Match Report
| Reading | Reading |  |  | Scunthorpe United | Scunthorpe United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Dublin | A. Dublin |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 | | Jonathan Riza | J. Riza | |||||||||
| Lee Vernazza | L. Vernazza | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Darren Crooks | D. Crooks | |||||||||
| Marcus Gray | M. Gray | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 |  | Neil Naysmith | N. Naysmith | |||||||||
| James Andrews | J. Andrews | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Philipp Kaiser | P. Kaiser | |||||||||
| Gareth Robson | G. Robson | | 48 | D | | 5 | |  | D | 52 | | Anthony Jobson | A. Jobson | ||||||||
| Rodrigo Castro | R. Castro |  | 58 | M | | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Michael Mccann | M. Mccann | ||||||||
| Teddy Rodgers | T. Rodgers | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Omer Andrews | O. Andrews | |||||||||
| Nicky Cottee | N. Cottee | | 51 | M | | 8 | | A | 48 | | Isaiah Wright | I. Wright | |||||||||
| John Neville | J. Neville | | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 48 | | Alex Ferguson | A. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Robert Edworthy | R. Edworthy | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Stan Godber | S. Godber | |||||||||
| Neil McManaman | N. McManaman | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Marcus Clegg | M. Clegg | |||||||||
| Kemal Bloomer | K. Bloomer | | 51 | A | | 12 | | D | 50 | | Chris Banks | C. Banks | |||||||||
| Adam Best | A. Best | | 48 | A | | 13 | | M | 50 | | Brendan Fletcher | B. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Warren Vernazza | W. Vernazza | | 48 | A | | 14 | | D | 50 | | Ledley Rowett | L. Rowett | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Passaredo |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Scunthorpe United. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reading are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Scunthorpe United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gareth Lumsdon.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reading are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Scunthorpe United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gareth Lumsdon.
0.00
0-0Reading kick off and get the match underway!
2.26
0-0Omer Andrews flicks a high pass forward. Alex Ferguson controls it well on his chest. Alex Ferguson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Dublin who gathers it comfortably.
8.54
1-0Rodrigo Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Edworthy. Robert Edworthy knocks in a cross ball towards John Neville. John Neville rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.34
Without breaking stride, Gareth Robson plays the ball forward to Teddy Rodgers. Teddy Rodgers flicks a high ball forward to Robert Edworthy who gracefully takes it down. Robert Edworthy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.55
1-0Neil Naysmith pushes up the pitch. Neil Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Wright. Isaiah Wright whips in a cross ball towards Stan Godber. Stan Godber beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
18.25
1-0Marcus Clegg clumsily knocks into Gareth Robson. Marcus Clegg is shown the yellow card! Gareth Robson runs off the knock.
22.03
Marcus Gray passes the ball forward to Teddy Rodgers. Teddy Rodgers flicks a high pass forward. John Neville controls it well on his chest. John Neville knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.42
Nicky Cottee threads the ball through to Neil McManaman. Neil McManaman skips past Neil Naysmith! Neil McManaman takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.58
Nicky Cottee sees Robert Edworthy in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Robert Edworthy lofts in a cross ball towards John Neville. John Neville heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
38.25
2-0Without breaking stride, Rodrigo Castro plays the ball forward to Neil McManaman. Neil McManaman knocks the ball forward to Robert Edworthy but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
39.14
James Andrews chips the ball to his team mate, Nicky Cottee. Nicky Cottee flicks a high pass forward. Neil McManaman collects the pass. Neil McManaman knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonathan Riza who gathers it comfortably.
42.01
Omer Andrews barges into Teddy Rodgers. The referee calls over Omer Andrews and shows him a yellow card! Teddy Rodgers stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. Scunthorpe United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Scunthorpe United players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Scunthorpe United start the second half!
47.16
Omer Andrews makes a simple pass to Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Isaiah Wright. Isaiah Wright powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.22
Rodrigo Castro takes it forward alone. Rodrigo Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonathan Riza who gathers it comfortably.
59.27
Michael Mccann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Stan Godber. Stan Godber flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
60.47
2-0Scunthorpe United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
65.49
2-0James Andrews sees Rodrigo Castro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodrigo Castro makes a probing pass to John Neville. John Neville plays a quick one-two with Neil McManaman and rushes in on goal... John Neville cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Wonderful reactions from Jonathan Riza keeps it out!
71.56
Isaiah Wright brings the ball forward. Isaiah Wright lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Clegg. With a superhuman jump, Marcus Clegg connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's miles wide!
73.45
Without breaking stride, James Andrews plays the ball forward to Nicky Cottee. Nicky Cottee changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nicky Cottee shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
78.13
James Andrews deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicky Cottee. With imagination, Nicky Cottee plays the ball forward to Robert Edworthy. Robert Edworthy whips in a cross ball towards John Neville. John Neville finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Jonathan Riza is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
81.56
Anthony Jobson knocks the ball to his team mate, Omer Andrews. Omer Andrews makes a probing pass to Marcus Clegg. Marcus Clegg whips in a cross ball towards Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
22.1%
41.2%
36.8%
Scorers
| John Neville 9, 78 Neil McManaman 28 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to John Neville of Reading |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Anthony Dublin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Lee Vernazza (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marcus Gray (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | James Andrews (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gareth Robson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rodrigo Castro (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Teddy Rodgers (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Nicky Cottee (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | John Neville (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Robert Edworthy (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Neil McManaman (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Kemal Bloomer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Adam Best (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Warren Vernazza (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Jonathan Riza (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Darren Crooks (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Neil Naysmith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Philipp Kaiser (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Anthony Jobson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Michael Mccann (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Omer Andrews (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Isaiah Wright (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alex Ferguson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stan Godber (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marcus Clegg (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | Chris Banks (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Brendan Fletcher (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ledley Rowett (DEF) | 0 | |