Match Report
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Beekink | B. Beekink |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 |  | Jason Mills | J. Mills | |||||||||
| Ugo Milburn | U. Milburn | | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Clive Drake | C. Drake | |||||||||
| Luke Shearer | L. Shearer | | 45 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Trevor Stamp | T. Stamp | |||||||||
| Carl Blake | C. Blake | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Kieron Bailey | K. Bailey | |||||||||
| Adrian Byrne | A. Byrne | | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Trevor Terry | T. Terry | |||||||||
| Duncan Cooke | D. Cooke | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Fredrik Draper | F. Draper | |||||||||
| Alfred Cooke | A. Cooke | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Paul Oliver | P. Oliver | |||||||||
| Ben Kirkland | B. Kirkland | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Steve Armstrong | S. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Alistair Lawrence | A. Lawrence | | 47 | M | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Graham Mowbray | G. Mowbray | |||||||||
| Cedric Cantona | C. Cantona |  | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Syd Mowbray | S. Mowbray | |||||||||
| Neil Hutchison | N. Hutchison |  | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Adrian Burgess | A. Burgess | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Reading. A crowd of 4,797 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Oldham Athletic and Reading are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Oldham Athletic and Reading are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Reading start the match!
3.46
0-0Reading are easily keeping Oldham Athletic at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
4.28
Oldham Athletic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
10.21
0-0Fredrik Draper sees space and advances. Fredrik Draper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Beekink who gathers it comfortably.
24.33
0-0Steve Armstrong hacks Ben Kirkland from behind! Steve Armstrong is warned by the referee! Ben Kirkland stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.37
0-1Clive Drake makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Oliver. Paul Oliver kicks a strong pass forward to Adrian Burgess. Adrian Burgess whips in a cross ball towards Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.27
Paul Oliver makes a simple pass to Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.20
0-2Graham Mowbray flicks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Burgess. Adrian Burgess shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off and get the second half underway!
59.38
Luke Shearer makes a simple pass to Alfred Cooke. Alfred Cooke knocks the ball forward to Cedric Cantona. Cedric Cantona whips in a cross ball towards Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Oldham Athletic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Reading's defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.8%
48.2%
Play Area
33.9%
51.8%
14.3%
Scorers
| Syd Mowbray 28, 39 |