{"id":617969,"date":"2022-09-18T12:21:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T16:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617969"},"modified":"2022-09-18T12:21:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T16:21:47","slug":"oxford-united-defeats-international-call-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/18\/oxford-united-defeats-international-call-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Back-to-Back Defeats and International Call-Ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another disappointing week for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/11\/oxford-united-shrewsbury-town-postponed\/\" target=\"_self\">Oxford United<\/a> has drawn to a close with the club enduring two more defeats in the last seven days.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is some good news with their match against Fleetwood Town postponed due to international call-ups, meaning it is two weeks before their next match.<\/p>\n<p>This gap in the fixture list should allow some of their injured players to return against Charlton Athletic at the start of October.<\/p>\n<h2>Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Double Defeats and International Call-Ups<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Highlights of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#oufc<\/a>&#39;s defeat to MK Dons are now available.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/71jpUnbePw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/71jpUnbePw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0SJJxm8c8F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0SJJxm8c8F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oxford Mail OUFC (@OxfordMailOUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordMailOUFC\/status\/1571401045762527232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Winger Receives First International Call-Up<\/h3>\n<p>Summer signing Jodi Jones has been called up for international duty for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old could feature for Malta when they face Estonia and Isreal at the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/sport\/21306713.oxford-united-winger-jodi-jones-called-up-malta-estonia-isreal-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the club&#8217;s official website<\/a>, he said: \u201cI am really happy to be part of Malta\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My family is so proud of me getting the call-up and I am really looking forward to meeting up with the squad and being involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Defeat in Devon<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford returned to league action with a 1-0 defeat at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/02\/panutche-camara-luke-jephcott-deadline-day\/\" target=\"_self\">Plymouth Argyle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was a tale of two Swansea City loanees at Home Park as Morgan Whittaker netted the games only goal for the hosts. However, moments later, Oxford&#8217;s Kyle Joseph missed the opportunity to level the match from close range.<\/p>\n<p>The result ends Oxford&#8217;s three-game winning run ahead of the visit of MK Dons on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h3>Young Duo Called Up for International Selection<\/h3>\n<p>Two of Oxford&#8217;s youngsters have been called up for international duty later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Defender James Golding, who has seven senior U&#8217;s appearances to his name, will join the Republic of Ireland U19 squad for their European Championship qualifiers against Gibraltar, Wales and Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>Also, second-year scholar Erion Zabeli has been selected for the Kosovo U19 squad for a four-day training camp from September 19.<\/p>\n<h3>Defender Selected for International Duty<\/h3>\n<p>U&#8217;s defender Ciaron Brown has been called up by Northern Ireland for their UEFA Nations League matches against Kosovo and Greece.<\/p>\n<p>The defender, who has already earned two caps, will face Kosovo on September 24 before travelling to Greece on September 27.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oufc.co.uk\/news\/2022\/september\/ciaron-brown-call-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the club&#8217;s official website<\/a>, he said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve enjoyed being part of the squad and testing myself at that level. It&#8217;s a great experience and I&#8217;m really looking forward to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Defeat Against the Dons<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford&#8217;s week went from bad to worse with a 2-1 defeat at home against strugglers <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/31\/mk-dons-premier-league-duo\/\" target=\"_self\">MK Dons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The U&#8217;s hit the post and bar in quick succession but the visitors scored through a John Mousinho own goal moments later.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Eastwood conceded a penalty in the second half and Will Grigg doubled the Dons&#8217; lead.<\/p>\n<p>Mousinho did score late on and it looked like Oxford could have snatched a late draw, but it wasn&#8217;t to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another disappointing week for Oxford United has drawn to a close with the club enduring two more defeats in the last seven days. However, there is some good news with their match against Fleetwood Town postponed due to international call-ups, meaning it is two weeks before their next match. 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