Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     Aston VillaAston Villa
Mark BerryMark Berry Jamie Barton Jamie Barton
Jurek DeynaJ. Deyna73
G
1
G
74Darren MoffatD. Moffat
Mauricio Del SolM. Del Sol64
D
2
D
70Christopher KellerC. Keller
Tadashi KikuchiT. Kikuchi58
D
3
D
72Mark AppiahM. Appiah
Anthony NappiA. Nappi63
D
4
D
75Leevi SinkonenL. Sinkonen
Mohammed LawalM. Lawal71
D
5
D
70Leonardo ColaconeL. Colacone
Ralph GranvilleR. Granville72
M
captain6
M
72Harvey CrooksH. Crooks
Diego MaoulidaD. Maoulida69
M
7
M
70Lucien SongL. Song
Blaise TébilyB. Tébily72
A
8
M
71Stephen JessS. Jess
Aaron GranttA. Grantt72
A
9
A
68Antonio NascimentoA. Nascimento
David MilliganD. Milligan69
A
10captain
A
70Neil ElliottN. Elliott
Eric GötzE. Götz72
A
11
A
75Noel FormonN. Formon
 
Nahuel DavisN. Davis27
A
12
A
73Wout BosmanW. Bosman
Gary MurrayG. Murray42
D
13
A
74Syd MikeS. Mike
Eben NyarkoE. Nyarko20
G
14
A
75Nicolas MenendezN. Menendez

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 13,368 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stan Young.


0.00
Oxford United kick off the first half!
4.18
Stephen Jess chips the ball to his team mate, Noel Formon. Noel Formon shoots from 25 yards but Jurek Deyna is on top of it.
6.07
Stephen Jess sees Neil Elliott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Elliott advances inside the box! Neil Elliott tries a spectacular strike. Jurek Deyna gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
8.35
Leonardo Colacone knocks the ball forward to Harvey Crooks. Harvey Crooks knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento threads a neat ball through to Stephen Jess. Stephen Jess tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
14.39
Christopher Keller knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Jess. Stephen Jess knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Elliott. Neil Elliott passes the ball forward but Stephen Jess is offside!
15.42
Mark Appiah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Jess. Stephen Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Elliott. Neil Elliott cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Neil Elliott provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Jurek Deyna gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
21.13
Diego Maoulida makes an attacking run forward. Diego Maoulida knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Götz. Eric Götz is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it slams into the crowd!
22.58
Leevi Sinkonen flicks a high pass forward. Lucien Song controls it well on his chest. Lucien Song passes the ball forward to Stephen Jess. Stephen Jess shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Jurek Deyna manages to gather it.
26.31
Harvey Crooks hits a low pass to Lucien Song. Lucien Song knocks the ball forward, putting Noel Formon through on goal. Some silky footwork from Noel Formon provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Jurek Deyna.
27.34
Corner kick to Aston Villa. Harvey Crooks plays it to the near post. Tadashi Kikuchi gets to the ball and clears it up field.
28.27
Aston Villa are dictating the run of play here today.
30.10
Eric Götz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Maoulida. Diego Maoulida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.47
Harvey Crooks comes in with a late challenge on Diego Maoulida. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Diego Maoulida runs off the knock.
33.08
Diego Maoulida threads a neat ball through to Ralph Granville. Ralph Granville knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but slams it into the crowd!
34.42
Noel Formon sees Antonio Nascimento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards Neil Elliott. Neil Elliott powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
36.50
Diego Maoulida hits a low pass to David Milligan. David Milligan lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Maoulida. Diego Maoulida heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.47
Stephen Jess catches Ralph Granville on the ankles. Stephen Jess is given a warning by the referee! Ralph Granville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.08
Diego Maoulida catches Stephen Jess on the ankles. Diego Maoulida is warned by the referee! Stephen Jess carries on, but is struggling a bit.
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. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Aston Villa kicking off!
47.54
Diego Maoulida threads the ball through to Eric Götz. Eric Götz threads a neat ball through to Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Darren Moffat gets down and covers it.
49.22
Leonardo Colacone threads a neat ball through to Leevi Sinkonen. Leevi Sinkonen plays the ball forward to Stephen Jess. Stephen Jess lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Nascimento. With a superhuman jump, Antonio Nascimento connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.58
Ralph Granville hits a low pass to Diego Maoulida. Diego Maoulida flicks a high ball forward to Aaron Grantt who takes it down. Aaron Grantt whips in a cross ball towards Blaise Tébily. Blaise Tébily directs the ball goalwards with his head. Blaise Tébily scores for Oxford United!!
57.06
Stephen Jess chips the ball to his team mate, Noel Formon. Noel Formon rushes past Diego Maoulida! Some good footwork from Noel Formon provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.12
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Wout Bosman replacing Neil Elliott .
65.24
Mark Appiah sees Antonio Nascimento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Nascimento shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
67.23
Lucien Song hacks Diego Maoulida from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Diego Maoulida carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.57
Leevi Sinkonen takes it forward alone. Leevi Sinkonen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
72.38
Aston Villa are dictating the run of play here today.
77.31
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Syd Mike replacing Wout Bosman .
78.37
Antonio Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Noel Formon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Noel Formon lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Jurek Deyna.
79.15
Stephen Jess takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Noel Formon shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.51
Stephen Jess flicks the ball to his team mate, Noel Formon. Noel Formon makes a probing pass between the defence to Harvey Crooks. Harvey Crooks shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Anthony Nappi happens to be in the right place to block it.
87.11
Diego Maoulida sees a break and surges forward. Diego Maoulida knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Grantt. Mark Appiah hacks Aaron Grantt from behind! Penalty not given!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Aston Villa
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
10
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.8%
63.2%
Play Area
31.6%
46.1%
22.4%

Scorers
Diego Maoulida 37
Blaise Tébily 54
Antonio Nascimento 49, 70

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Nascimento of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Jurek Deyna (GK)
8
2.Mauricio Del Sol (DEF)
6
3.Tadashi Kikuchi (DEF)
6
4.Anthony Nappi (DEF)
6
5.Mohammed Lawal (DEF)
6
6.Ralph Granville (MID)
6
7.Diego Maoulida (MID)goal scored
9
8.Blaise Tébily (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Aaron Grantt (ATT)
6
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.Darren Moffat (GK)
6
2.Christopher Keller (DEF)
6
3.Mark Appiah (DEF)
6
4.Leevi Sinkonen (DEF)
7
5.Leonardo Colacone (DEF)
6
6.Harvey Crooks (MID)yellow card
6
7.Lucien Song (MID)yellow card
6
8.Stephen Jess (MID)
7
9.Antonio Nascimento (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Wout Bosman (ATT)
6
11.Noel Formon (ATT)
7
 
12.Syd Mike (ATT)
6
13.Neil Elliott (ATT)
7
14.Nicolas Menendez (ATT)
0