Match Report
The table read 3rd (Oxford City, 78 pts) against 9th (Tonbridge Angels, 70 pts), 8 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Oxford City: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Oxford City were scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.22, Tonbridge Angels 1.48 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Tonbridge Angels in 5 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Court Place Farm in Oxford, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. D. Wootton officiated: 24 games logged, averaging 1.1 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Oxford City led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.