​A Point Gained: Oldham 1-1 Fleetwood At Least the Losing Streak is Over


Back at Boundary Park today against Fleetwood Town. Pete Wild in the Oldham fan bar – going to be an interesting day. No Norwood on the team sheet, doesn’t look like he travelled with them. 🤔

We cannot continue this losing streak. We need a performance today.

Cold but dry at Boundary Park – let’s get the place bouncing if only to keep us warm.

Slow Start and Garner’s Injury

Slow start to the game from Oldham. A couple of testers for Hudson at his near side, but nothing much to worry about.

Almost 40 minutes in and we’re down to 10 men defending a corner as Joe Garner has gone off and up the tunnel with what reports are saying is a broken nose. And it’s a quick strip-off of his layers for Fondop – picture a 7-year-old stomping out of his trackie bottoms and you get the picture!

Hope Joe is OK and can play again on Tuesday, as we missed him.

Behind Again

Fleetwood are breaking forward and Payne clips their forward just outside the box. Free kick given.

Hudson lines up his wall with one lying behind to stop the ball going under the wall, but Helm whips it around the wall and tight into the left-hand side of Hudson’s goal. 0-1.

Another half-time team talk where we go in losing.

Half-Time Changes

Half time, Mellon makes 2 changes: Stevens on for Simeu, who had a great opportunity in the first half but couldn’t head the ball down so sent it over the bar. And Drummond on for Taylor, who today was overpowered by Fleetwood.

They kick-started the second half with some much-needed belief.

Second Half Fight

Stevens was great on the left wing, chasing down the ball. Drummond trying to pick it up and run at them.

Somehow Stevens is caught in the face and needs to leave the field due to blood – fresh shirt on, but no name or number on the back!

Kavanagh tried an overhead kick with his back to goal that just kept rising.

Monthe made a great run up the left wing, past one, then two, right to the box – but unfortunately kept on going and the ball went out for a goal kick.

Stevens again won us a free kick just outside the box, but we couldn’t get it past the wall.

The Equaliser

But it was Stevens who managed to get the ball in the back of the net! 1-1!

Can we push on and get all three points?

No. The game finished 1-1, so a point each.

The Reality

At least the losing streak is over. That’s something.

But we need to play better on Tuesday night. Stevens was our bright spark today – everything good came through him. Without Garner’s presence up front after his injury, we lacked that focal point.

The performance was better than recent weeks, but we’re still not clicking. A point stops the rot, but we need wins.

Come on you Blues. Let’s get those three points on Tuesday.

💙🔵⚪️ #OAFC

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