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Match Report

Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 19,340 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Reading and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Reading kick off the first half!
2.22
Tom Kiekens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomás Valenzuela. Tomás Valenzuela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hayder Risco.
3.48
Tom Kiekens barges into Javier Suggs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Javier Suggs stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.27
Gustavo Montoya sees a break and surges forward. Gustavo Montoya deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pascal Augstein. Pascal Augstein finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but George Urzica easily smothers it!
6.33
Gustavo Montoya kicks a strong pass forward to Kasper Sørensen. Kasper Sørensen sees a break and surges forward. Kasper Sørensen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Lidstrom.
8.23
Jody Sinclair surges forward with the ball. Jody Sinclair controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
10.32
Kasper Sørensen barges into Gian Matteo Di Salvatore. The referee calls over Kasper Sørensen and warns him to calm down! Gian Matteo Di Salvatore runs off the knock.
14.58
Kasper Sørensen passes the ball forward to Paolo Rosales. Paolo Rosales controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.06
Tomás Valenzuela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pascal Augstein. Pascal Augstein knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomislav Boksic.
33.26
Tiago Carrillo barges into Garry Davidson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Garry Davidson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.01
Tomás Valenzuela clumsily knocks into Yves-A. Ferreira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yves-A. Ferreira gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Joseph Tavernese threads the ball through to Kasper Sørensen. Kasper Sørensen threads the ball through to Pascal Augstein. Pascal Augstein knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic kick off!
49.34
Tomás Valenzuela passes the ball forward to Paolo Rosales. Paolo Rosales knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomislav Boksic.
55.31
João Miguel Denilson makes a simple pass to Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs lofts in a cross ball towards Max Yobou. Max Yobou connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Claus Conteh manages to gather it comfortably.
57.02
Gustavo Montoya makes a probing pass to Kasper Sørensen. Kasper Sørensen surges forward with the ball. Kasper Sørensen knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Augstein. Pascal Augstein directs the ball goalwards with his head. Pascal Augstein scores for Reading!!
60.44
João Miguel Denilson chips the ball to his team mate, Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.20
Tiago Carrillo hacks João Miguel Denilson from behind! The referee calls over Tiago Carrillo and warns him to calm down! João Miguel Denilson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.05
Gian Matteo Di Salvatore advances with the ball. Gian Matteo Di Salvatore whips in a cross ball towards Max Yobou. Max Yobou directs the ball goalwards with his head. Claus Conteh manages to gather it comfortably.
66.01
Gian Matteo Di Salvatore knocks the ball forward to Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claus Conteh who gathers it comfortably.
69.33
Gian Matteo Di Salvatore controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Yobou. Max Yobou knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joseph Tavernese.
72.15
Tomás Valenzuela knocks the ball forward to Paolo Rosales. Paolo Rosales knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Augstein. Pascal Augstein is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.30
Tom Kiekens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiago Carrillo. Tiago Carrillo makes a beautiful solo run. Tiago Carrillo lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Rosales. Paolo Rosales heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
79.14
João Miguel Denilson knocks the ball to his team mate, Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs lofts in a cross ball towards Max Yobou. Max Yobou heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Claus Conteh has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.55
Tom Kiekens threads the ball through to Tomás Valenzuela. Tomás Valenzuela knocks the ball to his team mate, Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.55
Joseph Tavernese makes a probing pass to Tomás Valenzuela. Tomás Valenzuela knocks the ball forward to Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.10
Tomislav Boksic kicks a strong pass forward to João Miguel Denilson. João Miguel Denilson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland goes all the way! Gunnar Håland takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Max Yobou of Wigan Athletic

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 5 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 3 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 62.1951219512195 vs 37.8048780487805
Play Area
Home team third: 28.05%, Midfield: 47.56%, Away team third: 24.39%