Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     MillwallMillwall
Mark BerryMark Berry James Hayes James Hayes
Jurek DeynaJ. Deyna73
G
1
G
83Dan SørensenD. Sørensen
Mauricio Del SolM. Del Sol64
D
2
D
69Daniel Van GobbelD. Van Gobbel
Tadashi KikuchiT. Kikuchi58
D
3
D
77Eirik SoltvedtE. Soltvedt
Anthony NappiA. Nappi63
D
4
D
71Rainer HankeR. Hanke
Mohammed LawalM. Lawal71
D
5
M
83Fredrik ScholesF. Scholes
Paul EmertonP. Emerton60
M
captain6captain
M
87Dean ThatcherD. Thatcher
Diego MaoulidaD. Maoulida69
M
7
M
83Dion OwenD. Owen
Blaise TébilyB. Tébily72
A
8
M
78Antonio FerreiraA. Ferreira
Aaron GranttA. Grantt72
A
9
A
83Andy HarleyA. Harley
David MilliganD. Milligan69
A
10
A
78Colin JamesC. James
Eric GötzE. Götz72
A
11
A
79David AdamsD. Adams
 
Nahuel DavisN. Davis27
A
12
D
69Simo SimonpoikaS. Simonpoika
Gary MurrayG. Murray42
D
13
M
75Julian HoweyJ. Howey
Eben NyarkoE. Nyarko20
G
14
A
77Ronnie GallagherR. Gallagher

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Millwall. A crowd of 13,673 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sol Wright.


0.00
The first half starts with Oxford United kicking off!
2.58
Daniel Van Gobbel passes the ball forward to Fredrik Scholes. Fredrik Scholes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Fredrik Scholes finds some space and shoots from distance. Jurek Deyna comfortably gets down and covers it.
3.26
Anthony Nappi advances with the ball. Anthony Nappi threads a neat ball through to Blaise Tébily. Blaise Tébily lofts in a cross ball towards Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Oxford United!
8.08
Diego Maoulida brings the ball forward. Diego Maoulida plays a scrappy one-two with David Milligan and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Diego Maoulida provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Dan Sørensen!
9.24
Daniel Van Gobbel flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Ferreira controls it well on his chest. Antonio Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Fredrik Scholes. Fredrik Scholes tries a spectacular long range effort but Jurek Deyna is on top of it.
10.34
Paul Emerton advances with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Paul Emerton stretches the opposition's defence. Paul Emerton knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt makes a convincing header. Magnificent save by Dan Sørensen!
20.35
Paul Emerton clumsily knocks into Dion Owen. Paul Emerton is shown the yellow card! Dion Owen stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.23
Tadashi Kikuchi knocks the ball forward to Diego Maoulida. Diego Maoulida sees Blaise Tébily in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Blaise Tébily sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
28.06
Paul Emerton brings the ball forward. Paul Emerton whips in a cross ball towards Blaise Tébily. With a superhuman jump, Blaise Tébily connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
30.38
Eirik Soltvedt chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Van Gobbel. Daniel Van Gobbel threads the ball through to David Adams. David Adams shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
32.48
Diego Maoulida comes in with a late challenge on Antonio Ferreira. The referee calls over Diego Maoulida and warns him to calm down! Antonio Ferreira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.23
Diego Maoulida chips the ball to his team mate, Blaise Tébily. Blaise Tébily knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt powers a header at goal. Dan Sørensen didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
34.02
Anthony Nappi kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Emerton. Paul Emerton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Maoulida. Diego Maoulida shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
36.27
Andy Harley knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Owen. Dion Owen shoots from long range but it flies wide!
40.55
Paul Emerton catches Colin James on the ankles. The referee warns Paul Emerton to calm down! Colin James stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.08
Dean Thatcher sees Dion Owen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dion Owen runs straight at the defence! Some world-class footwork from Dion Owen provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Jurek Deyna manages to gather it effortlessly.
44.20
Fredrik Scholes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Fredrik Scholes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Jurek Deyna as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
45.00
Andy Harley takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Mauricio Del Sol reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Millwall kick off!
47.04
Dean Thatcher barges into Paul Emerton. The referee brings Dean Thatcher to one side and gives him a warning! Paul Emerton runs off the knock.
49.25
Daniel Van Gobbel plays the ball forward to Dion Owen. Dion Owen chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Scholes. Fredrik Scholes finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.37
Millwall have made a substitution with Ronnie Gallagher replacing Colin James .
66.07
Anthony Nappi picks a pass forward to Paul Emerton. Paul Emerton knocks the ball forward to Eric Götz. Eric Götz knocks in a cross ball towards Diego Maoulida. Diego Maoulida rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
71.29
Eirik Soltvedt flicks a high ball forward to Dion Owen who takes it down. Dion Owen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Adams. David Adams skips past Mohammed Lawal! David Adams shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
75.12
With some swift thinking, Tadashi Kikuchi plays the ball forward to Blaise Tébily. Blaise Tébily lofts in a cross ball towards David Milligan. David Milligan 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.
77.08
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Simo Simonpoika replacing Eirik Soltvedt and Julian Howey replacing Dean Thatcher .
78.11
Diego Maoulida makes a probing pass to Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dan Sørensen who gathers it comfortably.
79.03
Diego Maoulida flicks a high pass forward. Blaise Tébily controls it well on his chest. Blaise Tébily finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Dan Sørensen smothers it!
83.03
Diego Maoulida flicks a high pass forward. Blaise Tébily controls it well on his chest. Blaise Tébily knocks in a cross ball towards David Milligan. David Milligan flicks the ball with his head but somehow Rainer Hanke happens to be in the right place to block it.
90.00
Dion Owen knocks the ball forward to Andy Harley. Andy Harley plays a one-two with Ronnie Gallagher and advances towards the goal... Andy Harley rockets a shot on goal. Jurek Deyna effortlessly gets down and covers it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Millwall
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
31.1%
43.2%
25.7%

Scorers
Aaron Grantt 3

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jurek Deyna of Oxford United

Match Ratings
1.Jurek Deyna (GK)
9
2.Mauricio Del Sol (DEF)
6
3.Tadashi Kikuchi (DEF)
6
4.Anthony Nappi (DEF)
7
5.Mohammed Lawal (DEF)
6
6.Paul Emerton (MID)yellow card
7
7.Diego Maoulida (MID)
8
8.Blaise Tébily (ATT)
8
9.Aaron Grantt (ATT)goal scored
8
10.David Milligan (ATT)
6
11.Eric Götz (ATT)
6
 
12.Nahuel Davis (ATT)
0
13.Gary Murray (DEF)
0
14.Eben Nyarko (GK)
0

1.Dan Sørensen (GK)
8
2.Daniel Van Gobbel (DEF)
6
3.Eirik Soltvedt (DEF)
6
4.Rainer Hanke (DEF)
6
5.Fredrik Scholes (MID)
7
6.Dean Thatcher (MID)
6
7.Dion Owen (MID)
7
8.Antonio Ferreira (MID)
6
9.Andy Harley (ATT)
6
10.Colin James (ATT)
6
11.David Adams (ATT)
6
 
12.Simo Simonpoika (DEF)
6
13.Julian Howey (MID)
6
14.Ronnie Gallagher (ATT)
6