FFO League One, Reading vs. Wrexham (Fri Jan 12) Reading | Wrexham 4-4-2 L | 4-3-3 N - | - | C_B_Clarke GK | GK A_Okonkwo A_Yiadom DF | DF G_Evans T_Holmes DF | DF E_O'Connell C_Mola DF | DF W_Boyle T_McIntyre DF | DF C_McFadzean L_Wing MF | MF A_Cannon P_Mukairu MF | MF T_O'Connor C_Savage MF | MF J_McClean M_Craig MF | FW P_Mullin K_Ehibhatmhan FW | FW S_Fletcher J_Wareham FW | FW O_Palmer | J_Pereira SUB | SUB L_McNicholas S_Hutchinson SUB | SUB M_Cleworth T_Rushesha SUB | SUB B_Tozer O_Ejaria SUB | SUB E_Lee S_Smith SUB | SUB S_Dalby Min. 3 :(wrx) O_Palmer gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A vicious shot by O_Palmer! ... But C_B_Clarke makes a superb stop down low Min. 9 :(rea) T_McIntyre cuts inside G_Evans ... He worked that well ... He puts in J_Wareham! ... J_Wareham goes for goal! ... Brilliant save from A_Okonkwo Min. 12 :(rea) P_Mukairu beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... A wicked drive by P_Mukairu! ... GOAL!! ... A_Okonkwo will be disappointed he did not save that! ... Reading have snatched the lead! ... Reading 1-0 Wrexham ... Min. 13 :(wrx) O_Palmer flicks the ball through ... S_Fletcher runs onto it! ... S_Fletcher belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But C_B_Clarke makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 17 :(wrx) G_Evans cuts inside C_Mola ... He worked that well ... He puts in O_Palmer! ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Yiadom ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 17 :(rea) P_Mukairu has plenty of time and space ... O_Palmer with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 20 :(rea) L_Wing feeds the ball to P_Mukairu ... P_Mukairu with a bomb of a shot! ... But A_Okonkwo stops that one easily Min. 21 :(wrx) E_O'Connell sprints past T_McIntyre ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... Driven towards goal by E_O'Connell! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... W_Boyle lofts the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... C_B_Clarke catches it with ease Min. 28 :(wrx) A_Cannon with a glorious 60-yard pass to O_Palmer ... Superbly timed tackle by T_McIntyre ... He made it look easy Min. 29 :(rea) L_Wing slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... G_Evans gathers up the loose ball Min. 35 :(rea) P_Mukairu with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... K_Ehibhatmhan gets on the end of the pass ... K_Ehibhatmhan with a thundering volley! ... A_Okonkwo fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 40 :(rea) C_Savage pulls it back to K_Ehibhatmhan ... K_Ehibhatmhan has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... A_Okonkwo parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 40 :(rea) P_Mukairu steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_McClean ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... O_Palmer fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 41 :(wrx) T_O'Connor finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... T_O'Connor hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... C_B_Clarke gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(rea) L_Wing with a flicked pass to K_Ehibhatmhan ... K_Ehibhatmhan shapes up for a shot! ... A_Okonkwo makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 45 :(rea) Substitution by Reading ... COMING ON: S_Smith ... COMING OFF: J_Wareham Min. 45 :(rea) Substitution by Reading ... COMING ON: S_Hutchinson ... COMING OFF: T_McIntyre Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: E_Lee ... COMING OFF: J_McClean Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: M_Cleworth ... COMING OFF: C_McFadzean ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Reading 1-0 Wrexham Min. 51 :(rea) K_Ehibhatmhan with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... A_Cannon with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 58 :(rea) P_Mukairu feeds the ball to K_Ehibhatmhan ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... O_Palmer hits it out for a throw Min. 58 :(wrx) O_Palmer takes on A_Yiadom ... He runs past him ... O_Palmer aims for the top right corner! ... The fans get off their seats! ... C_B_Clarke plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 59 :(rea) T_Holmes is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to S_Smith ... S_Smith fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... T_Holmes swings it in! ... C_Mola with the header ... A_Okonkwo watches it sail safely wide! Min. 61 :(rea) S_Smith pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... S_Smith attempts a low drive! ... But he puts it wide Min. 62 :(wrx) E_Lee plays it long to S_Fletcher ... S_Smith with a pull on the shirt Min. 68 :(rea) K_Ehibhatmhan passes the ball to S_Hutchinson ... M_Cleworth makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Craig hits it into the box! ... W_Boyle gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 70 :(wrx) S_Fletcher knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... A cheeky lob from S_Fletcher! ... But C_B_Clarke reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on C_B_Clarke anyway Min. 75 :(rea) M_Craig moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to S_Smith ... What a fantastic interception by E_O'Connell Min. 75 :(wrx) M_Cleworth unselfishly heads the ball back to G_Evans ... Intercepted by T_Holmes Min. 75 :(rea) C_Savage with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... E_O'Connell with an over the top challenge Min. 77 :(rea) M_Craig brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... S_Smith gets on the end of the pass ... S_Smith with the header! ... But A_Okonkwo comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 80 :(wrx) O_Palmer searches out E_Lee ... E_Lee with a bicycle kick! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 81 :(rea) L_Wing gets lucky and beats E_O'Connell ... Now with the centre to K_Ehibhatmhan ... K_Ehibhatmhan hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Okonkwo parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 84 :(rea) P_Mukairu has space to run with the ball ... P_Mukairu lobs A_Okonkwo! ... GOAL!! ... That was sheer delightful football!! ... Reading 2-0 Wrexham ... Min. 85 :(rea) S_Hutchinson slips past his marker S_Fletcher ... The ball is whipped into T_Holmes ... T_Holmes keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... A_Okonkwo with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 86 :(rea) S_Smith with the majestic dribble ... S_Fletcher with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... - looks relieved ... - is far from happy with that decision Min. 87 :(wrx) O_Palmer moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to E_O'Connell ... L_Wing with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... - looks relieved Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(rea) C_Savage rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to P_Mukairu ... M_Cleworth read the danger and stops the pass Min. 88 :(wrx) S_Fletcher get's past A_Yiadom ... He's gonna worry them again ... C_Mola seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 91 :(wrx) P_Mullin spots a team mate in space ... He finds E_Lee with a lovely pass! ... E_Lee has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Reading fans taunt him about that effort Min. 92 :(rea) C_Savage crosses to S_Hutchinson ... S_Hutchinson with the cheeky shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Okonkwo's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 94 :(rea) S_Hutchinson spits at E_O'Connell ... Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? ... The Referee warns him Min. 94 :(wrx) E_Lee flights the ball to P_Mullin ... A left-footer by P_Mullin! ... C_B_Clarke manages to turn it behind ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Madejski Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Mukairu (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Mukairu (12,84) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Palmer Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Palmer (40) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading | Wrexham Attempts on Goal : 14 | 9 Off target : 5 | 3 On target : 9 | 6 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 10 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 14 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Reading 2 - 0 Wrexham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 A_Yiadom DF 1 17 14 7 30 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 T_Holmes DF 1 17 13 7 32 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 11 15 C_Mola DF 1 17 14 7 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 13 T_McIntyre DF 1 16 14 7 26 | 45 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 L_Wing MF 1 14 17 5 22 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 P_Mukairu MF 1 6 17 14 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 14 48 C_Savage MF 1 13 16 5 24 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 M_Craig MF 1 13 16 4 30 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 K_Ehibhatmhan FW 1 7 11 16 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 23 32 J_Wareham FW 1 6 11 15 28 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 J_Pereira GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hutchinson DF 1 16 13 6 36 | 53 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 14 T_Rushesha DF 1 15 12 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Ejaria MF 1 5 15 13 10 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Smith FW 1 7 12 15 26 | 53 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Player Statistics - Wrexham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Okonkwo GK 20 1 1 1 14 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 G_Evans DF 1 16 13 7 20 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 0 E_O'Connell DF 1 16 13 6 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 -10 4 W_Boyle DF 1 16 13 6 24 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 C_McFadzean DF 1 15 13 7 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Cannon MF 1 14 17 5 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 7 0 T_O'Connor MF 1 12 16 5 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 J_McClean MF 1 6 16 14 36 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Mullin FW 1 8 12 16 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 2 -4 S_Fletcher FW 1 8 12 16 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 O_Palmer FW 1 9 13 16 32 | 98 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 28 7 L_McNicholas GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cleworth DF 1 15 12 5 12 | 53 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 12 0 B_Tozer DF 1 15 12 6 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Lee MF 1 5 16 14 20 | 53 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 S_Dalby FW 1 6 11 14 6 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1705054128 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40