Match Report
| Hull City | Hull City |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Tom Bingham | Tom Bingham | Aleksandar Nikolov | Aleksandar Nikolov | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Javier Jimenez | J. Jimenez |  | 80 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Vicente Duarte | V. Duarte | |||||||||
| Charles-Edward Ghanhouan | C. Ghanhouan |  | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Ronnie Sharpe | R. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Alex Di Masi | A. Di Masi |  | 77 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Phil Jack | P. Jack | ||||||||
| Pierre Njanka | P. Njanka |  | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 76 | | Adam Vassell | A. Vassell | |||||||||
| Eduardo Lozano | E. Lozano | | 74 | D | | 5 | | M | 77 | | Scott Mccann | S. Mccann | |||||||||
| Luis Sousa | L. Sousa |  | 83 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Jorge Teixeira | J. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Hauke Bartsch | H. Bartsch |  | 78 | M | | 7 | | M | 82 | | Stephen Mendez | S. Mendez | |||||||||
| Arthur Brown | A. Brown | | 69 | A | | 8 | | M | 78 | | Steve Defoe | S. Defoe | |||||||||
| Markus Witte | M. Witte | | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | John Bishop | J. Bishop | |||||||||
| Adolfo Ortiz | A. Ortiz | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 | | Les Tiler | L. Tiler | |||||||||
| Bernard Wome | B. Wome | | 80 | A | | 11 | | | A | 81 | | Duarte Moutinho | D. Moutinho | ||||||||
| Michael Barton | M. Barton | | 72 | D | | 12 | | D | 67 | | Rafael Lozano | R. Lozano | |||||||||
| Anton Busse | A. Busse | | 76 | M | | 13 | | M | 69 | | Ralph Moffat | R. Moffat | |||||||||
| Helder Lopes | H. Lopes | | 74 | A | | 14 | | A | 71 | | Steven Gerrard | S. Gerrard | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Reading. A crowd of 20,008 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hull City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Sherwood.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hull City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Sherwood.
0.00
0-0Reading kick off!
2.23
0-0Pierre Njanka makes a beautiful solo run. Pierre Njanka threads a neat ball through to Arthur Brown. Arthur Brown lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Bartsch. Hauke Bartsch makes a deft header his aim is horrendously poor!
8.53
1-0Luis Sousa chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Witte. Markus Witte knocks in a cross ball towards Bernard Wome. Bernard Wome jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
16.17
1-0Jorge Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. John Bishop collects the pass. John Bishop hits a low pass to Les Tiler. Les Tiler cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
20.10
Stephen Mendez flicks the ball to his team mate, John Bishop. John Bishop finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
22.41
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan runs forward with the ball. Charles-Edward Ghanhouan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Markus Witte. Markus Witte lofts in a cross ball towards Bernard Wome. Bernard Wome rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Solid save from Vicente Duarte.
27.48
Arthur Brown sees Markus Witte in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Markus Witte knocks in a cross ball towards Adolfo Ortiz. Adolfo Ortiz connects with a diving header. Vicente Duarte manages to gather it.
28.25
30.43
1-0Luis Sousa comes in with a late challenge on Adam Vassell. The referee calls over Luis Sousa and shows him a yellow card! Adam Vassell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.28
Hauke Bartsch knocks the ball forward to Luis Sousa. Luis Sousa runs straight at the opposition's defence. Luis Sousa whips in a cross ball towards Hauke Bartsch. Hauke Bartsch connects with a diving header but Vicente Duarte is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
36.22
1-0Stephen Mendez makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen Mendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duarte Moutinho but he's offside!
40.01
Jorge Teixeira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho threads the ball through to Scott Mccann but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hull City appear unchanged since the first half. Reading have changed their lineup with Rafael Lozano replacing Ronnie Sharpe and Ralph Moffat replacing Jorge Teixeira. The Reading players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The second half starts with Hull City kicking off!
48.14
Les Tiler knocks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Les Tiler. Les Tiler outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
51.33
1-0Hauke Bartsch makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Markus Witte. Markus Witte knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vicente Duarte who gathers it comfortably.
57.10
Markus Witte flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Brown who brings the ball under control. Arthur Brown cuts inside the box! Arthur Brown looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Vicente Duarte gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
60.58
1-0Hull City have made 3 substitutions with Michael Barton replacing Alex Di Masi, Anton Busse replacing Hauke Bartsch and Helder Lopes replacing Arthur Brown .Reading have made a substitution with Steven Gerrard replacing John Bishop .
61.60
Seeing a gap ahead, Ralph Moffat plays the ball forward to Steven Gerrard. Steven Gerrard plays a sublime one-two with Duarte Moutinho and races in on goal... Some good footwork from Steven Gerrard provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Jose Javier Jimenez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.58
Luis Sousa chips the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Ortiz. Adolfo Ortiz knocks in a cross ball towards Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes makes a deft header but it is tipped over by Vicente Duarte.
67.40
1-1Corner kick to Hull City. Luis Sousa chips it to the near post. Adolfo Ortiz tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.51
Luis Sousa flicks a high pass forward. Adolfo Ortiz collects the pass. Adolfo Ortiz lofts in a cross ball towards Anton Busse. Anton Busse makes a deft header but Vicente Duarte is on top of his game. Excellent save!
73.35
Duarte Moutinho makes a probing pass to Les Tiler. Les Tiler knocks the ball forward to Duarte Moutinho but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.13
Luis Sousa flicks a high ball forward to Anton Busse who takes it down. Anton Busse tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.59
Stephen Mendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Mendez but he's offside!
84.50
Ralph Moffat makes a beautiful solo run. Ralph Moffat whips in a cross ball towards Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
5
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.7%
58.3%
Play Area
31.9%
47.2%
20.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Vicente Duarte of Reading |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jose Javier Jimenez (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Charles-Edward Ghanhouan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alex Di Masi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Pierre Njanka (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Eduardo Lozano (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Luis Sousa (MID) |  | 7 |
| 7. | Hauke Bartsch (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Arthur Brown (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | Markus Witte (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Adolfo Ortiz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Bernard Wome (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Michael Barton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Anton Busse (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Helder Lopes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Vicente Duarte (GK) | 9 | |
| 2. | Ronnie Sharpe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Phil Jack (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Adam Vassell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Scott Mccann (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jorge Teixeira (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Stephen Mendez (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Steve Defoe (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | John Bishop (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Les Tiler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Duarte Moutinho (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Rafael Lozano (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Ralph Moffat (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Steven Gerrard (ATT) | | 9 |