Match Report


MillwallMillwall     ReadingReading
James HayesJames Hayes Aleksandar Nikolov Aleksandar Nikolov
Kubilay ÖzalanK. Özalan74
G
1
G
79Vegard SoltvedtV. Soltvedt
Simo SimonpoikaS. Simonpoika69
D
2
D
75Oliver BirkwaldO. Birkwald
Daniel Van GobbelD. Van Gobbel68
D
3
D
80Adam VassellA. Vassell
Oliver DittrichO. Dittrich69
D
4
D
76Martin BobanM. Boban
Mario SamsonM. Samson82
M
captain5
M
85Scott MccannS. Mccann
Hauke MatthäusH. Matthäus78
M
6
M
80David LawtonD. Lawton
Quim RamosQ. Ramos75
M
7
M
86Stephen MendezS. Mendez
Antonio FerreiraA. Ferreira77
M
8
M
79Ian FentonI. Fenton
Peter WeirP. Weir77
A
9captain
A
84Antonio BentoA. Bento
Ronnie GallagherR. Gallagher76
A
10
A
79Helder LopesH. Lopes
David AdamsD. Adams76
A
11
A
83Duarte MoutinhoD. Moutinho
 
Rainer HankeR. Hanke69
D
12
D
73David KirklandD. Kirkland
Ben BishopB. Bishop77
M
13
M
78Diego Di CaraD. Di Cara
Edgar NunesE. Nunes73
A
14
A
78John BishopJ. Bishop

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Reading. A crowd of 18,979 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Millwall and Reading are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hamilton.


0.00
Millwall kick off and get the match underway!
2.25
Helder Lopes knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Bento. Antonio Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Mccann. Scott Mccann directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
9.48
Adam Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Scott Mccann controls it well on his chest. These two players are working well together. Scott Mccann makes a simple pass to Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho knocks the ball forward into space. Scott Mccann bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
10.43
Daniel Van Gobbel clumsily knocks into David Lawton. The referee calls over Daniel Van Gobbel and shows him a yellow card! David Lawton stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.43
Free kick to Reading just outside the area...
11.46
Duarte Moutinho takes a long run up and drives a low ball which goes under the wall. The keeper is in a good position and gathers the ball.
14.45
Martin Boban advances with the ball. Martin Boban flicks a high pass forward. Scott Mccann easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Mccann whips in a cross ball towards Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Kubilay Özalan gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
18.40
Simo Simonpoika breaks forward. Simo Simonpoika flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Ferreira controls it well on his chest. Antonio Ferreira knocks in a cross ball towards David Adams. David Adams is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.17
Hauke Matthäus flicks a high ball forward to Peter Weir who gracefully takes it down. Peter Weir knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Boban.
24.36
Martin Boban darts forward. Martin Boban flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Mendez who takes it down. Stephen Mendez shoots from 25 yards. Kubilay Özalan gets down and covers it.
26.07
Oliver Dittrich deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Weir. Peter Weir knocks in a cross ball towards David Adams. David Adams is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.06
Adam Vassell threads the ball through to Ian Fenton. Ian Fenton chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.26
David Adams comes in with a late challenge on Scott Mccann. The referee calls over David Adams and shows him a yellow card! Scott Mccann grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.30
Quim Ramos advances with the ball. Quim Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Weir. Peter Weir connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.15
Quim Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Peter Weir collects the pass. Peter Weir shoots from distance. Solid save from Vegard Soltvedt.
38.26
Oliver Dittrich hits a low pass to Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Weir. Peter Weir connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
39.37
Scott Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Helder Lopes controls it well on his chest. Helder Lopes whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Bento. Antonio Bento knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Oliver Dittrich happens to be in the right place to block it.
42.05
Mario Samson threads the ball through to David Adams. David Adams knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Reading also appear unchanged since the first half. The Reading players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Reading kicking off!
49.27
Oliver Birkwald threads a neat ball through to Ian Fenton. Ian Fenton flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Bento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Bento whips in a cross ball towards Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
54.56
Ian Fenton threads a neat ball through to David Lawton. David Lawton shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.33
Hauke Matthäus flicks a high ball forward to Peter Weir who takes it down. Peter Weir knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.54
Oliver Birkwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Mendez. Stephen Mendez sees a break and surges forward. Stephen Mendez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kubilay Özalan who gathers it comfortably.
60.22
Millwall have made a substitution with Rainer Hanke replacing Simo Simonpoika .Reading have made 3 substitutions with David Kirkland replacing Martin Boban, Diego Di Cara replacing David Lawton and John Bishop replacing Antonio Bento .
61.29
David Kirkland receives the ball from a throw-in from Adam Vassell. David Kirkland hits a low pass to Diego Di Cara. Diego Di Cara knocks the ball to his team mate, John Bishop. John Bishop shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
63.53
Oliver Dittrich flicks a high pass forward to Rainer Hanke who brings the ball under control. Rainer Hanke runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rainer Hanke shoots from 20 yards but Vegard Soltvedt is on top of it.
65.38
Diego Di Cara flicks a high pass forward. Scott Mccann collects the pass. Scott Mccann shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
67.42
David Adams chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher whips in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos makes a deft header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
69.17
Antonio Ferreira makes a simple pass to Peter Weir. Peter Weir sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
71.40
Hauke Matthäus flicks a high ball forward to Ronnie Gallagher who takes it down. Ronnie Gallagher lofts in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.54
Rainer Hanke threads a neat ball through to Hauke Matthäus. Hauke Matthäus shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Vegard Soltvedt manages to gather it effortlessly.
77.53
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Ben Bishop replacing Antonio Ferreira and Edgar Nunes replacing Peter Weir .
79.37
Oliver Dittrich controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hauke Matthäus. Hauke Matthäus flicks a high pass forward to Edgar Nunes who brings the ball under control. Edgar Nunes controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting David Adams through on goal. David Adams shoots from just inside the box his aim is horrendously poor!
85.52
Ian Fenton flicks a high ball forward to Diego Di Cara who takes it down. Diego Di Cara lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Mccann. Scott Mccann makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Millwall

Reading
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
6
9
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
24.1%
44.6%
31.3%

Scorers
David Adams 18
Quim Ramos 71
Scott Mccann 2
Helder Lopes 28
Duarte Moutinho 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Scott Mccann of Reading

Match Ratings
1.Kubilay Özalan (GK)
8
2.Simo Simonpoika (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Van Gobbel (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Oliver Dittrich (DEF)
7
5.Mario Samson (MID)
6
6.Hauke Matthäus (MID)
7
7.Quim Ramos (MID)goal scored
9
8.Antonio Ferreira (MID)
7
9.Peter Weir (ATT)
6
10.Ronnie Gallagher (ATT)
7
11.David Adams (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Rainer Hanke (DEF)
6
13.Ben Bishop (MID)
6
14.Edgar Nunes (ATT)
6

1.Vegard Soltvedt (GK)
8
2.Oliver Birkwald (DEF)
7
3.Adam Vassell (DEF)
6
4.Martin Boban (DEF)
7
5.Scott Mccann (MID)goal scored
9
6.David Lawton (MID)
6
7.Stephen Mendez (MID)
6
8.Ian Fenton (MID)
7
9.Antonio Bento (ATT)
8
10.Helder Lopes (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Duarte Moutinho (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.David Kirkland (DEF)
6
13.Diego Di Cara (MID)
6
14.John Bishop (ATT)
6