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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 38 (setup 2, season 18)
Reading
v.
Colchester United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Matt TURNER17Wesley FODERINGHAM
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Andy YIADOM72Ben JOHNSON
Konstantinos TSIMIKAS37Kenneth PAAL
Tom DELE-BASHIRU46Sammie SZMODICS
MURILLO Santiago Costa dos Santos75Mouhamadou 'Naby' SARR
Tom HOLMES766Mads Juel ANDERSEN
Michael OLISE77Drey WRIGHT
Christian FASSNACHT8Philip ZINCKERNAGEL
Danny LOADER9Ross STEWART
Lewis BAKER10Erhun Aksel ÖZTÜMER
Yakou MEITÉ116Luke THOMAS
Manager
Scott DANN12Alex GILBEY
13Kieran O'HARA
Tom INCE14Charlie DANIELS
Jeff HENDRICK15Alan JUDGE
Dejan TETEK716Luke CHAMBERS

Reading 5 Colchester United 0
(Half-time: 4-0, Attendance: 23,576, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Clive PENTON 7½)
10 Meité, 25 Murillo, 38 Dele-Bashiru, 45+1 Dele-Bashiru, 53 TsimikasScorers
49 Baker <=> TetekSubstitutions
Sendings off30 Öztümer
Bookings6 Öztümer
18Corners4
3Fouls6
1Offsides8
8Shots on7
21Shots off3
29Total shots10
3Shots saved7
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Konstantinos TSIMIKAS
6A bad foul on OLISE by ÖZTÜMER results in a booking.
10GOAL!! An outswinging corner booted out by ÖZTÜMER was flicked home by MEITÉ. (1-0 Reading)
19FASSNACHT fired the ball through a ruck of players but FODERINGHAM was a match for it as he dived to his left.
22A good ball from LOADER on the left fell to TSIMIKAS who scuffed his shot inches wide.
25GOAL!! A patient Reading side were rewarded with a lovely strike from MURILLO. (2-0 Reading)
30The ref gave ÖZTÜMER a second yellow card for a late foul on YIADOM.
37STEWART's shot beat the Reading 'keeper but rebounded off the Reading post.
38GOAL!! A deep cross by LOADER was met by DELE-BASHIRU who rushed in to score. (3-0 Reading)
45A penalty box scramble resulted in LOADER driving a low shot over.
45+1GOAL!! After some neat play on the left DELE-BASHIRU came inside and flicked the ball into the roof of the net. (4-0 Reading)
 
53GOAL!! TSIMIKAS hit a glorious thirty yard shot past the stunned 'keeper. (5-0 Reading)
54A drive from STEWART seemed a certain goal but TURNER managed to force the ball clear.
57OLISE hoofed the ball wide from just inside the area.
57Uncertainty in the Colchester United defence enabled DELE-BASHIRU to hammer the ball over the bar.
59A great effort from TSIMIKAS scraped the woodwork.
67SARR rushed through the Reading defence but shot straight at TURNER.
69OLISE made space on the left and dragged the ball to HOLMES who touched the ball over.
71A header by ANDERSEN at the near post was easily collected by TURNER.
80A shot from ANDERSEN held no problem for the 'keeper.
81TETEK dribbled round SARR and stabbed a poor shot past the post.
84FASSNACHT shot over.
85SZMODICS worked the ball to JOHNSON, STEWART gathered his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.