| RESULT | 1 - 0 to the Oxford boys. No league form, but we can win against higher division sides in cups... |
| TEAM |
Robertson, Richardson, Jarman, Shepheard, Powell Murphy, Whitehead Tait Anthrobus, Omoyinmi |
| SUBS | Folland (for Robertson, 64)
Lilley (for Murphy, 70) Beauchamp (for Omoyinmi, 85) Busby, Weatherstone S (not used) |
| GOALS | 1 - 0 MURPHY (35) - A header from Anthrobus hit the post, and Murphy stabbed it in as it rolled along the line. |
| PERFORMANCE | Wolved dominated much of the match, but wasteful finishing and heroic goalkeeping saw spirited Oxford hold on. |
| MAN OF MATCH | Richard KNIGHT - Another superb performance. Another string of fine saves. |
| BOOKINGS | Whitehead (42) - Time-wasting. Apparently Denis had instructed him to "take his time". |
| ATTENDANCE | 9,399 - Despite reduced prices, it seems this match did not get the Wolves fans excited. |
| REFEREE | Trevor Jones (Barrow-in-Furness) |
| REPORTS | Oxford sites
From The TerraceWolves sites Barmy Army ("Cup disaster!")Football sites Football NewsNewspapers Express ("Matt takes gloss off rocky Wolves") |
Advantage U's
Oxford bridged a one division gap to record a 1- 0 Worthington Cup
first round, first leg advantage at Wolves through Matt Murphy.
The U's belied their Second Division status to take a slim advantage
back to the Manor Ground.
Despite dominating, Colin Lee's men could find no way past U's keeper
Richard Knight who was in inspired form to deny Ketsbaia, Bazeley, Lescott
and Carl Robinson, while new £1.6m signing Robert Taylor came within
inches of opening his account when his header came back off the woodwork.
John Robertson and Paul Powell failed to hit the target for Oxford
early on before Matt Murphy tapped in the rebound after Steve Anthrobus'
header had struck the post on 37 minutes. Murphy struck to record his first
goal of the season and The U's first win of the campaign.
Paul Tait spurned the opportunity to add to Oxford's lead when he could
only direct his header onto the woodwork.
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