Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     ReadingReading
Rastislav SzabóRastislav Szabó Stewart Anderson Stewart Anderson
Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey79
G
captain1
G
74Gavin JamesG. James
Sebastian BarkeroS. Barkero74
D
2
D
76Anton SchwablA. Schwabl
Abdelmalek PardeilhanA. Pardeilhan73
D
3captain
D
75Adilson LodewijksA. Lodewijks
Nicholas GoldbergN. Goldberg72
D
4
D
78Hassan AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui
Bart BertjensB. Bertjens74
D
5
M
78Djezon AjasD. Ajas
Norman UnsworthN. Unsworth80
M
6
M
74John RankinJ. Rankin
Daniel VegaD. Vega78
M
7
M
84Moustapha El-KarkouriM. El-Karkouri
Enzo PanucciE. Panucci74
M
8
M
80Mauricio VegaM. Vega
Nigel ThatcherN. Thatcher74
A
9
A
78Isaac GreenI. Green
Pablo VicenteP. Vicente68
A
10
A
85Fouad FertoutF. Fertout
Billy DickovB. Dickov78
A
11
A
76Craig McgrealC. Mcgreal
 
Ernesto AriasE. Arias72
D
12
D
72Muller LécluseM. Lécluse
Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro72
D
13
M
69Graeme HendrieG. Hendrie
Matthias GerlachM. Gerlach67
M
14
A
78Lomano TilerL. Tiler

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Reading. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Goodwin.


0.00
The first half starts with Oxford United kicking off!
2.39
Daniel Vega flicks a high pass forward. Enzo Panucci collects the pass. Enzo Panucci edges inside the box! Enzo Panucci muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Enzo Panucci scores for Oxford United!!
6.08
Isaac Green flicks a high ball forward to Craig Mcgreal who takes it down. Craig Mcgreal knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Abdelmalek Pardeilhan.
12.43
John Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Vega collects the pass. Mauricio Vega shoots from distance but Eben Dugbatey reads it well. Good save!
14.36
Sebastian Barkero makes a strong solo run forward. Sebastian Barkero flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Vicente collects the pass. Pablo Vicente knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anton Schwabl.
15.01
Enzo Panucci flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Vega comfortably collects the pass. Daniel Vega runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Daniel Vega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.35
Nicholas Goldberg sees a break and surges forward. Nicholas Goldberg knocks the ball forward to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher shoots from 25 yards but somehow Gavin James manages to keep it out.
21.17
Djezon Ajas hits a low pass to Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eben Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
22.32
John Rankin chips the ball to his team mate, Fouad Fertout. Fouad Fertout finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
24.00
Anton Schwabl passes the ball forward to Mauricio Vega. Mauricio Vega chips the ball to his team mate, Isaac Green. Isaac Green knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.12
Hassan Abdellaoui surges forward with the ball. Hassan Abdellaoui knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastian Barkero.
28.28
Adilson Lodewijks flicks a high ball forward to Djezon Ajas who takes it down. Djezon Ajas runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Djezon Ajas whips in a cross ball towards Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal powers a header at goal. Eben Dugbatey didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
30.10
Anton Schwabl knocks the ball forward to Adilson Lodewijks. Adilson Lodewijks flicks a high pass forward. Isaac Green holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Isaac Green knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eben Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
33.15
Abdelmalek Pardeilhan barges into Fouad Fertout. The referee calls over Abdelmalek Pardeilhan and warns him to calm down! Fouad Fertout hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.40
Moustapha El-Karkouri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Isaac Green. Isaac Green controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
38.33
Without breaking stride, Adilson Lodewijks plays the ball forward to Fouad Fertout. Fouad Fertout controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal lofts in a cross ball towards Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas makes a convincing header. Djezon Ajas scores for Reading!!
44.28
Djezon Ajas threads the ball through to Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Eben Dugbatey reads it well. Quality keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oxford United 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
Reading kick off!
47.48
Hassan Abdellaoui launches a long ball forward. Craig Mcgreal finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
48.43
Daniel Vega flicks a high ball forward to Billy Dickov who takes it down. Billy Dickov whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Vicente. Pablo Vicente rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.37
Hassan Abdellaoui kicks a strong pass forward to Isaac Green. Isaac Green laces a weighted ball forward to Fouad Fertout. Fouad Fertout lofts in a cross ball towards Isaac Green. Isaac Green is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Eben Dugbatey had no chance!! Goal for Reading!
61.37
Reading have made a substitution with Lomano Tiler replacing Craig Mcgreal .
63.53
Isaac Green makes a simple pass to Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.11
Bart Bertjens breaks forward. Bart Bertjens flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Vicente. Pablo Vicente lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.33
Seeing a gap ahead, John Rankin plays the ball forward to Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.18
Abdelmalek Pardeilhan threads a neat ball through to Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega brings the ball forward. Daniel Vega plays a scrappy one-two with Billy Dickov and advances towards the goal... Daniel Vega muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Gavin James manages to gather it.
75.31
Mauricio Vega deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fouad Fertout. Fouad Fertout knocks in a cross ball towards John Rankin. John Rankin rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Eben Dugbatey gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
77.37
Reading have made a substitution with Graeme Hendrie replacing John Rankin .
83.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Daniel Vega plays the ball forward to Enzo Panucci. Enzo Panucci knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin James who gathers it comfortably.
87.35
Hassan Abdellaoui chips the ball to his team mate, Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball towards Fouad Fertout. Fouad Fertout rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Reading
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.3%
66.7%
Play Area
33.3%
40.7%
25.9%

Scorers
Enzo Panucci 2
Nigel Thatcher 67
Djezon Ajas 38
Isaac Green 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Djezon Ajas of Reading

Match Ratings
1.Eben Dugbatey (GK)
8
2.Sebastian Barkero (DEF)
6
3.Abdelmalek Pardeilhan (DEF)
6
4.Nicholas Goldberg (DEF)
6
5.Bart Bertjens (DEF)
6
6.Norman Unsworth (MID)
6
7.Daniel Vega (MID)
8
8.Enzo Panucci (MID)goal scored
8
9.Nigel Thatcher (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Pablo Vicente (ATT)
6
11.Billy Dickov (ATT)
6
 
12.Ernesto Arias (DEF)
0
13.Tiago Monteiro (DEF)
0
14.Matthias Gerlach (MID)
0

1.Gavin James (GK)
6
2.Anton Schwabl (DEF)
6
3.Adilson Lodewijks (DEF)
7
4.Hassan Abdellaoui (DEF)
7
5.Djezon Ajas (MID)goal scored
9
6.John Rankin (MID)
6
7.Moustapha El-Karkouri (MID)
6
8.Mauricio Vega (MID)
6
9.Isaac Green (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Fouad Fertout (ATT)
7
11.Craig Mcgreal (ATT)
7
 
12.Muller Lécluse (DEF)
0
13.Graeme Hendrie (MID)
6
14.Lomano Tiler (ATT)
6