Match Report
| Chester City | Chester City |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Alistair Simonsen | A. Simonsen |  | 45 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Scott Cutler | S. Cutler | |||||||||
| Del Hitchcock | D. Hitchcock | | 43 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Darren Ince | D. Ince | |||||||||
| Arthur Forbes | A. Forbes | | 43 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Craig Hurst | C. Hurst | |||||||||
| Martin Barton | M. Barton | | 38 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Ian Scholes | I. Scholes | |||||||||
| James Maddison | J. Maddison | | 36 | D | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Des Williamson | D. Williamson | |||||||||
| Fredrik Carrick | F. Carrick | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 45 | | Darren Windass | D. Windass | |||||||||
| Paolo Atherton | P. Atherton | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Noel Wright | N. Wright | |||||||||
| Emile Kirkland | E. Kirkland | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 38 | | Brian Johnson | B. Johnson | |||||||||
| Greg Williams | G. Williams | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 48 | | Julian Walsh | J. Walsh | |||||||||
| Seth Lampard | S. Lampard | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Carlton Best | C. Best | |||||||||
| Nigel Priestley | N. Priestley | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 39 | | Marc Riza | M. Riza | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Deva Stadium where Chester City play host to Reading. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Chester City and Reading are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Chester City and Reading are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Chester City start the match!
3.18
0-0Fredrik Carrick makes a probing pass to Nigel Priestley. Nigel Priestley lofts in a cross ball towards Seth Lampard. Seth Lampard connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
4.06
0-0Ian Scholes chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Johnson. Brian Johnson kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Riza. Marc Riza whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Best. Carlton Best is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Alistair Simonsen manages to gather it comfortably.
6.46
0-0Brian Johnson hacks Fredrik Carrick from behind! Brian Johnson is warned by the referee! Fredrik Carrick stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.17
James Maddison passes the ball forward to Paolo Atherton. Paolo Atherton makes a simple pass to Nigel Priestley. Nigel Priestley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Greg Williams. Greg Williams tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
10.51
Craig Hurst knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Windass. Darren Windass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Best. Carlton Best sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
15.00
Noel Wright chips the ball to his team mate, Carlton Best. Carlton Best whips in a cross ball towards Julian Walsh. Julian Walsh is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
16.52
Fredrik Carrick sees a break and surges forward. Fredrik Carrick shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Scott Cutler manages to gather it comfortably.
20.37
0-0Des Williamson decides to run forward with the ball. Des Williamson chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Riza. Marc Riza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Del Hitchcock.
21.43
Brian Johnson passes the ball forward to Julian Walsh. Julian Walsh knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.43
Noel Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Best. Carlton Best sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Alistair Simonsen manages to gather it comfortably.
34.36
Paolo Atherton threads the ball through to Seth Lampard. Seth Lampard finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Scott Cutler easily smothers it!
36.37
Emile Kirkland knocks the ball to his team mate, Seth Lampard. Seth Lampard knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Williams. Greg Williams is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Scott Cutler easily smothers it.
38.23
0-1Des Williamson surges forward with the ball. Des Williamson knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Riza. Marc Riza shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marc Riza!
44.28
Ian Scholes catches Nigel Priestley on the ankles. Ian Scholes is warned by the referee! Nigel Priestley runs off the knock.
45.00
Arthur Forbes decides to run forward with the ball. Arthur Forbes kicks a strong pass forward to Seth Lampard. Seth Lampard tries a spectacular long range effort. Scott Cutler easily smothers it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Reading kick off the second half!
51.22
Martin Barton makes a probing pass to Emile Kirkland. Emile Kirkland flicks the ball to his team mate, Seth Lampard. Seth Lampard shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.47
Paolo Atherton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Priestley. Nigel Priestley tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
55.31
Paolo Atherton makes a simple pass to Greg Williams. Greg Williams shoots from 25 yards. It's there!! Scott Cutler has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
59.01
Fredrik Carrick knocks the ball forward to Seth Lampard. Seth Lampard shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
66.17
Des Williamson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noel Wright. Noel Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlton Best. Carlton Best flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Walsh. Julian Walsh rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
69.15
1-1Emile Kirkland clumsily knocks into Darren Windass. Emile Kirkland is shown the yellow card! Darren Windass grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.34
Martin Barton knocks the ball to his team mate, Emile Kirkland. Emile Kirkland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Seth Lampard. Seth Lampard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Cutler who gathers it comfortably.
79.06
Emile Kirkland makes a simple pass to Nigel Priestley. Nigel Priestley shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
83.18
Noel Wright barges into Paolo Atherton. Noel Wright is given a warning by the referee! Paolo Atherton runs off the knock.
84.31
Martin Barton flicks the ball to his team mate, Emile Kirkland. Emile Kirkland threads the ball through to Greg Williams. Greg Williams shoots from 20 yards. Scott Cutler is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
87.09
Arthur Forbes knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Atherton. Paolo Atherton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Seth Lampard. Seth Lampard finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Scott Cutler.
89.25
Fredrik Carrick decides to run forward with the ball. Fredrik Carrick lofts in a cross ball towards Greg Williams. Greg Williams powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Del Hitchcock kicks a strong pass forward to Emile Kirkland. Emile Kirkland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Priestley. Nigel Priestley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Hurst.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Greg Williams 55, 84 | Marc Riza 38 |