Match Report
| Reading | Reading |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Mills | J. Mills |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Jason Riza | J. Riza | |||||||||
| Clive Drake | C. Drake | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Zbigniew Lato | Z. Lato | |||||||||
| Trevor Stamp | T. Stamp | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Noel Winterburn | N. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Kieron Bailey | K. Bailey | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Aaron Ince | A. Ince | |||||||||
| Trevor Terry | T. Terry | | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 |  | Modeste Ndiefi | M. Ndiefi | |||||||||
| Fredrik Draper | F. Draper | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 |  | Maximiliano Felix | M. Felix | |||||||||
| Paul Oliver | P. Oliver | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Gary Walker | G. Walker | |||||||||
| Steve Armstrong | S. Armstrong | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Brendan Bastin | B. Bastin | |||||||||
| Graham Mowbray | G. Mowbray | | 50 | M | | 9 | | A | 54 |  | Oscar Meride | O. Meride | |||||||||
| Syd Mowbray | S. Mowbray | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Daniel Christie | D. Christie | |||||||||
| Adrian Burgess | A. Burgess | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Greg Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 4,482 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Reading are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Gillingham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Reading are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Gillingham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Gillingham kick off!
2.41
1-0Fredrik Draper advances with the ball. Fredrik Draper whips in a cross ball towards Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Syd Mowbray scores for Reading!!
6.19
1-0Brendan Bastin barges into Fredrik Draper. The referee calls over Brendan Bastin and warns him to calm down! Fredrik Draper hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.21
1-0Steve Armstrong controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adrian Burgess. Adrian Burgess passes the ball forward but Syd Mowbray is offside!
10.46
1-0Maximiliano Felix advances with the ball. Maximiliano Felix knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Mills who gathers it comfortably.
15.28
1-0Zbigniew Lato flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Walker. Gary Walker threads the ball through to Oscar Meride. Oscar Meride whips in a cross ball towards Greg Royce. Greg Royce is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Jason Mills!
20.28
Maximiliano Felix makes a simple pass to Greg Royce. Greg Royce kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Christie. Daniel Christie makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Jason Mills easily smothers it!
24.31
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
27.56
Gillingham are easily keeping Reading at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
28.58
Trevor Stamp kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Armstrong. Steve Armstrong makes a simple pass to Adrian Burgess. Adrian Burgess lofts in a cross ball towards Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.07
Steve Armstrong passes the ball forward to Adrian Burgess. Adrian Burgess knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Riza who gathers it comfortably.
33.09
Steve Armstrong comes in with a late challenge on Gary Walker. Steve Armstrong is given a warning by the referee! Gary Walker stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.22
2-0Brendan Bastin knocks the ball forward to Daniel Christie. Daniel Christie shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.30
2-0Greg Royce barges into Kieron Bailey. Greg Royce is shown the yellow card! Kieron Bailey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Reading kick off the second half!
48.03
Graham Mowbray kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.29
Gary Walker brings the ball forward. Gary Walker plays a perfect one-two with Oscar Meride and rushes in on goal... Gary Walker shoots from just inside the box but somehow Jason Mills manages to keep it out.
59.38
Maximiliano Felix threads the ball through to Oscar Meride. Oscar Meride goes all the way! Oscar Meride tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Jason Mills has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.04
Kieron Bailey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Oliver. Paul Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Burgess. Adrian Burgess knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Riza who gathers it comfortably.
75.40
Trevor Stamp knocks the ball forward to Steve Armstrong. Steve Armstrong makes a simple pass to Adrian Burgess. Adrian Burgess threads the ball through to Syd Mowbray but he's offside!
79.22
2-1Adrian Burgess comes in with a late challenge on Zbigniew Lato. Adrian Burgess is shown the yellow card! Zbigniew Lato carries on, but is struggling a bit.
83.08
Maximiliano Felix flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Christie. Daniel Christie plays a perfect one-two with Oscar Meride and rushes in on goal... Daniel Christie tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
68.5%
31.5%
Play Area
24.7%
47.9%
27.4%
Scorers
| Syd Mowbray 2, 29 | Oscar Meride 59 Daniel Christie 83 |