Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Reading. A crowd of 20,564 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Manchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Manchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Manchester United kick off!
3.44
0-1Ismael Abdullah threads the ball through to Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.11
0-1Ismael Abdullah passes the ball forward to Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger whips in a cross ball towards Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
8.56
0-1Mateo Suárez comes in with a late challenge on Vicente Valenzuela. Mateo Suárez is warned by the referee! Vicente Valenzuela hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.09
0-1Ahmed Zouaoui makes a probing pass to Manuel Baez. Manuel Baez knocks the ball forward to Dale Ball. Dale Ball lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Denkmayr. Paul Denkmayr is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Yassine Mokrani!
15.11
0-1Charles Myers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Denkmayr. Paul Denkmayr knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samir Engels.
16.21
Sven Röhner passes the ball forward to Mateo Suárez. Mateo Suárez chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Denkmayr. Paul Denkmayr tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.08
Samir Engels threads the ball through to Ismael Abdullah. Ismael Abdullah threads the ball through to Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull goes all the way! Bryan Trustfull cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.44
Ahmed Zouaoui chips the ball to his team mate, Manuel Baez. Manuel Baez chips the ball to his team mate, Dale Ball. Dale Ball knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.27
0-1Samir Engels knocks the ball to his team mate, Vicente Valenzuela. Vicente Valenzuela threads the ball through to Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull threads the ball through to Thomas Ibertsberger but he's offside!
32.11
0-1Heriberto Nieves clumsily knocks into Dale Ball. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dale Ball runs off the knock.
36.53
Joao Nascimento passes the ball forward to Christian Gargo. Christian Gargo makes a simple pass to Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger knocks in a cross ball towards Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull heads the ball goalwards. Oluwashegun Babayaro is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
40.46
Ahmed Zouaoui passes the ball forward to Manuel Baez. Manuel Baez makes a probing pass to Dale Ball. Dale Ball tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Mateo Suárez makes a probing pass to Dale Ball. Dale Ball knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nigel Bridges.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Reading kick off the second half!
48.33
Vicente Valenzuela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.19
Christian Gargo makes a simple pass to Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Oluwashegun Babayaro easily smothers it!
54.49
Nigel Bridges decides to run forward with the ball. Nigel Bridges kicks a strong pass forward to Matthew Régis. Matthew Régis lofts in a cross ball towards Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull flicks the ball with his head. Oluwashegun Babayaro manages to gather it comfortably.
55.00
Ahmed Zouaoui sees a break and surges forward. Ahmed Zouaoui flicks the ball to his team mate, Vilhjálmur Thórhallsson. Vilhjálmur Thórhallsson shoots from outside the area but Yassine Mokrani is on top of it.
59.11
Leonardo Bravo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ignacio Sáez. Ignacio Sáez threads the ball through to Dale Ball. Dale Ball knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.28
Christian Gargo sees a break and surges forward. Christian Gargo knocks in a cross ball towards Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.07
Manuel Baez decides to run forward with the ball. Manuel Baez lofts in a cross ball towards Dale Ball. Dale Ball connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
69.45
Samir Engels chips the ball to his team mate, Ismael Abdullah. Ismael Abdullah makes a probing pass to Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger whips in a cross ball towards Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Oluwashegun Babayaro is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
72.44
Ignacio Sáez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vilhjálmur Thórhallsson. Vilhjálmur Thórhallsson passes the ball forward to Dale Ball. Dale Ball takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Yassine Mokrani has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.27
Sven Röhner sees space and advances. Sven Röhner knocks the ball to his team mate, Vilhjálmur Thórhallsson. Vilhjálmur Thórhallsson shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
81.19
Mateo Suárez knocks the ball forward to Paul Denkmayr. Paul Denkmayr knocks in a cross ball towards Dale Ball. Dale Ball flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.51
Charles Myers makes a simple pass to Paul Denkmayr. Paul Denkmayr knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yassine Mokrani who gathers it comfortably.
89.02
Ismael Abdullah hacks Ahmed Zouaoui from behind! Ismael Abdullah is given a warning by the referee! Ahmed Zouaoui hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Ignacio Sáez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dale Ball. Dale Ball sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
26.4%
44%
29.7%
Scorers
| Dale Ball 72 | Thomas Ibertsberger 3 Bryan Trustfull 37, 60, 69 |