Match Report


ReadingReading     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Stewart AndersonStewart Anderson Rastislav Szabó Rastislav Szabó
Gavin JamesG. James74
G
1captain
G
79Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey
Gunther GrunG. Grun72
D
2
D
73Sebastian BarkeroS. Barkero
Damian MolinierD. Molinier71
D
captain3
D
73Abdelmalek PardeilhanA. Pardeilhan
Adilson LodewijksA. Lodewijks75
D
4
D
72Nicholas GoldbergN. Goldberg
Djezon AjasD. Ajas78
M
5
D
74Bart BertjensB. Bertjens
Moustapha El-KarkouriM. El-Karkouri84
M
6
M
78Norman UnsworthN. Unsworth
John RankinJ. Rankin74
M
7
M
78Miguel DelgadoM. Delgado
Mauricio VegaM. Vega78
M
8
M
79David LopesD. Lopes
Fouad FertoutF. Fertout85
A
9
A
74Nigel ThatcherN. Thatcher
Craig McgrealC. Mcgreal76
A
10
A
74Jose CamposJ. Campos
Lomano TilerL. Tiler78
A
11
A
78Billy DickovB. Dickov
 
Hassan AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui77
D
12
D
72Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro
Liam CroftL. Croft78
M
13
M
66Matthias GerlachM. Gerlach
Frederico OliveiraF. Oliveira73
A
14
A
57John MckinlayJ. Mckinlay

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Oxford United. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reading are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Sheringham.


0.00
Reading kick off!
2.55
John Rankin laces a through ball forward to Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler knocks in a cross ball towards John Rankin. John Rankin heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Eben Dugbatey. Excellent save.
3.28
Lomano Tiler makes a probing pass to John Rankin. John Rankin tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.39
Nicholas Goldberg passes the ball forward to David Lopes. David Lopes threads a neat ball through to Miguel Delgado. Miguel Delgado plays a quick one-two with Nigel Thatcher and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Miguel Delgado provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.28
David Lopes kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher tries a spectacular long range effort but Gavin James is on top of his game. Fabulous stop!
15.16
John Rankin threads a neat ball through to Fouad Fertout. Fouad Fertout whips in a cross ball towards John Rankin. With a superhuman jump, John Rankin connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Fantastic reaction save from Eben Dugbatey!
16.39
Nigel Thatcher plays the ball forward to Norman Unsworth. Norman Unsworth shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.48
Miguel Delgado makes a beautiful solo run. Miguel Delgado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Dickov but the linesman indicates offside!
30.33
Miguel Delgado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher whips in a cross ball towards Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.30
Abdelmalek Pardeilhan flicks a high pass forward. David Lopes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Lopes makes a probing pass to Miguel Delgado. Miguel Delgado shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
34.23
Abdelmalek Pardeilhan hits a low pass to Nicholas Goldberg. Nicholas Goldberg threads a neat ball through to Jose Campos. Jose Campos makes a pass forward but Nigel Thatcher makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
44.47
Nicholas Goldberg threads the ball through to Jose Campos. Jose Campos flicks a high ball forward to Nigel Thatcher who takes it down. Nigel Thatcher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin James who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Reading have changed their lineup with Frederico Oliveira replacing Mauricio Vega and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. The Reading players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Oxford United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.52
Djezon Ajas flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Tiler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lomano Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Moustapha El-Karkouri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Moustapha El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eben Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
49.49
John Rankin flicks the ball to his team mate, Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Oliveira. With a superhuman jump, Frederico Oliveira connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.08
Adilson Lodewijks flicks a high ball forward to John Rankin who takes it down. John Rankin flicks a high pass forward to Fouad Fertout who brings the ball under control. Fouad Fertout lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.19
Moustapha El-Karkouri hacks David Lopes from behind! The referee calls over Moustapha El-Karkouri and shows him a yellow card! David Lopes stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.15
Nicholas Goldberg sees a break and surges forward. Showing composure, Nicholas Goldberg plays the ball forward to David Lopes. David Lopes skips past Djezon Ajas! David Lopes shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
60.26
Gunther Grun knocks the ball to his team mate, John Rankin. John Rankin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal makes a probing pass to Lomano Tiler but he's offside!
65.07
Nicholas Goldberg barges into John Rankin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Rankin stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.03
Djezon Ajas plays the ball forward to Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira sees Fouad Fertout in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fouad Fertout knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.08
Miguel Delgado makes an attacking run forward. Miguel Delgado whips in a cross ball towards Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Gunther Grun. That should have been a goal!
69.26
Jose Campos chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
72.03
John Rankin makes a probing pass to Fouad Fertout. Fouad Fertout knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.15
Reading have made a substitution with Liam Croft replacing Moustapha El-Karkouri .Oxford United have made 2 substitutions with Matthias Gerlach replacing David Lopes and John Mckinlay replacing Jose Campos .
78.17
Matthias Gerlach chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Delgado. Miguel Delgado puts a great ball through but Nigel Thatcher is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
81.11
With imagination, Matthias Gerlach plays the ball forward to Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Djezon Ajas.
84.36
Norman Unsworth clumsily knocks into Liam Croft. Norman Unsworth is given a warning by the referee! Liam Croft stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Nicholas Goldberg clumsily knocks into Frederico Oliveira. The referee calls over Nicholas Goldberg and warns him to calm down! Frederico Oliveira carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Reading

Oxford United
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
28.4%
47.3%
24.3%

Scorers
Miguel Delgado 8
Billy Dickov 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Delgado of Oxford United

Match Ratings
1.Gavin James (GK)
7
2.Gunther Grun (DEF)
6
3.Damian Molinier (DEF)
6
4.Adilson Lodewijks (DEF)
6
5.Djezon Ajas (MID)
6
6.Moustapha El-Karkouri (MID)yellow card
5
7.John Rankin (MID)
8
8.Mauricio Vega (MID)
6
9.Fouad Fertout (ATT)
6
10.Craig Mcgreal (ATT)
6
11.Lomano Tiler (ATT)
6
 
12.Hassan Abdellaoui (DEF)
0
13.Liam Croft (MID)
6
14.Frederico Oliveira (ATT)
6

1.Eben Dugbatey (GK)
6
2.Sebastian Barkero (DEF)
6
3.Abdelmalek Pardeilhan (DEF)
6
4.Nicholas Goldberg (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Bart Bertjens (DEF)
6
6.Norman Unsworth (MID)
5
7.Miguel Delgado (MID)goal scored
9
8.David Lopes (MID)
7
9.Nigel Thatcher (ATT)
8
10.Jose Campos (ATT)
6
11.Billy Dickov (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Tiago Monteiro (DEF)
0
13.Matthias Gerlach (MID)
6
14.John Mckinlay (ATT)
6