League

Wokingham Stadium
Spectators: 6842 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 0) Dylon Chilton made the kick off and thus started the match. Rodney Oakes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jermaine Crouch having to make a save. Sol Jobling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stiff Osborn having to interfere. Stiff Osborn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sol Jobling , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stiff Osborn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dylon Chilton in the 12th minute of play. If Dylon Chilton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sol Jobling received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Stiff Osborn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Oxford United's zone, Rodney Oakes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jermaine Crouch came out of the goal and Rodney Oakes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wayne Patten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Jermaine Crouch made a huge save. Oxford United's Jermaine Crouch proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Oxford United from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dylon Chilton in the 38th minute of play forced Wokingham United's goalkeeper Stiff Osborn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Sol Jobling 's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stiff Osborn was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Sol Jobling received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Stiff Osborn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dylon Chilton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Rodney Oakes made the kick off in the second half. If Sol Jobling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Rodney Oakes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jermaine Crouch . Oxford United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodney Oakes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Rodney Oakes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stiff Osborn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dylon Chilton , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the game, Wayne Patten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Jermaine Crouch was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Oxford United booed when Wokingham United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robbie Hutchinson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Oxford United's Willie Basham tried to score from far away in the 80th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Oxford United's goal looked a bit too open when Wayne Patten came free, but Jermaine Crouch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Wokingham United's Rodney Oakes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jermaine Crouch made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Oxford United players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Wokingham United.