FFO League One, Blackpool vs. Reading (Fri Aug 02) Blackpool | Reading 4-4-2 C | 4-4-2 D - | - | D_Grimshaw GK | GK C_B_Clarke J_Husband DF | DF A_Yiadom M_Ekpiteta DF | DF C_Mola D_Thompson DF | DF T_Holmes J_Gabriel DF | DF T_McIntyre K_Dougall MF | MF L_Wing O_Norburn MF | MF P_Mukairu S_Carey MF | MF C_Savage J_Weir MF | MF M_Craig S_Lavery FW | FW J_Wareham K_Kouassi FW | FW K_Ehibhatmhan | R_O'Donnell SUB | SUB J_Pereira D_Tharme SUB | SUB S_Hutchinson J_Moore SUB | SUB T_Rushesha C_Hamilton SUB | SUB O_Ejaria J_Rhodes SUB | SUB S_Smith Min. 1 :(rea) M_Craig holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to T_Holmes ... M_Ekpiteta reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... A_Yiadom dinks the ball into the area! ... D_Grimshaw comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 12 :(rea) M_Craig changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Ehibhatmhan ... J_Husband wins the ball Min. 14 :(blp) J_Husband turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... T_McIntyre forces him off the ball Min. 17 :(rea) J_Wareham dribbles past J_Husband ... S_Carey is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 17 :(blp) K_Kouassi with a real burst of pace ... K_Ehibhatmhan is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 20 :(blp) O_Norburn is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... J_Husband latches onto the end of it ... J_Husband has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... C_B_Clarke never had a chance! Min. 21 :(rea) J_Wareham saunters past his marker ... O_Norburn hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... L_Wing chips the ball in towards the far post! ... M_Ekpiteta with the clearance Min. 23 :(blp) S_Carey with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from M_Craig ... C_Savage steals the ball of off him Min. 26 :(rea) L_Wing runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to K_Ehibhatmhan ... M_Ekpiteta anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 35 :(blp) D_Thompson holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to S_Lavery ... T_Holmes slices it ... C_B_Clarke moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Thompson curls it into the box! ... C_B_Clarke catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 37 :(blp) S_Lavery sidesteps L_Wing ... He was too quick for his marker ... A cracking drive from S_Lavery! ... C_B_Clarke makes a fine save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(blp) K_Dougall looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to S_Lavery ... The defender plays it back to C_B_Clarke ... S_Lavery intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy C_B_Clarke ... He slips it underneath C_B_Clarke ... He hits it towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... And Blackpool are leading in the game now ... Blackpool 1-0 Reading ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackpool 1-0 Reading Min. 48 :(blp) K_Kouassi whips the ball across to S_Lavery ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Wareham Min. 50 :(rea) K_Ehibhatmhan turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... K_Dougall with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! Min. 53 :(rea) C_Mola breaks free from M_Ekpiteta ... Blocked by J_Husband Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: J_Rhodes ... COMING OFF: K_Kouassi Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: C_Hamilton ... COMING OFF: J_Weir Min. 55 :(rea) Substitution by Reading ... COMING ON: S_Hutchinson ... COMING OFF: T_McIntyre Min. 58 :(blp) J_Rhodes turns past T_Holmes ... He has created space for himself now ... But L_Wing with the fine tackle Min. 64 :(blp) J_Rhodes steps over the ball ... He nutmegs T_Holmes ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... J_Wareham with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 65 :(rea) Substitution by Reading ... COMING ON: S_Smith ... COMING OFF: K_Ehibhatmhan Min. 67 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to S_Lavery ... A cracking drive from S_Lavery! ... But C_B_Clarke with the difficult save Min. 67 :(rea) J_Wareham with a glorious long pass to S_Smith ... M_Ekpiteta goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 68 :(rea) A_Yiadom swings an elbow into O_Norburn's face! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! Min. 71 :(blp) S_Carey over hits his pass ... He finds M_Ekpiteta though ... That was fortunate ... T_Holmes hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_Lavery! ... C_B_Clarke catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 72 :(blp) S_Carey finds D_Thompson with a ball over the defence ... D_Thompson flings a shot at goal! ... C_B_Clarke won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 73 :(rea) C_Savage bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Smith ... J_Gabriel seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 75 :(blp) C_Hamilton crosses in from the wing, he finds S_Lavery in the box ... S_Lavery with a bomb of a shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... C_Hamilton swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... M_Ekpiteta gets a shot in ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 75 :(blp) K_Dougall swings an elbow into C_Savage's face! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! Min. 77 :(blp) S_Lavery with a real burst of pace ... S_Hutchinson can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... But he loses control of it ... L_Wing takes possession Min. 81 :(rea) J_Wareham slides the ball across to L_Wing ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Ekpiteta ... He had to get that one right! Min. 82 :(blp) D_Thompson looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... S_Hutchinson with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though Min. 83 :(rea) C_Savage squares it to P_Mukairu ... O_Norburn pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bloomfield Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Ekpiteta (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Lavery (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Carey (17), K_Dougall (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Wing Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Ehibhatmhan (17), J_Wareham (64), A_Yiadom (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool | Reading Attempts on Goal : 7 | 0 Off target : 4 | 0 On target : 3 | 0 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 12 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackpool 1 - 0 Reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Blackpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Grimshaw GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 J_Husband DF 1 18 14 8 32 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 15 M_Ekpiteta DF 1 18 14 7 18 | 96 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 70 8 16 D_Thompson DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 15 J_Gabriel DF 1 17 14 8 36 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 K_Dougall MF 1 14 17 6 30 | 96 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 -4 14 -4 O_Norburn MF 1 15 17 7 36 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 5 0 S_Carey MF 1 5 17 13 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 6 -4 J_Weir MF 1 15 17 5 12 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Lavery FW 1 8 12 17 34 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 K_Kouassi FW 1 7 12 16 26 | 58 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_O'Donnell GK 19 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Tharme DF 1 15 12 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Moore DF 1 14 13 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Hamilton MF 1 4 16 12 10 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 J_Rhodes FW 1 7 12 15 16 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 22 1 1 1 20 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 A_Yiadom DF 1 18 14 8 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 C_Mola DF 1 18 15 8 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Holmes DF 1 17 14 7 32 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 T_McIntyre DF 1 17 14 7 26 | 58 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 L_Wing MF 1 15 17 5 22 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 5 0 P_Mukairu MF 1 6 17 14 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Savage MF 1 14 17 6 24 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 0 M_Craig MF 1 13 17 5 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Wareham FW 1 6 11 17 28 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 18 -4 K_Ehibhatmhan FW 1 7 11 17 22 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 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 7 36 | 38 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 O_Ejaria MF 1 5 15 14 10 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Smith FW 1 8 13 15 26 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1722600796 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40