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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Reading. A crowd of 7,357 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Swindon Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Reading kick off and get the match underway!
4.22
Noel Walsh makes a probing pass to Don Ritchie. Don Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexander Adams. Alexander Adams plays a perfect one-two with Mauricio Hidalgo and rushes in on goal... Alexander Adams tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.47
Don Ritchie makes a probing pass to Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge goes all the way! Matthew Sturridge makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Jason Mills!
10.05
Paul Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario threads the ball through to Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.05
Steve Armstrong clumsily knocks into Oleg Cadamarteri. Steve Armstrong is given a warning by the referee! Oleg Cadamarteri stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.43
Leonel Rosario hacks Morris Fox from behind! Leonel Rosario is shown the yellow card! Morris Fox carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.01
Noel Walsh flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Formon. Martin Formon passes the ball forward to Alexander Adams. Alexander Adams sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.17
Oleg Cadamarteri knocks the ball forward to Alexander Adams. Alexander Adams plays a perfect one-two with Mauricio Hidalgo and rushes in on goal... Alexander Adams shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
44.14
Noel Rufus knocks the ball forward to Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Steve Armstrong knocks the ball to his team mate, Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Swindon Town get the second half underway!
55.20
Kieron Bailey hacks Matthew Sturridge from behind! The referee calls over Kieron Bailey and warns him to calm down! Matthew Sturridge runs off the knock.
59.26
Zvonimir Vugrinec threads the ball through to Martin Formon. Martin Formon flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge goes all the way! Matthew Sturridge cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
61.12
Kieron Bailey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Armstrong. Steve Armstrong makes a probing pass to Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.30
Zvonimir Vugrinec passes the ball forward to Noel Rufus. Noel Rufus surges forward with the ball. Noel Rufus shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.50
Trevor Stamp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Oliver. Paul Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.36
Fredrik Draper makes a probing pass to Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario lofts in a cross ball towards Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.08
Fredrik Draper comes in with a late challenge on Martin Formon. The referee calls over Fredrik Draper and warns him to calm down! Martin Formon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.46
Noel Walsh passes the ball forward to Oleg Cadamarteri. Oleg Cadamarteri makes a probing pass to Mauricio Hidalgo. Mauricio Hidalgo finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.13
Noel Walsh flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Formon. Martin Formon passes the ball forward to Mauricio Hidalgo. Mauricio Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.02
Martin Formon chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge plays a perfect one-two with Mauricio Hidalgo and rushes in on goal... Matthew Sturridge rockets a shot on goal. Jason Mills easily smothers it.
83.20
Steve Armstrong threads the ball through to Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray plays a perfect one-two with Leonel Rosario and rushes in on goal... Syd Mowbray rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.49
Martin Formon kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Adams. Alexander Adams goes all the way! Alexander Adams tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
85.45
Noel Walsh comes in with a late challenge on Fredrik Draper. Noel Walsh is given a warning by the referee! Fredrik Draper carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.54
Fredrik Draper sees a break and surges forward. Fredrik Draper goes all the way! Fredrik Draper shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Oleg Cadamarteri brings the ball forward. Oleg Cadamarteri goes all the way! Oleg Cadamarteri takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Syd Mowbray of Reading

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 7 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 4
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 61.7977528089888 vs 38.2022471910112
Play Area
Home team third: 24.72%, Midfield: 44.94%, Away team third: 30.34%

Scorers