Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     ReadingReading
Computer Player Computer Player Stewart Anderson Stewart Anderson
Oscar SantosO. Santos69
G
1
G
74Julien BichselJ. Bichsel
Glenn HendriksG. Hendriks73
D
2
D
70Youssouf RouvièreY. Rouvière
Azziz CasanovaA. Casanova68
D
3
D
74Neil WetherallN. Wetherall
Raul DicaraR. Dicara68
D
4
D
75Eddie EdworthyE. Edworthy
Adolfo CrespoA. Crespo74
M
5
M
78Liam CroftL. Croft
Scott JosephS. Joseph72
M
captain6
M
77Matt HopkinM. Hopkin
Tony LacombeT. Lacombe72
M
7captain
M
84Moustapha El-KarkouriM. El-Karkouri
Enrique SolerE. Soler68
M
8
M
78Djezon AjasD. Ajas
Fernando Mario BrocardF. Brocard75
A
9
A
76Jose Fortes GaladamesJ. Galadames
Lamberto MaregginiL. Mareggini74
A
10
A
71Frederico OliveiraF. Oliveira
David GodoyD. Godoy74
A
11
A
78Stuart RoyceS. Royce
 
Nicolas BöhmN. Böhm70
A
12
D
71Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli
Tim MendezT. Mendez68
A
13
M
73Niccolo GrondinN. Grondin
David FergusonD. Ferguson62
D
14
A
78Lomano TilerL. Tiler

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Reading. A crowd of 15,250 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swansea City and Reading are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonas Hoeness.


0.00
The whistle blows and Swansea City get the match underway!
3.22
Enrique Soler flicks a high pass forward. Lamberto Mareggini collects the pass. Lamberto Mareggini finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
9.39
Frederico Oliveira passes the ball forward to Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Glenn Hendriks.
15.44
Matt Hopkin makes a simple pass to Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
16.28
Neil Wetherall clumsily knocks into David Godoy. The referee calls over Neil Wetherall and shows him a yellow card! David Godoy stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.50
Eddie Edworthy threads a neat ball through to Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
36.15
Swansea City are in full control of this game.
40.01
Liam Croft makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri deftly passes the ball to Frederico Oliveira, releasing him through on goal. Frederico Oliveira looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Oscar Santos.
45.00
Raul Dicara plays the ball forward to Tony Lacombe. Tony Lacombe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Mareggini but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Reading also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Reading get the second half underway!
47.10
Moustapha El-Karkouri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Galadames. Jose Fortes Galadames shoots from long range but Oscar Santos is on top of it.
48.38
Lamberto Mareggini threads a neat ball through to David Godoy. David Godoy makes a defence splitting pass to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
54.16
Eddie Edworthy threads the ball through to Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri flicks a high pass forward. Djezon Ajas collects the pass. Djezon Ajas lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Reading!
59.56
Eddie Edworthy flicks a high pass forward to Jose Fortes Galadames who brings the ball under control. Jose Fortes Galadames tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.05
Reading have made 2 substitutions with Florian Frapolli replacing Youssouf Rouvière and Lomano Tiler replacing Jose Fortes Galadames .
61.08
Moustapha El-Karkouri flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Tiler collects the pass. Lomano Tiler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Oscar Santos is on top of his game. Great save!
63.09
Tony Lacombe makes a probing pass to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard whips in a cross ball towards David Godoy. David Godoy outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
65.51
Tony Lacombe chips the ball to his team mate, Enrique Soler. Enrique Soler plays a one-two with Lamberto Mareggini and rushes in on goal... Enrique Soler side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Julien Bichsel comfortably smothers it!
66.59
Scott Joseph deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
67.27
Matt Hopkin chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Oscar Santos had no chance!! Goal for Reading!
73.16
Azziz Casanova makes a simple pass to Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Julien Bichsel comfortably smothers it!
81.17
Scott Joseph makes a probing pass to Tony Lacombe. Tony Lacombe shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
83.33
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
84.01
Fernando Mario Brocard knocks the ball forward to David Godoy. David Godoy threads a neat ball through to Tony Lacombe. Tony Lacombe looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Superb reactions from Julien Bichsel. What a save!
87.57
Tony Lacombe flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
89.23
Scott Joseph plays the ball forward to Enrique Soler. Enrique Soler lofts in a cross ball towards Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
Moustapha El-Karkouri plays the ball forward to Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin skips past Glenn Hendriks! Matt Hopkin shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Oscar Santos!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

Reading
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.9%
38.1%
Play Area
25.4%
47.6%
27%

Scorers
Fernando Mario Brocard 48
Frederico Oliveira 54
Stuart Royce 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frederico Oliveira of Reading

Match Ratings
1.Oscar Santos (GK)
7
2.Glenn Hendriks (DEF)
6
3.Azziz Casanova (DEF)
6
4.Raul Dicara (DEF)
6
5.Adolfo Crespo (MID)
6
6.Scott Joseph (MID)
7
7.Tony Lacombe (MID)
7
8.Enrique Soler (MID)
6
9.Fernando Mario Brocard (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Lamberto Mareggini (ATT)
6
11.David Godoy (ATT)
7
 
12.Nicolas Böhm (ATT)
0
13.Tim Mendez (ATT)
0
14.David Ferguson (DEF)
0

1.Julien Bichsel (GK)
7
2.Youssouf Rouvière (DEF)
6
3.Neil Wetherall (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Eddie Edworthy (DEF)
6
5.Liam Croft (MID)
6
6.Matt Hopkin (MID)
8
7.Moustapha El-Karkouri (MID)
7
8.Djezon Ajas (MID)
7
9.Jose Fortes Galadames (ATT)
6
10.Frederico Oliveira (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Stuart Royce (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Florian Frapolli (DEF)
6
13.Niccolo Grondin (MID)
0
14.Lomano Tiler (ATT)
6