Match Report
| Reading | Reading |  |  | Newcastle United | Newcastle United | ||||||||||||||||
| Aleksandar Nikolov | Aleksandar Nikolov | Steve Lowery | Steve Lowery | ||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Matthews | P. Matthews |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Francois Kopa | F. Kopa | |||||||||
| Dietmar Götz | D. Götz |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Alan Best | A. Best | |||||||||
| David Soares | D. Soares |  | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Carl Johnson | C. Johnson | |||||||||
| Neil Etherington | N. Etherington | | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 75 | | Dion Gower | D. Gower | |||||||||
| Patricio Guerrero | P. Guerrero |  | 70 | M | | 5 | | M | 61 |  | Craig Thomson | C. Thomson | |||||||||
| Roberto Lima | R. Lima | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Dean Lowe | D. Lowe | |||||||||
| Marc Bartsch | M. Bartsch | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Richard Hendry | R. Hendry | |||||||||
| Ian Murray | I. Murray | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 |  | Simone Taddei | S. Taddei | |||||||||
| Luciano Colle | L. Colle | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Ugo King | U. King | |||||||||
| Nuno Sousa | N. Sousa | | 74 | A |  | | 10 | | | A | 78 | | Stan Matthews | S. Matthews | |||||||
| Omer Byrne | O. Byrne | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Carl Gascoigne | C. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Mario Jardim | M. Jardim | | 56 | D | | 12 | | D | 55 | | Johann Hassli | J. Hassli | |||||||||
| Gavin Gower | G. Gower | | 53 | M | | 13 | | M | 61 | | Niccolo Kasper | N. Kasper | |||||||||
| Martin Armstrong | M. Armstrong | | 54 | A | | 14 | | A | 60 | | Mark Vickers | M. Vickers | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by AGI |
Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 18,897 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Reading and Newcastle United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jody Carter.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Reading and Newcastle United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jody Carter.
0.00
0-0Newcastle United kick off!
2.07
0-0Richard Hendry makes a simple pass to Ugo King. Ugo King makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Stan Matthews. Stan Matthews cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
3.46
0-0Dion Gower hits a low pass to Dean Lowe. Dean Lowe kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Gascoigne. Carl Gascoigne shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
14.48
0-0Alan Best makes a simple pass to Simone Taddei. Simone Taddei hits a low pass to Ugo King. Ugo King knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Dietmar Götz plays the ball forward to Luciano Colle. Luciano Colle brings the ball forward. Luciano Colle shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Francois Kopa.
22.41
0-0Ian Murray takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Stan Matthews reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
24.03
0-0Dietmar Götz hacks Stan Matthews from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stan Matthews stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.30
Dean Lowe chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson plays a scrappy one-two with Stan Matthews and stumbles forward towards the goal... Craig Thomson side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Patrick Matthews reads it well. Quality keeping!
27.45
Roberto Lima knocks the ball forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.02
Dietmar Götz threads a neat ball through to Roberto Lima. Roberto Lima sees Omer Byrne in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Omer Byrne sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
32.13
Craig Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simone Taddei. Simone Taddei makes a probing pass to Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson passes the ball forward to Carl Gascoigne. Carl Gascoigne tries a spectacular strike but somehow Patrick Matthews manages to keep it out.
34.39
0-0Roberto Lima makes a simple pass to Ian Murray. Ian Murray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Bartsch but he's offside!
38.41
1-0Ian Murray surges forward with the ball. Ian Murray knocks in a cross ball towards Luciano Colle. With a superhuman jump, Luciano Colle connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.07
Marc Bartsch makes a probing pass to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa plays a one-two with Luciano Colle and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nuno Sousa provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Carl Johnson plays the ball forward to Carl Gascoigne. Carl Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Richard Hendry controls it well on his chest. Richard Hendry shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Patrick Matthews. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. Newcastle United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Reading players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Reading kicking off!
54.39
David Soares makes a simple pass to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks the ball forward to Marc Bartsch but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.11
Carl Johnson threads a neat ball through to Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo King. Ugo King makes a great pass forward. Richard Hendry runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
60.18
2-0Reading have made a substitution with Gavin Gower replacing Roberto Lima .
61.28
David Soares plays the ball forward to Marc Bartsch. Marc Bartsch threads the ball through to Omer Byrne. Omer Byrne passes the ball forward to Gavin Gower. Gavin Gower cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
63.22
Gavin Gower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Omer Byrne. Omer Byrne sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.50
Seeing a gap ahead, Neil Etherington plays the ball forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.06
Stan Matthews controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Ugo King. Ugo King is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
77.18
Reading have made 2 substitutions with Mario Jardim replacing Neil Etherington and Martin Armstrong replacing Omer Byrne .
79.30
Richard Hendry threads a neat ball through to Stan Matthews. Stan Matthews sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Patrick Matthews effortlessly gets down and covers it.
81.30
Richard Hendry sees space and advances. Richard Hendry knocks the ball forward to Stan Matthews but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
89.32
Carl Gascoigne catches Dietmar Götz on the ankles. Carl Gascoigne is shown the yellow card! Dietmar Götz runs off the knock.
90.00
Gavin Gower sees space and advances. Gavin Gower advances inside the box! Gavin Gower takes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
29.3%
40%
30.7%
Scorers
| Luciano Colle 38 Nuno Sousa 42 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Luciano Colle of Reading |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Patrick Matthews (GK) | 8 | |
| 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) | 7 | |
| 8. | Ian Murray (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Luciano Colle (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Nuno Sousa (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Omer Byrne (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Mario Jardim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gavin Gower (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Martin Armstrong (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Francois Kopa (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alan Best (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Carl Johnson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dion Gower (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Craig Thomson (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Dean Lowe (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Richard Hendry (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Simone Taddei (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ugo King (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stan Matthews (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Carl Gascoigne (ATT) | | 6 |
| 12. | Johann Hassli (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Niccolo Kasper (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Mark Vickers (ATT) | 0 | |