Match Report
| Reading | Reading |  |  | AFC Bournemouth | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Aleksandar Nikolov | Aleksandar Nikolov | Anthony Connelly | Anthony Connelly | ||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Matthews | P. Matthews |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Gavin Gallagher | G. Gallagher | |||||||||
| Dietmar Götz | D. Götz |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Juan-Carlos Ramirez | J. Ramirez | |||||||||
| David Soares | D. Soares |  | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Alan Bower | A. Bower | |||||||||
| Neil Etherington | N. Etherington | | 72 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 73 | | Bruno Viana | B. Viana | ||||||||
| Patricio Guerrero | P. Guerrero | | 69 | M | | 5 | | D | 70 |  | Datti Mohamed Mezzanotti | D. Mezzanotti | |||||||||
| Roberto Lima | R. Lima | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 | | Colin Oliver | C. Oliver | |||||||||
| Marc Bartsch | M. Bartsch | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Norman Lineker | N. Lineker | |||||||||
| Ian Murray | I. Murray | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Miguel Munoz | M. Munoz | |||||||||
| Luciano Colle | L. Colle | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Dion Middleton | D. Middleton | |||||||||
| Nuno Sousa | N. Sousa | | 74 | A | | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Harry May | H. May | ||||||||
| Omer Byrne | O. Byrne | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Dean Beresford | D. Beresford | |||||||||
| Mario Jardim | M. Jardim | | 56 | D | | 12 | | A | 54 | | Richard Terry | R. Terry | |||||||||
| Gavin Gower | G. Gower | | 53 | M | | 13 | | D | 72 | | Jody Hibbs | J. Hibbs | |||||||||
| Callum Naysmith | C. Naysmith |  | 55 | A | | 14 | | M | 51 | | Isaiah Wilson | I. Wilson | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by AGI |
Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to AFC Bournemouth. A crowd of 19,231 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reading are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AFC Bournemouth appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
AFC Bournemouth looks especially fired up for this match.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Thompson.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reading are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AFC Bournemouth appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
AFC Bournemouth looks especially fired up for this match.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Thompson.
0.00
0-0AFC Bournemouth kick off!
2.12
0-0Marc Bartsch flicks a high pass forward to Omer Byrne who brings the ball under control. Omer Byrne deftly passes the ball to Luciano Colle, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Luciano Colle provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Gavin Gallagher comfortably smothers it!
3.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Juan-Carlos Ramirez plays the ball forward to Colin Oliver. Colin Oliver makes a simple pass to Miguel Munoz. Miguel Munoz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
6.31
0-0Ian Murray barges into Norman Lineker. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Norman Lineker carries on, but is struggling a bit.
15.01
0-0Dietmar Götz flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Lima collects the pass. Roberto Lima knocks the ball forward to Patricio Guerrero. Patricio Guerrero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.42
0-1Norman Lineker makes a probing pass to Miguel Munoz. Miguel Munoz whips in a cross ball towards Colin Oliver. Colin Oliver jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Patrick Matthews has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.51
0-1Colin Oliver sees a break and surges forward. Colin Oliver knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Beresford. With a superhuman jump, Dean Beresford connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
40.49
Alan Bower flicks a high pass forward. Colin Oliver holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Oliver chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Lineker. Norman Lineker whips in a cross ball towards Harry May. Harry May beats his man to it with a header but it flies just wide!
45.00
0-1Juan-Carlos Ramirez hacks Ian Murray from behind! Juan-Carlos Ramirez is shown the yellow card! Ian Murray hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
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. AFC Bournemouth also appear unchanged since the first half. The Reading players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Reading kick off!
47.01
Bruno Viana chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Lineker. Norman Lineker knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Etherington.
48.06
Juan-Carlos Ramirez flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Oliver. Colin Oliver knocks the ball forward to Norman Lineker. Norman Lineker shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
49.30
Norman Lineker flicks a high pass forward. Dean Beresford controls it well on his chest. Dean Beresford knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Munoz. Miguel Munoz shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Patrick Matthews!
53.30
Norman Lineker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Beresford. Dean Beresford shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
60.04
0-1Reading have made 2 substitutions with Mario Jardim replacing David Soares and Gavin Gower replacing Marc Bartsch .
67.15
Bruno Viana darts forward. Bruno Viana flicks the ball to his team mate, Harry May. Harry May knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Patrick Matthews who gathers it comfortably.
71.13
Alan Bower knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Oliver. Colin Oliver knocks the ball forward to Dion Middleton. Dion Middleton whips in a cross ball towards Colin Oliver. Colin Oliver finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.44
Reading have made a substitution with Callum Naysmith replacing Omer Byrne .
83.02
Dietmar Götz threads the ball through to Patricio Guerrero. Patricio Guerrero makes a probing pass to Luciano Colle. Luciano Colle plays a scrappy one-two with Callum Naysmith and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Luciano Colle provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Gavin Gallagher smothers it!
85.15
Norman Lineker passes the ball forward to Miguel Munoz. Miguel Munoz whips in a cross ball towards Norman Lineker. Norman Lineker gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Gavin Gower chips the ball to his team mate, Luciano Colle. Luciano Colle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.4%
51.6%
Play Area
26.6%
45.3%
28.1%
Scorers
| Colin Oliver 28, 71 Norman Lineker 85 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Colin Oliver of AFC Bournemouth |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Patrick Matthews (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Dietmar Götz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Soares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Neil Etherington (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Patricio Guerrero (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Roberto Lima (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Marc Bartsch (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ian Murray (MID) |  | 5 |
| 9. | Luciano Colle (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Nuno Sousa (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Omer Byrne (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Mario Jardim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gavin Gower (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Callum Naysmith (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Gavin Gallagher (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Juan-Carlos Ramirez (DEF) | | 5 |
| 3. | Alan Bower (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Bruno Viana (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Datti Mohamed Mezzanotti (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Colin Oliver (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Norman Lineker (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Miguel Munoz (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Dion Middleton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Harry May (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dean Beresford (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Richard Terry (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jody Hibbs (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Isaiah Wilson (MID) | 0 | |