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11/01/2031, Madejski Stadium, Reading, England, Live on National TV
League Two, English Football League

Reading Vs Colchester

Reading play in a 3-4-3 Att formation, and line up with: D Mattox (GK) , P Yarwood (CB) , S Lemmond (CB) , K Flanagan (CB) , M Pugh (CM) , I Carrick (CM) , C Flanagan (CM) , C MacDougal (CAM) , N Farrell (RW) , S Sloss (LW) , M McClellan (ST) And the subs are: H Gusau (CB) , G Harrison (CB) , D Onazi (CM) , J McNiel (CM) , D Dermott (ST)

Colchester play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: D Hughes (GK) , M Cadwallader (CB) , P McRaney (CB) , P McAndrews (RB) , M McCombe (LB) , T Boyce (CM) , C McNiven (CDM) , P McColm (CDM) , B Prothro (RW) , S Beirne (LW) , G Murray (ST) And the subs are: R Southerland (GK) , K Mathison (CB) , J McRae (CM) , M Zocco (CM) , I Morris (ST)

Welcome to Madejski Stadium in Reading, England where Reading will face Colchester.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League Two, English Football League.  The attendance is 23570.

1' - Reading kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Charles Flanagan plays a short pass to Kieran Flanagan.  Kieran Flanagan plays the ball to Chris MacDougal.  Chris MacDougal passes a long ball to Paul Yarwood.  Paul Yarwood sees Max McClellan making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

8' - Peter McColm plays a long ball to Paul McRaney.  Paul McRaney finds Michael Cadwallader with a long pass.  Michael Cadwallader sees a run from Gethin Murray.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Gethin Murray is caught offside!  

12' - Peter McColm sees Tobias Boyce making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Tobias Boyce is able to take the ball.  Tobias Boyce tries to cutback, but Paul Yarwood intercepts the ball to stop the chance! 

19' - Paul Yarwood finds Matt Pugh with a long pass.  Matt Pugh attempts a shot from outside the area...but the ball hits the post!  Nathan Farrell is first to the loose ball...Nathan Farrell looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Davie Hughes!  Matt Pugh gets to the ball first...Matt Pugh hits a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Chris MacDougal pounces on the loose ball...Chris MacDougal tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

22' - Davie Hughes plays a long ball to Marcus McCombe.  Marcus McCombe spots a run from Peter McColm.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

26' - With a turn of pace, Patrick McAndrews beats Inigo Carrick.  

32' - Tobias Boyce successfully tackles Sam Lemmond and takes possession.  Colchester try to launch a quick counter attack.  Tobias Boyce takes the ball past Kieran Flanagan with a turn of pace.  

36' - Tobias Boyce sees Shaun Beirne making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Shaun Beirne runs on to the ball.  Shaun Beirne tries to cutback, but Bart Prothro is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Tobias Boyce attempts to use his skills to beat Paul Yarwood but is dispossessed by his opponent!  

46' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Colchester kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

49' - Charles McNiven slides the ball to Patrick McAndrews.  Patrick McAndrews passes the ball to Michael Cadwallader.  Michael Cadwallader plays a long ball to Paul McRaney.  Paul McRaney sees Shaun Beirne making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Shaun Beirne is caught offside!  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Michael Cadwallader is going to be taken off.  Kai Mathison joins the game from the bench.  

53' - Paul McRaney sees a run from Gethin Murray.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Paul Yarwood is going to be taken off.  Henry Gusau is brought on from the bench.  

58' - Tobias Boyce plays a long ball to Peter McColm.  Matt Pugh successfully tackles Peter McColm and takes possession.  Matt Pugh takes the ball past Charles McNiven with a turn of pace, but is brought down.    The referee pulls out the yellow card to book Charles McNiven.  That will be a freekick for Reading.  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gethin Murray is going to be taken off.  Ian Morris is going to be brought on.  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Inigo Carrick is going to be taken off.  John McNiel is going to be brought on.  

69' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Tobias Boyce is going to be taken off.  John McRae is brought on from the bench.  

70' - Matt Pugh takes a shot from outside the area...but its wide!

74' - Ian Morris spots a run from Peter McColm.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Peter McColm is caught offside!  

80' - Nathan Farrell finds Matt Pugh with a long pass.  Matt Pugh plays a short pass to Max McClellan.  Max McClellan sees a run from John McNiel.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and John McNiel takes the ball.  John McNiel tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Reading.  Nathan Farrell gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box and finds Sam Sloss.  Sam Sloss gets his head to the ball hoping to beat Davie Hughes...and Sam Sloss scores!  That's a great goal from the Reading player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

80' - Colchester kick the ball off for the restart.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Charles Flanagan is going to be taken off.  Dale Onazi is brought on from the bench.  

84' - Dale Onazi spots a run from Nathan Farrell.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  



The match has ended Reading 1 - 0 Colchester.