Match Report
| Reading | Reading |  |  | Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Richards | A. Richards |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 | | Jacob Cole | J. Cole | |||||||||
| Dean Scales | D. Scales | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Darren Black | D. Black | |||||||||
| Neil White | N. White | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Duncan Power | D. Power | |||||||||
| Tommy Prior | T. Prior | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Noel Luzhny | N. Luzhny | |||||||||
| Titus Powell | T. Powell | | 41 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Nicholas Rowett | N. Rowett | |||||||||
| Neil Jeffers | N. Jeffers | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Ledley Lofthouse | L. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Eddie Granville | E. Granville | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Matt Impey | M. Impey | |||||||||
| Tommy Lawrence | T. Lawrence | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Syd Marshall | S. Marshall | |||||||||
| Jason Davis | J. Davis | | 52 | M | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Peter Griffin | P. Griffin | |||||||||
| John Granville | J. Granville | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Sylvain Barry | S. Barry | |||||||||
| Eddie Ehiogu | E. Ehiogu | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Jason Robinson | J. Robinson | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Macclesfield Town. A crowd of 4,476 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Reading and Macclesfield Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Reading and Macclesfield Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Reading kick off!
2.03
0-0Neil Jeffers kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Ehiogu. Eddie Ehiogu lofts in a cross ball towards John Granville. John Granville directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
4.17
1-0Tommy Lawrence sees space and advances. Tommy Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards John Granville. John Granville is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.58
Neil White brings the ball forward. Neil White chips the ball to his team mate, John Granville. John Granville controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
9.46
1-0Neil White barges into Sylvain Barry. The referee calls over Neil White and warns him to calm down! Sylvain Barry carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.21
1-0Eddie Granville makes a simple pass to John Granville. John Granville knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noel Luzhny.
21.18
1-0Dean Scales kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Davis. Jason Davis passes the ball forward to John Granville. John Granville shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Jacob Cole!
22.39
Tommy Prior knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Jeffers. Neil Jeffers makes a beautiful solo run. Neil Jeffers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noel Luzhny.
24.17
Eddie Granville sees space and advances. Eddie Granville tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.23
Peter Griffin threads the ball through to Jason Robinson. Jason Robinson shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.02
Peter Griffin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sylvain Barry. Sylvain Barry shoots from long range. It's there!! Alberto Richards has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
33.47
Jason Davis passes the ball forward to John Granville. John Granville goes all the way! John Granville shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.45
Syd Marshall makes a probing pass to Sylvain Barry. Sylvain Barry shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.58
1-1Tommy Prior barges into Sylvain Barry. Tommy Prior is warned by the referee! Sylvain Barry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Macclesfield Town kick off!
57.21
Neil Jeffers threads the ball through to John Granville. John Granville whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Ehiogu. Eddie Ehiogu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
63.33
2-1Eddie Ehiogu comes in with a late challenge on Noel Luzhny. The referee calls over Eddie Ehiogu and shows him a yellow card! Noel Luzhny hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.20
Jason Davis kicks a strong pass forward to John Granville. John Granville plays a perfect one-two with Eddie Ehiogu and rushes in on goal... John Granville cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Jacob Cole.
73.25
Tommy Prior flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Lawrence. Tommy Lawrence kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Ehiogu. Eddie Ehiogu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.34
Tommy Lawrence knocks the ball to his team mate, John Granville. John Granville shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
79.20
Tommy Prior knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Jeffers. Neil Jeffers threads the ball through to Eddie Ehiogu. Eddie Ehiogu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Power.
81.06
Eddie Granville deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Ehiogu. Eddie Ehiogu flicks the ball to his team mate, John Granville. John Granville tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
85.14
Ledley Lofthouse makes a probing pass to Sylvain Barry. Sylvain Barry whips in a cross ball towards Jason Robinson. Jason Robinson directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.53
Eddie Granville makes a probing pass to John Granville. John Granville threads the ball through to Eddie Ehiogu. Eddie Ehiogu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
73.2%
26.8%
Play Area
23.9%
47.9%
28.2%
Scorers