil Wiltord. Neil Wiltord knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Lee who gathers it comfortably.
67.46
Robbie Winterburn comes in with a late challenge on Ronnie Turpijn. The referee brings Robbie Winterburn to one side and gives him a warning! Ronnie Turpijn stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.40
Brian Windass hacks Raymond De Romijn from behind! Brian Windass is warned by the referee! Raymond De Romijn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.50
Zbigniew Smolarek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.29
Dave Williamson takes a quick throw-in, which Harvey Cooper takes on the chest. Harvey Cooper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brian Windass. Brian Windass sees Zbigniew Smolarek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Zbigniew Smolarek tries a spectacular long range effort but Carl Lee reads it well. Nice save!
79.59
Richard Gemmell passes the ball forward to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
84.02
Ralph Granville flicks a high ball forward to Aaron Grantt who gracefully takes it down. Aaron Grantt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Gemmell.
90.00
Raymond De Romijn comes in with a late challenge on Aaron Grantt. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Aaron Grantt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Manchester United
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69%
31%
Play Area
23.9%
43.7%
32.4%

Scorers
Neil Wiltord 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Wiltord of Oxford United

Match Ratings
1.Pierre G. Brevi (GK)
7
2.Dave Williamson (DEF)
7
3.Harvey Cooper (DEF)
8
4.Robbie Winterburn (DEF)
6
5.Brian Windass (DEF)
6
6.Ralph Granville (MID)
8
7.Stephen Jess (MID)
7
8.Zbigniew Smolarek (MID)
8
9.Aaron Grantt (ATT)
6
10.Egbert Hilgerink (ATT)
6
11.Neil Wiltord (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Dietmar Beck (MID)
0
13.Liam Eadie (DEF)
0
14.Clive Wiltord (GK)
0

1.Carl Lee (GK)
8
2.Raymond De Romijn (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Francisco Soares (DEF)
6
4.Victor Vidal (DEF)
6
5.Vincenzo Pfeiffer (DEF)
7
6.Paul Allman (DEF)
6
7.Richard Gemmell (MID)
6
8.Sebastian Vogel (MID)
6
9.Ronnie Turpijn (ATT)
6
10.Gaspar Rego (ATT)
6
11.Orlando Touré (ATT)
6
 
12.Oleg Mann (MID)
0
13.Valentino Traversa (ATT)
0
14.Alejandro Gallardo (DEF)
0