Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Andrian Andrianforesta | Andrian Andrianforesta | Marc Rollings | Marc Rollings | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dagui Tiéné | D. Tiéné |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 79 |  | Claus Conteh | C. Conteh | |||||||||
| Jon Isaksson | J. Isaksson |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 |  | Matt Meiklejohn | M. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Rodney Condé | R. Condé |  | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 78 |  | Gustavo Montoya | G. Montoya | |||||||||
| Jody Galli | J. Galli |  | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 |  | Tom Kiekens | T. Kiekens | |||||||||
| Paolo Jack | P. Jack | | 58 | D | | 5 | | M | 68 |  | Stephan Edusei | S. Edusei | |||||||||
| George Kahn | G. Kahn | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Kasper Sørensen | K. Sørensen | |||||||||
| Luigi Calaiò | L. Calaiò |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 |  | Jaime Faria | J. Faria | |||||||||
| Yohann Rascle | Y. Rascle |  | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 |  | Tiago Carrillo | T. Carrillo | |||||||||
| Lucien Ndo | L. Ndo |  | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 |  | Paolo Rosales | P. Rosales | |||||||||
| Jacob Jess | J. Jess | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 78 |  | Oluwashegun Adeshina | O. Adeshina | |||||||||
| Malcolm James | M. James | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 |  | Jurek Lubanski | J. Lubanski | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Reading. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Manchester City kick off and get the match underway!
2.27
0-0Kasper Sørensen makes a simple pass to Paolo Rosales. Paolo Rosales shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
4.47
0-0Gustavo Montoya kicks a strong pass forward to Kasper Sørensen. Kasper Sørensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.29
0-0Luigi Calaiò threads the ball through to Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo makes a probing pass to Malcolm James but he's offside!
8.53
0-1Kasper Sørensen brings the ball forward. Kasper Sørensen knocks in a cross ball towards Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jurek Lubanski!
14.57
0-1Luigi Calaiò barges into Kasper Sørensen. The referee calls over Luigi Calaiò and warns him to calm down! Kasper Sørensen gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.33
Stephan Edusei makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paolo Rosales. Paolo Rosales knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dagui Tiéné who gathers it comfortably.
16.48
Rodney Condé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, George Kahn. George Kahn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm James. Malcolm James shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.45
Gustavo Montoya passes the ball forward to Jaime Faria. Jaime Faria makes a probing pass to Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina passes the ball forward but Jurek Lubanski is offside!
22.25
0-1Yohann Rascle barges into Kasper Sørensen. The referee calls over Yohann Rascle and shows him a yellow card! Kasper Sørensen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.19
Rodney Condé knocks the ball forward to George Kahn. George Kahn knocks the ball forward to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess plays a perfect one-two with Lucien Ndo and rushes in on goal... Jacob Jess shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Claus Conteh had no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
34.05
Kasper Sørensen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodney Condé.
38.37
Gustavo Montoya passes the ball forward to Jaime Faria. Jaime Faria knocks the ball forward to Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dagui Tiéné who gathers it comfortably.
40.01
Kasper Sørensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina knocks in a cross ball towards Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.15
Tiago Carrillo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodney Condé.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Reading kicking off!
53.50
Matt Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Kasper Sørensen. Kasper Sørensen makes a probing pass to Paolo Rosales. Paolo Rosales knocks in a cross ball towards Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina heads the ball goalwards. Dagui Tiéné is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.10
1-2Jaime Faria makes a beautiful solo run. Jaime Faria plays a perfect one-two with Jurek Lubanski and rushes in on goal... Jaime Faria shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Dagui Tiéné.
65.20
Jody Galli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yohann Rascle. Yohann Rascle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo goes all the way! Lucien Ndo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.36
Jaime Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paolo Rosales. Paolo Rosales knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jody Galli.
77.57
Yohann Rascle makes a simple pass to Malcolm James. Malcolm James sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.35
Tiago Carrillo comes in with a late challenge on George Kahn. Tiago Carrillo is shown the yellow card! George Kahn runs off the knock.
83.33
Jody Galli plays a long ball forward. Malcolm James goes all the way! Malcolm James tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.41
2-2The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.3%
59.7%
Play Area
30.6%
44.4%
25%
Scorers