OXFORD. Eastleigh tops Oxford City 5-2 after playing a incredible match.
Josh Parker squandered a decisive penalty (85′). That would have allowed Oxford City to draw the match.
The match was played at the Court Place Farm stadium in Oxford on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was James Durkin.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 4 On Target 8
- 6 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 110
- 78 Dangerous attack 77
- 99 Ball safe 97
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 17 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Oxford City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Eastleigh that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Oxford City had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Eastleigh was able to find the solution to win this match.
Oxford City shot 16 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Eastleigh shot 11 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Oxford City received 5 yellow cards (Giles Phillips, Alfie James Potter, Alfie Potter, Josh Ashby and Reece Fleet). Talking about the opposition, Eastleigh received 1 yellow card (Jake Taylor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Oxford City stays with 28 points to hold in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Eastleigh will has 42 points like Dagenham & Redbridge to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Oxford City will play away with Gateshead on the 24th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Gateshead (0 draws).
Eastleigh will host Bromley on the 24th of February with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Eastleigh (5 draws).
Oxford City – Formation
Oxford City
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Oxford City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Ross Jenkins decided to play with the following team: Tom Watson, Andre Burley, Giles Phillips, Brooklyn Kabongolo, Aaron William-Bushell, Reece Fleet, Harvey Greenslade, Josh Ashby, Jacob Roddy, Josh Parker and Renny Smith.
The home team had on the bench: Lewis Coyle, Alfie James Potter, Pierre Fonkeu, Latrell Humphrey-Ewers and Levi Lumeka.
Substitutions
Oxford City made 3 changes: Renny Smith for Levi Lumeka (46′), Aaron William-Bushell for Alfie James Potter (46′) and Jacob Roddy for Lewis Coyle (70′).
Eastleigh – Formation
Eastleigh
Eastleigh started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Kelvin Davis played with: Joe McDonnell, Lee Hodson, George Langston, Ludwig Francillette, Oscar Rutherford, Nigel Atangana, Jake Taylor, Solomon Nwabuokei, Scott Quigley, Ben Reeves and Paul McCallum.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Enzio Boldewijn, Tommy Scott, Luke Croll, Chris Maguire and David Longe-King.
Substitutions
Eastleigh made 3 changes: Paul McCallum for Enzio Boldewijn (79′), Solomon Nwabuokei for Chris Maguire (63′) and Ben Reeves for Luke Croll (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- York City – Oldham Athletic – 1-1
- Oxford City – Eastleigh – 2-5
- Maidenhead United – Southend United – 1-2
- Kidderminster Harriers – Gateshead – 0-2
- Hartlepool United – Altrincham – 3-2
- Ebbsfleet United – Woking – 1-0
- Bromley – Dagenham & Redbridge – 2-2
- Aldershot Town – Barnet – 1-0
- Fylde – Solihull Moors – 2-2
