The GB Deaf team lost 4-2 against Oxford City.

Oxford City continued their pre-season campaign with a 4-2 win over Great Britain Deaf.

City dominated the first half at Court Place Farm and went into the break 2-0 up thanks to a Lee Steele brace.

The visitors got back on level terms early in the second half through Lee Farrell and Jamie Clarke.

But City came straight back at them and were rewarded when Alex Fisher found the net, before Darren Pond completed the win.

The hosts came into the game on the back of a 2-1 win over local rivals Oxford United and the confidence from that game was clear.

After just 15 minutes Steele got on the end of a Mark Bell corner to notch his first goal for the club.

Just two minutes later he doubled his tally as he capitalised on a goalkeeping error, charging down Gary Spotswood's clearance before rolling the ball into an empty net.

City had chances to extend their lead but it was Great Britain Deaf who had the ball in the net on the half-hour mark, only for Farrell's effort to be ruled out for offside.

Oxford City boss Justin Merritt made a handful of changes at half-time but it was the visitors who started the second half the brighter.

Farrell this time beat the offside trap before calmly slotting the ball inside Keiron Drake's far post before substitute Clarke levelled the match up with a spectacular 20-yard volley just after the hour.

City regained their composure though and with 80 minutes on the clock Fisher found the net with a 20-yard chip from the right wing before Pond put the result beyond doubt.

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