Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play Reading in this promotion playoff game. A crowd of 9,743 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fulham are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jean-Michel Sanz.


0.00
The whistle blows and Fulham kick off!
2.44
Pierluigi Corrent flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Morales collects the pass. Eugenio Morales knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but David Merson is offside!
4.14
Chris Kantelberg hits a low pass to Kelvin Proctor. Kelvin Proctor chips the ball to his team mate, Fabian Schopf. Fabian Schopf sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
6.36
Chris Kantelberg makes a beautiful solo run. Chris Kantelberg makes an attacking run forward. Chris Kantelberg runs straight at the defence! Chris Kantelberg makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Pierre G. Pensalfini!
9.21
Lukas Sierra sees Fabian Schopf in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabian Schopf whips in a cross ball towards Lukas Sierra. Lukas Sierra flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but Julian Helguera blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
10.19
Carl Greaves threads a neat ball through to Omer Campbell. Omer Campbell plays a quick one-two with Eugenio Morales and rushes in on goal... Omer Campbell shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Shaun Lua-Lua reads it well. Quality keeping!
12.17
Julian Menendez pushes mid-way up the pitch. Julian Menendez threads a neat ball through to Steve Gray. Steve Gray shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Pierre G. Pensalfini manages to gather it.
14.06
Francis Wiltord flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Postiga controls it well on his chest. Rodrigo Postiga makes a simple pass to David Merson. David Merson shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
15.14
Sebastian Guerrero receives the ball from a throw-in from Rodrigo Postiga. Sebastian Guerrero flicks a high pass forward. Omer Campbell collects the pass. Omer Campbell threads a neat, attacking ball through to David Merson. David Merson rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Shaun Lua-Lua!
18.11
Lukas Sierra brings the ball forward. Lukas Sierra kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Gray but the referee indicates it's offside!
20.22
Julian Clarke knocks the ball forward to Lukas Sierra. Lukas Sierra shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Pierre G. Pensalfini.
21.23
It's a corner kick which Lukas Sierra takes quickly, playing the ball short to Chris Kantelberg. Chris Kantelberg shoots from just inside the box but Martin Herrera is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
22.19
Chris Kantelberg advances with the ball. With some swift thinking, Chris Kantelberg plays the ball forward to Silvio Vieira. Silvio Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Lukas Sierra. Lukas Sierra finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
24.12
Pierluigi Corrent flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Guerrero. Sebastian Guerrero finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
27.11
Kelvin Proctor threads the ball through to Silvio Vieira. Silvio Vieira rushes past Martin Herrera! Martin Herrera comes in with a late challenge on Silvio Vieira. Silvio Vieira appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
33.18
Rodrigo Postiga receives the ball from a throw-in from Pierluigi Corrent. Rodrigo Postiga flicks a high pass forward to Eugenio Morales who brings the ball under control. Eugenio Morales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Merson but the linesman indicates offside!
34.58
Julian Menendez flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabian Schopf. Fabian Schopf plays a quick one-two with Pierre-Alain Flauto and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Fabian Schopf provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
40.40
Rodrigo Postiga flicks a high pass forward to Carl Greaves who brings the ball under control. Carl Greaves cuts inside the box! Carl Greaves strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Shaun Lua-Lua is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fulham appear unchanged since the first half. Reading also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Reading kick off the second half!
48.27
Lukas Sierra threads a neat ball through to Steve Gray. Steve Gray plays a scrappy one-two with Lukas Sierra and stumbles forward towards the goal... Steve Gray shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.42
Julian Helguera hits a low pass to Pierluigi Corrent. Pierluigi Corrent flicks a high pass forward. Carl Greaves comfortably collects the pass. Carl Greaves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
59.42
Kelvin Proctor flicks a high pass forward to Julian Clarke who brings the ball under control. Julian Clarke sees Pierre-Alain Flauto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pierre-Alain Flauto flicks a high pass forward. Lukas Sierra controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Lukas Sierra tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.42
Fulham have made 3 substitutions with Giuseppe Klein replacing Julian Clarke, Jean-Christophe Belbey replacing Pierre-Alain Flauto and Richard Hendry replacing Silvio Vieira .
66.18
Showing wonderful composure, Lukas Sierra picks a pass forward to Giuseppe Klein. Giuseppe Klein kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Hendry but the referee indicates it's offside!
67.08
Julian Menendez hits a low pass to Lukas Sierra. Lukas Sierra makes a probing pass to Steve Gray. Steve Gray shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
69.10
Lukas Sierra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Belbey. Jean-Christophe Belbey makes a great pass forward. Richard Hendry runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
71.02
Chris Kantelberg flicks a high pass forward. Lukas Sierra controls it well on his chest. Lukas Sierra threads a neat ball through to Fabian Schopf. Fabian Schopf whips in a cross ball towards Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.39
Francis Wiltord threads a neat ball through to Pierluigi Corrent. Pierluigi Corrent makes a simple pass to Eugenio Morales. Eugenio Morales shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
75.16
Pierluigi Corrent flicks a high pass forward. Omer Campbell controls it well on his chest. Omer Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Morales but he's offside!
77.45
Reading have made a substitution with Greg Carrick replacing David Merson .
78.51
Rodrigo Postiga darts forward. Rodrigo Postiga flicks the ball to his team mate, Omer Campbell. Omer Campbell advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Omer Campbell provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Shaun Lua-Lua with no chance!! Goal for Reading!
81.54
Seeing a gap ahead, Emile Powell plays the ball forward to Lukas Sierra. Lukas Sierra advances with the ball. Lukas Sierra edges inside the box! Lukas Sierra side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Pierre G. Pensalfini is on top of it.
85.09
Emile Powell breaks forward. Emile Powell flicks a high pass forward. Fabian Schopf controls it well on his chest. Fabian Schopf whips in a cross ball towards Steve Gray. With a superhuman jump, Steve Gray connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 10 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 3 vs 4
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 56.9620253164557 vs 43.0379746835443
Play Area
Home team third: 31.65%, Midfield: 41.77%, Away team third: 26.58%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lukas Sierra of Fulham

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
2. Emile Powell (DEF)
6
6
6
6. Julian Clarke (MID)
6
7. Lukas Sierra (MID)
9
8. Steve Gray (ATT)
7
10. Silvio Vieira (ATT)
6
11. Fabian Schopf (ATT)
8

12. Giuseppe Klein (MID)
6
14. Richard Hendry (ATT)
6

6
6
6
7
8. Carl Greaves (MID)
7
6
10. David Merson (ATT)
6
11. Omer Campbell (ATT)
8

12. Jason Formon (ATT)
0
13. Edward Boyd (ATT)
0
14. Greg Carrick (GK)
6