Oxford United 1
Stevenage 2
League (League Two)
Oxford Utd |
1 - 2 |
Stevenage |
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League (League Two) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| Tom Craddock (45) |
Harry Worley (o.g.) (20) Craig Reid (48) |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Ryan Clarke 23. Ben Purkiss 22. Harry Worley 6. Jake Wright 18. Steven Kiniburgh 28. Josh Payne 4. Paul McLaren 11. Simon Clist 10. Jack Midson 32. Steven MacLean 29. Tom Craddock |
Chris Day .16 Darius Charles .4 Luke Foster .6 Ronnie Henry .25 Mark Roberts .14 Michael Bostwick .24 John Mousinho .21 Robbie Sinclair .23 Lawrie Wilson .2 Craig Reid .10 Peter Winn .17 |
| Bench | |
|
2. Damian Batt 5. Djoumin Sangare 8. Simon Heslop 9. James Constable 15. Alfie Potter 16. Simon Hackney 21. Simon Eastwood |
Ashley Bayes .1 David Bridges .18 Stacy Long .8 Darren Murphy .7 Chris Beardsley .20 Dino Maamria .27 Ben May .12 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Alfie Potter for Josh Payne (58) Simon Hackney for Tom Craddock (58) James Constable for Jack Midson (77) |
David Bridges for Peter Winn (73) Chris Beardsley for Darius Charles (80) Ben May for Craig Reid (90) |
| Cautions | |
|
Paul McLaren (9) Jake Wright (30 Josh Payne (33) |
Ronnie Henry (75) Robbie Sinclair (90) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Managers | |
| Chris Wilder |
Graham Westley |
| Captains | |
| Jake Wright | Mark Roberts |
| Match Officials | |
|
Mark Haywood (Referee) |
Match report written by Damion Roberts, The Comet
Craig Reid scored his first goal in a Boro shirt as Stevenage beat fellow play-off hopefuls Oxford United on Tuesday evening.
Reid, Boro’s record signing, had yet to score for his new club since he move from Newport County for a club record fee at the end of January but struck three minutes after the interval as his side recorded their fifth win in seven games.
Latching on to a Rob Sinclair pass, Reid slotted neatly home from the edge of the box to open his account at the Kassam Stadium.
Boro had been dealt a blow just before the break when Tom Craddock cancelled out a Harry Worley own goal by scoring from the penalty spot three minutes into injury time after Peter Winn had brought down Josh Payne in the box.
The win moves Boro above Oxford in the League 2 table and to within four points of the play-off places with 10 games to go until the end of the season.
Squad Statistics (as at March 15th, 2011)
| 2010-11 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Chris Day (GK) | 35 |
|
43 | - | 145 | - |
| Darius Charles | 23 |
|
20 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| Luke Foster | 25 |
|
15 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Ronnie Henry | 27 |
|
38 | - | 275 | 4 |
| Mark Roberts | 27 |
|
39 | 3 | 120 | 12 |
| Michael Bostwick | 22 |
|
39 | 3 | 141 | 13 |
| John Mousinho | 24 |
|
34 | 4 | 34 | 4 |
| Robbie Sinclair | 21 |
|
24 | - | 24 | - |
| Lawrie Wilson | 23 |
|
39 | 1 | 126 | 5 |
| Craig Reid | 25 |
|
10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Peter Winn | 22 |
|
29 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
| David Bridges (sub) | 28 |
|
23 | 1 | 81 | 15 |
| Ben May (sub) | 27 |
|
18 | - | 18 | - |
| Chris Beardsley (sub) | 27 |
|
23 | 1 | 68 | 11 |
League Table (as at March 15th, 2011)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chesterfield | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | +28 | 71 |
| 2. | Bury | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | +25 | 61 |
| 3. | Wycombe | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | +8 | 60 |
| 4. | Rotherham | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | +16 | 56 |
| 5. | Shrewsbury | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | +12 | 56 |
| 6. | Gillingham | 37 | 14 | 14 | 9 | +10 | 56 |
| 7. | Port Vale | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 55 |
| 8. | Torquay | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | +17 | 53 |
| 9. | Crewe | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | +13 | 51 |
| 10. | STEVENAGE | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | +11 | 51 |
| 11. | Oxford Utd | 37 | 14 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 50 |
| 12. | Accrington | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | +2 | 49 |
| 13. | Southend | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | +2 | 48 |
| 14. | Lincoln City | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | -15 | 46 |
| 15. | Aldershot T | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | -6 | 45 |
| 16. | Cheltenham | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 44 |
| 17. | Bradford | 35 | 13 | 4 | 18 | -11 | 43 |
| 18. | Macclesfield | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 42 |
| 19. | Northampton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | -7 | 40 |
| 20. | Morecambe | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 40 |
| 21. | Hereford Utd | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 37 |
| 22. | Burton A | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 36 |
| 23. | Barnet | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -20 | 34 |
| 24. | Stockport | 37 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -43 | 32 |