FFO League One, Reading vs. Oxford United (Fri Dec 29) Reading | Oxford United 5-3-2 P | 5-3-2 P - | - | C_B_Clarke GK | GK S_Eastwood A_Yiadom DF | DF G_Leigh T_Holmes DF | DF F_Stevens T_McIntyre DF | DF C_Brown C_Mola DF | DF S_Negru S_Hutchinson DF | DF J_Thorniley L_Wing MF | MF C_Brannagan P_Mukairu MF | MF M_McGuane C_Savage MF | MF R_Rodrigues J_Wareham FW | FW N_Ennis K_Ehibhatmhan FW | FW M_Harris | J_Pereira SUB | SUB E_McGinty T_Rushesha SUB | SUB C_Christie S_Paul SUB | SUB O_Smyth M_Craig SUB | SUB K_Edwards S_Smith SUB | SUB A_Fletcher Min. 2 :(rea) T_McIntyre with a penetrating pass to A_Yiadom ... But he loses control of it ... J_Thorniley hits it out for a throw Min. 3 :(rea) K_Ehibhatmhan cuts the ball back to J_Wareham ... M_McGuane anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 6 :(oxf) N_Ennis looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to M_Harris ... M_Harris with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... C_B_Clarke dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had C_B_Clarke beaten! ... CORNER! ... R_Rodrigues chips the ball in towards the far post! ... S_Hutchinson belts it clear Min. 10 :(rea) T_Holmes flicks the ball through ... L_Wing runs onto it! ... L_Wing with a graceful, looping effort! ... S_Eastwood makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 14 :(rea) S_Eastwood with a terrible kick! ... C_Mola takes control of the ball! ... C_Mola has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Wareham ... S_Eastwood comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 17 :(rea) L_Wing hits a hard pass to J_Wareham ... C_Brown with an ugly foul ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 19 :(oxf) N_Ennis beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... T_McIntyre reads the play well Min. 20 :(oxf) F_Stevens beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... T_McIntyre with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 20 :(oxf) R_Rodrigues plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... R_Rodrigues with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... C_B_Clarke makes a fine save Min. 28 :(rea) C_Mola hits a hard pass to J_Wareham ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_McGuane Min. 30 :(rea) J_Wareham jumps over C_Brown's challenge ... J_Wareham with a thundering volley! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... Right in the postage stamp! ... And Reading are leading in the game now ... Reading 1-0 Oxford United ... Min. 34 :(rea) K_Ehibhatmhan pushes it past M_McGuane ... A cheeky lob from K_Ehibhatmhan! ... S_Eastwood was lucky there Min. 36 :(rea) A_Yiadom lobs the ball over the defence ... K_Ehibhatmhan latches on to it ... K_Ehibhatmhan has a dig at goal! ... Looks like it should be easy for S_Eastwood ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... S_Eastwood looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 37 :(rea) T_McIntyre is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... J_Wareham latches onto the ball ... J_Wareham has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 38 :(oxf) M_McGuane smashes the ball upfield ... N_Ennis latches onto the ball ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Mola Min. 39 :(rea) C_Savage hits a hard pass to T_Holmes ... C_Brown with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(rea) Substitution by Reading ... COMING ON: S_Smith ... COMING OFF: K_Ehibhatmhan Min. 45 :(rea) Substitution by Reading ... COMING ON: M_Craig ... COMING OFF: C_Savage Min. 45 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: A_Fletcher ... COMING OFF: M_Harris ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Reading 1-0 Oxford United Min. 48 :(rea) J_Wareham runs at C_Brown ... He takes it past him ... J_Wareham tries the lob from 30 yards! ... S_Eastwood just watches it float over the bar! Min. 48 :(oxf) G_Leigh takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Rodrigues ... A_Yiadom cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 49 :(rea) S_Hutchinson kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Wing gets on the end of the pass ... L_Wing looks to see where S_Eastwood is! ... He shoots! ... S_Eastwood can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... Reading 2-0 Oxford United ... Min. 50 :(oxf) It's game over for N_Ennis ... He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! Even the magic sponge did not work! Min. 50 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: K_Edwards ... COMING OFF: N_Ennis Min. 51 :(rea) T_Holmes saunters past F_Stevens ... F_Stevens plays the back pass ... S_Eastwood can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... T_McIntyre chips the ball in towards the far post! ... S_Eastwood comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... M_Craig with the shot! ... But S_Eastwood smothers the ball Min. 51 :(oxf) C_Brannagan barges C_Mola off the ball ... S_Smith fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 52 :(rea) J_Wareham beats J_Thorniley ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Wareham keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... Looks like it should be S_Eastwood's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... T_McIntyre plays it into the danger area! ... S_Eastwood catches it! Min. 58 :(oxf) F_Stevens controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... C_Brown gets onto the end of the pass! ... A cracking drive from C_Brown! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Thorniley drives it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... C_B_Clarke catches it with ease Min. 62 :(oxf) M_McGuane has the ball ... He knocks the ball past T_Holmes ... He puts in A_Fletcher! ... T_Holmes redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 66 :(rea) J_Wareham gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... G_Leigh wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 67 :(rea) S_Smith with an early cross to C_Mola ... C_Mola attempts a lob! ... S_Eastwood gets up well to catch that one Min. 75 :(rea) S_Smith takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... S_Smith drives it towards goal! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 78 :(rea) C_Mola flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... The ball hits F_Stevens in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 80 :(rea) M_Craig plays a long ball to T_McIntyre ... T_McIntyre uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 80 :(oxf) C_Brannagan sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Fletcher ... A_Fletcher shapes up for a shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... The Oxford United fans chant his name! ... Oxford United have pegged a goal back! ... Reading 2-1 Oxford United ... Min. 80 :(rea) C_Mola pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... S_Smith is clean through! ... M_McGuane is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(rea) T_McIntyre reads the run of S_Smith ... J_Thorniley reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 94 :(rea) M_Craig with a simple pass to J_Wareham ... J_Wareham with the 40 yard drive! ... S_Eastwood gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 95 :(oxf) S_Negru slips past S_Hutchinson ... L_Wing with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Madejski Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Wing (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Wareham (30), L_Wing (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Smith (51) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Fletcher Scorers : A_Fletcher (80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Brown (17) Injured : N_Ennis (50) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading | Oxford United Attempts on Goal : 14 | 4 Off target : 8 | 2 On target : 6 | 2 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 2 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 13 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Reading 2 - 1 Oxford United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Reading Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_B_Clarke GK 21 1 1 1 20 | 100 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 A_Yiadom DF 1 17 14 7 30 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 0 T_Holmes DF 1 17 13 7 32 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 0 T_McIntyre DF 1 16 14 7 26 | 100 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 40 23 C_Mola DF 1 16 14 7 26 | 100 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 10 28 S_Hutchinson DF 1 15 13 6 36 | 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 24 0 L_Wing MF 1 14 17 5 22 | 100 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 55 P_Mukairu MF 1 6 16 14 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Savage MF 1 13 16 5 24 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 J_Wareham FW 1 6 11 15 28 | 100 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 K_Ehibhatmhan FW 1 7 11 15 22 | 45 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 J_Pereira GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Rushesha DF 1 15 12 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Paul DF 1 14 12 5 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Craig MF 1 13 16 4 30 | 55 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 S_Smith FW 1 7 12 15 26 | 55 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 7 0 Player Statistics - Oxford United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Eastwood GK 21 1 1 1 18 | 100 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 G_Leigh DF 1 17 14 7 28 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 0 F_Stevens DF 1 16 14 7 24 | 100 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 -10 C_Brown DF 1 16 13 6 24 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 -5 9 S_Negru DF 1 16 13 7 28 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Thorniley DF 1 15 13 7 24 | 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 C_Brannagan MF 1 14 17 6 32 | 100 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 M_McGuane MF 1 14 17 5 28 | 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 0 R_Rodrigues MF 1 5 16 14 18 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 N_Ennis FW 1 7 12 16 20 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 M_Harris FW 1 8 13 15 16 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -5 E_McGinty GK 19 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Christie DF 1 14 14 7 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Smyth DF 1 13 14 4 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Edwards FW 1 4 15 13 18 | 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Fletcher FW 1 6 11 15 26 | 55 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1703886005 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40