Match Report


ReadingReading     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Stewart AndersonStewart Anderson Rastislav Szabó Rastislav Szabó
Julien BichselJ. Bichsel74
G
1captain
G
78Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey
Frederico PirriF. Pirri70
D
2
D
73Sebastian BarkeroS. Barkero
Neil WetherallN. Wetherall74
D
3
D
73Abdelmalek PardeilhanA. Pardeilhan
Youssouf RouvièreY. Rouvière70
D
4
D
72Nicholas GoldbergN. Goldberg
Niccolo GrondinN. Grondin74
M
5
D
73Bart BertjensB. Bertjens
Matt HopkinM. Hopkin77
M
6
M
77Miguel DelgadoM. Delgado
Djezon AjasD. Ajas78
M
captain7
M
79Scott RaeS. Rae
Danny JobsonD. Jobson62
M
8
M
78David LopesD. Lopes
Jose Fortes GaladamesJ. Galadames76
A
9
A
72Nigel ThatcherN. Thatcher
Frederico OliveiraF. Oliveira71
A
10
A
71Bjšrn Van Den BerghB. Van Den Bergh
Stuart RoyceS. Royce78
A
11
A
76Billy DickovB. Dickov
 
Eddie EdworthyE. Edworthy75
D
12
D
70Franco BelardiF. Belardi
Moustapha El-KarkouriM. El-Karkouri84
M
13
D
70Stephen KingS. King
Lomano TilerL. Tiler78
A
14
D
72Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 20,049 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Reading are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eddie Ripley.


0.00
The first half starts with Reading kicking off!
2.20
Djezon Ajas brings the ball forward. Djezon Ajas tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.08
Frederico Pirri kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Galadames. Jose Fortes Galadames knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Rae.
9.32
Jose Fortes Galadames flicks a high pass forward to Frederico Oliveira who brings the ball under control. Frederico Oliveira advances inside the box! Nicholas Goldberg clumsily knocks into Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
14.17
Miguel Delgado sees Billy Dickov in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Dickov tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.37
Nicholas Goldberg comes in with a late challenge on Stuart Royce. The referee warns Nicholas Goldberg to calm down! Stuart Royce stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.20
Showing composure, David Lopes plays the ball forward to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
21.04
Miguel Delgado threads a neat ball through to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Thatcher but he's offside!
22.11
Matt Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Galadames. Jose Fortes Galadames rockets a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Eben Dugbatey with no chance!! Goal for Reading!
26.52
Youssouf Rouvière darts forward. Youssouf Rouvière kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Fortes Galadames. Jose Fortes Galadames knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.40
Nicholas Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Bart Bertjens collects the pass. Bart Bertjens laces a through ball forward to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher runs straight at the defence! Nigel Thatcher takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.50
Scott Rae sees a break and surges forward. Scott Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Dickov but he's offside!
32.39
Scott Rae comes in with a late challenge on Matt Hopkin. The referee brings Scott Rae to one side and gives him a warning! Matt Hopkin grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.33
Scott Rae clumsily knocks into Djezon Ajas. The referee calls over Scott Rae and shows him a yellow card! Djezon Ajas runs off the knock.
38.40
Jose Fortes Galadames barges into Abdelmalek Pardeilhan. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Abdelmalek Pardeilhan stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.42
Nicholas Goldberg barges into Stuart Royce. The referee calls over Nicholas Goldberg and shows him a yellow card! Stuart Royce carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Oxford United get the second half underway!
47.57
Bart Bertjens kicks a strong pass forward to David Lopes. David Lopes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh rushes past Neil Wetherall! Some silky footwork from Bjšrn Van Den Bergh provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.12
Nicholas Goldberg kicks a strong pass forward to David Lopes. David Lopes sees Billy Dickov in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Thatcher. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nigel Thatcher provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
61.12
Reading have made 2 substitutions with Eddie Edworthy replacing Frederico Pirri and Lomano Tiler replacing Jose Fortes Galadames .
66.33
David Lopes flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Delgado. Miguel Delgado controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Julien Bichsel!
67.37
Miguel Delgado hacks Danny Jobson from behind! The referee calls over Miguel Delgado and shows him a yellow card! Danny Jobson runs off the knock.
72.08
Abdelmalek Pardeilhan knocks the ball to his team mate, Bart Bertjens. Bart Bertjens makes a simple pass to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh cuts inside the box! Bjšrn Van Den Bergh cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.39
Matt Hopkin flicks a high pass forward to Danny Jobson who brings the ball under control. Danny Jobson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Eben Dugbatey gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
77.11
Reading have made a substitution with Moustapha El-Karkouri replacing Matt Hopkin .
78.16
Miguel Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Thatcher controls it well on his chest. Nigel Thatcher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.52
Lomano Tiler catches Nicholas Goldberg on the ankles. The referee calls over Lomano Tiler and shows him a yellow card! Nicholas Goldberg stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Miguel Delgado surges forward with the ball. Miguel Delgado finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Julien Bichsel had no chance!! Goal for Oxford United!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Reading

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

Possession
47.5%
52.5%
Play Area
30%
47.5%
22.5%

Scorers
Jose Fortes Galadames 22
Nigel Thatcher 16, 59
Bjšrn Van Den Bergh 48
Miguel Delgado 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nigel Thatcher of Oxford United

Match Ratings