OXFORD
SAINTS 0-12 CHILTERN CHEETAHS (H/T 0 - 12)
Chiltern travelled to
Oxford on Sunday looking to get back on the winning trail after last weeks loss to
Southend. Both sides where missed key players as Oxford where looking to reverse the
12 - 6 win by the Cheetahs 3 weeks ago. Chiltern's Abdul Lawal recovered his first of
three Oxford fumbles on the Saint's first drive to give the Cheetahs good field position.
Chilterns offence picked up a couple of first downs with some good running by Luke Foster
and Lawal to set up Deniz Karagulle 1 Yard touchdown run, with the extra point no good (0
- 6). It was Lawal again that set up Chilterns second score of the game, this time
in the second quarter with his second fumble recovery. Karagulle's 5 yard touchdown pass
to Owen Thomas in his first game for the Cheetahs to increased the lead to 12 as again the
extra point failed. Good defensive work by the cheetahs stopped Oxford from driving
into scoring range with sacks being recorded by Alan Porter, Owen Thomas and Ian Panton on
the final play of the half (0 - 12).
Oxford came out the
stronger in at the start of the second half, forcing the Cheetahs offence three and out
and then started to moved the ball down field until another fumble recovered by Lawal
stopped their drive. Neither side same close to scoring in the until the 4th quarter when
again the good running attack by Chiltern's Luke Foster, Ian Panton and Khaled Miah moved
the ball to the Oxford 2 yard line, only to be stopped by Oxford's Defence on a 4th down
attempt. Chiltern's defence kept Oxford away for the scoring zone and did not allow Oxford
to complete any passing attempts for the hole game. The win, Chiltern's 3rd of the season
now puts them back into the Play-off frame with a 3-4-1 record as they finish their league
fixtures next week, travelling to Essex to face the Spartans.