Match Report


Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic     Manchester UnitedManchester United
Jacek LorencJacek Lorenc Greg Kneale Greg Kneale
Jakob HoenessJ. Hoeness47
G
1
G
44Fredrik RankinF. Rankin
Martin VegaM. Vega57
D
2
D
51Gareth ParkerG. Parker
David LoureiroD. Loureiro59
D
3captain
D
61Graham WinterburnG. Winterburn
Gabriel RomanG. Roman53
D
4
D
57Christian FerroC. Ferro
Robert LawrenceR. Lawrence52
M
5
D
58David GreigD. Greig
David OswaldD. Oswald44
M
6
M
59Billy VickersB. Vickers
Gilles JacksonG. Jackson52
M
7
M
56Piero CoriniP. Corini
Anthony WalshA. Walsh60
M
8
A
54Jean-Claude BagayokoJ. Bagayoko
Eduardo MolinaE. Molina55
A
9
A
54Arturo VidalA. Vidal
James PerryJ. Perry59
A
captain10
A
61Garry NaysmithG. Naysmith
Ugo ScholesU. Scholes55
A
11
A
53Oscar GentileO. Gentile
 
James HallJ. Hall53
D
12
M
47Graeme HuntG. Hunt
Joe HapgoodJ. Hapgood45
M
13
A
43Jason ScholesJ. Scholes
Kemal SwiftK. Swift53
A
14
M
43George RufusG. Rufus

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 12,828 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Eoin Burbage.


0.00
The whistle blows and Oldham Athletic kick off!
2.52
Piero Corini makes a simple pass to Arturo Vidal. Arturo Vidal knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Oswald.
4.02
Gabriel Roman clumsily knocks into Jean-Claude Bagayoko. The referee warns Gabriel Roman to calm down! Jean-Claude Bagayoko grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
6.26
Gilles Jackson hits a low pass to James Perry. James Perry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.59
Eduardo Molina chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Scholes. Ugo Scholes shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Fredrik Rankin had no chance!! Goal for Oldham Athletic!
18.39
Piero Corini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Vickers. Billy Vickers plays a scrappy one-two with Oscar Gentile and stumbles forward towards the goal... Billy Vickers strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Jakob Hoeness is on top of it.
22.08
Gareth Parker makes a simple pass to Garry Naysmith. Garry Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Arturo Vidal. Arturo Vidal lofts in a cross ball towards Piero Corini. Piero Corini is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.39
Christian Ferro flicks a high pass forward. Piero Corini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Piero Corini flicks a high pass forward to Oscar Gentile who brings the ball under control. Oscar Gentile knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.07
David Oswald sees a break and surges forward. David Oswald plays a scrappy one-two with Eduardo Molina and advances towards the goal... David Oswald cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
34.14
Gilles Jackson flicks a high pass forward. James Perry controls it well on his chest. James Perry shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
40.27
Gilles Jackson flicks a high ball forward to Ugo Scholes who takes it down. Ugo Scholes shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Manchester United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.08
Martin Vega threads the ball through to David Oswald. David Oswald laces a through ball forward to James Perry. James Perry knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Molina. Eduardo Molina connects with a diving header. Solid save from Fredrik Rankin.
48.46
Martin Vega threads a neat ball through to Anthony Walsh. Anthony Walsh flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Molina collects the pass. Eduardo Molina knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fredrik Rankin who gathers it comfortably.
53.49
Gareth Parker chips the ball to his team mate, Piero Corini. Piero Corini hits a low pass to Oscar Gentile. Oscar Gentile shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
57.49
David Loureiro flicks a high pass forward. David Oswald collects the pass. David Oswald takes it forward alone. David Oswald knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Ugo Scholes is offside!
59.24
Billy Vickers barges into Anthony Walsh. The referee calls over Billy Vickers and warns him to calm down! Anthony Walsh hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.17
Gilles Jackson kicks a strong pass forward to James Perry. James Perry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Greig.
63.50
Ugo Scholes takes a long throw-in. Anthony Walsh passes the ball forward to Eduardo Molina. Eduardo Molina whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Scholes. Ugo Scholes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
71.34
Eduardo Molina comes in with a late challenge on Billy Vickers. The referee warns Eduardo Molina to calm down! Billy Vickers stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.57
Gareth Parker passes the ball forward to Piero Corini. Piero Corini takes it forward alone. Piero Corini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Jakob Hoeness manages to keep it out.
79.03
Graham Winterburn makes a simple pass to Piero Corini. Piero Corini threads a neat ball through to Jean-Claude Bagayoko. Jean-Claude Bagayoko tries a spectacular long range effort. Jakob Hoeness gets down and covers it.
81.38
Gareth Parker barges into Anthony Walsh. The referee calls over Gareth Parker and shows him a yellow card! Anthony Walsh runs off the knock.
85.09
Ugo Scholes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Molina. Eduardo Molina knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graham Winterburn.
90.00
David Loureiro threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Molina. Eduardo Molina laces a through ball forward to Ugo Scholes. Ugo Scholes lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Molina. Eduardo Molina is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Fredrik Rankin is on top of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Oldham Athletic

Manchester United
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.7%
40.3%
Play Area
20.8%
41.7%
37.5%

Scorers
James Perry 6
Ugo Scholes 15, 64
Piero Corini 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ugo Scholes of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Jakob Hoeness (GK)
7
2.Martin Vega (DEF)
6
3.David Loureiro (DEF)
6
4.Gabriel Roman (DEF)
6
5.Robert Lawrence (MID)
6
6.David Oswald (MID)
7
7.Gilles Jackson (MID)
7
8.Anthony Walsh (MID)
6
9.Eduardo Molina (ATT)
7
10.James Perry (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Ugo Scholes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.James Hall (DEF)
0
13.Joe Hapgood (MID)
0
14.Kemal Swift (ATT)
0

1.Fredrik Rankin (GK)
6
2.Gareth Parker (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Graham Winterburn (DEF)
6
4.Christian Ferro (DEF)
6
5.David Greig (DEF)
6
6.Billy Vickers (MID)
6
7.Piero Corini (MID)goal scored
8
8.Jean-Claude Bagayoko (ATT)
6
9.Arturo Vidal (ATT)
6
10.Garry Naysmith (ATT)
6
11.Oscar Gentile (ATT)
6
 
12.Graeme Hunt (MID)
0
13.Jason Scholes (ATT)
0
14.George Rufus (MID)
0