FFO League One, Oxford United vs. Crewe (Wed Oct 30) Oxford United | Crewe 5-3-2 A | 4-4-2 N - | - | 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 | MF J_Powell C_Brannagan MF | MF J_White M_McGuane MF | MF S_Tracey R_Rodrigues MF | MF C_Finney N_Ennis FW | FW C_Long M_Harris FW | FW L_Armstrong | E_McGinty SUB | SUB T_Lo-Tutala C_Christie SUB | SUB W_Burrell O_Smyth SUB | SUB R_Cooney K_Edwards SUB | SUB A_Rowe A_Fletcher SUB | SUB C_Richardson Min. 2 :(cre) C_Long runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to L_Armstrong ... L_Armstrong hits a curling shot! ... S_Eastwood makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 3 :(oxf) M_McGuane is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Powell ... He made it look easy Min. 3 :(cre) M_Demetriou back heels to find S_Tracey in space ... S_Tracey with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 6 :(cre) L_Armstrong finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... F_Stevens 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! ... J_Powell swings it in! ... It comes to C_O'Riordan ... He fires it towards to goal ... GOAL!!!!!!! ... He runs towards the Crewe fans! ... Crewe have the advantage! ... Oxford United 0-1 Crewe ... Min. 10 :(oxf) The ball runs loose! ... C_Brannagan seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... What a fantastic interception by C_O'Riordan ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 12 :(cre) J_Powell turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Finney ... C_Brown wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 14 :(cre) C_Long runs into space ... N_Ennis fouls badly Min. 14 :(cre) L_Armstrong brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... F_Stevens cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 20 :(cre) Z_Williams looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... S_Tracey receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_Thorniley bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 22 :(oxf) M_McGuane gets lucky and beats L_Offord ... Now with the centre to N_Ennis ... N_Ennis from 20 yards! ... But C_McGillivray just gets his fingers to that one Min. 22 :(cre) C_Long dribbles past C_Brown ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... C_Long with a graceful, looping effort! ... S_Eastwood makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 23 :(cre) S_Tracey kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_O'Riordan gets on the end of the pass ... Well intercepted by F_Stevens Min. 24 :(oxf) M_Harris finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... A cheeky lob from M_Harris! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... Oxford United have equalised! ... Oxford United 1-1 Crewe ... Min. 29 :(oxf) N_Ennis cuts through the defence ... But C_Finney puts the ball out of play Min. 29 :(oxf) C_Brown saunters past C_O'Riordan ... M_Demetriou scythes the player down! Min. 30 :(oxf) C_Brannagan takes possession on the edge of the box ... C_Brannagan with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... C_McGillivray watches it sail safely wide! Min. 31 :(cre) J_White jumps over G_Leigh's challenge ... J_White sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... The ball moves through the air! ... S_Eastwood moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... S_Eastwood catches it with style! Min. 33 :(oxf) J_Thorniley plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... C_O'Riordan hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... C_Brown curls it into the box! ... L_Offord deals with the danger and clears Min. 40 :(cre) S_Tracey looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to C_Long ... C_Long sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 41 :(cre) C_Long can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... F_Stevens with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... C_Finney swings it in ... C_Long gets on the end of it ... M_Harris knocks the ball back to S_Eastwood ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past S_Eastwood! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... C_Finney curls it into the box! ... C_Brown gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 41 :(cre) Z_Williams backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Demetriou latches onto the end of it ... M_Demetriou sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... But S_Eastwood pulls out a save of the game Min. 41 :(oxf) C_Brannagan off the woodwork! ... M_Harris picks up the deflection ... Z_Williams with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 42 :(cre) M_Demetriou with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... F_Stevens with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(oxf) C_Brannagan reads the run of R_Rodrigues ... C_Finney makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 45 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: A_Fletcher ... COMING OFF: M_Harris Min. 45 :(cre) Substitution by Crewe ... COMING ON: W_Burrell ... COMING OFF: Z_Williams Min. 45 :(cre) C_Long skips the challenge from the defender ... C_Long hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But S_Eastwood stops that one easily Min. 46 :(oxf) J_Thorniley runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Fletcher ... A_Fletcher fires off a right-footed shot! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Oxford United 1-1 Crewe Min. 46 :(cre) L_Armstrong takes on 3 men ... L_Armstrong belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... S_Eastwood parries it, he follows it up ... And S_Eastwood recovers to save!! Min. 52 :(cre) L_Offord sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... S_Tracey runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A vicious shot by S_Tracey! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 54 :(cre) L_Offord brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_Tracey gets on the end of the pass ... F_Stevens with a terrible tackle Min. 54 :(cre) C_Long with a precise pass to L_Armstrong ... L_Armstrong tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But he puts it wide 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: L_Armstrong Min. 55 :(oxf) S_Negru takes advantage of a bad back pass ... S_Negru with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... C_McGillivray just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 57 :(oxf) K_Edwards is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to A_Fletcher ... A_Fletcher has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But C_McGillivray punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 59 :(oxf) M_McGuane with a byline cross to J_Thorniley ... J_Thorniley tries to catch the keeper out! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 64 :(cre) J_Powell crosses in from the wing, he finds C_Long in the box ... C_Long shapes up for a shot! ... S_Eastwood won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 65 :(oxf) M_McGuane skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to C_Brannagan ... C_Brannagan with the crafty shot! ... C_McGillivray blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 65 :(cre) M_Demetriou slips past J_Thorniley ... A great volley from M_Demetriou! ... S_Eastwood with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 71 :(oxf) The ball is passed in from K_Edwards, he finds A_Fletcher ... A_Fletcher belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 75 :(cre) M_Demetriou takes advantage of a mistake by J_Thorniley ... It's a lucky break ... A heafty challenge by S_Negru ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Richardson crosses it in! ... S_Eastwood thumps the ball away! Min. 81 :(cre) M_Demetriou is too quick for the defence ... C_Brown dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 87 :(oxf) N_Ennis takes advantage of a mistake by C_O'Riordan ... He puts in J_Thorniley! ... J_Thorniley strikes a wicked curler! ... C_McGillivray collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(cre) L_Offord with a real burst of pace ... J_Thorniley can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... L_Offord with the header! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 89 :(oxf) J_Thorniley takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Offord ... J_Thorniley with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... C_McGillivray with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 90 :(oxf) C_Brannagan latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... M_Demetriou slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 90 :(cre) C_Long has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Thorniley! ... He has some space now! ... C_Brown with the high feet Min. 90 :(cre) The ball runs loose! ... J_Powell seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Powell goes for the top corner! ... It floats over S_Eastwood ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 91 :(cre) S_Tracey runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Richardson ... C_Richardson carves a shot towards goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... S_Eastwood acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... C_Richardson chips the ball in towards the far post! ... S_Eastwood jumps well to claim it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Kassam Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Harris Scorers : M_Harris (24) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Stevens (41) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crewe Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Powell (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_O'Riordan (6) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Z_Williams (41) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United | Crewe Attempts on Goal : 11 | 16 Off target : 5 | 7 On target : 6 | 9 Possession : 32 | 68 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 13 | 6 Key Tackles : 10 | 7 Key Passes : 9 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Oxford United 1 - 1 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 22 1 1 1 18 | 92 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 G_Leigh DF 1 18 14 8 28 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Stevens DF 1 17 15 7 24 | 92 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 56 -4 -4 C_Brown DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 S_Negru DF 1 17 14 8 28 | 92 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 J_Thorniley DF 1 15 13 8 24 | 92 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 17 9 47 C_Brannagan MF 1 15 18 7 32 | 92 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 33 M_McGuane MF 1 14 18 6 28 | 92 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 R_Rodrigues MF 1 6 17 15 18 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Ennis FW 1 7 13 17 20 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 M_Harris FW 1 9 13 16 16 | 45 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 23 0 22 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 5 16 13 18 | 36 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 A_Fletcher FW 1 6 12 16 26 | 47 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 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 21 1 1 1 18 | 92 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 M_Demetriou DF 1 18 14 6 12 | 92 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 8 36 L_Offord DF 1 17 12 6 20 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 10 17 C_O'Riordan DF 1 17 13 6 30 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 0 42 Z_Williams DF 1 16 12 6 28 | 45 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 16 -4 J_Powell MF 1 14 17 6 22 | 92 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 23 17 J_White MF 1 6 17 13 18 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 S_Tracey MF 1 4 16 13 16 | 92 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 20 C_Finney MF 1 13 16 4 20 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 C_Long FW 1 7 11 17 20 | 92 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 26 L_Armstrong FW 1 7 12 16 28 | 56 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 T_Lo-Tutala GK 19 1 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Burrell DF 1 16 13 7 20 | 47 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 A_Rowe MF 1 4 15 12 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Richardson FW 1 6 11 15 28 | 36 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1730295634 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40