Match Report


Derby CountyDerby County     ReadingReading
Andy MoyesAndy Moyes Stewart Anderson Stewart Anderson
Johan LárussonJ. Lárusson79
G
captain1
G
74Julien BichselJ. Bichsel
Duncan BoothD. Booth76
D
2
D
71Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli
Andres ButraguenoA. Butragueno74
D
3captain
D
73Dario MonettaD. Monetta
Alec MasonA. Mason74
D
4
D
70Damian MolinierD. Molinier
Harvey CookeH. Cooke78
D
5
D
75Richard DaviesR. Davies
Dominic BradyD. Brady81
M
6
M
78Djezon AjasD. Ajas
Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero83
M
7
M
84Moustapha El-KarkouriM. El-Karkouri
Gerard SerredszumG. Serredszum72
A
8
A
77Jose Fortes GaladamesJ. Galadames
Eddie VassellE. Vassell74
A
9
A
78Lomano TilerL. Tiler
Omer InsleyO. Insley75
A
10
A
74Craig McgrealC. Mcgreal
Jorge CarbajalJ. Carbajal79
A
11
A
78Stuart RoyceS. Royce
 
Duncan NaylorD. Naylor75
M
12
D
70Frederico PirriF. Pirri
Marc BaslerM. Basler80
M
13
M
77Matt HopkinM. Hopkin
Mauricio GarciaM. Garcia73
D
14
A
72Frederico OliveiraF. Oliveira

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Pride Park Stadium where Derby County play host to Reading. A crowd of 19,331 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Derby County and Reading are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Mcgreal.


0.00
The first half starts with Reading kicking off!
8.14
Harvey Cooke passes the ball forward to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady darts forward. Dominic Brady shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
9.39
Damian Molinier flicks a high pass forward to Moustapha El-Karkouri who brings the ball under control. Moustapha El-Karkouri knocks the ball forward to Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johan Lárusson who gathers it comfortably.
20.19
Andres Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Caballero controls it well on his chest. Patricio Caballero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum whips in a cross ball towards Omer Insley. Omer Insley makes a looping header on goal. Wonderful reactions from Julien Bichsel keeps it out!
21.31
Jorge Carbajal surges forward with the ball. Jorge Carbajal sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
22.58
Djezon Ajas changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Djezon Ajas whips in a cross ball towards Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.15
With a delightful solo run, Djezon Ajas stretches the opposition's defence. Djezon Ajas shoots from long range. Johan Lárusson gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
30.06
Dario Monetta kicks a strong pass forward to Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri flicks a high ball forward to Craig Mcgreal who takes it down. Craig Mcgreal whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Galadames. Jose Fortes Galadames jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Johan Lárusson manages to keep it out.
36.54
Djezon Ajas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Johan Lárusson easily gets down and covers it.
39.28
Patricio Caballero sees space and advances. Patricio Caballero plays a quick one-two with Omer Insley and rushes in on goal... Patricio Caballero takes a shot at goal but Julien Bichsel is on top of it.
40.33
Harvey Cooke sees a break and surges forward. Harvey Cooke passes the ball forward to Patricio Caballero. Patricio Caballero lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Djezon Ajas clears it off the line with his head!
44.00
Moustapha El-Karkouri passes the ball forward to Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas rushes past Patricio Caballero! Djezon Ajas comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Johan Lárusson with no chance!! Goal for Reading!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Derby County appear unchanged since the first half. Reading also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Derby County kicking off!
47.51
With some swift thinking, Dominic Brady plays the ball forward to Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum tries a spectacular long range effort but Julien Bichsel reads it well. Good keeping!
48.56
Dario Monetta sees space and advances. Dario Monetta plays a one-two with Stuart Royce and rushes in on goal... Dario Monetta comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it flies just off target!
51.15
Damian Molinier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moustapha El-Karkouri. Moustapha El-Karkouri knocks the ball forward to Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
53.13
Dominic Brady flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Caballero collects the pass. Patricio Caballero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
54.10
Moustapha El-Karkouri passes the ball forward to Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.19
Alec Mason catches Lomano Tiler on the ankles. The referee calls over Alec Mason and shows him a yellow card! Lomano Tiler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.18
Reading have made a substitution with Frederico Oliveira replacing Stuart Royce .
65.29
Moustapha El-Karkouri darts forward. Moustapha El-Karkouri kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Fortes Galadames but the referee indicates it's offside!
67.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Alec Mason plays the ball forward to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Vassell controls it well on his chest. Eddie Vassell knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Carbajal. Jorge Carbajal directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.50
Dominic Brady hits a low pass to Omer Insley. Omer Insley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Damian Molinier.
75.19
Harvey Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Gerard Serredszum controls it well on his chest. Gerard Serredszum flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Fantastic reaction save from Julien Bichsel!
77.15
Reading have made a substitution with Matt Hopkin replacing Djezon Ajas .
78.21
Patricio Caballero flicks a high pass forward to Eddie Vassell who brings the ball under control. Eddie Vassell shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
79.57
With imagination, Patricio Caballero laces a weighted ball forward to Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Insley. Omer Insley rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Julien Bichsel!
83.41
Patricio Caballero hits a low pass to Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Davies.
84.01
Andres Butragueno takes a short throw-in bringing Duncan Booth into play. Duncan Booth makes a probing pass to Patricio Caballero. Patricio Caballero flicks a high ball forward to Eddie Vassell who takes it down. Eddie Vassell shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Derby County

Reading
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
29.1%
43%
27.8%

Scorers
Lomano Tiler 23
Djezon Ajas 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Djezon Ajas of Reading

Match Ratings