Taiwo Atieno's last gasp goal to kept ten man Torquay on the road to
automatic promotion.
Super sub striker Atieno's blistering 90th minute twenty yard drive was
diverted into his own net by keeper Ryan Clarke.
It was Kenya international Atieno's fifth goal of the season.
The Gulls were trailing by a goal and looked to be up against it in the
79th minute when winger Ian Morris was dismissed following a second
booking.
Harry Worley's gaff had given Torquay a 17th minute lead.
Central defender Worley fell over attempting a back pass and striker Rene
Howe nipped in to slot home his 14th goal of the campaign from just inside the
box.
Adam Chapman scored his first league goal directly from a corner and the
freak 59th minute equaliser galvanised Oxford.
And winger Cristian Montano kept the U's play-off hopes back on track nine
minutes later when he nodded in a cross from full back Damian Batt in the last
game of his current loan deal from West Ham.
Torquay boss Martin Ling revealed that Austrian stopper Bobby Olejnik had
taken the blame for Chapman's goal. He said:
"He accepted it was his fault, but to be fair it's the first mistake he's
made this season.
Down to ten men, 2-1 down, I've got to be relieved with the point."
Oxford manager Chris Wilder said:
"it's a bitter sweet feeling. We murdered a good side in the second half
and to only get a point is disappointing."
My clipping from this morning's paper
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