Match Report
| Yeovil Town | Yeovil Town |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eoin Roberts | E. Roberts |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Anthony Dublin | A. Dublin | |||||||||
| Richard Lowe | R. Lowe | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | James Andrews | J. Andrews | |||||||||
| Damien Lloyd | D. Lloyd | | 58 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Gareth Robson | G. Robson | ||||||||
| Dion Clemence | D. Clemence | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Neil Lua-Lua | N. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Andy Henry | A. Henry | | 46 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Richard Sinclair | R. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Peter Lumsdon | P. Lumsdon | | 46 | M | | 6 | | | M | 59 |  | Rodrigo Castro | R. Castro | ||||||||
| Jermaine Jess | J. Jess | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Teddy Rodgers | T. Rodgers | |||||||||
| Ian Bowyer | I. Bowyer | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Nicky Cottee | N. Cottee | |||||||||
| Carlton Charlton | C. Charlton | | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 56 | | John Neville | J. Neville | |||||||||
| Alberto Owen | A. Owen | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Robert Edworthy | R. Edworthy | |||||||||
| Stan Haynes | S. Haynes | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Neil McManaman | N. McManaman | |||||||||
| Norman Lawrence | N. Lawrence | | 50 | D | | 12 | | A | 51 | | Kemal Bloomer | K. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Emile Lockley | E. Lockley | | 49 | D | | 13 | | A | 48 | | Warren Vernazza | W. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Adam Davies | A. Davies | | 44 | D | | 14 | | M | 45 | | Billy Izzet | B. Izzet | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Huish Park where Yeovil Town play host to Reading. A crowd of 4,196 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Yeovil Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Granville.
The pitch is in good condition.
Yeovil Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Granville.
0.00
0-0Reading start the match!
2.29
0-0Jermaine Jess chips the ball to his team mate, Carlton Charlton. Carlton Charlton flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Owen. Alberto Owen strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
3.41
0-0Rodrigo Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Edworthy. Robert Edworthy rushes past Dion Clemence! Robert Edworthy makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Eoin Roberts reads it well. Excellent keeping!
8.24
Richard Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Peter Lumsdon controls it well on his chest. Peter Lumsdon runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Peter Lumsdon whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Charlton. Carlton Charlton beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
10.36
0-0Jermaine Jess sees Alberto Owen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alberto Owen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Lua-Lua.
12.55
Neil Lua-Lua knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Cottee. Nicky Cottee controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil McManaman. Neil McManaman knocks in a cross ball towards John Neville. John Neville makes a convincing header but is denied by Eoin Roberts. Excellent save.
14.29
Richard Lowe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Lumsdon. Peter Lumsdon flicks a high pass forward. Stan Haynes controls it well on his chest. Stan Haynes knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Owen. Alberto Owen beats his man to it with a header but it flies just off target!
24.53
Rodrigo Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil McManaman. Neil McManaman knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dion Clemence.
27.34
Jermaine Jess makes a probing pass to Carlton Charlton. Carlton Charlton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Dublin who gathers it comfortably.
32.19
Dion Clemence threads the ball through to Andy Henry. Andy Henry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Owen. Alberto Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Carlton Charlton. With a superhuman jump, Carlton Charlton connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
40.47
Nicky Cottee makes a beautiful solo run. Nicky Cottee knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.45
Richard Lowe threads a neat ball through to Ian Bowyer. With imagination, Ian Bowyer laces a weighted ball forward to Alberto Owen. Alberto Owen lofts in a cross ball towards Carlton Charlton. Carlton Charlton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
44.25
Neil Lua-Lua darts forward. Neil Lua-Lua kicks a strong pass forward to John Neville. John Neville lofts in a cross ball towards Neil McManaman. Neil McManaman connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Eoin Roberts. Excellent save.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Yeovil Town appear unchanged since the first half. Reading also appear unchanged since the first half. The Yeovil Town players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Yeovil Town kick off!
47.19
Nicky Cottee deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil McManaman. Neil McManaman whips in a cross ball towards Robert Edworthy. Robert Edworthy directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Eoin Roberts.
48.38
0-0It's a corner kick. Richard Sinclair loops the ball over to the far post. Nicky Cottee makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.44
Peter Lumsdon threads the ball through to Carlton Charlton. Carlton Charlton whips in a cross ball towards Stan Haynes. Stan Haynes powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
53.43
Richard Lowe surges forward with the ball. Richard Lowe kicks a strong pass forward to Carlton Charlton. Carlton Charlton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
55.35
Jermaine Jess threads a neat ball through to Carlton Charlton. Carlton Charlton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.30
0-0Dion Clemence barges into Neil McManaman. The referee calls over Dion Clemence and shows him a yellow card! Neil McManaman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.32
Jermaine Jess knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Charlton. Carlton Charlton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gareth Robson.
67.50
Jermaine Jess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Owen. Alberto Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Carlton Charlton. Carlton Charlton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.47
0-0Yeovil Town are playing very defensively.
75.44
Rodrigo Castro kicks a strong pass forward to Neil McManaman. Neil McManaman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.58
Rodrigo Castro surges forward with the ball. Rodrigo Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eoin Roberts who gathers it comfortably.
83.36
With some swift thinking, Nicky Cottee plays the ball forward to Robert Edworthy. Robert Edworthy shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.06
Teddy Rodgers flicks a high pass forward. John Neville holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Neville lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Edworthy. Robert Edworthy makes a deft header but Eoin Roberts reads it well. Excellent save!
87.30
Andy Henry flicks a high pass forward. Stan Haynes controls it well on his chest. Stan Haynes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Lua-Lua.
89.15
Andy Henry knocks the ball forward to Alberto Owen. Alberto Owen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
29.2%
47.2%
23.6%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Eoin Roberts of Yeovil Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Eoin Roberts (GK) | 9 | |
| 2. | Richard Lowe (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | Damien Lloyd (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dion Clemence (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Andy Henry (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Peter Lumsdon (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Jermaine Jess (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Ian Bowyer (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Carlton Charlton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alberto Owen (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Stan Haynes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Norman Lawrence (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Emile Lockley (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Adam Davies (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Anthony Dublin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | James Andrews (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gareth Robson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Neil Lua-Lua (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Richard Sinclair (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rodrigo Castro (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Teddy Rodgers (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Nicky Cottee (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | John Neville (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Robert Edworthy (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Neil McManaman (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Kemal Bloomer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Warren Vernazza (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Billy Izzet (MID) | 0 | |