FFO League One, Oxford United vs. Crewe (Fri Mar 22) Oxford United | Crewe 5-3-2 L | 5-4-1 A - | - | S_Eastwood GK | GK C_McGillivray G_Leigh DF | DF M_Demetriou F_Stevens DF | DF L_Offord C_Brown DF | DF C_O'Riordan S_Negru DF | DF Z_Williams J_Thorniley DF | DF W_Burrell C_Brannagan MF | MF J_Powell M_McGuane MF | MF J_White R_Rodrigues MF | MF S_Tracey N_Ennis FW | MF A_Rowe M_Harris FW | FW C_Long | E_McGinty SUB | SUB T_Lo-Tutala C_Christie SUB | SUB R_Cooney O_Smyth SUB | SUB R_Adebisi K_Edwards SUB | SUB J_Tabiner A_Fletcher SUB | SUB C_Richardson Min. 1 :(cre) L_Offord storms past his marker ... A great volley from L_Offord! ... Saved by S_Eastwood Min. 14 :(cre) C_Long eases past S_Negru ... C_Long has a dig at goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... S_Eastwood never had a chance! Min. 15 :(oxf) N_Ennis crosses to J_Thorniley ... J_Thorniley with the shot on net! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 17 :(cre) S_Tracey beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... S_Tracey goes for the top corner! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 18 :(oxf) J_Thorniley bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Harris ... M_Harris with a low drive through the rain! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... F_Stevens flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... C_McGillivray catches it with ease Min. 22 :(oxf) M_Harris races into the box ... He sees R_Rodrigues lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... R_Rodrigues attempts the shot! ... The shot slips through C_McGillivray's hands ... But C_McGillivray recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 25 :(oxf) N_Ennis runs at the defence ... He nutmegs C_O'Riordan ... He showed his class there ... L_Offord with a pull on the shirt ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 34 :(cre) C_Long picks up a loose ball ... C_Brannagan fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(oxf) J_Thorniley holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to N_Ennis ... M_Demetriou wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Brown swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... C_McGillivray comes out and claims it! Min. 45 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: A_Fletcher ... COMING OFF: M_Harris Min. 45 :(cre) Substitution by Crewe ... COMING ON: J_Tabiner ... COMING OFF: A_Rowe Min. 47 :(cre) J_Powell has a go! ... It hits the defender ... C_Long collects the loose ball! ... J_Thorniley with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 48 :(cre) J_White could get a shot on goal here ... Fine tackle by J_Thorniley ... But he can't prevent the corner ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Oxford United 0-0 Crewe Min. 47 :(cre) C_Long cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... Good sliding challenge from F_Stevens Min. 50 :(oxf) N_Ennis takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... N_Ennis with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 51 :(oxf) R_Rodrigues takes advantage of a mistake by M_Demetriou ... Can he make them pay? ... R_Rodrigues goes for goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... C_McGillivray moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... C_McGillivray catches it with style! Min. 52 :(oxf) C_Brown takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Brannagan ... C_Brannagan swings in the shot! ... C_McGillivray beats the ball away Min. 54 :(oxf) M_McGuane turns past L_Offord ... He has some space now! ... M_McGuane aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The crowd goes wild! ... That's put Oxford United ahead! ... Oxford United 1-0 Crewe ... Min. 55 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: K_Edwards ... COMING OFF: R_Rodrigues Min. 55 :(cre) Substitution by Crewe ... COMING ON: C_Richardson ... COMING OFF: C_Long Min. 55 :(oxf) The defender loses control of the ball! ... C_Brown seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... C_O'Riordan with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 57 :(cre) J_White runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to C_Richardson ... F_Stevens forces him off the ball Min. 61 :(cre) C_Richardson finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... C_Richardson with a little chip! ... S_Eastwood gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... S_Tracey floats the ball in! ... F_Stevens reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 65 :(oxf) C_Brannagan sidesteps L_Offord ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Demetriou ... He made it look easy Min. 66 :(oxf) K_Edwards takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Fletcher ... L_Offord hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by F_Stevens! ... A_Fletcher with the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... C_McGillivray is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Thorniley swings it in! ... Z_Williams cleans up with a great clearance Min. 67 :(cre) C_O'Riordan off the woodwork! ... J_Tabiner picks up the deflection ... J_Tabiner blasts it at the goal! ... But S_Eastwood punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that S_Eastwood got a touch Min. 70 :(cre) A defence splitting pass from S_Tracey to J_Powell ... J_Thorniley hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... C_Richardson dinks the ball into the area! ... S_Eastwood comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 71 :(cre) C_O'Riordan runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to W_Burrell ... W_Burrell hits a curling shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... S_Eastwood looks relieved there! Min. 72 :(oxf) C_Brown cuts in on C_O'Riordan's blind side ... C_Brown rifles it at the goal! ... C_McGillivray with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 75 :(oxf) G_Leigh pass splits open the defence and finds N_Ennis ... N_Ennis belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 78 :(cre) J_Tabiner passes the ball to C_Richardson ... M_McGuane forces him off the ball Min. 80 :(cre) C_Richardson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... C_O'Riordan gets onto the end of the pass! ... C_O'Riordan tries the shot! ... S_Eastwood saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 84 :(oxf) K_Edwards drives it forward to N_Ennis ... N_Ennis tries one from the edge of the box! ... The fans get off their seats! ... C_McGillivray plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 91 :(oxf) N_Ennis chips the ball forward to K_Edwards ... K_Edwards with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Kassam Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Thorniley (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_McGuane (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Brannagan (34), J_Thorniley (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crewe Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Tabiner Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_O'Riordan (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United | Crewe Attempts on Goal : 12 | 7 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Oxford United 1 - 0 Crewe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Oxford United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Eastwood GK 21 1 1 1 18 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 G_Leigh DF 1 17 14 7 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 F_Stevens DF 1 16 14 7 24 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 C_Brown DF 1 16 13 7 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 15 S_Negru DF 1 16 13 7 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 J_Thorniley DF 1 15 13 7 24 | 95 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 29 17 8 C_Brannagan MF 1 14 18 6 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 11 M_McGuane MF 1 14 18 6 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 18 0 36 R_Rodrigues MF 1 5 16 14 18 | 59 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 N_Ennis FW 1 7 12 16 20 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 14 M_Harris FW 1 8 13 15 16 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 21 15 E_McGinty GK 19 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Christie DF 1 14 14 7 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Smyth DF 1 13 14 4 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Edwards MF 1 4 15 13 18 | 36 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 7 A_Fletcher FW 1 6 11 15 26 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Player Statistics - Crewe Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_McGillivray GK 20 1 1 1 18 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 M_Demetriou DF 1 17 13 6 12 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 L_Offord DF 1 16 12 6 20 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 16 C_O'Riordan DF 1 16 12 5 30 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 19 12 Z_Williams DF 1 15 12 6 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 W_Burrell DF 1 15 12 6 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 J_Powell MF 1 13 16 6 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 J_White MF 1 5 16 13 18 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 S_Tracey MF 1 4 15 12 16 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 A_Rowe MF 1 4 15 12 14 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 C_Long FW 1 7 11 16 20 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 T_Lo-Tutala GK 18 1 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Cooney DF 1 14 12 6 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Adebisi DF 1 14 12 5 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tabiner MF 1 4 15 11 12 | 50 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 C_Richardson FW 1 6 11 15 28 | 36 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 1711105232 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40