League Two
September 15, 2012
Burton Albion
4 - 0
Oxford United
League Two
10:00 EDT, September 15, 2012
Pirelli Stadium, England
Referee: Richard Clark
Zola and Maghoma send Oxford for a Burton
Scoring Summary
| Burton Albion | Oxford United |
|---|---|
| Calvin Makongo Zola (25') | |
| Jacques Maghoma (45') | |
| Jacques Maghoma (65') | |
| Calvin Makongo Zola (66') |
Teams
| Burton Albion | Oxford United |
|---|---|
| 13 Stuart Tomlinson | 1 Ryan Clarke |
| 5 Alexander Diamond | 17 Tony Capaldi |
| 21 Marcus Holness | 6 Jake Wright |
| 14 Damien McCrory | 4 Michael Raynes |
| 20 Anthony O'Connor | 2 Damian Batt |
| 7 Cleveland Taylor | 24 Daniel Boateng |
| 23 Lee Bell | 8 Simon Heslop |
| 19 Jacques Maghoma | 14 Sean Rigg |
| 8 Robbie Weir | 7 Adam Chapman |
| 10 Calvin Makongo Zola | 10 Deane Smalley |
| 18 Matthew Paterson | 15 Alfie Potter |
| Substitutes | |
| 1 Ross Atkins | Wayne Brown 21 |
| 2 Andrew Corbett | Luke O'Brien 23 |
| 4 Nathan Stanton | Harry Worley 22 |
| 3 Aaron Webster | Lee Cox 19 |
| 22 Jack Dyer | Jon-Paul Pittman 11 |
| 9 Justin Richards | Tom Craddock 29 |
| 29 Billy Kee | Tyrone Marsh 28 |
| Substitutions | |
| Jack Dyer for Cleveland Taylor (55) | Jon-Paul Pittman for Sean Rigg (46) |
| Andrew Corbett for Matthew Paterson (57) | Tom Craddock for Daniel Boateng (46) |
| Justin Richards for Calvin Makongo Zola (75) | Tyrone Marsh for Deane Smalley (83) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Jake Wright (64) | |
| Michael Raynes (70) | |
| · Rosters: Burton Albion | Oxford United | |
Oxford crumbled to their third successive defeat as Burton produced a ruthless display of finishing to storm to a 4-0 win at the Pirelli Stadium.
Striker Calvin Zola and winger Jacques Maghoma shared the goal in an impressive display by Gary Rowett's side.
Oxford's goal enjoyed a charmed life as Burton made the early running. Visiting goalkeeper Ryan Clarke almost fumbled a punt forward from defender Marcus Holness over the line and then breathed a huge sigh of relief as full-back Damien McCrory's left-foot shot from the edge of the area shook the crossbar.
There was nothing Clarke could do to prevent a stunning opener when Zola took McCrory's cross on his chest and turned to score with a 22-yard volley in the 26th minute. And the keeper was comprehensively beaten for the second time on the stroke of half-time, this time Zola was the provider as he teed-up Maghoma for a 20-yard shot into the top corner.
Substitutes Tom Craddock and Jon-Paul Pittman both had shots off target as Oxford made a better start to the second half. Pittman also had a fierce shot tipped over by Burton keeper Stuart Tomlinson but Burton stormed back to score twice in a minute.
Maghoma curled home a 20-yard free-kick in the 65th minute and then provided the cross for Zola to volley his second.