Match Report


ReadingReading     Ipswich TownIpswich Town
Steve BucklessSteve Buckless John Miller John Miller
Jurek PolJ. Pol84
G
1
G
68Steffen SchnellingerS. Schnellinger
Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli70
D
2
D
66Marcos RodriquezM. Rodriquez
Jose SantosJ. Santos73
D
3
D
59Paul RitchieP. Ritchie
Stan GrondinS. Grondin71
D
4
D
61Eddie DaviesE. Davies
Colin DalglishC. Dalglish71
D
5
M
66Matt FormonM. Formon
Matt HopkinM. Hopkin76
M
6
M
66Ralph JobsonR. Jobson
John RankinJ. Rankin68
M
captain7captain
M
63Stanley LaycockS. Laycock
Ronnie TilerR. Tiler69
M
8
M
66Tommy MonkT. Monk
Eddie VassellE. Vassell70
A
9
A
62Cesare BrambillaC. Brambilla
Jacob BloomerJ. Bloomer67
A
10
A
63Chris CookeC. Cooke
Frederico OliveiraF. Oliveira68
A
11
A
57Michael WindassM. Windass
 
Eddie EdworthyE. Edworthy75
D
12
D
43James IzzetJ. Izzet
James JacksonJ. Jackson64
M
13
M
67Adolfo GutierrezA. Gutierrez
Ricardo FariaR. Faria72
A
14
A
68Tiago FernandesT. Fernandes

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Ipswich Town. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Reading are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.


0.00
Ipswich Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.35
John Rankin flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Eddie Vassell through on goal. Eddie Vassell shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
6.47
Eddie Davies flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Formon. Matt Formon flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Brambilla controls it well on his chest. Cesare Brambilla shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.30
Jose Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Tiler. Ronnie Tiler lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Bloomer. Jacob Bloomer makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
15.13
Marcos Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward. Michael Windass controls it well on his chest. Michael Windass lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Cooke. Chris Cooke heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Jurek Pol.
16.53
It's a corner kick. Matt Formon loops the ball over to the far post. John Rankin gets to the ball and clears it up field.
20.43
Eddie Davies surges forward with the ball. Eddie Davies plays the ball forward to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Monk. Tommy Monk heads the ball goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
26.35
Tommy Monk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stanley Laycock. Stanley Laycock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.02
Matt Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Bloomer collects the pass. Jacob Bloomer tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
30.52
Matt Formon flicks a high ball forward to Chris Cooke who takes it down. Chris Cooke knocks in a cross ball towards Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jurek Pol gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
34.25
Cesare Brambilla hacks John Rankin from behind! Cesare Brambilla is given a warning by the referee! John Rankin runs off the knock.
38.46
Jose Santos flicks a high pass forward to Matt Hopkin who brings the ball under control. Matt Hopkin sees Eddie Vassell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eddie Vassell shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
44.27
Paul Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Stanley Laycock. Stanley Laycock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jurek Pol who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Reading kick off and get the second half underway!
47.54
Stanley Laycock kicks a strong pass forward to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
48.15
Stan Grondin chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Tiler. Ronnie Tiler flicks a high pass forward to Jacob Bloomer who brings the ball under control. Jacob Bloomer skips past Eddie Davies! Jacob Bloomer takes a shot at goal. Jacob Bloomer scores for Reading!! That brings them level!
53.32
Ronnie Tiler passes the ball forward to Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin knocks in a cross ball towards Jacob Bloomer. Jacob Bloomer heads the ball goalwards but it's a woeful effort!
55.37
Paul Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla plays a scrappy one-two with Michael Windass and stumbles forward towards the goal... Cesare Brambilla strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
60.58
Reading have made 2 substitutions with Eddie Edworthy replacing Florian Frapolli and Ricardo Faria replacing Jacob Bloomer .
67.40
Stan Grondin threads a neat ball through to Jose Santos. Jose Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.14
Paul Ritchie arcs the ball upfield. Cesare Brambilla knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Cooke. With a superhuman jump, Chris Cooke connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just wide!
71.39
John Rankin advances with the ball. John Rankin finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
77.47
Reading have made a substitution with James Jackson replacing Matt Hopkin .
78.50
Jose Santos makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Faria. Ricardo Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Steffen Schnellinger!
81.34
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
87.30
Ricardo Faria receives the ball from a throw-in from James Jackson. Ricardo Faria flicks a high ball forward to Eddie Vassell who takes it down. Eddie Vassell lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Reading

Ipswich Town
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.4%
51.6%
Play Area
34.4%
40.6%
25%

Scorers
Jacob Bloomer 48
Frederico Oliveira 87
Tommy Monk 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jacob Bloomer of Reading

Match Ratings
1.Jurek Pol (GK)
7
2.Florian Frapolli (DEF)
6
3.Jose Santos (DEF)
7
4.Stan Grondin (DEF)
6
5.Colin Dalglish (DEF)
6
6.Matt Hopkin (MID)
7
7.John Rankin (MID)
7
8.Ronnie Tiler (MID)
7
9.Eddie Vassell (ATT)
7
10.Jacob Bloomer (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Frederico Oliveira (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Eddie Edworthy (DEF)
6
13.James Jackson (MID)
6
14.Ricardo Faria (ATT)
6

1.Steffen Schnellinger (GK)
7
2.Marcos Rodriquez (DEF)
6
3.Paul Ritchie (DEF)
7
4.Eddie Davies (DEF)
7
5.Matt Formon (MID)
6
6.Ralph Jobson (MID)
6
7.Stanley Laycock (MID)
7
8.Tommy Monk (MID)goal scored
8
9.Cesare Brambilla (ATT)
8
10.Chris Cooke (ATT)
6
11.Michael Windass (ATT)
6
 
12.James Izzet (DEF)
0
13.Adolfo Gutierrez (MID)
0
14.Tiago Fernandes (ATT)
0