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13/08/2052, Ewood Park, Blackburn, England
EFL Cup, Round 1
Blackburn Vs Reading

Blackburn play in a 4-3-3 Att formation, and line up with: G Paterson (GK) , O Gwenn (CB) , S Iloenyosi (CB) , K Crowe (RB) , J McCloy (LB) , M Bickett (CM) , D Pevey (CM) , O MacBride (CAM) , D Buckley (RW) , G Price (LW) , D MacGuinness (ST) And the subs are: D Maffett (CB) , G Wynne (CB) , M Scully (CM) , I Mulrennan (CM) , R Begg (ST)

Reading play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M Owen (GK) , G Evans (CB) , Z MacNevin (CB) , I McCabe (CB) , D Daun (RB) , M Hines (LB) , B Ghant (CDM) , C Kenneth (CAM) , J Umar (RM) , G McAffee (LM) , J McVean (ST) And the subs are: J Elias (CB) , R Llandinam (CM) , B Markey (CM) , N Adger (ST)
Welcome to Ewood Park in Blackburn, England where Blackburn Rovers will face Reading.  This is round 1 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 23006.

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

4' - Oscar MacBride passes to Kai Crowe.  Kai Crowe passes to Daniel Pevey.  Daniel Pevey spots a run from Oscar MacBride.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Oscar MacBride takes the ball.  Oscar MacBride attempts a shot towards goal...and Oscar MacBride scores!  That's a great goal from the Blackburn player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

4' - Reading kick the ball off for the restart.  

9' - John McCloy speeds past Brad Ghant.  

9' - John McCloy sees David MacGuinness making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but David MacGuinness has strayed offside!  

12' - Chris Kenneth finds Ian McCabe with a long pass.  Ian McCabe sees a run from Glynn McAffee.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Glynn McAffee is able to control the ball.  Glynn McAffee hits the ball...but the shot is offtarget!

13' - Gavin Paterson spots a run from Dave Buckley.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Dave Buckley is caught offside!  

18' - Chris Kenneth plays a long ball to Ian McCabe.  Ian McCabe sees a run from Jacob Umar.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Jacob Umar takes the ball.  Jacob Umar tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and Jacob Umar scores!  That's a nice goal from the Reading player!  The ball went in off the underside of the crossbar!

19' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

21' - Owen Gwenn plays the ball to Oscar MacBride.  Oscar MacBride plays the ball to John McCloy.  John McCloy spots a run from David MacGuinness.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

27' - John McCloy chips a long ball to Stephen Iloenyosi.  Stephen Iloenyosi sees Mark Bickett making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Mark Bickett is able to control the ball.  Mark Bickett attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

30' - Mark Owen plays a short pass to Dylan Daun.  Dylan Daun plays a long ball to Brad Ghant.  Brad Ghant crosses the ball, but opposing player Mark Bickett takes possession.  

32' - Mark Bickett plays a long pass to Kai Crowe.  Kai Crowe tries to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but Mark Owen stops the shot!  

36' - Mark Owen passes a long ball to Ian McCabe.  Ian McCabe spots a run from Brad Ghant.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

40' - Dave Buckley finds Kai Crowe with a long ball.  Kai Crowe spots a run from Oscar MacBride.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Oscar MacBride is able to control the ball.  Oscar MacBride takes a shot...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Oscar MacBride for Blackburn!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

40' - Reading kick the ball off for the restart.  

46' - Ian McCabe passes the ball to Jacob Umar.  Jacob Umar passes to Zachary MacNevin.  John McCloy dispossesses Zachary MacNevin and takes possession.  Blackburn try to launch a counter attack.  John McCloy slides the ball to Mark Bickett.  Mark Bickett sees David MacGuinness making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and David MacGuinness takes the ball.  David MacGuinness hits the ball towards goal...but the ball hits the post!  Mark Bickett is first to the loose ball...Mark Bickett tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the ball hits the post!  Gary Evans is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

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

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

51' - Ian McCabe passes the ball to Gary Evans.  Gary Evans passes to Ian McCabe.  Ian McCabe chips a long ball to Chris Kenneth.  Chris Kenneth sees a run from James McVean.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and James McVean is able to take the ball.  James McVean fires a shot towards goal...and its in! It's a nice goal from James McVean for Reading!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

52' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

55' - John McCloy passes to Owen Gwenn.  Owen Gwenn plays a short pass to Mark Bickett.  Mark Bickett passes a long ball to Oscar MacBride.  Oscar MacBride curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Dylan Daun takes possession.  

57' - Oscar MacBride dispossesses Dylan Daun and the ball goes loose.  Brad Ghant attempts a shot from distance...but the ball hits the post!  Oscar MacBride gets to the ball first and clears.

60' - Zachary MacNevin plays a long pass to Brad Ghant.  Brad Ghant tries to use ball skills to beat Kai Crowe, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Zachary MacNevin will come off.  John Elias is brought on from the bench.  

61' - Brad Ghant sees a run from James McVean.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

67' - Mark Bickett successfully tackles Ian McCabe and takes possession.  Blackburn try to launch a quick counter attack.  Mark Bickett sees a run from Gethin Price.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Gethin Price runs on to the ball.  Gethin Price shoots, aiming for the top of the net...but Mark Owen stops the shot!  

70' - Mark Owen chips a long ball to Dylan Daun.  Dylan Daun sees a run from Jacob Umar.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Jacob Umar runs on to the ball.  Jacob Umar looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a fine goal from Jacob Umar for Reading!  The ball went in off the upright!

70' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

73' - Daniel Pevey plays a short pass to Owen Gwenn.  Owen Gwenn passes to Kai Crowe.  Kai Crowe sees a run from Dave Buckley.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Dave Buckley takes the ball.  Dave Buckley looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

77' - Mark Owen slides the ball to Jacob Umar.  Stephen Iloenyosi tackles Jacob Umar and takes possession.  Stephen Iloenyosi sees Gethin Price making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Owen Gwenn is going to be taken off.  Dave Maffett is brought on from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David MacGuinness will come off.  Ronald Begg joins the game from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gary Evans will come off.  Brin Markey joins the game from the bench.  

81' - Ian McCabe curves the ball into the box, but Daniel Pevey intercepts the ball.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dave Buckley is going to be taken off.  Michael Scully is going to be brought on.  

86' - Daniel Pevey slides the ball to Mark Bickett.  Mark Bickett plays a long ball to Kai Crowe.  Kai Crowe attempts to outskill John Elias.  The opposing player is unable to stop Kai Crowe who takes the ball forward!  

87' - Kai Crowe hits a shot from distance, aiming for the corner of the net...and Kai Crowe scores!  That's a fine goal from the Blackburn player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

88' - Reading kick the ball off for the restart.  

91' - James McVean crosses the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

91' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

94' - Dave Maffett passes the ball to Oscar MacBride.  Oscar MacBride passes the ball to Stephen Iloenyosi.  Stephen Iloenyosi chips a long ball to Kai Crowe.  Kai Crowe attempts to beat Dylan Daun using his skills, but is brought down illegally.  That will be a freekick for Blackburn.  

95' - Oscar MacBride steps up to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, but the goalkeeper, Mark Owen catches the ball.  

98' - Mark Owen plays a short pass to James McVean.  James McVean tries to beat John McCloy using his ball skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

99' - James McVean whips in a cross, but the ball misses everyone.  

100' - James McVean runs with the ball, beating Daniel Pevey.  

101' - James McVean whips in a cross and finds Jacob Umar.  Jacob Umar attempts a shot towards goal...and Jacob Umar scores!  That's a nice goal from the Reading player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

102' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

104' - Oscar MacBride slides the ball to Daniel Pevey.  Daniel Pevey plays the ball to Kai Crowe.  Kai Crowe sees Mark Bickett making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Mark Bickett has strayed offside!  

106' - Chris Kenneth hits the ball long to Ian McCabe.  Ian McCabe sees a run from James McVean.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and James McVean is able to control the ball.  James McVean attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

107' - Reading kick the ball off for the restart.  

109' - John Elias passes to Brad Ghant.  Brad Ghant slides the ball to Chris Kenneth.  Chris Kenneth sees James McVean making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but James McVean has strayed offside!  

114' - Oscar MacBride finds Daniel Pevey with a long ball.  Daniel Pevey passes to Oscar MacBride.  Oscar MacBride uses his pace to beat Brin Markey.  

115' - Oscar MacBride crosses the ball into the box, but opposing player Brin Markey takes possession.  

119' - Brin Markey passes the ball to John Elias.  John Elias finds Brad Ghant with a long pass.  Brad Ghant whips in a cross, but the ball goes over everyone.  

120' - Kai Crowe spots a run from Mark Bickett.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Mark Bickett is caught offside!  

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 



The match has ended Blackburn Rovers 3 - 4 Reading.