Merstham vs Oxford United, 2016-17 English FA Cup, Round 1

· English FA Cup

Merstham

FT
0 - 5

Oxford United

12': Alexander MacDonald
45': Joshua Ruffels
62': Kane Hemmings
63': Tyler Roberts
90': Kane Hemmings

Kane Hemmings double helps Oxford see off minnows Merstham

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Aaron Martin (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Reece Hall (Merstham).
2': Foul by Dan Bennett (Merstham).
2': Ryan Ledson (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Oxford United).
4': Kristian Campbell (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Hand ball by Kristian Campbell (Merstham).
8': Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United).
8': Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt blocked. Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Sercombe.
11': Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Xavier Vidal (Merstham).
12': Goal! Merstham 0, Oxford United 1. Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
15': Attempt missed. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross.
15': Foul by Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham).
15': Tyler Roberts (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Delay in match Josh Ruffels (Oxford United) because of an injury.
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Attempt blocked. Dan Bennett (Merstham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Attempt saved. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kane Hemmings with a headed pass.
23': Dangerous play by Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United).
23': Michael Abnett (Merstham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Attempt saved. Reece Hall (Merstham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc-Anthony Okoye with a headed pass.
24': Foul by Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham).
24': Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Attempt saved. Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
25': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Phil Wilson.
28': Foul by Alex Addai (Merstham).
28': Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) has gone down, but that's a dive.
29': Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt missed. Xavier Vidal (Merstham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Addai.
32': Foul by Ryan Taylor (Oxford United).
32': Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt missed. Alex Addai (Merstham) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Bennett with a cross.
34': Attempt blocked. Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavier Vidal.
34': Attempt saved. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Roberts.
34': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Kristian Campbell.
36': Attempt blocked. Dan Bennett (Merstham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavier Vidal.
36': Corner, Merstham. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
37': Attempt missed. Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xavier Vidal with a cross following a corner.
37': Foul by Liam Sercombe (Oxford United).
37': Reece Hall (Merstham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Attempt missed. Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kershaney Samuels.
38': Foul by Xavier Vidal (Merstham).
38': Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Xavier Vidal (Merstham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Attempt blocked. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander MacDonald.
40': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Michael Abnett.
41': Attempt missed. Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexander MacDonald with a cross following a corner.
43': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Oxford United).
43': Xavier Vidal (Merstham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Josh Ruffels (Oxford United).
44': Kershaney Samuels (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Goal! Merstham 0, Oxford United 2. Josh Ruffels (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
45'+1': Delay in match Reece Hall (Merstham) because of an injury.
45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+4': First Half ends, Merstham 0, Oxford United 2.
45': Second Half begins Merstham 0, Oxford United 2.
46': Corner, Merstham. Conceded by Alexander MacDonald.
47': Attempt blocked. Alex Addai (Merstham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kershaney Samuels.
49': Foul by Ryan Taylor (Oxford United).
49': Kristian Campbell (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Tyler Roberts (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
50': Attempt missed. Josh Ruffels (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.
51': Offside, Merstham. Michael Abnett tries a through ball, but Tommy Kavanagh is caught offside.
52': Attempt blocked. Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kane Hemmings with a headed pass.
53': Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Reece Hall (Merstham).
53': Reece Hall (Merstham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Substitution, Merstham. Dan Hector replaces Reece Hall.
54': Substitution, Merstham. Omar Folkes replaces Kershaney Samuels.
54': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Xavier Vidal.
54': Attempt missed. Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander MacDonald with a cross following a corner.
54': Attempt missed. Tyler Roberts (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
57': Alex Addai (Merstham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Oxford United).
59': Attempt blocked. Dan Hector (Merstham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavier Vidal.
60': Attempt blocked. Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Attempt saved. Ryan Ledson (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Ruffels.
61': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Dan Bennett.
62': Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross following a corner.
62': Attempt missed. Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kane Hemmings following a corner.
62': Goal! Merstham 0, Oxford United 3. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Ruffels.
63': Goal! Merstham 0, Oxford United 4. Tyler Roberts (Oxford United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander MacDonald.
65': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Oxford United).
65': Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Substitution, Merstham. Tutu Henriques replaces Xavier Vidal.
66': Foul by Alex Addai (Merstham).
66': Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Alex Addai (Merstham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Oxford United).
69': Substitution, Oxford United. Joe Rothwell replaces Tyler Roberts.
72': Attempt missed. Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omar Folkes.
72': Attempt missed. Omar Folkes (Merstham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Hector with a cross.
73': Foul by Ryan Taylor (Oxford United).
73': Tutu Henriques (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Alex Addai (Merstham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Oxford United).
75': Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Taylor with a cross.
76': Attempt saved. Dan Bennett (Merstham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Abnett.
77': Corner, Merstham. Conceded by Aaron Martin.
78': Attempt saved. Ryan Ledson (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.
80': Offside, Oxford United. Josh Ruffels tries a through ball, but Marvin Johnson is caught offside.
81': Attempt saved. Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Taylor with a headed pass.
82': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Oxford United).
82': Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Foul by Josh Ruffels (Oxford United).
82': Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Attempt saved. Dan Hector (Merstham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tutu Henriques.
83': Offside, Merstham. Dan Hector tries a through ball, but Dan Bennett is caught offside.
85': Foul by Ryan Taylor (Oxford United).
85': Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt saved. Omar Folkes (Merstham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Bennett.
86': Offside, Merstham. Tommy Kavanagh tries a through ball, but Omar Folkes is caught offside.
87': Offside, Merstham. Kristian Campbell tries a through ball, but Omar Folkes is caught offside.
88': Foul by Alex Addai (Merstham).
88': Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Attempt blocked. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kane Hemmings with a headed pass.
89': Attempt saved. Joe Rothwell (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.
90': Goal! Merstham 0, Oxford United 5. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
90'+2': Foul by Ryan Taylor (Oxford United).
90'+2': Tutu Henriques (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Merstham 0, Oxford United 5.

Statistics

OXF		MER
18	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
5	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	7
51.7	Possession	48.3
26	SHOTS	16
12	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
294	Accurate Passes	269
412	Passes	389
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
9	Accurate Crosses	4
23	Crosses	18
0.4	Cross %	0.2
77	Long Balls	75
28	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	6
19	Effective Tackles	12
27	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
13	Interceptions	14
25	Effective Clearances	25
25	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Moatside
Location: ,
Attendance: 1,920

Line-Ups

Merstham (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Phil Wilson (GK)
6	Antone Douglas
5	Marc-Anthony Okoye
3	Kristian Campbell
2	Michael Abnett
4	Kershaney Samuels
8	Tommy Kavanagh
11	Reece Hall-Johnson
16	Alex Addai
7	Daniel Bennett
32	Xavier Vidal

Merstham Substitutes:

Rae Bailey-Allen, Daniel Hogan, Arron Hopkinson, Joshua Smith, Tutu Henriques, Dan Hector, Omar Folkes.

Oxford United (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Simon Eastwood (GK)
33	Cheyenne Dunkley
6	Aaron Martin
23	Ryan Ledson
28	Marvin Johnson
8	Liam Sercombe
14	Joshua Ruffels
11	Alexander MacDonald
21	Tyler Roberts
20	Ryan Taylor
15	Kane Hemmings

Oxford United Substitutes:

Daniel Crowley, Joe Skarz, Christopher Maguire, John Lundstram, Benjamin Büchel, Joe Rothwell, Curtis Nelson.

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