| RESULT | 2 - 2 Phew. |
| TEAM |
Folland, Robinson, Watson, Whelan, McGowan Tait, Murphy, Beauchamp Lilley, Lambert |
| SUBS | Anthrobus (for Lilley, 61)
Cook (for Lambert, 61) Arendse, Davis, Powell (not used) |
| GOALS | 1-0 KERRIGAN (8) - Ran clear past a static
defence, and scored easily from the right. Offside?
2-0 KERRIGAN (52) - Neil McGowan gave the ball to Kerrigan who ran clear and cleverly beat Lundin. 1-2 MURPHY (64) - Anthrobus headed down a free kick, and Murphy turned and shot home. 2-2 FOLLAND (77) - Beauchamp's shot was parried, and Cook's touch fell to Folland at close range. |
| PERFORMANCE | A game of two halves. Oxford terrible in the first half, but better once Anthrobus came on in the second. |
| MAN OF MATCH | Steve ANTHROBUS - Former Shrew turned it around in the last half hour. |
| BOOKINGS | Pål LUNDIN (29). |
| ATTENDANCE | 3,357. |
| REFEREE | T. Jones (Barrow). |
| REPORTS | Oxford sites
From The Terrace ("Shrews nearly bury U's")Shrewsbury sites ShrewsWebFootball sites Football NewsNewspapers Express |
Replay forced
Oxford United show their resilience this afternoon to force a replay
in the second round of the FA Cup. Today's trip to Gay Meadow was fraught
with dangers and the travelling faithful must have feared the worst when
their side went behind after only eight minutes. Steve Kerrigan put the
Division Three side in front to the delight of the home team.
Eight minutes after the interval it got worse when the same player
doubled the Shrews lead. But Mickey Lewis's side showed their character
and in the final half hour fought back to earn a share of the spoils. Matt
Murphy began the fight back on 63 minutes and then Robert Folland sent
the away fans into raptures with the all-important equaliser 13 minutes
from time.
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