Exeter City 1-4 Oxford Utd
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:27 am
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United bounced back in style as they returned to winning ways
at a sparsely populated SJP, despite boss Tisdale's 500th match
in charge.
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United looked well balanced with the return of O'Dowda
wide left and a fresh MacDonald back on song on the right.
The gifted Maguire played more centrally along side
the enigmatic Bowery up top.Exeter allowed Lunny to play
with freedom in the middle of the park.
United are at their best when they play the ball into feet with speed
and with COD and Macca breaking well they soon got on top
although Dunkley was surprisingly the scorer of the first goal
heading in Macca's centre past Olejnik. A surging run
from Lundstram opened up the City defence and Bowery
was able to slot home before a freekick from Maguire
whistled past an upright.
United added further headed goals from Bowery and MacDonald
in the second half which saw several cries of Tisdale Out!
from the disgruntled home fans on the big bank.
Alex Nicholls drove in a consolation after Sercombe missed
a tackle on the edge of the box but City were well beaten.
United rung the chances late on with Ismael, Evans
and Waring given run outs.Waring saw an effort
bounce off the cross bar near the end.
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A good night with the only concerns, again, surrounding
Buchel who drops crosses with alarming regularity
and a lack of aerial ability up top. Sercs still not back
to his form of two months ago, maybe.
Dunkley had a fine game though and Chris
Maguire looks a class act at this level.