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Thrilling Draw Between Oldham and Barnet at Boundary Park
Oldham and Barnet played out a hard-fought match at Boundary Park, ending in a draw that reflected the evenness of the contest. Barnet took an early lead with a penalty goal from M. Shelton in the 5th minute, following a foul that also earned him a yellow card. Oldham struggled to find their rhythm and, after receiving some yellow cards in the first half, managed to equalize in the 71st minute thanks to another penalty, this time converted by M. Mellon.
Despite Oldham having slightly less possession (49% compared to Barnet’s 51%), they created more goal-scoring opportunities, with 13 total shots, 4 of which were on target. Barnet, on the other hand, had 11 shots, but only 2 troubled the opposing goalkeeper. The match was intense, with a total of 26 fouls committed and 5 yellow cards shown by referee Seb Stockbridge. The final result leaves both teams with a valuable point at this stage of the season.
Substitutions barnet: at minute 17 M. Shelton came in and A. Hartigan went out., at minute 60 C. Stead came in and E. Osadebe went out.
Substitutions oldham: at minute 46 W. Sutton came in and J. Caprice went out., at minute 52 L. Hannant came in and K. Drummond went out., at minute 62 M. Fondop-Talum came in and J. Quigley went out., at minute 62 R. Woods came in and K. Payne went out., at minute 90 M. Mellon came in and O. Hammond went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Oldham
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