Match Report
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Southampton. A crowd of 17,803 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reading are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by George Granville.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reading are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by George Granville.
0.00
0-0Southampton start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.12
0-0Arnauld Cudini comes in with a late challenge on Moustapha El-Karkouri. The referee calls over Arnauld Cudini and warns him to calm down! Moustapha El-Karkouri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.19
0-0Gunther Grun makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seyni Vanvynckt. Seyni Vanvynckt chips the ball to his team mate, Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Mcgreal but he's offside!
8.31
0-0Adilson Lodewijks knocks the ball forward to Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri hits a low pass to Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler plays a one-two with Fouad Fertout and rushes in on goal... Lomano Tiler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Luís Deleon is on top of it.
10.13
Seyni Vanvynckt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Croft. Liam Croft knocks in a cross ball towards Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Luís Deleon.
11.03
0-0Moustapha El-Karkouri takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Maurizio Ferrante gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
14.16
Seyni Vanvynckt sees Djezon Ajas in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Djezon Ajas flicks the ball to his team mate, Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
15.09
0-0Liam Croft threads a neat ball through to Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
16.53
Jon Robinson kicks a strong pass forward to Marvin Shearer. Marvin Shearer flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Carcedo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romero P. Carcedo plays a one-two with Maurizio Ferrante and rushes in on goal... Romero P. Carcedo shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.12
0-0Craig Mcgreal passes the ball forward to Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Lomano Tiler provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Magnificent block by Alec Sullivan!
24.55
Arnauld Cudini knocks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Carcedo. Romero P. Carcedo makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Kodjo Diani. Kodjo Diani looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
26.56
0-0Fouad Fertout knocks the ball to his team mate, Liam Croft. Liam Croft knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luís Deleon who gathers it comfortably.
27.20
Jean Chr. Tourenne threads a neat ball through to Kodjo Diani. Kodjo Diani skips past Hassan Abdellaoui! Kodjo Diani muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
28.06
Liam Croft runs straight at the opposition's defence. Liam Croft tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Luís Deleon. Excellent save.
30.03
Lomano Tiler threads the ball through to Fouad Fertout. Fouad Fertout knocks in a cross ball towards Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler makes a convincing header. Solid save from Luís Deleon.
33.56
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.20
Liam Croft plays the ball forward to Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas knocks in a cross ball towards Liam Croft. Liam Croft makes a convincing header but it is shockingly off target!
38.10
Liam Croft flicks a high pass forward. Djezon Ajas controls it well on his chest. Djezon Ajas runs straight at the defence! Djezon Ajas shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Luís Deleon easily smothers it!
39.41
0-0Adilson Lodewijks hacks Marvin Shearer from behind! Adilson Lodewijks is shown the yellow card! Marvin Shearer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.12
Lomano Tiler catches Leon Peckham on the ankles. The referee calls over Lomano Tiler and shows him a yellow card! Leon Peckham stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. Southampton also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
Reading kick off and get the second half underway!
48.55
1-0Djezon Ajas runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Djezon Ajas plays a one-two with Fouad Fertout and rushes in on goal... Djezon Ajas takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
51.47
Liam Croft hits a low pass to Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas threads the ball through to Craig Mcgreal but he's offside!
59.12
Romero P. Carcedo sees Jean Chr. Tourenne in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean Chr. Tourenne shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
60.40
1-0Reading have made a substitution with Richard Henderson replacing Lomano Tiler .
61.44
Fouad Fertout barges into Nicolas Emmerlich. The referee calls over Fouad Fertout and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Emmerlich runs off the knock.
63.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Adilson Lodewijks plays the ball forward to Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal knocks in a cross ball towards Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Luís Deleon has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.46
Reading have made a substitution with John Rankin replacing Liam Croft .
79.43
Fouad Fertout plays the ball forward to Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson makes a convincing header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.7%
40.3%
Play Area
20.8%
44.2%
35.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Djezon Ajas of Reading |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Gavin James (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gunther Grun (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Seyni Vanvynckt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Adilson Lodewijks (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Hassan Abdellaoui (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Liam Croft (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Djezon Ajas (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Moustapha El-Karkouri (MID) | | 8 |
| 9. | Fouad Fertout (ATT) | | 6 |
| 10. | Craig Mcgreal (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Lomano Tiler (ATT) | | 6 |
| 12. | Damian Molinier (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | John Rankin (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Richard Henderson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Luís Deleon (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Jon Robinson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Leon Peckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nicolas Emmerlich (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alec Sullivan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Maurizio Ferrante (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Arnauld Cudini (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Romero P. Carcedo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Marvin Shearer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jean Chr. Tourenne (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Kodjo Diani (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Amara Paisley (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Andy Youds (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Brian Parker (MID) | 0 | |