Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     Leeds UnitedLeeds United
Mark BerryMark Berry Alex Hutchings Alex Hutchings
Lorenzo NunziataL. Nunziata61
G
1
G
65Steve MersonS. Merson
Duncan JamesD. James52
D
2
D
57Phil MannP. Mann
Emile HenryE. Henry52
D
3captain
D
52James FlintlockJ. Flintlock
Marcus FortuneM. Fortune47
D
4
D
50Armin PfeifferA. Pfeiffer
Daniel HollowayD. Holloway56
D
5
D
55Eric LensingE. Lensing
Alfred WeaverA. Weaver47
M
captain6
M
54Luke JosephL. Joseph
Richard HaynesR. Haynes72
M
7
M
56Carlton FlintlockC. Flintlock
Edmundo PenaE. Pena51
M
8
M
56Nicolas MetzgerN. Metzger
Peter WrightP. Wright49
A
9
A
54Alfred EadieA. Eadie
Emile BaileyE. Bailey40
A
10
A
48Stuart RichardsS. Richards
Nick SmitN. Smit47
A
11
A
59Lomano MintoL. Minto
 
Richard SalakoR. Salako46
D
12
D
55Alejandro GilA. Gil
Dion BrambleD. Bramble50
G
13
M
54David GreenD. Green
Thierry EdghillT. Edghill50
A
14
A
62Luke HuckerbyL. Huckerby

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 13,355 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Oxford United and Leeds United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nicholas Ball.


0.00
The whistle blows and Oxford United kick off!
2.11
Nicolas Metzger drives a long ball upfield. Alfred Eadie knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Metzger. Nicolas Metzger connects with a diving header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
3.02
With great vision, Emile Henry plays the ball forward to Daniel Holloway. Daniel Holloway flicks a high pass forward. Richard Haynes controls it well on his chest. Richard Haynes shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.49
Nicolas Metzger chips the ball to his team mate, Alfred Eadie. Alfred Eadie lofts in a cross ball towards Lomano Minto. Lomano Minto gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
21.52
Alfred Eadie hacks Emile Henry from behind! Alfred Eadie is warned by the referee! Emile Henry runs off the knock.
22.41
Richard Haynes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edmundo Pena. Edmundo Pena plays a scrappy one-two with Richard Haynes and advances towards the goal... Edmundo Pena rockets a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
24.25
Nicolas Metzger flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Minto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lomano Minto shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.06
Marcus Fortune flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Haynes. Richard Haynes knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Weaver. Alfred Weaver knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Smit. Nick Smit connects with a diving header. Steve Merson didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
30.54
Emile Henry threads the ball through to Richard Haynes. Richard Haynes flicks a high pass forward. Nick Smit controls it well on his chest. Nick Smit plays a one-two with Richard Haynes and advances towards the goal... Nick Smit cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
32.27
Armin Pfeiffer flicks a high ball forward to Alfred Eadie who gracefully takes it down. Alfred Eadie knocks the ball to his team mate, Lomano Minto. Lomano Minto shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
36.03
Duncan James threads the ball through to Richard Haynes. Richard Haynes hits a low pass to Alfred Weaver. Alfred Weaver knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Merson who gathers it comfortably.
38.14
Alfred Weaver flicks a high ball forward to Edmundo Pena who takes it down. Edmundo Pena knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Merson who gathers it comfortably.
39.35
Luke Joseph kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Metzger. Nicolas Metzger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.34
Edmundo Pena flicks a high pass forward. Emile Bailey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Emile Bailey whips in a cross ball towards Edmundo Pena. Edmundo Pena outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Steve Merson didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
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. Leeds United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Leeds United get the second half underway!
49.33
Armin Pfeiffer flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Flintlock. Carlton Flintlock makes a simple pass to Stuart Richards. Stuart Richards lofts in a cross ball towards Lomano Minto. Lomano Minto connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.40
Nicolas Metzger passes the ball forward to Carlton Flintlock. Carlton Flintlock passes the ball forward but Lomano Minto is offside!
59.39
James Flintlock clumsily knocks into Peter Wright. The referee brings James Flintlock to one side and gives him a warning! Peter Wright runs off the knock.
60.39
Nicolas Metzger threads the ball through to Carlton Flintlock. Carlton Flintlock flicks the ball to his team mate, Lomano Minto. Lomano Minto makes a defence splitting pass to Alfred Eadie. Alfred Eadie looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
61.55
Duncan James controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Haynes. Richard Haynes makes an attacking run forward. Richard Haynes threads a neat ball through to Nick Smit. Some silky footwork from Nick Smit provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
63.21
Emile Henry flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Haynes. With vision, Richard Haynes plays the ball forward to Emile Bailey. Emile Bailey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Wright but he's offside!
67.34
Eric Lensing chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Joseph. Luke Joseph threads the ball through to Lomano Minto. Lomano Minto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.37
Nicolas Metzger brings the ball forward. Nicolas Metzger knocks in a cross ball towards Lomano Minto. Lomano Minto is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
75.41
Luke Joseph runs straight at the opposition's defence. Luke Joseph knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcus Fortune.
77.55
Leeds United have made 2 substitutions with Luke Huckerby replacing Lomano Minto and Alejandro Gil replacing James Flintlock .
85.11
With great vision, Armin Pfeiffer plays the ball forward to Alejandro Gil. Alejandro Gil makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Huckerby. Luke Huckerby shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Leeds United
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
31.2%
41.2%
27.5%

Scorers
Lomano Minto 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Metzger of Leeds United

Match Ratings
1.Lorenzo Nunziata (GK)
6
2.Duncan James (DEF)
6
3.Emile Henry (DEF)
7
4.Marcus Fortune (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Holloway (DEF)
6
6.Alfred Weaver (MID)
6
7.Richard Haynes (MID)
9
8.Edmundo Pena (MID)
6
9.Peter Wright (ATT)
6
10.Emile Bailey (ATT)
6
11.Nick Smit (ATT)
7
 
12.Richard Salako (DEF)
0
13.Dion Bramble (GK)
0
14.Thierry Edghill (ATT)
0

1.Steve Merson (GK)
7
2.Phil Mann (DEF)
6
3.James Flintlock (DEF)
5
4.Armin Pfeiffer (DEF)
7
5.Eric Lensing (DEF)
6
6.Luke Joseph (MID)
7
7.Carlton Flintlock (MID)
6
8.Nicolas Metzger (MID)
9
9.Alfred Eadie (ATT)
6
10.Stuart Richards (ATT)
6
11.Lomano Minto (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Alejandro Gil (DEF)
6
13.David Green (MID)
0
14.Luke Huckerby (ATT)
6