Match Report
| Norwich City | Norwich City |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred Boertien | A. Boertien |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Anthony Dublin | A. Dublin | |||||||||
| Bill Wright-Phillips | B. Wright-Phillips | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 | | James Andrews | J. Andrews | |||||||||
| Nigel Draper | N. Draper | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Gareth Robson | G. Robson | |||||||||
| Eugenio Fini | E. Fini |  | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Ralph Jack | R. Jack | |||||||||
| Rio Banks | R. Banks | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Nick Marr | N. Marr | |||||||||
| Nicholas Johnson | N. Johnson | | 50 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 58 |  | Rodrigo Castro | R. Castro | ||||||||
| Bill Jess | B. Jess | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Teddy Rodgers | T. Rodgers | |||||||||
| Kemal Windass | K. Windass | | 47 | M | | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Nicky Cottee | N. Cottee | ||||||||
| John Cort | J. Cort | | 52 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | John Neville | J. Neville | |||||||||
| Carlton Bellamy | C. Bellamy | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Robert Edworthy | R. Edworthy | |||||||||
| Anthony Wright | A. Wright | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Neil McManaman | N. McManaman | |||||||||
| Sylvain Joachim | S. Joachim | | 55 | D | | 12 | | A | 51 | | Kemal Bloomer | K. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Nicky Mercer | N. Mercer | | 50 | G | | 13 | | A | 48 | | Warren Vernazza | W. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Kieron Dixon | K. Dixon | | 46 | D | | 14 | | A | 48 | | Adam Best | A. Best | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Reading. A crowd of 4,954 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Brian Standing.
The pitch is in good condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Brian Standing.
0.00
0-0Reading kick off!
3.37
0-0Rodrigo Castro runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rodrigo Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Neil McManaman. Eugenio Fini catches Neil McManaman on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
4.02
0-0With imagination, Nick Marr laces a through ball forward to Teddy Rodgers. Teddy Rodgers makes a probing pass to John Neville. John Neville knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfred Boertien who gathers it comfortably.
12.21
0-0Eugenio Fini flicks a high pass forward. Bill Jess collects the pass. Bill Jess threads a neat ball through to Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
24.57
Nicky Cottee takes a quick throw-in, which Rodrigo Castro takes on the chest. Rodrigo Castro sees space and advances. Rodrigo Castro shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.09
Kemal Windass knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Wright. Anthony Wright knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nick Marr.
28.29
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
30.43
Nigel Draper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Johnson. Nicholas Johnson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Wright. Anthony Wright threads the ball through into the box. Carlton Bellamy rockets a shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
34.11
0-0Seeing a gap ahead, Nicky Cottee plays the ball forward to Robert Edworthy. Robert Edworthy shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
39.26
Nicky Cottee chips the ball to his team mate, Neil McManaman. Neil McManaman shoots from 25 yards. Alfred Boertien gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
40.20
Bill Jess decides to run forward with the ball. Bill Jess plays a quick one-two with Carlton Bellamy and rushes in on goal... Bill Jess muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
Nigel Draper flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Windass holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kemal Windass flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy plays a scrappy one-two with Anthony Wright and stumbles forward towards the goal... Carlton Bellamy rockets a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Reading also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Norwich City get the second half underway!
47.22
Ralph Jack flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Cottee. Nicky Cottee flicks a high pass forward. Robert Edworthy collects the pass. Robert Edworthy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.13
0-0Kemal Windass barges into Teddy Rodgers. The referee calls over Kemal Windass and shows him a yellow card! Teddy Rodgers stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.12
Nicky Cottee flicks a high ball forward to John Neville who takes it down. John Neville knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.39
Ralph Jack catches Carlton Bellamy on the ankles. Ralph Jack is shown the yellow card! Carlton Bellamy hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.39
Nicky Cottee flicks a high ball forward to Robert Edworthy who takes it down. Robert Edworthy whips in a cross ball towards Neil McManaman. Neil McManaman gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.55
Gareth Robson makes a probing pass to Rodrigo Castro. Rodrigo Castro makes a probing pass to Neil McManaman. Neil McManaman lofts in a cross ball towards John Neville. John Neville fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.02
Teddy Rodgers sees a break and surges forward. Teddy Rodgers shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.18
Anthony Wright hacks Gareth Robson from behind! Anthony Wright is shown the yellow card! Gareth Robson stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.23
Nicky Cottee flicks a high ball forward to Robert Edworthy who takes it down. Robert Edworthy tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
28.6%
45.7%
25.7%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Castro of Reading |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alfred Boertien (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Bill Wright-Phillips (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nigel Draper (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Eugenio Fini (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rio Banks (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Nicholas Johnson (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Bill Jess (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Kemal Windass (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | John Cort (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Carlton Bellamy (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Anthony Wright (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | Sylvain Joachim (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nicky Mercer (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Kieron Dixon (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Anthony Dublin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | James Andrews (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gareth Robson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ralph Jack (DEF) | | 5 |
| 5. | Nick Marr (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rodrigo Castro (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Teddy Rodgers (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Nicky Cottee (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | John Neville (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Robert Edworthy (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Neil McManaman (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kemal Bloomer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Warren Vernazza (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Adam Best (ATT) | 0 | |