Save Oxford United  ->  Matches 00/01  ->  26 August 2000
Brentford (Home)


 
RESULT 1 - 0 to Brentford.
TEAM
Knight 
Robertson, Richardson, Jarman, Shepheard, Powell
Tait, Whitehead, Murphy
Anthrobus, Omoyinmi
SUBS Hackett (for Murphy, 66)
Lilley (for Anthrobus, 85)
Busby, Fear, Folland (not used)
GOALS 0 - 1 Folan (20) - A corner was cleared to the edge of the box, from where Folan shot goalwards through a crowd.
PERFORMANCE Tactical ineptitude and a dearth of skill. Just one shot on target. Sound any good?
MEN OF MATCH Manny OMOYINMI, Dean WHITEHEAD - Showed a bit of skill, which is more than can be said for their team-mates.
BOOKINGS None.
ATTENDANCE 4,756 - dropping already...
REFEREE Richard J Beeby (Northampton) - A tad whistle-happy, but nothing too controversial.
REPORTS Oxford sites
From The Terrace
Official Site
OUFC Info Centre   ("Agony At The Manor")
Rage Online   ("Never mind the Sex Pistols here's the bollocks")
Brentford sites
Ultimate Brentford
Football sites
Football News
SoccerNet
Sportsline
TeamTalk   ("Oxford stung by Bees")
Newspapers
Evening Standard
Oxford Mail   ("United plumb the depths")



TEAMTALK

         Oxford stung by Bees
         Tony Folan gave Brentford their first league victory since February 21st when
         he scored the only goal of the game at Oxford United.
         The Bee's midfielder fired an unstoppable 20-yard volley through a crowded
         goal mouth after the Oxford defence had failed to deal with a Paul Evans
         corner.
         Oxford showed none of the attacking threat they had managed when winning at
         Wolves in mid-week, and although they had their chances, they failed to
         seriously trouble Brentford keeper Olafur Gottskalksson's goal.
         United's Jon Shephard came close with a header following a Dean Whitehead
         free kick, John Robertson came close with a cross/shot in the 41st minute and
         Whitehead himself fired a shot just wide from 30 yards.
         Mark McCammon could have doubled the lead just before half time, but he was
         denied by Knight and he came close in the second half but the shot was
         cleared off the line by John Shepherd.


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