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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Kassam Stadium
  • Attendance: 5055
  • Referee: Russell, M

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

Goal!! Chester have scored with Ryan Lowe putting it in the back of the net.

85mins

Chester are replacing Paul Carden with Andy Harris.

78mins

Tommy Mooney is replaced by Billy Beechers.

73mins

Rob Booth is being taken off, Mike Walsh has come on in his place.

70mins

David Mackay is replaced by Paul Burton.

69mins

The referee has booked Phil Bolland.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

46mins

Mateo Corbo is replaced by Craig Davies.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report


Ryan Lowe grabbed an injury-time winner to bring Chester's new manger Keith Curle victory in his first official match in charge. Lowe beat Oxford's offside trap and sprinted from virtually the half way line before cutting inside Matthew Robinson and shooting past United's player-of-the-year Chris Tardif.

The late winner perfectly summed up Oxford's season. They had conceded countless late goals throughout the campaign.

Oxford have a new boss, Brian Talbot, but he does not take charge until Monday. The Oxford team was taken by caretaker-boss David Oldfield.

Steve Basham missed a good early chance for the U's when he failed to get much contact on a left-foot shot from eight yards after Chris MacKenzie saved Tommy Mooney's angled drive.

Basham broke Chester's offside trap and raced forward 30 yards only to see his shot saved well again by Chris MacKenzie.

It was a meaningless end-of-season game with little atmosphere in the ground, despite both teams having new managers.

Teenage substitute Paul Burton went close for Oxford with a 40-yard drive which was saved. But Chester defender Phil Bolland almost scored an own goal for Oxford six minutes from time when he turned Chris Hackett's corner against his own post.

Oxford United

Chester City

Corners

89

Fouls

1111

Goal attempts

1110

Shots off target

57

Offsides

103

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