FFO League One, Oxford United vs. Preston (Fri Aug 09) Oxford United | Preston 4-4-2 E | 4-4-2 D - | - | S_Eastwood GK | GK F_Woodman G_Leigh DF | DF A_Hughes F_Stevens DF | DF J_Whatmough C_Brown DF | DF J_Storey S_Negru DF | DF L_Lindsay C_Brannagan MF | MF B_Whiteman M_McGuane MF | MF R_Ledson R_Rodrigues MF | MF W_Keane K_Edwards MF | MF A_McCann N_Ennis FW | FW R_Healey M_Harris FW | FW C_Evans | E_McGinty SUB | SUB D_Cornell J_Thorniley SUB | SUB P_Bauer C_Christie SUB | SUB C_Ramsay M_Browne SUB | SUB M_O'Neill A_Fletcher SUB | SUB L_Stewart Min. 3 :(oxf) G_Leigh plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Harris decides to go for goal instead! ... M_Harris carves a shot towards goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That's put Oxford United in front! ... Oxford United 1-0 Preston ... Min. 16 :(pne) A defence splitting pass from B_Whiteman to R_Ledson ... But G_Leigh comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 21 :(pne) R_Healey looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to B_Whiteman ... S_Negru bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 22 :(oxf) K_Edwards leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to N_Ennis ... A_McCann makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Harris drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of F_Woodman ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 25 :(oxf) K_Edwards is through on goal ... K_Edwards with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It's beaten F_Woodman ... It goes wide!! Min. 27 :(oxf) R_Rodrigues gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds M_Harris ... Cleaned up by L_Lindsay Min. 34 :(oxf) R_Rodrigues is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to N_Ennis ... J_Whatmough wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 42 :(pne) L_Lindsay knocks it past F_Stevens and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... L_Lindsay unleashes a pile driver! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(pne) R_Ledson hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... C_Evans latches onto it! ... C_Evans tries to beat S_Eastwood! ... Brilliant save from S_Eastwood Min. 45 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: A_Fletcher ... COMING OFF: M_Harris Min. 45 :(pne) Substitution by Preston ... COMING ON: M_O'Neill ... COMING OFF: A_McCann Min. 46 :(oxf) M_McGuane looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to F_Stevens ... F_Stevens with a terrific drive! ... But F_Woodman punches it away ... He commands his area so well ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Oxford United 1-0 Preston Min. 47 :(pne) W_Keane beats N_Ennis ... S_Negru with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 55 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: M_Browne ... COMING OFF: K_Edwards Min. 61 :(oxf) G_Leigh cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Fletcher ... A_Fletcher keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... C_Brannagan swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... B_Whiteman gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 62 :(oxf) A_Fletcher takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... A_Fletcher tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 65 :(pne) Substitution by Preston ... COMING ON: L_Stewart ... COMING OFF: C_Evans Min. 65 :(pne) J_Whatmough gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to L_Stewart ... L_Stewart with the attempt at goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... S_Eastwood moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... S_Eastwood looks dejected! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Oxford United 1-1 Preston ... Min. 69 :(oxf) G_Leigh has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past A_Hughes ... He puts in M_Browne! ... M_Browne with a little chip! ... F_Woodman gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 72 :(oxf) R_Rodrigues with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past L_Lindsay ... R_Rodrigues hits a great shot! ... F_Woodman heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 76 :(oxf) M_McGuane saunters past J_Whatmough ... M_McGuane tries to lob the keeper! ... But F_Woodman punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 78 :(pne) R_Healey beats S_Negru with absolute ease! ... A cheeky lob from R_Healey! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 79 :(pne) B_Whiteman gets to the byline and finds J_Storey with a beautiful cross ... J_Storey strikes a wicked curler! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... W_Keane dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Whatmough swings a leg at it! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 82 :(pne) J_Whatmough is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... L_Stewart latches onto the end of it ... Well intercepted by C_Brannagan Min. 83 :(oxf) M_Browne skips the challenge from B_Whiteman ... F_Woodman with an ugly foul ... 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 ... Is The Referee going to give a penalty? ... He points to the spot! ... PENALTY!! ... N_Ennis will take it ... GOAL!! ... No mistake! ... Thumped home! ... Take a bow, son ... Oxford United have surely won this game now! ... Oxford United 2-1 Preston... Min. 85 :(oxf) S_Negru barges L_Stewart off the ball ... A cheeky lob from S_Negru! ... F_Woodman has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... F_Woodman is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(pne) R_Ledson looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Healey ... R_Healey hits a crisp volley! ... But S_Eastwood punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 91 :(pne) J_Storey over hits his pass ... He finds W_Keane though ... That was fortunate ... F_Stevens knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Kassam Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Leigh (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Harris (3), N_Ennis (83 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Stewart Scorers : L_Stewart (65) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United | Preston Attempts on Goal : 10 | 7 Off target : 5 | 4 On target : 5 | 3 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 5 Key Tackles : 3 | 4 Key Passes : 7 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Oxford United 2 - 1 Preston ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 G_Leigh DF 1 18 14 7 28 | 95 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 40 0 F_Stevens DF 1 17 15 7 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 17 C_Brown DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Negru DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 C_Brannagan MF 1 14 18 7 32 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 M_McGuane MF 1 14 18 6 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 R_Rodrigues MF 1 6 17 15 18 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 K_Edwards MF 1 4 16 13 18 | 58 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 N_Ennis FW 1 7 12 17 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 M_Harris FW 1 9 13 16 16 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 E_McGinty GK 19 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Thorniley DF 1 15 13 8 24 | 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 M_Browne MF 1 4 15 13 28 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 A_Fletcher FW 1 6 12 16 26 | 50 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Player Statistics - Preston Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F_Woodman GK 21 1 1 1 20 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hughes DF 1 18 15 7 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Whatmough DF 1 18 14 8 26 | 95 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 32 15 J_Storey DF 1 17 14 7 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 L_Lindsay DF 1 17 15 8 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 B_Whiteman MF 1 14 18 5 16 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 0 R_Ledson MF 1 14 18 6 32 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 W_Keane MF 1 6 17 15 8 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_McCann MF 1 14 16 6 18 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 R_Healey FW 1 8 13 18 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 C_Evans FW 1 8 13 17 28 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 D_Cornell GK 20 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Bauer DF 1 15 13 6 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ramsay DF 1 15 14 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_O'Neill MF 1 3 16 14 24 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Stewart FW 1 6 10 15 24 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 1723189683 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40