Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Reading. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Tottenham Hotspur are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Tottenham Hotspur are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Tottenham Hotspur start the match!
2.03
0-0Richardur Hafsteinsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Filipe Olivas. Filipe Olivas chips the ball to his team mate, Shane Milosevic. Shane Milosevic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Villalobos. Luis Villalobos rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.34
0-0Filipe Olivas threads the ball through to Shane Milosevic. Shane Milosevic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yassine Mokrani who gathers it comfortably.
6.37
Heriberto Nieves kicks a strong pass forward to Vicente Valenzuela. Vicente Valenzuela knocks the ball forward to Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Ingesson who gathers it comfortably.
10.31
0-0Rio Gascoigne passes the ball forward to Shane Milosevic. Shane Milosevic goes all the way! Shane Milosevic tries a spectacular strike but Yassine Mokrani is on top of it.
12.24
Jesper Van Thiel flicks the ball to his team mate, Vicente Valenzuela. Vicente Valenzuela kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.39
0-0Pedro Flores catches Christian Gargo on the ankles. The referee calls over Pedro Flores and warns him to calm down! Christian Gargo stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.22
Rio Gascoigne advances with the ball. Rio Gascoigne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.03
Nigel Bridges knocks the ball forward to Christian Gargo. Christian Gargo chips the ball to his team mate, Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.55
Jermaine Grella flicks the ball to his team mate, Luis Villalobos. Luis Villalobos goes all the way! Luis Villalobos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.16
Christian Gargo threads the ball through to Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger flicks the ball to his team mate, Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.48
Nigel Bridges deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vicente Valenzuela. Vicente Valenzuela knocks the ball to his team mate, Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Ingesson who gathers it comfortably.
38.01
0-1Christian Gargo kicks a strong pass forward to Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Martin Ingesson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.59
Ismael Abdullah flicks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger knocks in a cross ball towards Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Martin Ingesson is on top of it.
44.50
Christian Gargo kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Reading kick off and get the second half underway!
48.55
Vicente Valenzuela passes the ball forward to Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.10
Nigel Bridges flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Gargo. Christian Gargo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Martin Ingesson easily smothers it!
54.29
Nigel Bridges threads the ball through to Christian Gargo. Christian Gargo chips the ball to his team mate, Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Martin Ingesson is on top of it.
57.13
Pedro Flores threads the ball through to Shane Milosevic. Shane Milosevic knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samir Engels.
59.09
0-2Pedro Flores kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Villalobos. Luis Villalobos passes the ball forward but Shane Milosevic is offside!
61.31
0-2Reading are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Tottenham Hotspur's defence.
66.01
0-2Ahmed Bogarde clumsily knocks into Thomas Ibertsberger. Ahmed Bogarde is warned by the referee! Thomas Ibertsberger carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.54
Jermaine Grella deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shane Milosevic. Shane Milosevic shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
73.25
Christian Gargo makes a simple pass to Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.41
Ahmed Bogarde makes a probing pass to Rio Gascoigne. Rio Gascoigne makes a probing pass to Shane Milosevic. Shane Milosevic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yassine Mokrani who gathers it comfortably.
83.02
Pedro Flores makes a probing pass to Shane Milosevic. Shane Milosevic controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.09
Reading are easily keeping Tottenham Hotspur at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
27.5%
42.5%
30%
Scorers
| Nelson Bernal 38, 49 |