Match 27
1 January 2007
Oxford United (h)
Exeter City 2 Oxford United 1.
Monday 1 January 2007
Ref: G Lewis
Att: 4720
BBC match report –
Exeter bolstered their Conference play-off bid with a win over Oxford who have gone five games without a win.
The Grecians took a fortuitous lead when Rufus Brevett unwittingly bundled the ball past keeper Billy Turley.
Oxford went close several times before Exeter sub Jamie Mackie powered a Rob Edwards cross past Turley.
Andy Burgess set up a frantic final few minutes when he coolly converted an 89th-minute penalty after Jon Challinor was adjudged to have handled.
Exeter: Paul Jones, Woodards, Billy Jones, Todd, Edwards, Buckle, Carlisle, Moxey, Gill, Mackie (Phillips 77), Cozic (Challinor 68).
Subs Not Used: Rice, Stansfield, Richardson.
Booked: Edwards, Mackie, Billy Jones.
Goals: Brevett 14 og, Mackie 76.
Oxford Utd: Turley, Quinn, Gilchrist (Gunn 46), Day, Brevett (Kennet 81), Pettefer, Hargreaves, Dempster, Anaclet, Basham (Johnson 24), Burgess.
Subs Not Used: Tardif.
Booked: Gilchrist, Quinn, Brevett, Kennet.
Goals: Burgess 89 pen.
Att: 4,720
Ref: G Lewis (Cambridgeshire).
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