Match Report
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic |  |  | Scunthorpe United | Scunthorpe United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Brady | G. Brady |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 |  | Chris Prior | C. Prior | |||||||||
| Ivan Milligan | I. Milligan | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Craig McManaman | C. McManaman | |||||||||
| David Cole | D. Cole | | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Simon Myers | S. Myers | |||||||||
| Spencer Carter | S. Carter | | 43 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Alfred Ljungberg | A. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Kevin Sullivan | K. Sullivan | | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Edward Smith | E. Smith | |||||||||
| Daniele Riggott | D. Riggott | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Brendan Sharpe | B. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Alistair Best | A. Best | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Scott Hurst | S. Hurst | |||||||||
| Lomano Thompson | L. Thompson | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Peter Platt | P. Platt | |||||||||
| Gavin Liddell | G. Liddell | | 47 | M | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Kemal Insley | K. Insley | |||||||||
| Niccolo Oliver | N. Oliver | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Omer Drake | O. Drake | |||||||||
| Nigel Summerbell | N. Summerbell | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Tim Peters | T. Peters | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Scunthorpe United. A crowd of 4,430 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Scunthorpe United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Scunthorpe United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Oldham Athletic kick off the first half!
3.23
0-0Peter Platt flicks the ball to his team mate, Omer Drake. Omer Drake whips in a cross ball towards Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Gavin Brady easily picks it out of the air!
12.16
0-0Lomano Thompson kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
16.13
Daniele Riggott threads the ball through to Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Chris Prior easily smothers it!
18.38
0-1Alfred Ljungberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Platt. Peter Platt flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley goes all the way! Kemal Insley tries a spectacular strike. Gavin Brady is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.19
Edward Smith knocks the ball forward to Brendan Sharpe. Brendan Sharpe sees a break and surges forward. Brendan Sharpe sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
28.15
Simon Myers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Platt. Peter Platt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Omer Drake. Omer Drake lofts in a cross ball towards Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.04
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
33.01
0-1Ivan Milligan takes it forward alone. Ivan Milligan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Myers.
38.27
Craig McManaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan Sharpe. Brendan Sharpe sees a break and surges forward. Brendan Sharpe shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.13
0-1Gavin Liddell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Summerbell but he's offside!
40.55
Scott Hurst passes the ball forward to Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Edward Smith chips the ball to his team mate, Brendan Sharpe. Brendan Sharpe passes the ball forward to Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Scunthorpe United kick off and get the second half underway!
53.37
Daniele Riggott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfred Ljungberg.
55.22
Kevin Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell knocks the ball forward to Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.28
Ivan Milligan sees space and advances. Ivan Milligan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edward Smith.
60.46
Daniele Riggott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
67.25
Brendan Sharpe knocks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Gavin Brady easily smothers it!
69.21
Brendan Sharpe chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Spencer Carter.
73.05
Brendan Sharpe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters whips in a cross ball towards Omer Drake. Omer Drake powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.15
Spencer Carter threads the ball through to Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell makes a probing pass to Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell shoots from long range but somehow Chris Prior manages to keep it out.
78.22
Edward Smith threads the ball through to Brendan Sharpe. Brendan Sharpe flicks the ball to his team mate, Omer Drake. Omer Drake knocks in a cross ball towards Tim Peters. Tim Peters directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Gavin Brady manages to keep it out.
85.49
Scunthorpe United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
26.9%
47.4%
25.6%
Scorers