- Taylor (43)
- Mackail-Smith (26), Mackail-Smith (86)
- Date:2009-04-04
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Boundary Park
- Attendance:5083
- Referee:Salisbury, G
Live Commentary
90mins
That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
86mins
Goal!! Craig Mackail-Smith scores for Peterborough.
84mins
Peterborough are replacing Tom Williams with Shane Blackett.
82mins
Gaby Zakuani is replaced by Chris Westwood.
69mins
Lewis Alessandra is being taken off, Matthew Wolfenden has come on in his place.
65mins
Shaun Batt is booked for unsporting behaviour.
63mins
Peterborough are replacing Chris Whelpdale with Shaun Batt.
46mins
The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.
45mins
Half time whistle is blown by G Salisbury
45mins
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
43mins
Goal!! Oldham have scored with Chris Taylor putting it in the back of the net.
26mins
Goal!! Peterborough have scored with Craig Mackail-Smith putting it in the back of the net.
0mins
It's 3pm on Saturday, April 4th, the match has kicked off.
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Match Report
Craig Mackail-Smith raced beyond 20 league goals for the season as Peterborough kept up their remarkable winning run.
Mackail-Smith produced two close-range finishes - the second after a defensive howler from Oldham - to make it seven straight victories for his team.
Posh rode their luck against an Oldham side who had a goal dubiously ruled out just after they had pulled level through Chris Taylor.
Defeat effectively ended Oldham's play-off hopes, but in-form Peterborough could yet snatch the League One title from Leicester.
Oldham almost made the breakthrough on 15 minutes as Reuben Hazell's touch from a set-piece was hacked off the goalline by Dean Keates.
But the visitors were always a threat going forward and they capitalised after 26 minutes when Paul Coutts crossed from the right and the ball cannoned off Oldham full-back Neil Eardley before Mackail-Smith slotted into the bottom corner from eight yards.
Peterborough keeper Joe Lewis made a fine save from Daniel Jones, but his side continued to drive forward and had chances for Aaron McLean and Mackail-Smith, who headed wide from the six-yard line when it looked easier to score.
Oldham equalised two minutes before the break as Eardley sent in a teasing right-wing free kick and Taylor jumped at the near post to glance it home for his 11th strike of the season.
Taylor, usually a winger but playing upfront due to Oldham's injury problems, was also involved in the move which saw Lewis Alessandra fire home in first-half injury time only for referee Graham Salisbury to disallow the effort for a foul.
Both sides played attractive football in an entertaining second half but Taylor wasted two chances and Mackail-Smith again failed to hit the target from close range.
Taylor had a great opportunity entering the last ten minutes but his first-time shot lacked power to trouble Lewis.
The winner arrived four minutes from time when Eardley got in a tangle with keeper Shane Supple and inadvertently set up Mackail-Smith, who tapped into the empty net from six yards for his 21st goal this term in the league.
Oldham Athletic Team
Peterborough United Team
Oldham Athletic | Peterborough United |
Corners
| 6 | 11 |
Fouls
| 6 | 12 |
Goal attempts
| 10 | 13 |
Shots off target
| 6 | 8 |
Offsides
| 2 | 0 |