Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | D. Shaw |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Matt Stamp | M. Stamp | |||||||||
| Simon Boateng | S. Boateng | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 |  | Samuel Lopes | S. Lopes | |||||||||
| Steven Montague | S. Montague | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 47 | | George Cooke | G. Cooke | |||||||||
| Philippe Louiron | P. Louiron |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Arnauld Zebre | A. Zebre | |||||||||
| Marc Best | M. Best | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Habib Robin | H. Robin | |||||||||
| Gary Mccall | G. Mccall |  | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Kevin Riggott | K. Riggott | |||||||||
| Kemal Smith | K. Smith | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Del Marsden | D. Marsden | |||||||||
| Matt Perry | M. Perry | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Marcus Galli | M. Galli | |||||||||
| Darius Shearer | D. Shearer | | 41 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Des Newby | D. Newby | |||||||||
| Oleg Draper | O. Draper | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Trevor Grantt | T. Grantt | |||||||||
| Simon Craddock | S. Craddock | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Gary Eustace | G. Eustace | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 3,381 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Oxford United and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Oxford United and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off the first half!
3.28
0-0Steven Montague kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Perry. Matt Perry knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Craddock. Simon Craddock shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.43
0-0Philippe Louiron hacks Gary Eustace from behind! Philippe Louiron is shown the yellow card! Gary Eustace hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.27
Del Marsden flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace flicks the ball to his team mate, Trevor Grantt. Trevor Grantt shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.28
Steven Montague knocks the ball forward to Kemal Smith. Kemal Smith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oleg Draper. Oleg Draper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.07
Darius Shearer passes the ball forward to Simon Craddock. Simon Craddock tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.07
22.14
Marcus Galli passes the ball forward to Trevor Grantt. Trevor Grantt tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
34.11
Marcus Galli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Oxford United kick off and get the second half underway!
51.43
0-0Del Marsden sees a break and surges forward. Del Marsden tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Dennis Shaw easily smothers it!
57.34
0-0Darius Shearer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Craddock. Simon Craddock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.13
Matt Perry flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Draper. Oleg Draper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Stamp who gathers it comfortably.
66.32
Del Marsden makes a probing pass to Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace knocks in a cross ball towards Trevor Grantt. Trevor Grantt directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.22
Matt Perry hacks Del Marsden from behind! Matt Perry is shown the yellow card! Del Marsden stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.14
1-0Darius Shearer decides to run forward with the ball. Darius Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Craddock. Simon Craddock is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Matt Stamp is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.13
1-0Arnauld Zebre catches Kemal Smith on the ankles. Arnauld Zebre is given a warning by the referee! Kemal Smith runs off the knock.
81.21
Gary Mccall hacks Des Newby from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Des Newby runs off the knock.
87.46
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
89.15
Darius Shearer barges into Del Marsden. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Del Marsden runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.8%
58.2%
Play Area
26.9%
49.3%
23.9%
Scorers