Match Report
| Reading | Reading |  |  | BV Borussia Dortmund | BV Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
| Aleksandar Nikolov | Aleksandar Nikolov | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Jon Vickers | J. Vickers |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Malte Nahrstedt | M. Nahrstedt | |||||||||
| Paul Morlock | P. Morlock | | 47 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Andy White | A. White | |||||||||
| Rafael Lozano | R. Lozano |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Jonas Dehm | J. Dehm | |||||||||
| David Kirkland | D. Kirkland | | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 | | Marc Sachs | M. Sachs | |||||||||
| Danny Cottee | D. Cottee | | 76 | M | | 5 | | D | 70 |  | Ivan Zoppetti | I. Zoppetti | |||||||||
| Diego Di Cara | D. Di Cara | | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 |  | Antonio Martins | A. Martins | |||||||||
| Emmerick Bouvier | E. Bouvier |  | 76 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 74 | | Armin Schrader | A. Schrader | ||||||||
| Fernando Saez | F. Saez | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 | | Colin McNeill | C. McNeill | |||||||||
| Antonio Bento | A. Bento | | 84 | A | | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Seth Williams | S. Williams | ||||||||
| Anthony McManaman | A. McManaman | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Roberto Mendes | R. Mendes | |||||||||
| Steven Gerrard | S. Gerrard | | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Patrick Chadwick | P. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Martin Boban | M. Boban |  | 76 | D | | 12 | | M | 71 | | David Mason | D. Mason | |||||||||
| David Lawton | D. Lawton | | 80 | M | | 13 | | A | 70 | | Neil Midgley | N. Midgley | |||||||||
| John Bishop | J. Bishop | | 78 | A | | 14 | | A | 70 |  | Arturo Ocampo | A. Ocampo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play BV Borussia Dortmund in this friendly game. A crowd of 17,640 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reading are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while BV Borussia Dortmund appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Reading are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while BV Borussia Dortmund appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0BV Borussia Dortmund kick off and get the first half underway!
12.54
0-0Antonio Martins plays the ball forward to Seth Williams. Seth Williams makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Roberto Mendes. Roberto Mendes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Jon Vickers effortlessly smothers it!
15.11
0-0Armin Schrader flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Martins who takes it down. Antonio Martins runs straight at the defence! Antonio Martins muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
21.16
Jonas Dehm knocks the ball forward to Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Mendes. Roberto Mendes shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Jon Vickers smothers it!
26.17
Armin Schrader makes a probing pass to Colin McNeill. Colin McNeill finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
27.35
0-0Jonas Dehm catches Emmerick Bouvier on the ankles. Jonas Dehm is warned by the referee! Emmerick Bouvier hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.41
Diego Di Cara makes an attacking run forward. Diego Di Cara shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
36.30
Marc Sachs pushes mid-way up the pitch. Marc Sachs threads a neat ball through to Patrick Chadwick. Patrick Chadwick finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.09
Antonio Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Williams. Seth Williams edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Seth Williams provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
42.24
0-0BV Borussia Dortmund are dictating the run of play here today.
45.00
Fernando Saez passes the ball forward to Antonio Bento. Antonio Bento whips in a cross ball towards Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. BV Borussia Dortmund also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Reading kick off!
47.54
Diego Di Cara flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Bento. Antonio Bento finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.20
0-0Emmerick Bouvier clumsily knocks into Jonas Dehm. The referee calls over Emmerick Bouvier and shows him a yellow card! Jonas Dehm grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
59.04
Antonio Martins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Mendes. Roberto Mendes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Seth Williams. Seth Williams sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.48
1-0Paul Morlock knocks the ball to his team mate, Diego Di Cara. Diego Di Cara flicks a high pass forward. Emmerick Bouvier collects the pass. Emmerick Bouvier whips in a cross ball towards Steven Gerrard. Steven Gerrard makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.29
1-0Colin McNeill flicks the ball to his team mate, Armin Schrader. Armin Schrader deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Kirkland.
67.20
Emmerick Bouvier passes the ball forward to Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
69.48
Diego Di Cara makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.32
1-0BV Borussia Dortmund have made 3 substitutions with David Mason replacing Patrick Chadwick, Neil Midgley replacing Roberto Mendes and Arturo Ocampo replacing Armin Schrader .
78.35
1-0Colin McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seth Williams. Seth Williams runs straight at the defence! Rafael Lozano comes in with a late challenge on Seth Williams. Penalty not given!!
83.11
1-0Jonas Dehm takes it forward alone. Jonas Dehm flicks a high pass forward. Neil Midgley controls it well on his chest. Neil Midgley knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Seth Williams is offside!
84.35
Rafael Lozano knocks the ball forward to David Kirkland. David Kirkland sees Fernando Saez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Saez kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Cottee but the referee indicates it's offside!
85.58
Rafael Lozano clumsily knocks into Marc Sachs. The referee calls over Rafael Lozano and warns him to calm down! Marc Sachs hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
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Yellow Cards
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Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Jon Vickers (GK)
8
2. Paul Morlock (DEF)
6
3. Rafael Lozano (DEF)
6
4. David Kirkland (DEF)
6
5. Danny Cottee (MID)
6
6. Diego Di Cara (MID)
8
7. Emmerick Bouvier (MID)
6
8. Fernando Saez (MID)
6
9. Antonio Bento (ATT)
6
10. Anthony McManaman (ATT)
6
11. Steven Gerrard (ATT)
9
12. Martin Boban (DEF)
0
13. David Lawton (MID)
0
14. John Bishop (ATT)
0
1. Malte Nahrstedt (GK)
6
2. Andy White (DEF)
6
3. Jonas Dehm (DEF)
7
4. Marc Sachs (DEF)
7
5. Ivan Zoppetti (DEF)
6
6. Antonio Martins (MID)
8
7. Armin Schrader (MID)
7
8. Colin McNeill (MID)
7
9. Seth Williams (ATT)
7
10. Roberto Mendes (ATT)
7
11. Patrick Chadwick (ATT)
6
12. David Mason (MID)
6
13. Neil Midgley (ATT)
6
14. Arturo Ocampo (ATT)
6