Match Report


ReadingReading     Bradford CityBradford City
Stewart AndersonStewart Anderson David Payne David Payne
Gavin JamesG. James74
G
1
G
78Silvio LimaS. Lima
Anton SchwablA. Schwabl76
D
2
D
74Nicolas FrommN. Fromm
Damian MolinierD. Molinier71
D
captain3captain
D
75Jean-Philippe BellosoJ. Belloso
Adilson LodewijksA. Lodewijks75
D
4
D
76Paul WatsonP. Watson
Hassan AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui77
D
5
M
78Marvin Le TissierM. Le Tissier
Djezon AjasD. Ajas78
M
6
M
86Emmanuel LlacerE. Llacer
Liam CroftL. Croft78
M
7
M
84Martin FernandezM. Fernandez
Moustapha El-KarkouriM. El-Karkouri84
M
8
M
77Marco SibilanoM. Sibilano
Lomano TilerL. Tiler78
A
9
A
78Stefan PancaroS. Pancaro
Craig McgrealC. Mcgreal76
A
10
A
73Steffen RiemannS. Riemann
Matthew KirklandM. Kirkland70
A
11
A
77Karim RothenK. Rothen
 
Seyni VanvyncktS. Vanvynckt76
D
12
D
71Armin HamannA. Hamann
Mauricio VegaM. Vega78
M
13
M
75Jerome CobosJ. Cobos
Richard HendersonR. Henderson72
A
14
A
75Edmundo CamposE. Campos

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 17,796 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reading are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Brown.


0.00
The first half starts with Reading kicking off!
4.04
Marvin Le Tissier knocks the ball forward to Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
10.20
Liam Croft sees Matthew Kirkland in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthew Kirkland shoots from 25 yards but somehow Silvio Lima manages to keep it out.
15.39
Martin Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Pancaro collects the pass. Stefan Pancaro flicks the ball to his team mate, Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
18.43
Adilson Lodewijks darts forward. Adilson Lodewijks flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal lofts in a cross ball towards Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Silvio Lima. What a save!
20.35
Adilson Lodewijks breaks forward. Adilson Lodewijks hits a low pass to Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal runs straight at the defence! Craig Mcgreal muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Superb reactions from Silvio Lima. What a save!
21.12
Liam Croft threads a neat ball through to Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Kirkland controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Matthew Kirkland makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Silvio Lima is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
26.39
Emmanuel Llacer flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Pancaro who brings the ball under control. Stefan Pancaro makes a probing pass to Karim Rothen but he's offside!
27.34
Jean-Philippe Belloso flicks a high pass forward to Emmanuel Llacer who brings the ball under control. Emmanuel Llacer chips the ball to his team mate, Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro connects with a diving header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.27
Marco Sibilano hacks Djezon Ajas from behind! Marco Sibilano is warned by the referee! Djezon Ajas hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.36
Damian Molinier passes the ball forward to Liam Croft. Liam Croft threads a neat ball through to Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
39.24
Matthew Kirkland takes a quick throw-in. Lomano Tiler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Croft. Liam Croft knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Silvio Lima who gathers it comfortably.
40.48
Martin Fernandez hits a low pass to Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin James who gathers it comfortably.
44.56
Djezon Ajas advances with the ball. Djezon Ajas knocks in a cross ball towards Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
Adilson Lodewijks makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hassan Abdellaoui. Hassan Abdellaoui controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Armin Hamann replacing Paul Watson, Jerome Cobos replacing Marvin Le Tissier and Edmundo Campos replacing Karim Rothen. The Bradford City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Bradford City kick off and get the second half underway!
53.50
Jean-Philippe Belloso threads the ball through to Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro makes a probing pass between the defence to Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.50
Reading have made a substitution with Richard Henderson replacing Matthew Kirkland .
69.50
Nicolas Fromm makes a simple pass to Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.49
Moustapha El-Karkouri barges into Nicolas Fromm. The referee brings Moustapha El-Karkouri to one side and gives him a warning! Nicolas Fromm runs off the knock.
77.15
Reading have made a substitution with Mauricio Vega replacing Djezon Ajas .
79.43
Hassan Abdellaoui threads a neat ball through to Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri flicks a high pass forward. Richard Henderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Henderson knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Vega. Mauricio Vega outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is deflected wide by Armin Hamann.
80.01
It's a corner kick. Mauricio Vega loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Steffen Riemann chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
84.04
Nicolas Fromm breaks forward. Nicolas Fromm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann skips past Damian Molinier! Steffen Riemann takes a shot at goal. Gavin James is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
87.37
Moustapha El-Karkouri threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Vega. Mauricio Vega knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Fromm.
90.00
Emmanuel Llacer chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Reading

Bradford City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.9%
44.1%
Play Area
27.9%
48.5%
23.5%

Scorers
Matthew Kirkland 21
Steffen Riemann 54, 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steffen Riemann of Bradford City

Match Ratings