English
Oldham Secures Home Win Despite Bristol Rovers’ Possession Dominance
Oldham, England – Oldham Athletic secured a home victory against Bristol Rovers in a match played at Boundary Park. Despite Bristol Rovers dominating possession with 60%, Oldham maximized their opportunities and claimed the win.
The match started explosively, with a goal from K. Drummond for Oldham in the first minute, assisted by M. Fondop-Talum. The rest of the first half was characterized by physical play, with several yellow cards shown to players from both teams.
In the second half, Oldham extended their lead. Although M. Fondop-Talum missed a penalty in the 59th minute, he immediately redeemed himself by scoring a goal, this time without an assist, to make it 2-0. Despite having fewer shots on target (6 vs 5), Oldham’s effectiveness was key. Bristol Rovers, although they had more total shots (20 vs 7) and corners (6 vs 2), failed to translate their dominance into goals. The match was marked by a high number of fouls, 16 by Bristol Rovers and 8 by Oldham, highlighting the intensity of the encounter.
Substitutions oldham: at minute 60 C. Kavanagh came in and R. Woods went out., at minute 79 J. Stevens came in and L. Hannant went out., at minute 85 K. Drummond came in and O. Hammond went out., at minute 85 M. Fondop-Talum came in and J. Garner went out.
Substitutions bristol rovers: at minute 66 T. Lockyer came in and T. Moore went out., at minute 72 J. Quigley came in and E. Harrison went out., at minute 72 F. Cavegn came in and M. Rijks went out., at minute 72 L. Thomas came in and Y. Akhamrich went out., at minute 80 T. Leigh came in and R. De Havilland went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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