Match Report


ReadingReading     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Stewart AndersonStewart Anderson Noel Henry Noel Henry
Julien BichselJ. Bichsel74
G
1
G
73Marvin LumsdonM. Lumsdon
Frederico PirriF. Pirri70
D
2
D
72Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema
Richard DaviesR. Davies75
D
captain3
D
72Eddie TilerE. Tiler
Youssouf RouvièreY. Rouvière70
D
4
D
72Darl De VetD. De Vet
Liam CroftL. Croft78
M
5
D
75Johan DeloumeauJ. Deloumeau
Matt HopkinM. Hopkin77
M
6
M
82Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro
Moustapha El-KarkouriM. El-Karkouri84
M
7
M
75Nuno AlvesN. Alves
Djezon AjasD. Ajas78
M
8
M
75Salvador EribertoS. Eriberto
Jose Fortes GaladamesJ. Galadames77
A
9
A
74Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo
Lomano TilerL. Tiler78
A
10
A
73Nuno CalderonN. Calderon
Stuart RoyceS. Royce78
A
11captain
A
70Kevin ZickK. Zick
 
Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli71
D
12
M
75Greg KingG. King
Niccolo GrondinN. Grondin74
M
13
D
70Ronnie DoddR. Dodd
Craig McgrealC. Mcgreal74
A
14
M
71Darren MikeD. Mike

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 20,560 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Reading are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Del Sol.


0.00
Reading kick off and get the first half underway!
2.08
Liam Croft flicks a high pass forward to Matt Hopkin who brings the ball under control. Matt Hopkin tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
3.55
Samuel Ribeiro catches Stuart Royce on the ankles. The referee calls over Samuel Ribeiro and shows him a yellow card! Stuart Royce runs off the knock.
8.29
Djezon Ajas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
10.46
Moustapha El-Karkouri hacks Jeroen Venema from behind! Moustapha El-Karkouri is shown the yellow card! Jeroen Venema stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.25
Stuart Royce advances with the ball. Stuart Royce shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.13
Salvador Eriberto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.56
Matt Hopkin decides to run forward with the ball. Matt Hopkin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.05
Youssouf Rouvière flicks the ball to his team mate, Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri darts forward. Moustapha El-Karkouri shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
28.54
Salvador Eriberto chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Davies.
44.52
Richard Davies controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri makes a beautiful solo run. Moustapha El-Karkouri shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
Moustapha El-Karkouri flicks a high pass forward to Liam Croft who brings the ball under control. Liam Croft shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
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. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off!
47.49
Moustapha El-Karkouri flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
49.43
Moustapha El-Karkouri kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Fortes Galadames. Jose Fortes Galadames shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
53.40
Jeroen Venema hits a low pass to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves makes a beautiful solo run. Nuno Alves lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.03
Eddie Tiler chips the ball to his team mate, Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
60.24
Reading have made 2 substitutions with Florian Frapolli replacing Frederico Pirri and Craig Mcgreal replacing Lomano Tiler .
63.25
Eddie Tiler catches Stuart Royce on the ankles. Eddie Tiler is shown the yellow card! Stuart Royce hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.44
Samuel Ribeiro makes an attacking run forward. Samuel Ribeiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Julien Bichsel manages to keep it out.
66.18
Youssouf Rouvière chips the ball to his team mate, Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
71.55
Eddie Tiler knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Julien Bichsel had no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
77.44
Reading have made a substitution with Niccolo Grondin replacing Matt Hopkin .
79.59
With imagination, Florian Frapolli picks a pass forward to Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Marvin Lumsdon.
81.16
Corner kick to Reading. Djezon Ajas chips it to the near post. Marvin Lumsdon scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
83.40
Darl De Vet flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Julien Bichsel.
84.28
It's a corner kick. Samuel Ribeiro loops the ball in to towards the near post. Julien Bichsel scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
85.00
Samuel Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Reading

Nottingham Forest
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
24.6%
43.5%
31.9%

Scorers
Matt Hopkin 22
Nuno Calderon 15, 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Calderon of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Julien Bichsel (GK)
7
2.Frederico Pirri (DEF)
6
3.Richard Davies (DEF)
6
4.Youssouf Rouvière (DEF)
7
5.Liam Croft (MID)
6
6.Matt Hopkin (MID)goal scored
8
7.Moustapha El-Karkouri (MID)yellow card
7
8.Djezon Ajas (MID)
6
9.Jose Fortes Galadames (ATT)
6
10.Lomano Tiler (ATT)
6
11.Stuart Royce (ATT)
6
 
12.Florian Frapolli (DEF)
6
13.Niccolo Grondin (MID)
6
14.Craig Mcgreal (ATT)
6

1.Marvin Lumsdon (GK)
7
2.Jeroen Venema (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Tiler (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Darl De Vet (DEF)
6
5.Johan Deloumeau (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)yellow card
7
7.Nuno Alves (MID)
7
8.Salvador Eriberto (MID)
6
9.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)
7
10.Nuno Calderon (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Kevin Zick (ATT)
7
 
12.Greg King (MID)
0
13.Ronnie Dodd (DEF)
0
14.Darren Mike (MID)
0