Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Reading. A crowd of 16,856 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Stoke City and Reading are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Stoke City and Reading are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Stoke City kick off the first half!
2.24
0-0Ugo Salmon makes a beautiful solo run. Ugo Salmon shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
4.11
0-0Nuno Reis sees a break and surges forward. Nuno Reis shoots from long range but somehow Rodrigo Barbosa manages to keep it out.
8.09
Nuno Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Beckham. Terry Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Dean Owen. Dean Owen shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
9.53
Steve Bolton threads the ball through to Sebastiano Bonazzoli. Sebastiano Bonazzoli knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Beckham. Terry Beckham heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.51
Ugo Salmon chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Gioacchini. Antonio Gioacchini whips in a cross ball towards Isaiah Charles. Isaiah Charles powers a header at goal. Jonathan Bloomer easily picks it out of the air!
12.39
Nicholas Bowyer makes a simple pass to Graham Barrett. Graham Barrett whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Gioacchini. Antonio Gioacchini heads the ball goalwards. Jonathan Bloomer easily picks it out of the air!
14.27
Ross Milligan takes it forward alone. Ross Milligan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Owen. Dean Owen knocks the ball forward to Sebastiano Bonazzoli. Sebastiano Bonazzoli rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
15.49
Fredrik Cole controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Bolton. Steve Bolton makes a beautiful solo run. Steve Bolton whips in a cross ball towards Dean Owen. Dean Owen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.39
Nicholas Bowyer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Barrett. Graham Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Isaiah Charles. Isaiah Charles is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Jonathan Bloomer is on top of it.
18.22
0-0Stoke City are easily keeping Reading at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
21.26
Gary Elliott makes a probing pass to Graham Barrett. Graham Barrett sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.14
Ian Joseph makes a probing pass to Sebastiano Bonazzoli. Sebastiano Bonazzoli knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Owen. Dean Owen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Rodrigo Barbosa easily picks it out of the air!
24.58
1-0Nicholas Bowyer threads the ball through to Antonio Gioacchini. Antonio Gioacchini goes all the way! Antonio Gioacchini shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.23
1-0Ross Milligan sees space and advances. Ross Milligan flicks the ball to his team mate, Terry Beckham. Terry Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc Simonsen.
34.37
Carlton Wise deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Bolton. Steve Bolton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastiano Bonazzoli. Sebastiano Bonazzoli goes all the way! Sebastiano Bonazzoli makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.08
Fredrik Cole makes a simple pass to Ian Joseph. Ian Joseph takes it forward alone. Ian Joseph lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Owen. Dean Owen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Rodrigo Barbosa easily smothers it.
42.36
1-0Ian Joseph clumsily knocks into Rodolfo Merino. Ian Joseph is given a warning by the referee! Rodolfo Merino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Reading get the second half underway!
53.13
Ugo Salmon kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Barrett. Graham Barrett goes all the way! Graham Barrett shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Jonathan Bloomer is on top of it.
54.16
Steve Bolton makes a probing pass to Terry Beckham. Terry Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rodrigo Barbosa who gathers it comfortably.
59.08
Ugo Salmon passes the ball forward to Graham Barrett. Graham Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Isaiah Charles. Isaiah Charles flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Jonathan Bloomer had no chance!! Goal for Stoke City!
63.43
Ian Joseph sees space and advances. Ian Joseph knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Beckham. Terry Beckham directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
66.26
Steve Bolton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Terry Beckham. Terry Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rodrigo Barbosa who gathers it comfortably.
67.53
Billy Dodd knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Bowyer. Nicholas Bowyer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Barrett. Graham Barrett makes a probing pass to Antonio Gioacchini. Antonio Gioacchini tries a spectacular strike but somehow Jonathan Bloomer manages to keep it out.
72.44
2-0Billy Dodd catches Terry Beckham on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Terry Beckham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.07
81.30
Gary Elliott makes a simple pass to Isaiah Charles. Isaiah Charles plays a perfect one-two with Antonio Gioacchini and rushes in on goal... Isaiah Charles takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
83.54
Ross Milligan knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Bolton. Steve Bolton kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Beckham. Terry Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Owen. Dean Owen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Rodrigo Barbosa manages to keep it out.
84.01
Isaiah Charles comes in with a late challenge on Carlton Wise. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carlton Wise runs off the knock.
89.07
Nuno Reis threads the ball through to Terry Beckham. Terry Beckham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Terry Beckham scores for Reading!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
37.6%
62.4%
Play Area
27.1%
45.9%
27.1%
Scorers