Match Report


ReadingReading     Derby CountyDerby County
Stewart AndersonStewart Anderson Andy Moyes Andy Moyes
Gavin JamesG. James74
G
1captain
G
80Johan LárussonJ. Lárusson
Anton SchwablA. Schwabl76
D
2
D
74Nick GrayN. Gray
Hassan AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui78
D
captain3
D
75Benito BarbanB. Barban
Seyni VanvyncktS. Vanvynckt76
D
4
D
74Alec MasonA. Mason
Djezon AjasD. Ajas78
M
5
D
76Ivan DelgadoI. Delgado
John RankinJ. Rankin74
M
6
M
84Edmundo CaballeroE. Caballero
Moustapha El-KarkouriM. El-Karkouri84
M
7
M
82Marc BaslerM. Basler
Mauricio VegaM. Vega80
M
8
M
82Dominic BradyD. Brady
Fouad FertoutF. Fertout85
A
9
A
80Jorge CarbajalJ. Carbajal
Craig McgrealC. Mcgreal76
A
10
A
76Omer InsleyO. Insley
Lomano TilerL. Tiler78
A
11
A
78Gavin JackG. Jack
 
Adilson LodewijksA. Lodewijks75
D
12
M
78Duncan NaylorD. Naylor
Graeme HendrieG. Hendrie69
M
13
A
74Jody HackworthJ. Hackworth
Frederico OliveiraF. Oliveira73
A
14
A
75Eddie VassellE. Vassell

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Derby County. 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 Derby County appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Mcgreal.


0.00
The whistle blows and Derby County kick off!
4.29
With imagination, Alec Mason laces a weighted ball forward to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady threads the ball through to Jorge Carbajal. Jorge Carbajal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.59
John Rankin brings the ball forward. John Rankin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Brady.
14.02
Hassan Abdellaoui controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler knocks in a cross ball towards Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas whips the ball goalwards with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Johan Lárusson!
24.54
Dominic Brady flicks a high ball forward to Edmundo Caballero who takes it down. Edmundo Caballero passes the ball forward to Jorge Carbajal. Jorge Carbajal knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Seyni Vanvynckt.
26.38
Moustapha El-Karkouri threads the ball through to Mauricio Vega. Mauricio Vega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.09
Dominic Brady makes a probing pass to Jorge Carbajal. Jorge Carbajal knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Seyni Vanvynckt.
32.39
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
33.20
Djezon Ajas knocks the ball forward to Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Lomano Tiler is offside!
36.51
Marc Basler surges forward with the ball. Marc Basler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
42.49
Benito Barban threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Caballero. Edmundo Caballero makes a beautiful solo run. Edmundo Caballero shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
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. Derby County 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!
49.38
Fouad Fertout flicks a high pass forward to John Rankin who brings the ball under control. John Rankin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Mason.
55.50
Edmundo Caballero flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Brady comfortably collects the pass. Dominic Brady controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Carbajal. Jorge Carbajal controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Gavin James manages to gather it.
59.55
Marc Basler flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Carbajal collects the pass. Jorge Carbajal plays a one-two with Gavin Jack and advances towards the goal... Jorge Carbajal side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
60.56
Reading have made a substitution with Frederico Oliveira replacing Lomano Tiler .Derby County have made a substitution with Eddie Vassell replacing Jorge Carbajal .
63.04
Benito Barban flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Brady who takes it down. Dominic Brady deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Jack. Gavin Jack knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.50
Hassan Abdellaoui threads a neat ball through to Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Vega controls it well on his chest. Mauricio Vega knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nick Gray.
67.06
Showing composure, John Rankin laces a weighted ball forward to Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Mcgreal but the referee indicates it's offside!
69.03
Hassan Abdellaoui surges forward with the ball. Hassan Abdellaoui surges forward with the ball. Hassan Abdellaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.53
Anton Schwabl deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Rankin. John Rankin threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Vega. Mauricio Vega makes a great pass forward. Djezon Ajas sprints clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside! That was very close!
73.15
Marc Basler kicks a strong pass forward to Edmundo Caballero. Edmundo Caballero threads the ball through to Omer Insley. Omer Insley lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Gavin James.
74.10
Marc Basler takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Ivan Delgado looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Gavin James gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
75.17
Hassan Abdellaoui sees John Rankin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Rankin makes a probing pass to Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.41
Reading have made a substitution with Graeme Hendrie replacing John Rankin .Derby County have made a substitution with Duncan Naylor replacing Marc Basler .
79.51
Anton Schwabl comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Jack. The referee calls over Anton Schwabl and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Jack stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.04
Graeme Hendrie takes the throw-in. Moustapha El-Karkouri flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Hendrie collects the pass. Graeme Hendrie shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Graeme Hendrie!
87.07
Hassan Abdellaoui sees a break and surges forward. Hassan Abdellaoui makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Hendrie. Graeme Hendrie flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
89.08
Edmundo Caballero pushes mid-way up the pitch. Edmundo Caballero hits a low pass to Gavin Jack. Gavin Jack controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Fouad Fertout controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira makes a great pass forward. Fouad Fertout runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Reading

Derby County
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
25%
43.8%
31.2%

Scorers
Graeme Hendrie 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin James of Reading

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

1.Johan Lárusson (GK)
6
2.Nick Gray (DEF)
6
3.Benito Barban (DEF)
6
4.Alec Mason (DEF)
6
5.Ivan Delgado (DEF)
6
6.Edmundo Caballero (MID)
8
7.Marc Basler (MID)
7
8.Dominic Brady (MID)
7
9.Jorge Carbajal (ATT)
6
10.Omer Insley (ATT)
6
11.Gavin Jack (ATT)
6
 
12.Duncan Naylor (MID)
6
13.Jody Hackworth (ATT)
0
14.Eddie Vassell (ATT)
6