Match Report


ReadingReading     Stoke CityStoke City
Steve BucklessSteve Buckless Jamie Downing Jamie Downing
Jurek PolJ. Pol84
G
1
G
68Norman BeckhamN. Beckham
Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli70
D
2
D
71Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra
Jose SantosJ. Santos73
D
3
D
70Eddie TilerE. Tiler
Ted CasanovaT. Casanova72
D
4
D
69Vasco SemedoV. Semedo
Colin DalglishC. Dalglish71
D
5
M
80Luis KikoL. Kiko
Matt HopkinM. Hopkin76
M
6
M
86Marcos PrietoM. Prieto
Ronnie TilerR. Tiler69
M
captain7
M
67Pedro LozanoP. Lozano
Anthony FletcherA. Fletcher68
M
8
M
69Eduardo GonzalezE. Gonzalez
Dave BrandD. Brand68
A
9
A
70Cliff van der HoekC. van der Hoek
Jacob BloomerJ. Bloomer67
A
10captain
A
73Norman JohnsonN. Johnson
Stuart RoyceS. Royce75
A
11
A
73Claudio GarciaC. Garcia
 
Eddie EdworthyE. Edworthy75
D
12
G
67Norman CampbellN. Campbell
James JacksonJ. Jackson64
M
13
D
67Edmundo PerezE. Perez
Ricardo FariaR. Faria72
A
14
D
68Fernando DuranF. Duran

Callwave
today's match is sponsored by CallWave
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Stoke City. 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 Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Fenton.


0.00
Reading kick off and get the match underway!
3.01
Norman Johnson makes an attacking run forward. Norman Johnson shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
12.36
Matt Hopkin flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave Brand. Dave Brand knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce beats his man to it with a header but Norman Beckham is on top of his game. Excellent save!
16.19
Anthony Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Tiler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ronnie Tiler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Fletcher. Anthony Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.54
Ted Casanova plays the ball forward to Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Dave Brand collects the pass. Dave Brand finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
22.58
Matt Hopkin catches Cliff van der Hoek on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cliff van der Hoek runs off the knock.
32.19
Matt Hopkin makes a probing pass to Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Brand. Dave Brand jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Norman Beckham picks it out of the air!
39.29
Colin Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Dave Brand collects the pass. Dave Brand sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.27
Eddie Tiler hacks Stuart Royce from behind! Eddie Tiler is shown the yellow card! Stuart Royce grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
40.27
Free kick to Reading just outside the area...
41.27
Stuart Royce takes a stuttering run up and curls the ball around the wall but the keeper has read it well and catches it comfortably.
45.00
Jose Santos flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Tiler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ronnie Tiler shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Norman Campbell replacing Marcos Prieto and Edmundo Perez replacing Pedro Lozano.

45.00
The second half starts with Stoke City kicking off!
53.25
Ted Casanova hits a low pass to Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Bloomer. Jacob Bloomer skips past Garry Dijkstra! Jacob Bloomer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
55.29
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
60.00
Reading have made 2 substitutions with Eddie Edworthy replacing Florian Frapolli and Ricardo Faria replacing Jacob Bloomer .
61.05
Luis Kiko flicks a high pass forward. Norman Johnson controls it well on his chest. Norman Johnson makes a great pass forward. Eduardo Gonzalez runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
63.30
Jose Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave Brand. Dave Brand shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.52
Luis Kiko flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Garcia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Garcia sees Cliff van der Hoek just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Eddie Edworthy comes in with a late challenge on Cliff van der Hoek. Penalty not given!!
72.57
Eddie Tiler catches Ronnie Tiler on the ankles. The referee calls over Eddie Tiler and warns him to calm down! Ronnie Tiler runs off the knock.
75.52
Eddie Tiler sees Claudio Garcia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Claudio Garcia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.16
Reading have made a substitution with James Jackson replacing Anthony Fletcher .
78.24
Garry Dijkstra hacks James Jackson from behind! The referee calls over Garry Dijkstra and shows him a yellow card! James Jackson runs off the knock.
81.22
Eduardo Gonzalez hits a low pass to Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Norman Johnson provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.42
Eddie Edworthy threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Tiler. Ronnie Tiler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Brand. Dave Brand makes a deft header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Reading

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

Possession
50.8%
49.2%
Play Area
30.8%
47.7%
21.5%

Scorers
Norman Johnson 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Norman Johnson of Stoke City

Match Ratings
1.Jurek Pol (GK)
6
2.Florian Frapolli (DEF)
6
3.Jose Santos (DEF)
6
4.Ted Casanova (DEF)
6
5.Colin Dalglish (DEF)
6
6.Matt Hopkin (MID)yellow card
7
7.Ronnie Tiler (MID)
6
8.Anthony Fletcher (MID)
6
9.Dave Brand (ATT)
7
10.Jacob Bloomer (ATT)
6
11.Stuart Royce (ATT)
6
 
12.Eddie Edworthy (DEF)
6
13.James Jackson (MID)
6
14.Ricardo Faria (ATT)
6

1.Norman Beckham (GK)
8
2.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Eddie Tiler (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Vasco Semedo (DEF)
6
5.Luis Kiko (MID)
6
6.Marcos Prieto (MID)
6
7.Pedro Lozano (MID)
6
8.Eduardo Gonzalez (MID)
7
9.Cliff van der Hoek (ATT)
6
10.Norman Johnson (ATT)goal scored
10
11.Claudio Garcia (ATT)
7
 
12.Norman Campbell (GK)
6
13.Edmundo Perez (DEF)
6
14.Fernando Duran (DEF)
0