Ryan Moss had an injury time goal disallowed
DORCHESTER TOWN
1	Gareth Stewart
2	Mark Jermyn
3	R. Marsh-Brown
4	Danny Clay
5	Kevin Hill
6	Gary Bowles
7	Nick Crittenden
8	Jamie Mudge
9	Ryan Moss
10	Wes Fogden
11	Jamie Gleeson		75
Substitutes
12	Patrece Liburd
14	Nathan Peprah Annan
15	Mitchell Nicholson		75
16	Darren Watts
17	Tom Mitchell
18	Alex Browne
22	Regan Coward
OXFORD UNITED
1	Billy Turley
4	Joe Burnell
2	Matt Day
14	Chris Willmott
3	Chris Carruthers
19	Sam Deering
8	Adam Murray
26	Eddie Hutchinson
12	Phil Trainer		57
9	James Constable		57
11	Lewis Haldane		84
Substitutes
7	Yemi Odubade		57
10	Jamie Guy		57
16	James Clarke
20	Matt Taylor
25	Ben Hinchliffe
27	Richard Groves
30	James Dobson		84
Referee
Jock Waugh (West Yorkshire)

Saturday 8th November 2008
		Oxford United	0
		Dorchester Town	0

Last-gasp Ryan denied

by Ky Capel

Dorchester Town were denied a famous FA Cup victory at Oxford United in the last few seconds of a tense encounter.

The Magpies had brilliantly kept the U’s at bay for the whole 90 minutes before Jamie Mudge crossed for team-mate Ryan Moss in the final minute of stoppage time.

The visiting striker stooped low and beat home keeper Billy Turley only to see the effort ruled out for an alleged handball.

Manager Shaun Brooks made just one change from the 2-0 win at Bishop’s Stortford the previous Saturday.

Gary Bowles, back from a one-match ban, partnered Kevin Hill at the heart of defence with Patrece Liburd dropping to the bench.

Tom Mitchell returned from an ankle injury but was named among the seven substitutes.

Dorchester’s Gareth Stewart was the first of the two keepers forced into action when in the fourth minute he had to keep out a header from Eddie Mitchell.

But straight up the other end, Jamie Gleeson tried his luck from distance and although the strike lacked any real power, Turley still had to gather.

A Gleeson free-kick close to the right touchline was dangerously delivered and Hill was inches away from connecting at the back post.

Stewart, who had an unsuccessful trial with the Yellows in pre-season, then came to the rescue in the 12th minute with a fantastic sprawling save to deny James Constable after the Oxford man was put clean through by strike partner Lewis Haldane.

Phil Trainer saw a low drive deflected wide by one of his own players before Hill sent a header from Nick Crittenden’s corner over the top.

Moss and Mudge combined well in the 24th minute with the former heading on for the latter. But Mudge sent his lobbed effort wide of the mark.

Then, in the same minute, the hosts wasted a glorious chance to take the lead. Haldane broke free down the right and delivered a pin-point cross onto the head of Constable, who somehow managed to plant his header the wrong side of the post when it seemed easier to score.

And Oxford missed another great opportunity just before the half-hour. Sam Deering’s free-kick on the left was flicked on by Constable but centre-half Chris Willmott nodded over from six yards out.

Haldane set Constable haring towards goal once more and the Shrewsbury Town loanee sent a fierce drive over Stewart’s crossbar.

Dorchester withstood the remaining pressure to go in at the half-time interval level.

But they were lucky to still be on equal terms 40 seconds after the restart when Trainer blazed over from 12 yards.

Moss almost profited on a mistake by the Oxford defence but keeper Turley won the race by a whisker and cleared the danger, while feeling the force of a committed Moss at the same time.

Wes Fogden won a free-kick 25 yards out on the hour mark but after a cleverly worked set-piece, Gleeson’s touch let him down and Oxford got a challenge in before he could pull the trigger. However, the rebound fell to Crittenden who forced Turley to get down and make a save.

And the home gloveman had to be at his best to keep out Mudge’s thunderbolt from 20 yards following Fogden’s lay-off.

A minute later, at the other end, substitute Yemi Odubade kept Stewart on his toes with a volleyed effort.

Stewart then had to gather at the second attempt from Deering’s long-range shot with Haldane closing in.

Hill provided a crucial block to deny Odubade on 79 minutes, just seconds before Dorchester could have taken a vital lead.

Moss outmuscled Willmott and found himself in acres of space running towards goal, but instead of squaring to Mudge in the penalty he lashed a shot high and wide.

As the game headed into its final stages defender Matt Day had Stewart worried with a smash from all of 30 yards that whistled past the right-hand post.

And in the final minute of stoppage time the Magpies thought they had secured their spot in the second round for the first time since 1981.

Mudge received possession on the left and sent in a dangerous low cross, which Moss met and forced over the goal-line.

The 376 away supporters went wild, as did the Dorchester bench, but the match officials brought the celebrations to an abrupt end following a prolonged discussion and the two teams will do battle once more at the Jewson Stadium on Tuesday, November 18.

	MATCH STATS
11	TOTAL ATTEMPTS	7
4	ATTEMPTS ON TARGET	4
7	ATTEMPTS OFF TARGET	3
0	HIT WOODWORK	0
8	CORNERS	6
1	OFFSIDES	3
10	FREE-KICKS CONCEDED	11