Date:25 Aug 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Boundary Park
Attendance:3,142

Akins - pen (32)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins Unfair challenge on Greg Tansey by Matt Smith results in a free kick. Jon Ashton restarts play with the free kick.

92mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Marcus Haber on Cliff Byrne. Free kick taken by Alex Cisak.

92mins Robbie Rodgers decides to take the corner short.

90mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Connor Hughes by Lucas Akins. Lucas Akins shown a yellow card. Free kick taken by Alex Cisak.

88mins Unfair challenge on Marcus Haber by Jean Yves Mvoto results in a free kick. David Gray takes the free kick.

87mins Matt Smith takes a shot. Chris Day makes a save.

87mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Robbie Simpson. Direct free kick taken by Chris Day.

86mins Shot from just outside the box by Greg Tansey goes over the bar.

84mins Cliff Byrne shown a yellow card.

83mins Connor Hughes concedes a free kick for a foul on Greg Tansey. David Gray takes the free kick.

82mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Robbie Simpson by Jon Ashton. Free kick taken by Lee Croft.

80mins Greg Tansey gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dean Furman. Lee Croft sends in a cross, Dean Furman takes a shot. Jon Ashton gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Lee Croft from the left by-line, Headed effort on goal by Jean Yves Mvoto from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.

79mins Connor Brown takes a shot. Anthony Grant gets a block in.

78mins (Stevenage) makes a substitution, with Robbie Rodgers coming on for Filipe Morais.

77mins Youssouf M'changama fouled by Lucas Akins, the ref awards a free kick. Jonathan Grounds takes the direct free kick.

75mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Anthony Grant by Dean Furman. Caution for Dean Furman. Free kick taken by Darius Charles.

73mins Outswinging corner taken by Lee Croft from the right by-line, Headed effort from inside the penalty area by Matt Smith misses to the right of the target.

72mins Luke Freeman leaves the field to be replaced by Greg Tansey.

71mins Foul by Anthony Grant on Robbie Simpson, free kick awarded. Dean Furman restarts play with the free kick.

69mins Luke Freeman produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.

67mins Lee Croft takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Jon Ashton.

65mins The official flags Robbie Simpson offside. Chris Day takes the free kick.

60mins Jon Ashton fouled by Cristian Montano, the ref awards a free kick. Luke Freeman crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Jonathan Grounds. Luke Freeman takes a shot. Alex Cisak makes a save. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Luke Freeman from the right by-line, save made by Alex Cisak. (Oldham) makes a substitution, with Connor Hughes coming on for Cristian Montano.

60mins Corner taken right-footed by Filipe Morais from the left by-line, Matt Smith makes a clearance.

58mins David Gray concedes a free kick for a foul on Robbie Simpson. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Lee Croft from left wing, clearance by Anthony Grant.

57mins Effort on goal by Matt Smith from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.

56mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Youssouf M'changama on Lucas Akins. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Luke Freeman from right wing.

54mins Connor Brown is brought on as a substitute for James Tarkowski.

54mins Cristian Montano crosses the ball, save by Chris Day.

53mins Unfair challenge on Youssouf M'changama by Filipe Morais results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Dean Furman.

52mins Shot from close in by Lucas Akins misses to the left of the target.

51mins Lucas Akins takes a shot. Blocked by Jonathan Grounds.

51mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Matt Smith. Mark Roberts restarts play with the free kick.

50mins Robbie Simpson concedes a free kick for a foul on James Dunne. James Dunne booked for unsporting behaviour. Free kick taken by James Dunne.

48mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jonathan Grounds on Lucas Akins. The ball is delivered by Luke Freeman, Shot from just outside the box by Anthony Grant misses to the left of the goal.

46mins Matt Smith concedes a free kick for a foul on James Dunne. Jon Ashton crosses the ball, Darius Charles produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

46mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Cristian Montano on David Gray. David Gray restarts play with the free kick.

41mins Robbie Simpson takes a shot. Save by Chris Day.

40mins Dean Furman fouled by Luke Freeman, the ref awards a free kick. Jonathan Grounds takes the direct free kick.

39mins Outswinging corner taken by Lee Croft from the right by-line, clearance by Jon Ashton.

37mins Shot from just outside the box by Darius Charles goes over the crossbar.

36mins Anthony Grant fouled by Youssouf M'changama, the ref awards a free kick. Jon Ashton restarts play with the free kick.

36mins Carl Winchester fouled by James Dunne, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Dean Furman.

35mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Lee Croft.

34mins Cristian Montano takes a shot. Save by Chris Day.

32mins Penalty awarded for an unfair challenge on Marcus Haber by Alex Cisak. Placed penalty scored by Lucas Akins. Oldham 0-1 Stevenage.

31mins Foul by Marcus Haber on Jean Yves Mvoto, free kick awarded. Alex Cisak takes the direct free kick.

29mins Youssouf M'changama produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.

26mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Filipe Morais, save made by Alex Cisak.

25mins Filipe Morais takes a shot. Save by Alex Cisak.

24mins Dean Furman concedes a free kick for a foul on Anthony Grant. Darius Charles takes the direct free kick.

24mins The ball is delivered by Cristian Montano.

22mins Robbie Simpson crosses the ball.

19mins Lee Croft concedes a free kick for a foul on Darius Charles. Mark Roberts restarts play with the free kick.

18mins Unfair challenge on Youssouf M'changama by David Gray results in a free kick. Anthony Grant is shown a yellow card. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Jonathan Grounds, Jon Ashton makes a clearance.

17mins Unfair challenge on Anthony Grant by Lee Croft results in a free kick. Mark Roberts takes the free kick.

12mins James Tarkowski fouled by Marcus Haber, the ref awards a free kick. Alex Cisak restarts play with the free kick.

9mins Marcus Haber produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

8mins Lucas Akins takes a shot. James Tarkowski gets a block in.

7mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Robbie Simpson on Darius Charles. Jon Ashton restarts play with the free kick.

4mins Jean Yves Mvoto takes a shot. Save by Chris Day.

3mins Unfair challenge on Cliff Byrne by Marcus Haber results in a free kick. Cliff Byrne restarts play with the free kick.

2mins Lee Croft concedes a free kick for a foul on Anthony Grant. Darius Charles takes the free kick.

Jean Yves Mvoto concedes a free kick for a foul on Marcus Haber. Free kick taken by Anthony Grant.

Match Preview

Double doubt for Latics Jordan Slew and James Tarkowski are injury doubts for Oldham boss Paul Dickov as he prepares to host Stevenage. On-loan Blackburn striker Slew is nursing a jarred back and missed training on Thursday along with centre-back Tarkowski (dead-leg). Dickov is confident both can be ready for the weekend but is already without the services of James Wesolowski after scans this week revealed a grade two tear to the midfielder's hamstring, meaning a period of four to six weeks on the sidelines. Latics are still searching for their first win of the season following the 1-1 midweek draw at home to Walsall and will view the Boro match as vital, as it comes before three consecutive away games. Trips to Portsmouth and Doncaster are on the agenda in npower League One, while holders Chesterfield lie in wait in round one of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. Stevenage will add USA international Robbie Rogers to their squad for the trip. The 25-year-old winger has moved to Broadhall Way on loan from Leeds until the new year. Summer signing Lucas Akins should keep his place in attack after marking his full Boro debut with the only goal in the 1-0 win over Leyton Orient on Tuesday night. Jon Ashton returned to the side for the first time this season following a spell out injured and came through 90 minutes unscathed so he should also retain his place at the back. Boss Gary Smith must decide whether to stick with Robin Shroot in midfield or start with Greg Tansey, who replaced him at half-time in midweek.

Formation:442Manager: Paul Dickov

Oldham

Formation: 4411Manager: Gary Smith

Stevenage

Alex Cisak
Cliff Byrne
James Tarkowski
Jean Yves Mvoto
Jonathan Grounds
Lee Croft
Dean Furman
Youssouf M'changama
Cristian Montano
Robbie Simpson
Carl Winchester
SUBS
Dean Bouzanis
Connor Brown
Matt Smith
Daniel Taylor
Kirk Millar
Connor Hughes
David Mellor

Home

Away

Chris Day
David Gray
Mark Roberts
Jon Ashton
Darius Charles
Luke Freeman
Anthony Grant
James Dunne
Lucas Akins
Filipe Morais
Marcus Haber
SUBS
Steve Arnold
Greg Tansey
Matthew Ball
Michael Thalassitis
Robbie Rodgers
Bondz N'Gala
Robin Shroot

Match Report

Form Guide

LD Oldham VS Stevenage DW

Last Meetings

Stevenage 1 - 0 Oldham 13/03/2012 Oldham 1 - 1 Stevenage 10/09/2011

Top Scorers

Oldham Y M'changama 1 Stevenage R Shroot 1 L Akins 1

Goals

Oldham Total goals 4 Goals per game 1 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins Stevenage Total goals 5 Goals per game 2 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) Period 81-90 mins