Match Report
| Reading | Reading |  |  | BV Borussia Dortmund | BV Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
| Aleksandar Nikolov | Aleksandar Nikolov | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Vegard Soltvedt | V. Soltvedt |  | 80 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Saïd Bencherif | S. Bencherif | |||||||||
| Garry Campbell | G. Campbell |  | 48 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Artur Ferreira | A. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Rafael Lozano | R. Lozano |  | 68 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 72 |  | Jonas Dehm | J. Dehm | ||||||||
| David Kirkland | D. Kirkland |  | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 | | Samuel Teixeira | S. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Danny Cottee | D. Cottee | | 79 | M | | 5 | | M | 75 | | Armin Schrader | A. Schrader | |||||||||
| Oleg Richards | O. Richards | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Tommy Bower | T. Bower | |||||||||
| Diego Di Cara | D. Di Cara |  | 79 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | David Mason | D. Mason | |||||||||
| Emmerick Bouvier | E. Bouvier |  | 78 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 | | Colin McNeill | C. McNeill | |||||||||
| Jon Vickers | J. Vickers | | 50 | G | | | 9 | | A | 77 | | Vinicio E. Ponzo | V. Ponzo | ||||||||
| Steven Gerrard | S. Gerrard | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Felipe Hidalgo | F. Hidalgo | |||||||||
| Reko Juvander | R. Juvander |  | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 |  | Stefan Nordqvist | S. Nordqvist | |||||||||
| Adam Vassell | A. Vassell | | 80 | D | | 12 | | A | 73 | | Roberto Mendes | R. Mendes | |||||||||
| Stephen Mendez | S. Mendez | | 88 | M | | 13 | | M | 71 |  | Wouter Kluivert | W. Kluivert | |||||||||
| Duarte Moutinho | D. Moutinho | | 84 | A | | 14 | | D | 71 | | Marc Sachs | M. Sachs | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play BV Borussia Dortmund in this friendly game. A crowd of 18,973 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Reading and BV Borussia Dortmund are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Reading and BV Borussia Dortmund are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with BV Borussia Dortmund kicking off!
3.05
0-0David Kirkland knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Lozano. Rafael Lozano sees space and advances. Rafael Lozano plays a one-two with Reko Juvander and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Rafael Lozano provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.35
0-1Colin McNeill threads a neat ball through to Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo whips in a cross ball towards Vinicio E. Ponzo. Vinicio E. Ponzo makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Vegard Soltvedt with no chance!! Goal for BV Borussia Dortmund!
10.09
0-1Oleg Richards chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Cottee. Danny Cottee knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samuel Teixeira.
21.37
0-1Seeing a gap ahead, Samuel Teixeira laces a through ball forward to Stefan Nordqvist. Stefan Nordqvist threads a neat ball through to Vinicio E. Ponzo. Vinicio E. Ponzo kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Nordqvist but the referee indicates it's offside!
22.21
Samuel Teixeira makes a simple pass to David Mason. David Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Vinicio E. Ponzo. Vinicio E. Ponzo plays a scrappy one-two with David Mason and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Vinicio E. Ponzo provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for BV Borussia Dortmund!
30.42
0-2The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
34.04
Stefan Nordqvist flicks a high pass forward. Vinicio E. Ponzo controls it well on his chest. Vinicio E. Ponzo threads the ball through to Felipe Hidalgo but he's offside!
39.14
0-2Oleg Richards knocks the ball to his team mate, Jon Vickers. Jon Vickers controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Steven Gerrard through on goal. Steven Gerrard makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Saïd Bencherif manages to gather it comfortably.
42.38
Jonas Dehm takes it forward alone. Jonas Dehm deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Nordqvist. Stefan Nordqvist runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Stefan Nordqvist provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for BV Borussia Dortmund!
45.00
David Kirkland flicks a high pass forward. Diego Di Cara collects the pass. Diego Di Cara makes a simple pass to Reko Juvander. Reko Juvander knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
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 second half starts with Reading kicking off!
47.31
Emmerick Bouvier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steven Gerrard. Steven Gerrard sees Oleg Richards just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some good footwork from Oleg Richards provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
49.54
Colin McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.29
Oleg Richards flicks a high pass forward. Jon Vickers comfortably collects the pass. Jon Vickers tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
54.45
0-3Tommy Bower comes in with a late challenge on David Kirkland. Tommy Bower is warned by the referee! David Kirkland grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.41
David Mason sees a break and surges forward. David Mason passes the ball forward to Felipe Hidalgo. Some good footwork from Felipe Hidalgo provides some space. He shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.16
0-3Diego Di Cara comes in with a late challenge on Tommy Bower. Diego Di Cara is given a warning by the referee! Tommy Bower runs off the knock.
77.10
With great vision, Felipe Hidalgo plays the ball forward to Vinicio E. Ponzo. Vinicio E. Ponzo cuts inside the box! Vinicio E. Ponzo tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Vegard Soltvedt comfortably smothers it!
79.55
Felipe Hidalgo flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Nordqvist who takes it down. Stefan Nordqvist tries a spectacular long range effort but Vegard Soltvedt is on top of it.
87.06
Tommy Bower flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Hidalgo controls it well on his chest. Felipe Hidalgo cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Felipe Hidalgo provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Vegard Soltvedt. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Vinicio E. Ponzo 6, 22 Stefan Nordqvist 42 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Vinicio E. Ponzo of BV Borussia Dortmund |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Vegard Soltvedt (GK)
6
2. Garry Campbell (DEF)
6
3. Rafael Lozano (DEF)
6
4. David Kirkland (DEF)
7
5. Danny Cottee (MID)
6
6. Oleg Richards (MID)
6
7. Diego Di Cara (MID)
6
8. Emmerick Bouvier (MID)
6
9. Jon Vickers (GK)
6
10. Steven Gerrard (ATT)
6
11. Reko Juvander (ATT)
6
12. Adam Vassell (DEF)
0
13. Stephen Mendez (MID)
0
14. Duarte Moutinho (ATT)
0
1. Saïd Bencherif (GK)
6
2. Artur Ferreira (DEF)
6
3. Jonas Dehm (DEF)
7
4. Samuel Teixeira (DEF)
6
5. Armin Schrader (MID)
6
6. Tommy Bower (MID)
6
7. David Mason (MID)
8
8. Colin McNeill (MID)
6
9. Vinicio E. Ponzo (ATT)
9
10. Felipe Hidalgo (ATT)
7
11. Stefan Nordqvist (ATT)
8
12. Roberto Mendes (ATT)
0
13. Wouter Kluivert (MID)
0
14. Marc Sachs (DEF)
0