FFO League One, Oxford United vs. Notts County (Mon Sep 30) Oxford United | Notts County 5-2-3 A | 5-4-1 N - | - | S_Eastwood GK | GK A_Stone G_Leigh DF | DF A_Baldwin F_Stevens DF | DF A_Chicksen C_Brown DF | DF R_Brindley S_Negru DF | DF L_Macari J_Thorniley DF | DF G_Bajrami C_Brannagan MF | MF D_Crowley M_McGuane MF | MF J_Bostock N_Ennis FW | MF J_O'Brien M_Harris FW | MF J_Jones A_Fletcher FW | FW M_Langstaff | E_McGinty SUB | SUB S_Slocombe C_Christie SUB | SUB C_Rawlinson O_Smyth SUB | SUB F_Pitts R_Rodrigues SUB | SUB W_Randall D_Gassama SUB | SUB J_Morias Min. 3 :(nts) J_O'Brien slides it through the middle to M_Langstaff ... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Brown ... He timed it well Min. 4 :(nts) M_Langstaff with a flashy move ... M_Langstaff sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... S_Eastwood gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 9 :(oxf) M_Harris flicks it past L_Macari ... He runs forward ... J_Jones goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 16 :(nts) G_Bajrami with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to A_Baldwin ... A_Baldwin is clean through! ... S_Eastwood tries to make himself big ... He rounds S_Eastwood ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It's hit the side netting!! Min. 20 :(oxf) M_McGuane with a simple pass to M_Harris ... M_Harris cracks a laser towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... A_Stone was left standing ... That's given Oxford United the lead! ... Oxford United 1-0 Notts County ... Min. 22 :(oxf) C_Brannagan 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! ... A_Fletcher receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Well intercepted by J_O'Brien Min. 26 :(oxf) C_Brannagan plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Harris decides to go for goal instead! ... M_Harris attempts the shot! ... But A_Stone reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Stone anyway Min. 28 :(oxf) M_McGuane with a smart pass to N_Ennis ... J_O'Brien clears with a diving header Min. 32 :(oxf) N_Ennis is first to the loose ball ... N_Ennis with the side footed shot! ... A_Stone catches the ball Min. 32 :(nts) D_Crowley has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Thorniley ... He knocks it to J_Bostock! ... J_Bostock fires off a right-footed shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 35 :(nts) J_Bostock reads the run of M_Langstaff ... M_Langstaff with the chance! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Oxford United fans taunt him about that effort Min. 36 :(oxf) C_Brannagan brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... N_Ennis gets on the end of the pass ... N_Ennis hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Stone won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 38 :(oxf) M_Harris takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Bajrami ... What a fantastic interception by L_Macari ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 38 :(nts) L_Macari with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... But G_Leigh slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 38 :(oxf) M_Harris breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Stone now! ... D_Crowley trips him up from behind! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 39 :(nts) J_Jones with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... A cracking drive from J_Jones! ... S_Eastwood fists it away Min. 42 :(oxf) M_McGuane finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... A_Chicksen brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(nts) G_Bajrami beats S_Negru ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... J_Thorniley muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... J_O'Brien plays it short to M_Langstaff ... M_Langstaff with the goal bound shot! ... S_Eastwood is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 45 :(nts) Substitution by Notts County ... COMING ON: C_Rawlinson ... COMING OFF: G_Bajrami ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Oxford United 1-0 Notts County Min. 48 :(oxf) F_Stevens with the deft touch ... He takes it past L_Macari ... He knocks it to C_Brannagan! ... C_Brannagan aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Stone grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 50 :(nts) M_Langstaff get's past G_Leigh ... He's gonna worry them again ... S_Negru scythes the player down! Min. 51 :(nts) J_Jones jinks past F_Stevens ... J_Jones tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 53 :(nts) A defence splitting pass from C_Rawlinson to M_Langstaff ... A_Fletcher with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 54 :(nts) D_Crowley runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to C_Rawlinson ... But S_Negru with the fine tackle Min. 55 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: D_Gassama ... COMING OFF: A_Fletcher Min. 55 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: R_Rodrigues ... COMING OFF: M_McGuane Min. 55 :(nts) Substitution by Notts County ... COMING ON: J_Morias ... COMING OFF: M_Langstaff Min. 58 :(nts) J_Morias gains possession ... J_Thorniley had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... Well, at least he'll have first go of the soap! ... FREE KICK ... J_Bostock floats it forward ... J_Morias latches onto the end of it ... J_Morias fires off a right-footed shot! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 59 :(oxf) S_Negru with a 30-yard pass to R_Rodrigues ... R_Rodrigues hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 63 :(oxf) N_Ennis with an incisive pass to F_Stevens ... Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Macari Min. 63 :(nts) A_Baldwin with a one-touch layoff to J_Morias ... J_Morias sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... Over the bar! Min. 66 :(oxf) F_Stevens sprints forward with the ball ... But C_Rawlinson clears the ball to safety Min. 69 :(oxf) N_Ennis runs at C_Rawlinson ... The defender slips and falls over ... N_Ennis with the chance! ... A_Stone with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 72 :(oxf) C_Brown beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... J_Jones tackles cleanly Min. 72 :(nts) A_Baldwin pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... G_Leigh is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 76 :(nts) J_Bostock is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to A_Chicksen ... C_Brown with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 76 :(oxf) F_Stevens is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to N_Ennis ... D_Crowley with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 78 :(nts) J_Jones can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to J_Bostock ... F_Stevens slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 79 :(oxf) D_Gassama with a precise pass to M_Harris ... Fine tackle by A_Chicksen ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 84 :(nts) J_Bostock pulls it back to D_Crowley ... D_Crowley with a stunning strike! ... But S_Eastwood hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 87 :(oxf) S_Negru drives the ball across field ... It comes to R_Rodrigues ... R_Rodrigues sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Stone dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL!! ... The deflection beat A_Stone! ... Oxford United 2-0 Notts County ... Min. 87 :(oxf) D_Gassama is through on goal ... L_Macari fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(nts) L_Macari sprints past S_Negru ... L_Macari drives the ball low! ... S_Eastwood blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 91 :(oxf) F_Stevens moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to G_Leigh ... G_Leigh with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Kassam Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Negru (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Harris (20), R_Rodrigues (87) Sent Off : J_Thorniley (58) Booked : A_Fletcher (53), G_Leigh (72) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notts County Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Jones Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Crowley (38), L_Macari (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United | Notts County Attempts on Goal : 9 | 11 Off target : 4 | 8 On target : 5 | 3 Possession : 32 | 68 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 11 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Oxford United 2 - 0 Notts County ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 G_Leigh DF 1 18 14 8 28 | 92 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 -4 11 F_Stevens DF 1 17 15 7 24 | 92 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 0 C_Brown DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 S_Negru DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 92 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 35 0 J_Thorniley DF 1 15 13 8 24 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -15 -15 C_Brannagan MF 1 14 18 7 32 | 92 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 M_McGuane MF 1 14 18 6 28 | 56 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 N_Ennis FW 1 7 12 17 20 | 92 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 M_Harris FW 1 9 13 16 16 | 92 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 A_Fletcher FW 1 6 12 16 26 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 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 R_Rodrigues MF 1 6 17 15 18 | 36 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 D_Gassama FW 1 6 10 15 18 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Player Statistics - Notts County Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Stone GK 21 1 1 1 12 | 92 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 A_Baldwin DF 1 17 14 7 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 A_Chicksen DF 1 17 14 7 12 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 R_Brindley DF 1 16 14 8 22 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Macari DF 1 16 14 7 26 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 28 -4 13 G_Bajrami DF 1 15 13 7 18 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 D_Crowley MF 1 5 17 14 24 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 6 6 J_Bostock MF 1 14 17 5 16 | 92 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 18 J_O'Brien MF 1 14 16 5 34 | 92 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 6 0 J_Jones MF 1 4 16 13 16 | 92 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 6 21 M_Langstaff FW 1 8 11 17 12 | 56 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 S_Slocombe GK 18 1 1 1 6 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Rawlinson DF 1 15 12 5 26 | 47 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 0 F_Pitts DF 1 14 10 4 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Randall MF 1 4 15 12 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Morias FW 1 6 11 16 24 | 36 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1727692793 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40