Oxford United, as a League 2 club, often plays midweek matches which as I’ve said before is a nice change of pace to the constant pattern of weekend fixtures. Unfortunately, I’m of course at work during these midweek matches so I’m not able to follow the action as much as I would like. Still, at least work is a better excuse then the “just too busy” excuse from this past weekend.
Oxford played against AFC Wimbledon, a bottom half of the table team, so the Yellows were definitely playing for a win. Reading various match reports, Oxford threatened right of the gate with a handful of corner kicks, but nothing threatened goal. Other than that, the first half seemed lackluster. Luckily it didn’t take too long in the second half for Oxford to get going. Dean Morgan, who signed on loan earlier this month, scored in the 57th minute for Oxford. After going up 1-0, the Yellows just defended and goalkeeper Ryan Clarke did well too, holding on to a 1-0 shutout win.
Yes, they yet again are still in 7th in the league table, but are a bit better of standing in points after beating Wimbledon. They are now three points above 8th – which is now Crewe Alexandra – and are only three points shy of 6th – Cheltenham Town. Looking up, one could also say that Oxford is in a good position to catch Cheltenham (on points anyway) as Oxford has only played 37 matches, while Cheltenham has played 38.
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