Match Report
| Rotherham United | Rotherham United |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Wainwright | J. Wainwright |  | 44 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Robbie Cole | R. Cole | |||||||||
| Lars Ziegenhagen | L. Ziegenhagen |  | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Tommy Hughes | T. Hughes | |||||||||
| Ivan Bridge | I. Bridge | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Scott Lua-Lua | S. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Sebastien Tatarian | S. Tatarian |  | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 |  | Filipe Martins | F. Martins | |||||||||
| Nicolas Ferrer | N. Ferrer |  | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Dean Wallwork | D. Wallwork | |||||||||
| Yassine Djoudi | Y. Djoudi |  | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 |  | Pascal Stacchi | P. Stacchi | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Maclean | N. Maclean | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Peter Burgess | P. Burgess | |||||||||
| Gavin Beckham | G. Beckham | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Nick Mcleod | N. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | | 40 | M | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Nigel Watson | N. Watson | |||||||||
| Nigel Fletcher | N. Fletcher | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Danny Best | D. Best | |||||||||
| Kemal Bastin | K. Bastin | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Ashley Shearer | A. Shearer | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Reading. A crowd of 3,716 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Rotherham United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Rotherham United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Reading start the match!
2.02
0-0Gavin Beckham hacks Pascal Stacchi from behind! Gavin Beckham is warned by the referee! Pascal Stacchi runs off the knock.
3.10
0-0Ivan Bridge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Beckham. Gavin Beckham knocks the ball forward to Kemal Bastin. Kemal Bastin kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Fletcher but the referee indicates it's offside!
4.04
0-0Nick Mcleod makes a simple pass to Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.22
Nicolas Ferrer knocks the ball forward to Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Bastin. Kemal Bastin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
15.24
0-1Dean Wallwork makes a simple pass to Peter Burgess. Peter Burgess makes a beautiful solo run. Peter Burgess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ashley Shearer. Ashley Shearer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.14
Nick Mcleod sees a break and surges forward. Nick Mcleod shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.58
0-1Peter Burgess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.03
Peter Burgess flicks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Shearer. Ashley Shearer lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.34
Filipe Martins barges into Nigel Fletcher. Filipe Martins is warned by the referee! Nigel Fletcher runs off the knock.
34.37
Ivan Bridge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrian Hunt. Adrian Hunt kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.32
Nick Mcleod knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.59
Ivan Bridge makes a simple pass to Yassine Djoudi. Yassine Djoudi knocks the ball forward to Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Robbie Cole who gathers it comfortably.
44.34
Nwankwo Maclean kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Bastin. Kemal Bastin directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Rotherham United get the second half underway!
48.31
Pascal Stacchi kicks a strong pass forward to Ashley Shearer. Ashley Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.43
0-2Peter Burgess flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Joe Wainwright.
53.24
Nicolas Ferrer makes a simple pass to Kemal Bastin. Kemal Bastin plays a perfect one-two with Nigel Fletcher and rushes in on goal... Kemal Bastin rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
55.41
0-2Kemal Bastin comes in with a late challenge on Dean Wallwork. Kemal Bastin is warned by the referee! Dean Wallwork grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.12
Scott Lua-Lua advances with the ball. Scott Lua-Lua makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Lua-Lua shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Scott Lua-Lua!
73.20
Pascal Stacchi knocks the ball forward to Ashley Shearer. Ashley Shearer tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.51
Lars Ziegenhagen makes a simple pass to Nicolas Ferrer. Nicolas Ferrer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher shoots from long range but it flies wide!
78.44
Tommy Hughes surges forward with the ball. Tommy Hughes knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Watson. Nigel Watson shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.19
Nigel Fletcher barges into Tommy Hughes. Nigel Fletcher is warned by the referee! Tommy Hughes carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.33
0-3Reading are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Rotherham United's defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
29.3%
48%
22.7%
Scorers