IWC Group 16, Reading vs. Boca Juniors (Sun Mar 02) Reading | Boca Juniors 4-4-2 C | 4-2-2-2 C Lewis Gatt | Matias Finkelstein | M_Hahnemann GK | GK H_Hilario M_Yongkang DF | DF D_Diaz R_Fletche DF | DF R_DeBoer E_Eboue DF | DF A_Silvestre J_Rojas DF | DF J_Krupoviesa S_Nakamura MF | DM x05 A_Surman MF | DM F_Gago D_Gomes MF | MF N_Cardozo J_Mora MF | MF S_Battaglia J_Cruz FW | FW I_Velasquez M_Karalius FW | FW E_Cantona | R_Abbanzieri SUB | SUB E_Medran A_Angara SUB | SUB J_Calva G_Barnes SUB | SUB x12 Y_Folly SUB | SUB E_Banega Shane_Long SUB | SUB A_Pato Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland) Min. 2 :(boc) R_DeBoer brings the ball into the opposing area ... I_Velasquez makes himself available ... R_Fletche pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 10 :(boc) A_Silvestre gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Krupoviesa ... J_Krupoviesa launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But M_Hahnemann palms it behind ... G_Reddy has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 12 :(rea) S_Nakamura drives it forward to D_Gomes ... x05 wins the ball Min. 14 :(boc) R_DeBoer spits at M_Yongkang ... He could be off here! ... G_Reddy reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 18 :(boc) E_Cantona with electric pace ... He eases past E_Eboue ... Driven towards goal by E_Cantona ! ... Over the bar Min. 23 :(boc) A_Silvestre plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... N_Cardozo decides to go for goal instead! ... N_Cardozo tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... But M_Hahnemann makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 30 :(boc) x12 will replace the useless S_Battaglia and will play MF Min. 30 :(rea) M_Yongkang gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Karalius ... A_Silvestre goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 32 :(rea) S_Nakamura runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Mora ... Brilliantly taken away by D_Diaz !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 33 :(rea) M_Yongkang plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Karalius ... E_Cantona with the block Min. 33 :(boc) I_Velasquez knocks it past M_Yongkang and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... I_Velasquez carves a shot towards goal ! ... M_Hahnemann has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Hahnemann is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 37 :(boc) E_Cantona plays in I_Velasquez with a beautiful ball ... I_Velasquez keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... M_Hahnemann makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 39 :(rea) S_Nakamura spots J_Cruz who is in acres of space ... J_Cruz rifles it to the far post ! ... H_Hilario with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(boc) E_Banega is coming on and F_Gago is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play AM ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Reading 0-0 Boca Juniors Min. 46 :(boc) E_Banega with a probing through ball x12 ... R_Fletche with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 47 :(rea) M_Karalius runs towards the goal ... M_Karalius from 20 yards ! ... H_Hilario makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Rojas plays it into the danger area! ... H_Hilario reads it well, and claims it! Min. 51 :(boc) x12 changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Silvestre ... S_Nakamura robs him of the ball Min. 58 :(boc) N_Cardozo gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... N_Cardozo with a terrific drive ! ... M_Hahnemann makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Cantona floats the ball in! ... M_Hahnemann catches it! Min. 65 :(boc) A_Silvestre sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to x12 ... x12 heads the ball towards goal ! ... But M_Hahnemann punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 67 :(boc) x05 looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... E_Cantona receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... E_Eboue with the tackle Min. 72 :(boc) E_Banega fires over a low cross to I_Velasquez ... I_Velasquez with the punt towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Hahnemann dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Hahnemann beaten! Min. 74 :(rea) J_Rojas takes advantage of a mistake by E_Cantona ... It's a lucky break ... A scorcher of a shot from J_Rojas ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 75 :(rea) Reading restructured their strategy to A Min. 75 :(rea) J_Cruz flicks it over D_Diaz and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But A_Silvestre slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 76 :(rea) J_Cruz beats A_Silvestre ... But I_Velasquez will cut out the threat Min. 76 :(boc) N_Cardozo holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to I_Velasquez ... But R_Fletche will cut out the threat Min. 77 :(boc) J_Krupoviesa with a pinpoint pass to I_Velasquez ... I_Velasquez fires off a left-footed shot ! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 78 :(boc) A_Silvestre miskicks! ... He finds R_DeBoer though ... That was fortunate ... R_DeBoer is clean through! ... He tries to take it round M_Hahnemann ... He tries to beat M_Hahnemann ... M_Hahnemann dives on the ball !! Min. 81 :(rea) M_Yongkang squares it to S_Nakamura ... The ball hits R_DeBoer in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 87 :(rea) E_Eboue sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Superbly timed tackle by x12 ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... A_Surman hits it into the box! ... x05 wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(boc) I_Velasquez spits at J_Mora ... RED CARD!! ... G_Reddy had no choice there!! ... Lewis Gatt appluads the decision ... FREE KICK! ... It is within shooting distance! ... E_Eboue hoists it forward ... M_Yongkang gets on the end of it ... R_DeBoer with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 89 :(rea) J_Cruz spots S_Nakamura who is in acres of space ... S_Nakamura has a go! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Madejski Stadium Attendance : 18,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Hahnemann Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Fletche (2) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boca Juniors Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Silvestre (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : I_Velasquez (88) Booked : R_DeBoer (14) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading | Boca Juniors Attempts on Goal : 4 | 10 Off target : 2 | 4 On target : 2 | 6 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 5 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 9 Key Passes : 7 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Reading 0 - 0 Boca Juniors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Reading Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Hahnemann GK 28 1 1 1 40 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 M_Yongkang DF 1 21 8 5 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 45 0 R_Fletche DF 2 21 2 5 33 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 -4 -4 E_Eboue DF 1 20 8 6 14 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 J_Rojas DF 1 20 11 5 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 S_Nakamura MF 1 5 24 9 22 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 45 2 A_Surman MF 1 9 20 7 34 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Gomes MF 2 11 20 7 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mora MF 1 9 16 5 37 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cruz FW 1 7 8 20 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 M_Karalius FW 1 2 7 20 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 R_Abbanzieri GK 25 1 1 1 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Angara DF 1 15 8 8 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Barnes MF 1 8 15 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Folly MF 1 9 15 5 43 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shane_Long FW 1 6 6 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Boca Juniors Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Hilario GK 26 1 1 1 20 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 0 0 0 D_Diaz DF 1 21 14 4 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 R_DeBoer DF 1 20 11 10 26 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 26 11 1 A_Silvestre DF 1 18 14 13 22 | 95 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 60 0 J_Krupoviesa DF 1 20 10 3 31 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 x05 DM 1 12 10 9 31 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 15 0 F_Gago DM 1 11 20 13 18 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cardozo MF 1 5 24 11 32 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 S_Battaglia MF 2 4 23 6 30 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Velasquez FW 1 11 7 24 25 | 91 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 14 -10 1 E_Cantona FW 1 9 10 20 19 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 15 2 E_Medran GK 20 1 1 1 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Calva DF 1 16 8 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x12 MF 1 9 13 8 29 | 65 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 15 5 E_Banega AM 1 11 17 10 25 | 50 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Pato FW 1 7 5 15 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1204494609 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08