Match Report
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Brutil de Bruin | B. de Bruin |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 56 |  | Greg Carrick | G. Carrick | ||||||||
| Andy Meiklejohn | A. Meiklejohn |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Francis Wiltord | F. Wiltord | |||||||||
| Ralph Prior | R. Prior | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 |  | Angelo Ursule | A. Ursule | |||||||||
| Ugo Bramble | U. Bramble | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Julian Helguera | J. Helguera | |||||||||
| Mick Wilson | M. Wilson | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Martin Herrera | M. Herrera | |||||||||
| Rosario Ametrano | R. Ametrano |  | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Sebastian Guerrero | S. Guerrero | |||||||||
| Ferdinando Dainelli | F. Dainelli | | 52 | M | | | 7 | | M | 71 |  | Rodrigo Postiga | R. Postiga | ||||||||
| Alec Souness | A. Souness | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Pierluigi Corrent | P. Corrent | |||||||||
| Jermaine Bellamy | J. Bellamy | | 44 | M | | 9 | | M | 54 | | Carl Greaves | C. Greaves | |||||||||
| Mark Cooke | M. Cooke | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Eugenio Morales | E. Morales | |||||||||
| Scott McNeill | S. McNeill | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | David Merson | D. Merson | |||||||||
| Wes Gerrard | W. Gerrard | | 56 | A | | 12 | | A | 65 | | Omer Campbell | O. Campbell | |||||||||
| Davide Pizzi | D. Pizzi | | 54 | G | | 13 | | A | 62 | | Jason Formon | J. Formon | |||||||||
| Morris Pearce | M. Pearce | | 53 | A | | 14 | | A | 56 | | Edward Boyd | E. Boyd | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Latinos 305 |
Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Reading. A crowd of 7,908 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Shrewsbury Town and Reading are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Adam Kirkland.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Shrewsbury Town and Reading are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Adam Kirkland.
0.00
0-0Shrewsbury Town get the match underway!
8.18
0-0Pierluigi Corrent deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Morales. Eugenio Morales shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Brutil de Bruin.
9.06
0-0Carl Greaves takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Brutil de Bruin drops low and scoops up the ball.
16.36
Ugo Bramble makes a simple pass to Alec Souness. Alec Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ferdinando Dainelli. Ferdinando Dainelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.50
0-0Francis Wiltord flicks a high pass forward to Pierluigi Corrent who brings the ball under control. Pierluigi Corrent plays the ball forward to David Merson. David Merson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
30.50
Francis Wiltord takes it forward alone. Francis Wiltord threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Morales. Eugenio Morales shoots from 20 yards but somehow Brutil de Bruin manages to keep it out.
32.17
Francis Wiltord flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Morales controls it well on his chest. Eugenio Morales finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
34.43
1-0With a delightful solo run, Jermaine Bellamy stretches the opposition's defence. Jermaine Bellamy lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Greg Carrick had no chance!! Goal for Shrewsbury Town!
38.02
1-0Pierluigi Corrent clumsily knocks into Alec Souness. Pierluigi Corrent is warned by the referee! Alec Souness stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Reading also appear unchanged since the first half. The Reading players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The second half starts with Reading kicking off!
47.58
Sebastian Guerrero sees space and advances. Sebastian Guerrero shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
49.09
Angelo Ursule deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Morales. Eugenio Morales plays a scrappy one-two with David Merson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Eugenio Morales looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
55.27
Rodrigo Postiga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Merson. David Merson shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
57.45
Rodrigo Postiga darts forward. Rodrigo Postiga surges forward with the ball. Rodrigo Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Morales. Eugenio Morales powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.05
1-2Shrewsbury Town have made 3 substitutions with Wes Gerrard replacing Andy Meiklejohn, Davide Pizzi replacing Rosario Ametrano and Morris Pearce replacing Scott McNeill .
61.13
Rodrigo Postiga chips the ball to his team mate, David Merson. David Merson shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
66.23
Pierluigi Corrent controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Postiga. Rodrigo Postiga tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
71.22
Francis Wiltord breaks forward. Francis Wiltord makes a simple pass to David Merson. David Merson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Brutil de Bruin. Excellent save.
72.44
Francis Wiltord changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Francis Wiltord sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Brutil de Bruin is on top of his game. Great keeping!
73.18
Jermaine Bellamy sees space and advances. Jermaine Bellamy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.33
Davide Pizzi makes a probing pass to Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.11
Mick Wilson makes a probing pass to Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke flicks a high ball forward to Morris Pearce who takes it down. Morris Pearce shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Mark Cooke 34 | Eugenio Morales 49, 57 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Brutil de Bruin (GK)
8
2. Andy Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3. Ralph Prior (DEF)
6
4. Ugo Bramble (DEF)
6
5. Mick Wilson (DEF)
6
6. Rosario Ametrano (MID)
6
7. Ferdinando Dainelli (MID)
6
8. Alec Souness (MID)
6
9. Jermaine Bellamy (MID)
7
10. Mark Cooke (ATT)
8
11. Scott McNeill (ATT)
6
12. Wes Gerrard (ATT)
6
13. Davide Pizzi (GK)
6
14. Morris Pearce (ATT)
6
1. Greg Carrick (GK)
6
2. Francis Wiltord (DEF)
8
3. Angelo Ursule (DEF)
6
4. Julian Helguera (DEF)
6
5. Martin Herrera (DEF)
6
6. Sebastian Guerrero (MID)
6
7. Rodrigo Postiga (MID)
7
8. Pierluigi Corrent (MID)
6
9. Carl Greaves (MID)
6
10. Eugenio Morales (ATT)
9
11. David Merson (ATT)
7
12. Omer Campbell (ATT)
0
13. Jason Formon (ATT)
0
14. Edward Boyd (ATT)
0