As the Oxford Mail removes its reports, I took the liberty of making a copy.
Hope nobody minds!
King Paul is spot-kick hero!
Oxford Utd 1, Wycombe W 1
(aet, Oxford win 5-3 on pens)By JON MURRAY GOALKEEPER Paul Lundin was Oxford United's goalscoring hero on an amazing night at the Manor Ground last night.
The giant Swede saved the crucial spot-kick in a penalty shoot-out after 120 minutes failed to separate these two sides in an Auto Windscreens Shield tie of unrelenting drama.
And then he threw off his gloves and stepped up to hammer the winning kick past his opposite number Martin Taylor.
It was as eventful a game as there can have been at the Manor, and sent United into the competition's Southern Section third round - just three games away from Wembley.
Oxford's victory on penalties over their local rivals was a remarkable achievement, because they had to play for an hour and a half with just ten men.
That was because Peter Fear was sent off, somewhat harshly, for a professional foul just after half an hour.
Yet the spirit in United's camp under coach Mickey Lewis was evident as they battled away against the odds, and it was hard to tell that Wycombe had an extra player. Lundin was exceptional throughout, making four stunning saves.
Wycombe had rested five players, including leading scorer Sean Devine, while Mickey Lewis gave a rest to Rob Folland and Joey Beauchamp.
Lundin made a splendid save from a downward header by Paul McCarthy in the seventh minute as Wycombe began brightly, but the home side gradually got a grip and Matt Murphy went close with a shot with the outside of his right foot.
It was a welcome sight for the 1,400 United supporters in the ground to see Paul Tait back in the midfield and when Tait was pulled back in the box by Dannie Bulman on 21 minutes, it brought the U's a penalty.
Paul Powell, whose two penalties saw off Luton in the last round, struck the penalty into the top right corner.
This should have provided the platform for a comfortable evening for United, yet it was to prove anything but.
They soon conceded a free-kick just outside the box. It was struck fiercely by Michael Simpson but Lundin parried to his left for another impressive save. Oxford lost Mark Watson with a tightening hamstring and disaster struck them 12 minutes before half-time when Baird was brought down from behind by Fear.
Referee John Brandwood awarded a free-kick a yard outside the area - and brandished the red card to Fear who he evidently felt was the last man.
From the free-kick, McCarthy put the ball in the net but the goal was disallowed for offside.
There then followed spells during which Mr Brandwood totally lost it, not knowing the difference between a foul and a tackle, getting players mixed up and deciding to dish out cards like they were confetti.
I don't always agree with the chants from the London Road, but their loud rendition of "You Don't Know What You're Doing" to the man in black was spot on. The referee had several times forgotten about the new ten-yard rule, but on 39 minutes he remembered it, ordering Wycombe players back an extra ten yards after they disputed a free-kick. Cook took advantage of the extra proximity to goal by forcing a good save from Taylor.
But a minute later Wycombe were level. Dannie Bulman's pass found Jermaine McSporran, and from 20 yards, the former Oxford City favourite curled a delightful shot past Lundin.
Lundin made another brilliant save at the start of the second half from Daniel Senda. The ball came back out to Baird who headed back into the net - but again the goal was ruled out for Baird being offside.
Although they were down to ten men, you wouldn't have known it as United played well down the slope. Jon Shepheard, on his debut, headed over at a corner and Cook curled a shot a yard wide. Predictably, though, the ref was maintaining centre stage, awarding a free-kick for obstruction to Wycombe when McSporran was fouled two yards inside the box and likewise against Les Robinson when he virtually assaulted Steve Brown.
Powell, who had switched to right back after Fear's dismissal, left too much space near the touchline at times and he was almost punished when McSporran headed just over on 87 minutes.
Into extra time it went and the drama continued. United almost snatched a golden goal in a goalmouth melee at a corner, but Mark Rogers headed off the line.
And Lundin made yet another fabulous save at full stretch from Richard Thompson's header. In the penalty shoot-out, taken in front of the London Road supporters, Beauchamp, Cook, Powell and Murphy all converted and Lundin saved Baird's effort to his right to give United the advantage.
Then the Swede stepped up to turn from saver to taker - and buried his kick emphatically beyond a helpless Wanderers keeper.
Story date: Wednesday 12 January
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