Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 12,633 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brighton and Hove Albion appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Beckham.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brighton and Hove Albion appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Beckham.
0.00
0-0Oldham Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
2.23
0-0Tim Weir makes a simple pass to James Perry. With some swift thinking, James Perry plays the ball forward to Kemal Swift who has made a great run into the box. Kemal Swift cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
3.43
0-0Billy Davies drives a long ball upfield. Ruel Stewart knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Hall.
18.47
0-0Gilles Jackson flicks a high pass forward. Joe Hapgood controls it well on his chest. Joe Hapgood whips in a cross ball towards Gilles Jackson. Gilles Jackson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Marvin Goodwin punches it away to safety.
21.09
0-0Joe Hapgood clumsily knocks into Christian Basler. The referee warns Joe Hapgood to calm down! Christian Basler runs off the knock.
24.59
James Hall flicks a high pass forward. Joe Hapgood controls it well on his chest. Joe Hapgood knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.06
Christian Basler sees Oliver Koschmieder in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Koschmieder whips in a cross ball towards Graham Marshall. Graham Marshall makes a deft header but it's a woeful effort!
30.28
0-0James Hall clumsily knocks into Graham Marshall. The referee warns James Hall to calm down! Graham Marshall carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.02
David Loureiro flicks a high pass forward. Joe Hapgood controls it well on his chest. Joe Hapgood makes a simple pass to James Perry. James Perry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.42
Tijani Simons flicks a high ball forward to Alex Booth who takes it down. Alex Booth whips in a cross ball towards Graham Marshall. Graham Marshall makes a convincing header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.20
0-0Seth Woodcock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Basler. Christian Basler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Marshall. Graham Marshall kicks a strong pass forward to Ferry De Groot but the referee indicates it's offside!
44.12
0-0David Loureiro breaks forward. David Loureiro sees a break and surges forward. David Loureiro plays a scrappy one-two with James Perry and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tijani Simons comes in with a late challenge on David Loureiro. Penalty for Oldham Athletic!!
44.12
0-0The referee points to the spot..
45.00
1-0James Perry steps up. James Perry slots the ball into the bottom right corner with the inside of his foot. Textbook penalty!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Brighton and Hove Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off the second half!
47.41
James Hall knocks the ball forward to Joe Hapgood. Joe Hapgood passes the ball forward to James Perry. James Perry cuts inside the box! James Perry rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.03
Andy Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Ferry De Groot controls it well on his chest. Ferry De Groot flicks a high ball forward to Alex Booth who takes it down. Alex Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.48
Ruel Stewart flicks a high pass forward. Graham Marshall controls it well on his chest. Graham Marshall knocks the ball forward to Oliver Koschmieder but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
54.43
Gilles Jackson comes in with a late challenge on Andy Hutchison. Gilles Jackson is warned by the referee! Andy Hutchison runs off the knock.
55.42
Joe Hapgood makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Perry. James Perry threads a neat, attacking ball through to Kemal Swift. Kemal Swift shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
57.14
Joe Hapgood hits a low pass to Ugo Scholes. Ugo Scholes lofts in a cross ball towards Tim Weir. Tim Weir flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Marvin Goodwin.
58.35
1-0It's a corner kick. Tim Weir loops the ball over to the far post. Marvin Goodwin drops low and scoops up the ball.
66.52
Ferry De Groot flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Koschmieder controls it well on his chest. Oliver Koschmieder plays a one-two with Ruel Stewart and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Oliver Koschmieder provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. J-Clau Ribeiro gets down and covers it.
73.06
With a delightful solo run, Joe Hapgood stretches the opposition's defence. Joe Hapgood finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
77.22
Billy Davies threads a neat ball through to Graham Marshall. Graham Marshall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.32
Christian Basler catches Kemal Swift on the ankles. Christian Basler is warned by the referee! Kemal Swift runs off the knock.
81.38
David Loureiro threads the ball through to Kemal Swift. Kemal Swift plays the ball forward to James Perry. James Perry finds some space and shoots from distance. It's there!! Marvin Goodwin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.30
Martin Vega flicks a high pass forward. Joe Hapgood controls it well on his chest. Joe Hapgood makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Swift. Kemal Swift lofts in a cross ball towards Gilles Jackson. Gilles Jackson flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Marvin Goodwin had no chance!! Goal for Oldham Athletic!
87.09
3-0Tim Weir knocks the ball forward to Ugo Scholes. Ugo Scholes plays a scrappy one-two with Kemal Swift and stumbles forward towards the goal... Seth Woodcock clumsily knocks into Ugo Scholes. Penalty not given!!
89.33
David Loureiro flicks a high pass forward to David Oswald who brings the ball under control. David Oswald chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Scholes. Ugo Scholes makes a defence splitting pass to Joe Hapgood. Joe Hapgood cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
24.7%
42.9%
32.5%
Scorers
| James Perry 45 (p), 81 Gilles Jackson 84 Joe Hapgood 89 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Joe Hapgood of Oldham Athletic |
Match Ratings
| 1. | J-Clau Ribeiro (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Martin Vega (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Loureiro (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | James Hall (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | David Oswald (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gilles Jackson (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Joe Hapgood (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Tim Weir (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ugo Scholes (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Kemal Swift (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | James Perry (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Gabriel Roman (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Anthony Walsh (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Eduardo Molina (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Marvin Goodwin (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Christian Basler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Andy Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Seth Woodcock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Billy Davies (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ruel Stewart (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Tijani Simons (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ferry De Groot (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alex Booth (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Oliver Koschmieder (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Graham Marshall (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Moritz Eilts (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Anthony Southgate (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Brian McManaman (DEF) | 0 | |