Match Report
| Reading | Reading |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Marc Rollings | Marc Rollings | manager | Danny Drinkwater | Danny Drinkwater | |||||||||||||||||
| Yassine Mokrani | Y. Mokrani |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | David Hulme | D. Hulme | |||||||||
| Nigel Bridges | N. Bridges | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Dietmar Geis | D. Geis | |||||||||
| Heriberto Nieves | H. Nieves |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Joost Van Der Leegte | J. Van Der Leegte | |||||||||
| Samir Engels | S. Engels | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 |  | Pierpaolo Baronchelli | P. Baronchelli | |||||||||
| Ismael Abdullah | I. Abdullah |  | 70 | M | | 5 | | M | 62 |  | Raynald Eloi | R. Eloi | |||||||||
| Nelson Jones | N. Jones |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Daniel Hartl | D. Hartl | |||||||||
| Christian Gargo | C. Gargo |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Valerien Dujeux | V. Dujeux | |||||||||
| Vicente Valenzuela | V. Valenzuela |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 |  | Celestine Ikpeba | C. Ikpeba | |||||||||
| Bryan Trustfull | B. Trustfull | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 |  | Claudiu Arcos | C. Arcos | |||||||||
| Matthew Régis | M. Régis |  | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 |  | Jose Campos | J. Campos | |||||||||
| Thomas Ibertsberger | T. Ibertsberger | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Sven Rohrschneider | S. Rohrschneider | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 17,595 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Reading and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Reading and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Reading kick off!
2.08
0-0Pierpaolo Baronchelli passes the ball forward to Valerien Dujeux. Valerien Dujeux flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudiu Arcos. Claudiu Arcos tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
4.07
0-0Dietmar Geis chips the ball to his team mate, Valerien Dujeux. Valerien Dujeux knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudiu Arcos. Claudiu Arcos tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
8.50
Ismael Abdullah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthew Régis. Matthew Régis whips in a cross ball towards Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow David Hulme manages to keep it out.
14.51
0-0Nigel Bridges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nelson Jones. Nelson Jones knocks the ball forward to Matthew Régis. Matthew Régis threads the ball through to Thomas Ibertsberger but he's offside!
16.38
0-0Samir Engels clumsily knocks into Claudiu Arcos. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Claudiu Arcos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.50
Pierpaolo Baronchelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Rohrschneider. Sven Rohrschneider shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
26.24
Dietmar Geis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Raynald Eloi. Raynald Eloi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sven Rohrschneider. Sven Rohrschneider finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.47
Celestine Ikpeba advances with the ball. Celestine Ikpeba shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
33.52
Christian Gargo makes a simple pass to Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger lofts in a cross ball towards Matthew Régis. Matthew Régis directs the ball goalwards with his head. David Hulme manages to gather it comfortably.
34.22
0-0Nigel Bridges threads the ball through to Nelson Jones. Nelson Jones controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.04
Samir Engels kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Gargo. Christian Gargo threads the ball through to Matthew Régis. Matthew Régis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.51
Raynald Eloi chips the ball to his team mate, Claudiu Arcos. Claudiu Arcos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Yassine Mokrani manages to gather it comfortably.
42.19
0-0Reading are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Liverpool's defence.
45.00
Dietmar Geis knocks the ball to his team mate, Celestine Ikpeba. Celestine Ikpeba knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Campos. Jose Campos shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Yassine Mokrani!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
48.43
Christian Gargo makes a probing pass to Matthew Régis. Matthew Régis makes a probing pass to Bryan Trustfull but he's offside!
55.00
Valerien Dujeux catches Nelson Jones on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nelson Jones stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.55
Dietmar Geis threads the ball through to Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl makes a simple pass to Jose Campos. Jose Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Yassine Mokrani easily smothers it!
59.22
Celestine Ikpeba deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Campos. Jose Campos finds some space and shoots from distance. Yassine Mokrani easily smothers it.
63.22
1-0Samir Engels makes a simple pass to Nelson Jones. Nelson Jones flicks the ball to his team mate, Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! David Hulme has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
67.19
Samir Engels controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Gargo. Christian Gargo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.14
Christian Gargo chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.38
Joost Van Der Leegte knocks the ball to his team mate, Celestine Ikpeba. Celestine Ikpeba makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudiu Arcos. Claudiu Arcos tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Yassine Mokrani manages to keep it out.
83.59
Christian Gargo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthew Régis. Matthew Régis lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Ibertsberger. Thomas Ibertsberger powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.02
Heriberto Nieves sees space and advances. Heriberto Nieves surges forward with the ball. Heriberto Nieves lofts in a cross ball towards Matthew Régis. Matthew Régis heads the ball goalwards. David Hulme easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Thomas Ibertsberger 63, 71, 84 |