| RESULT | 1 - 0 to the Oxford boys in their first ever match against the Silkmen. |
| TEAM |
Robertson, Richardson, Linighan, Brown Fear, Murphy, Jarman, Beauchamp Gray, Lilley |
| SUBS | Glass, Hackett, Powell, Weatherstone S, Whitehead (not used) |
| GOALS | 1 - 0 GRAY (58) - Matt Murphy put Gray through on goal, and Gray calmly slotted in his first for Oxford. |
| PERFORMANCE | Not a great game overall, but Oxford deserved their win, gained thanks to Richard Knight's late penalty save. |
| MAN OF MATCH | |
| BOOKINGS | Jon RICHARDSON (24) - Foul. |
| ATTENDANCE | 2,141. |
| REFEREE | Matt D Messias (York) |
| REPORTS | Oxford sites
From The TerraceMacclesfield sites Silkmen Online ("Silkmen Fall at First Cup Hurdle")Football sites Football NewsNewspapers Oxford Mail ("Gray's first goal brings FA Cup win") |
U's edge it against Silkmen
Oxford progress to the second round of the FA Cup, after defeating
Macclesfield 1-0 at the Moss Rose Ground, courtesy of a Phil Gray strike.
Crowd trouble marred Oxford's battling cup win over Third Division
Macclesfield. Oxford's goal came on the sixty minute mark as Northern Ireland
international striker Phil Gray latched onto a superb through ball from
Matt Murphy and slotted the ball past Lee Martin. It was Gray's first goal
for the club since joining from Burnley and will go somewhere to endearing
him to the U's fans.
In truth that was the only clear opening in the game, before controversy
struck.
Macclesfield were given hope of an equaliser late in the game when
they were awarded an 88th minute penalty following a foul by veteran defender
Andy Linighan on striker Richard Barker.
Furious Oxford fans reacted by charging down the terracing and wrenching
the net away from the crossbar. Police raced to push the fans away but
the game had to be delayed for five minutes while a number of arrests were
made and the net was repaired.
Oxford keeper Richard Knight then rubbed salt into the Macclesfield
wounds by saving Lee Glover's spot kick.
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