Match ends, Oldham Athletic 3, Cambridge United 1.
OldhamOldham Athletic3CambridgeCambridge United1
Jordan Lyden scored a long-range thunderbolt as Oldham came from behind to beat Cambridge at Boundary Park.
The on-loan Aston Villa midfielder exploited a mistake by visiting goalkeeper David Forde to score his first league goal in spectacular style from near the halfway line.
Cambridge took just seven minutes to grab the lead as a patient passing move ended with George Maris slamming in a superb 25-yard drive.
Maris should have struck again soon afterwards, but he was denied by an excellent low save from Oldham goalkeeper Alex Palmer.
The Latics began their comeback just after the hour mark when Dan Gardner delivered a right-wing corner and George Edmundson headed in from six yards.
They were gifted their second goal after 76 minutes as veteran Forde miscued a clearance straight to Lyden, who fired into the empty net from just inside his own half.
Callum Lang quickly sealed Oldham's win, bursting into the Cambridge box and crashing a shot in off the post for his third strike in four games.
The result ended Cambridge's four-match unbeaten league run and saw them drop down to 21st as Latics moved up to 12th.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Oldham
Formation 4-4-2
- 31Palmer
- 23Hunt
- 26Clarke
- 4Edmundson
- 3Taylor
- 2DummiganSubstituted forSurridgeat 71'minutes
- 5Lyden
- 6GardnerSubstituted forMaoucheat 67'minutes
- 22BrangerBooked at 49mins
- 11Miller
- 19Lang
Substitutes
- 9Surridge
- 10O'Grady
- 17Missilou
- 18Graham
- 28Maouche
- 34Hamer
- 43McFarlane
Cambridge
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Forde
- 2HallidaySubstituted forJohnat 50'minutes
- 5Taylor
- 4Taft
- 3Carroll
- 6Deegan
- 22LewisSubstituted forDunkat 78'minutes
- 18Maris
- 20Brown
- 10AzeezSubstituted forAmooat 71'minutes
- 14Ibehre
Substitutes
- 7Amoo
- 11Dunk
- 13Mitov
- 15Osadebe
- 16Darling
- 17Davies
- 25John
- Referee:
- Anthony Backhouse
- Attendance:
- 3,818
Match Stats
Home TeamOldhamAway TeamCambridge
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away3
- Corners
- Home8
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 3, Cambridge United 1.
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Mohammed Maouche (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United).
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Jordan Lyden (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Jevani Brown (Cambridge United).
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Foul by Jordan Lyden (Oldham Athletic).
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Jevani Brown (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by George Maris.
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Johan Branger (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Gary Deegan (Cambridge United).
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Johan Branger (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by David Amoo (Cambridge United).
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Ishmael Miller (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Gary Deegan (Cambridge United).
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Attempt saved. Jevani Brown (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. George Maris (Cambridge United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Callum Lang (Oldham Athletic).
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Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal!
Goal! Oldham Athletic 3, Cambridge United 1. Callum Lang (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Surridge.