Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     ReadingReading
Jack HererJack Herer Stewart Anderson Stewart Anderson
Jo RiiseJ. Riise75
G
1
G
74Gavin JamesG. James
Darl De VetD. De Vet72
D
2
D
72Gunther GrunG. Grun
Johan DeloumeauJ. Deloumeau75
D
3captain
D
75Adilson LodewijksA. Lodewijks
Eddie TilerE. Tiler72
D
4
D
71Damian MolinierD. Molinier
Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra75
D
5
M
67Jody MccannJ. Mccann
Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro82
M
captain6
M
74John RankinJ. Rankin
Nuno AlvesN. Alves75
M
7
M
69Graeme HendrieG. Hendrie
Filippo ChianeseF. Chianese67
A
8
M
79Mauricio VegaM. Vega
David RegoD. Rego71
A
9
A
72Richard HendersonR. Henderson
Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo74
A
10
A
73Frederico OliveiraF. Oliveira
Kevin ZickK. Zick70
A
11
A
78Lomano TilerL. Tiler
 
Carl HeskeyC. Heskey34
M
12
D
72Muller LécluseM. Lécluse
Anthony KingA. King30
G
13
M
78Djezon AjasD. Ajas
Henry FerdinandH. Ferdinand35
M
14
A
70Matthew KirklandM. Kirkland

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Reading. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Mcgreal.


0.00
Reading kick off!
2.19
Damian Molinier advances with the ball. Damian Molinier flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Oliveira collects the pass. Frederico Oliveira lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Eddie Tiler happens to be in the right place to block it.
4.03
Mauricio Vega flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Tiler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lomano Tiler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Johan Deloumeau.
6.24
Filippo Chianese flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Zick holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Zick knocks the ball forward into space. Samuel Ribeiro bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
8.42
Damian Molinier threads a neat ball through to Graeme Hendrie. Graeme Hendrie threads the ball through to Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
10.07
Frederico Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jo Riise who gathers it comfortably.
12.47
Lomano Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
16.59
Mauricio Vega threads a neat ball through to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Jo Riise manages to keep it out.
18.06
John Rankin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.30
Samuel Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filippo Chianese. Filippo Chianese shoots from long range but somehow Gavin James manages to keep it out.
24.27
John Rankin makes a beautiful solo run. John Rankin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eddie Tiler.
27.48
Samuel Ribeiro hacks Damian Molinier from behind! The referee calls over Samuel Ribeiro and shows him a yellow card! Damian Molinier hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.07
Gunther Grun flicks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Hendrie. Graeme Hendrie knocks the ball forward to Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Johan Deloumeau.
40.12
Garry Dijkstra flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves surges forward with the ball. Nuno Alves lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
Johan Deloumeau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves flicks a high pass forward. David Rego controls it well on his chest. David Rego hits a low pass to Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick takes a shot at goal but somehow Gavin James manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Reading also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the second half underway!
48.27
Jody Mccann makes a probing pass to Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.21
Mauricio Vega catches Johan Deloumeau on the ankles. Mauricio Vega is shown the yellow card! Johan Deloumeau runs off the knock.
51.16
Johan Deloumeau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darl De Vet. Darl De Vet flicks a high ball forward to Filippo Chianese who takes it down. Filippo Chianese shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Gavin James manages to gather it effortlessly.
53.30
Eddie Tiler makes a simple pass to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick plays a one-two with Eugenio Izquierdo and advances towards the goal... Kevin Zick takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Gavin James.
54.38
Nuno Alves takes a quick corner, playing it short to Darl De Vet. Darl De Vet deftly flicks the ball on. Eddie Tiler rockets a shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Nottingham Forest are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
55.28
John Rankin clumsily knocks into Nuno Alves. John Rankin is warned by the referee! Nuno Alves hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.13
Graeme Hendrie threads a neat ball through to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.13
Reading have made a substitution with Matthew Kirkland replacing Lomano Tiler .
63.21
Samuel Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Filippo Chianese. Filippo Chianese tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Gavin James manages to gather it.
65.56
Graeme Hendrie hacks Nuno Alves from behind! The referee calls over Graeme Hendrie and shows him a yellow card! Nuno Alves stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.43
Frederico Oliveira flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Kirkland. Matthew Kirkland shoots from long range but somehow Jo Riise manages to keep it out.
69.36
Graeme Hendrie kicks a strong pass forward to Jody Mccann. Jody Mccann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jo Riise who gathers it comfortably.
71.26
Graeme Hendrie kicks a strong pass forward to Matthew Kirkland. Matthew Kirkland knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is deflected wide by Garry Dijkstra.
72.37
It's a corner kick. Mauricio Vega kicks a low ball out wide. Richard Henderson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
73.24
Johan Deloumeau chips the ball to his team mate, Filippo Chianese. Filippo Chianese plays a quick one-two with Nuno Alves and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Filippo Chianese provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Gavin James manages to gather it.
77.12
Reading have made a substitution with Djezon Ajas replacing John Rankin .
83.56
Darl De Vet makes a beautiful solo run. Darl De Vet runs straight at the opposition's defence. Darl De Vet skips past Djezon Ajas! Darl De Vet looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
84.27
Eddie Tiler chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego cuts inside the box! David Rego cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
85.38
Johan Deloumeau hits a low pass to Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Zick who takes it down. Kevin Zick knocks in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego beats his man to it with a header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gavin James with no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
90.00
Samuel Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Reading
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
30.4%
45.6%
24.1%

Scorers
David Rego 85
Frederico Oliveira 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Rego of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Jo Riise (GK)
7
2.Darl De Vet (DEF)
7
3.Johan Deloumeau (DEF)
7
4.Eddie Tiler (DEF)
7
5.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)yellow card
6
7.Nuno Alves (MID)
7
8.Filippo Chianese (ATT)
7
9.David Rego (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Zick (ATT)
7
 
12.Carl Heskey (MID)
0
13.Anthony King (GK)
0
14.Henry Ferdinand (MID)
0

1.Gavin James (GK)
9
2.Gunther Grun (DEF)
6
3.Adilson Lodewijks (DEF)
6
4.Damian Molinier (DEF)
7
5.Jody Mccann (MID)
6
6.John Rankin (MID)
6
7.Graeme Hendrie (MID)yellow card
6
8.Mauricio Vega (MID)yellow card
5
9.Richard Henderson (ATT)
7
10.Frederico Oliveira (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Lomano Tiler (ATT)
6
 
12.Muller Lécluse (DEF)
0
13.Djezon Ajas (MID)
6
14.Matthew Kirkland (ATT)
6