Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Flynn Avery Flynn Avery
Pim HespP. Hesp69
G
1
G
70Pierre G. BreviP. Brevi
Albert LopezA. Lopez59
D
2
D
66Dave WilliamsonD. Williamson
Marvin BlackM. Black64
D
3
D
68Harvey CooperH. Cooper
Jimmy KooimanJ. Kooiman65
D
4
D
68Robbie WinterburnR. Winterburn
Johnny ChaussidiereJ. Chaussidiere68
D
5
D
65Brian WindassB. Windass
Joost BakboordJ. Bakboord65
M
captain6
M
69Ralph GranvilleR. Granville
Antonio QuaresmaA. Quaresma72
M
7
M
67Stephen JessS. Jess
Hannes WeigelH. Weigel57
M
8captain
M
69Zbigniew SmolarekZ. Smolarek
Lee SmithL. Smith68
A
9
A
71Norberto ArreolaN. Arreola
David MilliganD. Milligan67
A
10
A
70Egbert HilgerinkE. Hilgerink
Marcos ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta63
A
11
A
70Eric GötzE. Götz
 
Jason BoltonJ. Bolton65
M
12
M
63Dietmar BeckD. Beck
Stefan BrücknerS. Brückner63
A
13
D
65Liam EadieL. Eadie
Lamberto Di BariL. Di Bari63
A
14
A
71Aaron GranttA. Grantt

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 13,554 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Norwich City and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Joachim.


0.00
Oxford United kick off!
2.23
Jimmy Kooiman flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Weigel easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hannes Weigel threads a neat ball through to David Milligan. David Milligan passes the ball forward but Lee Smith is offside!
4.30
Zbigniew Smolarek flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Hilgerink controls it well on his chest. Egbert Hilgerink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.31
Eric Götz flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Jess collects the pass. Stephen Jess knocks in a cross ball towards Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
8.06
Zbigniew Smolarek makes a simple pass to Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.29
Harvey Cooper knocks the ball to his team mate, Zbigniew Smolarek. Zbigniew Smolarek hits a low pass to Eric Götz. Eric Götz lofts in a cross ball towards Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Pim Hesp effortlessly punches it away to safety.
14.28
Brian Windass kicks a strong pass forward to Norberto Arreola. Norberto Arreola whips in a cross ball towards Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pim Hesp with no chance!! Goal for Oxford United!
18.11
Ralph Granville sees Egbert Hilgerink in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Egbert Hilgerink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.06
Zbigniew Smolarek flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Jess controls it well on his chest. Stephen Jess knocks in a cross ball towards Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.11
Marvin Black barges into Egbert Hilgerink. Marvin Black is given a warning by the referee! Egbert Hilgerink gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.15
Marvin Black receives the ball from a throw-in from Albert Lopez. Marvin Black flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Weigel collects the pass. Hannes Weigel kicks a strong pass forward to David Milligan. David Milligan knocks the ball forward, putting Marcos Zubizarreta through on goal. Some silky footwork from Marcos Zubizarreta provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
33.16
Zbigniew Smolarek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Götz. Eric Götz whips in a cross ball towards Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for the young Dutchman!
38.42
Stephen Jess flicks the ball to his team mate, Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink lofts in a cross ball towards Norberto Arreola. Norberto Arreola flicks the ball with his head. Jimmy Kooiman clears it off the line with his head!
40.25
Jimmy Kooiman sees space and advances. Jimmy Kooiman sees David Milligan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Milligan cuts inside the box! David Milligan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Pierre G. Brevi manages to gather it effortlessly.
44.26
Ralph Granville flicks a high ball forward to Eric Götz who takes it down. Eric Götz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pim Hesp who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Stephen Jess runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stephen Jess lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Götz. Eric Götz makes a deft header. Pim Hesp gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Norwich City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Norwich City get the second half underway!
49.07
Antonio Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. David Milligan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Milligan runs straight at the defence! David Milligan shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.33
Joost Bakboord threads a neat ball through to Antonio Quaresma. Antonio Quaresma shoots from long range but Pierre G. Brevi is on top of it.
55.30
Harvey Cooper hits a low pass to Zbigniew Smolarek. Zbigniew Smolarek changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Zbigniew Smolarek whips in a cross ball towards Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Egbert Hilgerink scores for Oxford United!!
59.32
Harvey Cooper brings the ball forward. Harvey Cooper makes a probing pass to Ralph Granville. Ralph Granville knocks in a cross ball towards Norberto Arreola. Norberto Arreola makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.56
Norwich City have made 2 substitutions with Stefan Brückner replacing David Milligan and Lamberto Di Bari replacing Marcos Zubizarreta .
63.41
Jimmy Kooiman threads a neat ball through to Antonio Quaresma. Antonio Quaresma changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Antonio Quaresma knocks the ball to his team mate, Lee Smith. Lee Smith tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.40
Hannes Weigel makes a simple pass to Lee Smith. Lee Smith lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Brückner. Stefan Brückner knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.32
Jimmy Kooiman flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Weigel controls it well on his chest. Hannes Weigel flicks a high pass forward to Lee Smith who brings the ball under control. Lee Smith plays the ball forward to Stefan Brückner who has made a great run into the box. Stefan Brückner tries a spectacular strike but it's a lousy effort!
72.43
Stephen Jess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Granville. Ralph Granville knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pim Hesp who gathers it comfortably.
75.27
Robbie Winterburn sees Stephen Jess in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Jess flicks a high pass forward to Egbert Hilgerink who brings the ball under control. Egbert Hilgerink whips in a cross ball towards Eric Götz. Eric Götz beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Pim Hesp has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.27
Norwich City have made a substitution with Jason Bolton replacing Antonio Quaresma .
78.38
Joost Bakboord knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Brückner. Stefan Brückner lofts in a cross ball towards Lamberto Di Bari. Lamberto Di Bari is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.10
Johnny Chaussidiere comes in with a late challenge on Egbert Hilgerink. Johnny Chaussidiere is warned by the referee! Egbert Hilgerink is taking some rough treatment out there!
89.43
Robbie Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Jess controls it well on his chest. Stephen Jess makes a probing pass to Eric Götz. Eric Götz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pim Hesp who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Oxford United
Goals
2
5
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.7%
57.3%
Play Area
34.1%
43.9%
22%

Scorers
Lee Smith 63
Lamberto Di Bari 78
Egbert Hilgerink 14, 20, 33, 55
Eric Götz 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Egbert Hilgerink of Oxford United

Match Ratings
1.Pim Hesp (GK)
6
2.Albert Lopez (DEF)
6
3.Marvin Black (DEF)
6
4.Jimmy Kooiman (DEF)
7
5.Johnny Chaussidiere (DEF)
5
6.Joost Bakboord (MID)
6
7.Antonio Quaresma (MID)
6
8.Hannes Weigel (MID)
6
9.Lee Smith (ATT)goal scored
7
10.David Milligan (ATT)
6
11.Marcos Zubizarreta (ATT)
6
 
12.Jason Bolton (MID)
6
13.Stefan Brückner (ATT)
6
14.Lamberto Di Bari (ATT)goal scored
6

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