Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Michael Aylward | Michael Aylward | |||||||||||||||||
| Darren Insley | D. Insley |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Achille Viviani | A. Viviani | |||||||||
| Ruel Rankin | R. Rankin | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Matthew Oakley | M. Oakley | |||||||||
| Phil Crooks | P. Crooks | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 80 |  | Nicolas Lopez | N. Lopez | |||||||||
| Giampaolo Comotto | G. Comotto | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 81 |  | Stephen Allsopp | S. Allsopp | |||||||||
| Rio Moffat | R. Moffat | | 66 | D | | 5 | | M | 77 | | Matt Rufus | M. Rufus | |||||||||
| Sven Helmer | S. Helmer |  | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 | | Graeme Philips | G. Philips | |||||||||
| Quim Oliveira | Q. Oliveira |  | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 76 | | Andres Martin | A. Martin | |||||||||
| Luca Cavallo | L. Cavallo | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 | | Danny Naylor | D. Naylor | |||||||||
| Duncan Cleland | D. Cleland |  | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 |  | Yassine El Hadrioui | Y. El Hadrioui | |||||||||
| Marc Cooke | M. Cooke | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 | | Martino Alessi | M. Alessi | |||||||||
| Thomas Elzinga | T. Elzinga |  | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 | | Andrez Romualdi | A. Romualdi | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play Reading in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Manchester City kick off!
2.42
0-0Matthew Oakley threads the ball through to Graeme Philips. Graeme Philips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martino Alessi. Martino Alessi plays a perfect one-two with Yassine El Hadrioui and rushes in on goal... Martino Alessi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
3.03
0-0Giampaolo Comotto brings the ball forward. Giampaolo Comotto knocks the ball forward to Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.03
Matthew Oakley threads the ball through to Matt Rufus. Matt Rufus chips the ball to his team mate, Andrez Romualdi. Andrez Romualdi knocks in a cross ball towards Yassine El Hadrioui. Yassine El Hadrioui is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
12.07
0-0Graeme Philips passes the ball forward to Andrez Romualdi. Andrez Romualdi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Insley who gathers it comfortably.
14.42
0-0Manchester City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
15.58
Matt Rufus knocks the ball to his team mate, Andrez Romualdi. Andrez Romualdi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.13
Matt Rufus makes a probing pass to Yassine El Hadrioui. Yassine El Hadrioui shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Darren Insley easily smothers it!
21.48
Matt Rufus makes a probing pass to Yassine El Hadrioui. Yassine El Hadrioui shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
22.49
Rio Moffat passes the ball forward to Luca Cavallo. Luca Cavallo surges forward with the ball. Luca Cavallo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
32.32
0-0Graeme Philips catches Quim Oliveira on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Quim Oliveira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.33
Nicolas Lopez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Naylor. Danny Naylor kicks a strong pass forward to Martino Alessi. Martino Alessi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Insley who gathers it comfortably.
34.36
Graeme Philips flicks the ball to his team mate, Andrez Romualdi. Andrez Romualdi whips in a cross ball towards Martino Alessi. Martino Alessi heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
36.48
Luca Cavallo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland plays a perfect one-two with Marc Cooke and rushes in on goal... Duncan Cleland rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.38
Giampaolo Comotto decides to run forward with the ball. Giampaolo Comotto flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
39.09
Andres Martin brings the ball forward. Andres Martin whips in a cross ball towards Andrez Romualdi. Andrez Romualdi powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
40.36
Luca Cavallo makes a simple pass to Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthew Oakley.
44.35
Quim Oliveira passes the ball forward to Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
0-1Andres Martin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martino Alessi. Martino Alessi lofts in a cross ball towards Andrez Romualdi. Andrez Romualdi powers a header at goal. It's there!! Darren Insley has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Reading kick off and get the second half underway!
48.03
Nicolas Lopez threads the ball through to Andres Martin. Andres Martin flicks the ball to his team mate, Yassine El Hadrioui. Yassine El Hadrioui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.21
Giampaolo Comotto chips the ball to his team mate, Sven Helmer. Sven Helmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marc Cooke. Marc Cooke plays a perfect one-two with Duncan Cleland and rushes in on goal... Marc Cooke makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
53.15
Andres Martin passes the ball forward to Andrez Romualdi. Andrez Romualdi shoots from 25 yards. Darren Insley easily smothers it.
54.25
Graeme Philips deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yassine El Hadrioui. Yassine El Hadrioui plays a perfect one-two with Andrez Romualdi and rushes in on goal... Yassine El Hadrioui tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Darren Insley!
59.56
Graeme Philips takes it forward alone. Graeme Philips controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Darren Insley manages to gather it comfortably.
61.24
Rio Moffat makes a probing pass to Sven Helmer. Sven Helmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.01
Quim Oliveira makes a simple pass to Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
66.22
Ruel Rankin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Helmer. Sven Helmer takes it forward alone. Sven Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
67.42
Andres Martin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andrez Romualdi. Andrez Romualdi shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.05
1-1Graeme Philips hacks Quim Oliveira from behind! Graeme Philips is given a warning by the referee! Quim Oliveira runs off the knock.
73.07
Nicolas Lopez makes a probing pass to Graeme Philips. Graeme Philips chips the ball to his team mate, Yassine El Hadrioui. Yassine El Hadrioui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.09
Phil Crooks sees space and advances. Phil Crooks kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Cooke. Marc Cooke plays a perfect one-two with Duncan Cleland and rushes in on goal... Marc Cooke makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.06
Phil Crooks hacks Martino Alessi from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Martino Alessi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.16
Rio Moffat catches Yassine El Hadrioui on the ankles. Rio Moffat is warned by the referee! Yassine El Hadrioui stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.35
Luca Cavallo flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.00
Danny Naylor chips the ball to his team mate, Martino Alessi. Martino Alessi shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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