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  • Date: 2008-08-09
  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Attendance: 5367
  • Referee: Miller, N

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

86mins

Chris Taylor is booked for unsporting behaviour.

85mins

Goal!! Chris Taylor scores for Oldham.

85mins

Goal!! Chris Taylor scores for Oldham.

84mins

Goal!! Lewis Alessandra scores for Oldham.

84mins

Zak Whitbread is booked for unsporting behaviour.

84mins

Goal!! Lewis Alessandra scores for Oldham.

83mins

Tresor Kandol is being taken off, Gary Alexander has come on in his place.

81mins

Millwall are replacing Alan Dunne with Chris Hackett.

75mins

Millwall are replacing Nadjim Abdou with Andy Frampton.

74mins

Andy Liddell takes a penalty for Oldham and scores!.

73mins

It's red. He's off. Paul Robinson has been sent off.

62mins

Oldham are replacing Kevin Maher with Danny Whitaker.

62mins

Oldham are replacing Chris O'Grady with Lee Hughes.

62mins

Craig Davies is being taken off, Lewis Alessandra has come on in his place.

56mins

Goal!! Lewis Grabban scores for Millwall.

56mins

Goal!! Millwall have scored with Lewis Grabban putting it in the back of the net.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 2.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by N Miller

44mins

The referee has booked Alan Dunne.

43mins

Andy Liddell goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

39mins

Chris O'Grady is booked for unsporting behaviour.

14mins

Own goal, Reuben Hazell has put it in his own net.

8mins

Nadjim Abdou is booked for unsporting behaviour.

3mins

Goal!! Andy Liddell scores for Oldham.

3mins

Goal!! Andy Liddell scores for Oldham.

1mins

Goal!! Millwall have scored with Tresor Kandol putting it in the back of the net.

1mins

Goal!! Millwall have scored with Tresor Kandol putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, August 9th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

A seven-goal thriller marked the opening day of the season at Boundary Park as Oldham staged a brilliant recovery against Millwall.

The Latics looked dead and buried when they fell 3-1 behind to a confident visiting team, but Millwall captain Paul Robinson was sent off in the 73rd minute and his team fell apart.

Millwall spent most of the game in front as they made their breakthrough with just 15 seconds on the clock.

Striker Tresor Kandol, who signed from Leeds on Thursday, celebrated his arrival with a close-range header from Alan Dunne's cross.

Oldham hit back straight away when debutant midfielder Kevin Maher delivered a free-kick which veteran Andy Liddell nudged past goalkeeper David Forde from ten yards with his chest.

There was a bizarre third goal after only 14 minutes as Oldham keeper Mark Crossley came off his line to collect a high ball but got in a terrible tangle with central defender Reuben Hazell, who ended up deflecting into his own net.

There was poor defending from both sides before Millwall extended their lead in the second half, again in unusual fashion.

Crossley was unable to do anything more than touch a Dave Martin piledriver against the bar after it took a huge deflection and Lewis Grabban pounced on the loose ball for a tap in.

Robinson saw red when he dragged Lee Hughes to the ground - denying a clear goal scoring opportunity - and conceding a penalty which Liddell sent into the bottom left-hand corner despite Forde diving the right way.

Oldham were level with ten minutes left when Hughes teed up fellow substitute Lewis Alessandra to volley home from six yards.

The drama concluded with a stunning winner Oldham produced a well-worked free-kick which ended with Chris Taylor smashing into the top corner from 14 yards.

Oldham Athletic

Millwall

Corners

114

Fouls

1616

Goal attempts

112

Shots off target

30

Offsides

71

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