Match Report
| Reading | Reading |  |  | Stockport County | Stockport County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robbie Cole | R. Cole |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Stuart Hutchison | S. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Tommy Hughes | T. Hughes | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Wayne Gascoigne | W. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Scott Lua-Lua | S. Lua-Lua | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Ledley Beresford | L. Beresford | |||||||||
| Filipe Martins | F. Martins |  | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Stan Greening | S. Greening | |||||||||
| Dean Wallwork | D. Wallwork | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 |  | Mauricio Roman | M. Roman | |||||||||
| Pascal Stacchi | P. Stacchi |  | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Scott Charlton | S. Charlton | |||||||||
| Peter Burgess | P. Burgess | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Gavin Wright-Phillips | G. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Nick Mcleod | N. Mcleod | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Nick Ripley | N. Ripley | |||||||||
| Nigel Watson | N. Watson | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Nigel Boateng | N. Boateng | |||||||||
| Danny Best | D. Best | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Jonathan Boateng | J. Boateng | |||||||||
| Ashley Shearer | A. Shearer | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Kevin Ward | K. Ward | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Stockport County. A crowd of 4,927 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Reading and Stockport County are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Reading and Stockport County are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Stockport County kick off and get the match underway!
8.31
0-1Scott Charlton kicks a strong pass forward to Jonathan Boateng. Jonathan Boateng goes all the way! Jonathan Boateng rockets a shot on goal. Jonathan Boateng scores for Stockport County!!
12.13
0-1Pascal Stacchi threads the ball through to Ashley Shearer. Ashley Shearer finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.12
0-1Pascal Stacchi flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Best. Danny Best knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Hutchison who gathers it comfortably.
22.13
0-1Nick Mcleod makes a beautiful solo run. Nick Mcleod tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Stuart Hutchison.
26.22
0-1Jonathan Boateng barges into Filipe Martins. Jonathan Boateng is warned by the referee! Filipe Martins carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.25
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
38.46
Tommy Hughes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pascal Stacchi. Pascal Stacchi knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson lofts in a cross ball towards Ashley Shearer. Ashley Shearer heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Stuart Hutchison.
40.53
0-1Gavin Wright-Phillips knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Boateng. Jonathan Boateng passes the ball forward but Nigel Boateng is offside!
45.00
Mauricio Roman knocks the ball forward to Gavin Wright-Phillips. Gavin Wright-Phillips flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Boateng. Jonathan Boateng knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Lua-Lua.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Reading kicking off!
49.00
Tommy Hughes flicks the ball to his team mate, Nick Mcleod. Nick Mcleod passes the ball forward to Danny Best. Danny Best sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Stuart Hutchison manages to gather it comfortably.
53.07
Wayne Gascoigne surges forward with the ball. Wayne Gascoigne makes a simple pass to Jonathan Boateng. Jonathan Boateng lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Ward. Kevin Ward heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.46
Peter Burgess barges into Gavin Wright-Phillips. Peter Burgess is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Wright-Phillips grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
67.12
Peter Burgess threads the ball through to Danny Best. Danny Best plays a perfect one-two with Nigel Watson and rushes in on goal... Danny Best makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
69.19
Gavin Wright-Phillips knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Boateng. Jonathan Boateng lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Boateng. Nigel Boateng directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Robbie Cole!
71.47
Reading are easily keeping Stockport County at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
77.41
Nick Mcleod makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Best. Danny Best makes a probing pass to Ashley Shearer but he's offside!
78.55
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
85.29
Scott Charlton brings the ball forward. Scott Charlton knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Boateng. Nigel Boateng powers a header at goal but somehow Robbie Cole manages to keep it out.
90.00
Peter Burgess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
30.3%
47%
22.7%
Scorers