Match Report
| Leyton Orient | Leyton Orient |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dale Mike | D. Mike |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Alberto Richards | A. Richards | |||||||||
| Darren Hendrie | D. Hendrie | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Dean Scales | D. Scales | |||||||||
| Dave Taylor | D. Taylor | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 47 | | Neil White | N. White | |||||||||
| Ian Makin | I. Makin | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Tommy Prior | T. Prior | |||||||||
| Rui Gomes | R. Gomes |  | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Titus Powell | T. Powell | |||||||||
| Eoin Vieira | E. Vieira | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Neil Jeffers | N. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Liam Eustace | L. Eustace | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Eddie Granville | E. Granville | |||||||||
| Julian Bramble | J. Bramble | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Tommy Lawrence | T. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Peter Insley | P. Insley | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Jason Davis | J. Davis | |||||||||
| Eddie Owen | E. Owen | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | John Granville | J. Granville | |||||||||
| Paul Chadwick | P. Chadwick | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Eddie Ehiogu | E. Ehiogu | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Brisbane Road where Leyton Orient play host to Reading. A crowd of 4,430 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Leyton Orient and Reading are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Leyton Orient and Reading are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Leyton Orient kick off the first half!
2.58
0-0Jason Davis kicks a strong pass forward to John Granville. John Granville shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Dale Mike manages to gather it comfortably.
9.24
0-0Tommy Prior sees a break and surges forward. Tommy Prior flicks 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!
14.28
Dave Taylor decides to run forward with the ball. Dave Taylor knocks the ball forward to Eddie Owen. Eddie Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Chadwick. Paul Chadwick powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
15.57
0-0Reading are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Leyton Orient's defence.
21.47
0-0Eddie Granville flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Ehiogu. Eddie Ehiogu knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dave Taylor.
26.52
Neil Jeffers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Ehiogu. Eddie Ehiogu shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
32.50
0-0Dave Taylor catches John Granville on the ankles. Dave Taylor is given a warning by the referee! John Granville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.59
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
39.40
0-0Julian Bramble clumsily knocks into Eddie Granville. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eddie Granville runs off the knock.
44.27
Peter Insley passes the ball forward to Eddie Owen. Eddie Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Richards who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Reading kicking off!
51.26
Julian Bramble makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Owen. Eddie Owen plays a perfect one-two with Paul Chadwick and rushes in on goal... Eddie Owen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Alberto Richards manages to keep it out.
53.14
0-0Tommy Lawrence hacks Liam Eustace from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Liam Eustace gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.06
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
60.06
Liam Eustace knocks the ball forward to Paul Chadwick. Paul Chadwick lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Owen. Eddie Owen heads the ball goalwards but somehow Alberto Richards manages to keep it out.
65.20
Dave Taylor passes the ball forward to Liam Eustace. Liam Eustace controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Chadwick. Paul Chadwick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Richards who gathers it comfortably.
66.16
Tommy Prior barges into Paul Chadwick. The referee calls over Tommy Prior and shows him a yellow card! Paul Chadwick runs off the knock.
71.52
Tommy Lawrence advances with the ball. Tommy Lawrence goes all the way! Tommy Lawrence shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.55
Tommy Lawrence advances with the ball. Tommy Lawrence knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darren Hendrie.
73.13
Tommy Lawrence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Granville. John Granville shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Dale Mike manages to gather it comfortably.
77.28
0-1Dean Scales flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Davis. Jason Davis kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Ehiogu. Eddie Ehiogu whips in a cross ball towards John Granville. John Granville heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.58
Rui Gomes brings the ball forward. Rui Gomes passes the ball forward to Eddie Owen. Eddie Owen finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.38
Tommy Lawrence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Granville. John Granville knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
27%
47.3%
25.7%
Scorers