Oxford Utd 0-0 Torquay: Report

Oxford Utd 0-0 Torquay: Match Report - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game as it happened.U's and Gulls produce bore drawTwo sides down on confidence produced a poor spectacle at the Kassam Stadium as Oxford and Torquay played out a 0-0 draw.There were few clear-cut chances until late on in a game riddled with misplaced passes and a lack of quality in the final third.Jon-Paul Pittman's arrival for the second half briefly sparked Oxford into life, but after producing a sharp turn, Pittman blazed over the bar from a great position.U's keeper Ryan Clarke parried an effort from Billy Bodin just before the break after the forward cut in from the right, leaving three defenders for dead.Sean Rigg delivered a succession of crosses from the left for Oxford, but they had no-one to get on the end of them.The Gulls threatened at set pieces with Kevin Nicholson's fine delivery and the visitors had a goal disallowed for offside early in the second half.Torquay keeper Martin Rice, on his Football League debut, made two good saves from Peter Leven, and turned a snapshot from James Constable over the bar.But Constable also blasted over from close in, and in a frantic finale, U's defender Andrew Whing headed against the post at a corner.Martin Ling's side finished the happier, as the result ended a bad week that included defeats by Harrogate Town in the FA Cup and bottom club Barnet in the league.

Source: DSG