Match Report
| Reading | Reading |  |  | Barnsley | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| Marc Rollings | Marc Rollings | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Claus Conteh | C. Conteh |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Harvey Lee | H. Lee | |||||||||
| Matt Meiklejohn | M. Meiklejohn |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Brian Harley | B. Harley | |||||||||
| Tonci Boban | T. Boban |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Morris Smith | M. Smith | |||||||||
| Daniel Jordan | D. Jordan |  | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Steven Mcgreal | S. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Tom Kiekens | T. Kiekens |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Gavin Taylor | G. Taylor | |||||||||
| Stephan Edusei | S. Edusei |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Mark Lampard | M. Lampard | |||||||||
| Kasper Sørensen | K. Sørensen | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Darren Shearer | D. Shearer | |||||||||
| Tomás Valenzuela | T. Valenzuela |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 |  | Kai Basler | K. Basler | |||||||||
| Tiago Carrillo | T. Carrillo |  | 66 | M | | 9 | | A | 59 |  | Christian Cassetti | C. Cassetti | |||||||||
| Oluwashegun Adeshina | O. Adeshina |  | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 |  | Silvio Postiga | S. Postiga | |||||||||
| Jurek Lubanski | J. Lubanski |  | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Matt Elliott | M. Elliott | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Barnsley. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Reading are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Reading are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Reading kick off!
2.36
0-0Darren Shearer kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
3.56
0-0Stephan Edusei kicks a strong pass forward to Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski knocks in a cross ball towards Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
10.40
0-0Kasper Sørensen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.45
0-0Oluwashegun Adeshina clumsily knocks into Morris Smith. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Morris Smith runs off the knock.
15.41
1-0Tomás Valenzuela surges forward with the ball. Tomás Valenzuela controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.05
Kasper Sørensen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski whips in a cross ball towards Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Harvey Lee!
22.02
1-0Steven Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer passes the ball forward to Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga makes a probing pass to Christian Cassetti but he's offside!
27.19
Kasper Sørensen chips the ball to his team mate, Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Harvey Lee easily smothers it!
28.01
Daniel Jordan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kasper Sørensen. Kasper Sørensen makes a simple pass to Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.46
Morris Smith barges into Tomás Valenzuela. Morris Smith is shown the yellow card! Tomás Valenzuela hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.57
Tonci Boban passes the ball forward to Tomás Valenzuela. Tomás Valenzuela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harvey Lee who gathers it comfortably.
42.36
Daniel Jordan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kasper Sørensen. Kasper Sørensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Harvey Lee!
44.56
Tomás Valenzuela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Harvey Lee manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Barnsley kick off!
47.17
Kasper Sørensen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.44
Morris Smith knocks the ball to his team mate, Kai Basler. Kai Basler makes a simple pass to Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.33
Gavin Taylor barges into Jurek Lubanski. Gavin Taylor is shown the yellow card! Jurek Lubanski runs off the knock.
65.35
Daniel Jordan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephan Edusei. Stephan Edusei passes the ball forward to Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski whips in a cross ball towards Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
69.26
Daniel Jordan passes the ball forward to Tiago Carrillo. Tiago Carrillo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina goes all the way! Oluwashegun Adeshina makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Harvey Lee manages to keep it out.
71.39
Kasper Sørensen makes a beautiful solo run. Kasper Sørensen lofts in a cross ball towards Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Harvey Lee easily picks it out of the air!
72.57
Darren Shearer kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claus Conteh who gathers it comfortably.
78.27
Matt Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Edusei. Stephan Edusei makes a simple pass to Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski knocks in a cross ball towards Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.22
Tomás Valenzuela chips the ball to his team mate, Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.49
Tonci Boban threads the ball through to Kasper Sørensen. Kasper Sørensen makes a beautiful solo run. Kasper Sørensen chips the ball to his team mate, Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Harvey Lee manages to gather it comfortably.
87.05
Steven Mcgreal threads the ball through to Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer makes a simple pass to Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.42
Kai Basler sees a break and surges forward. Kai Basler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Darren Shearer hacks Tomás Valenzuela from behind! The referee calls over Darren Shearer and shows him a yellow card! Tomás Valenzuela hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
10
0
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.7%
29.3%
Play Area
20.7%
43.9%
35.4%
Scorers