Football
Exeter City vs Reading. EFL Trophy Southern Group G.
7:00pm, Tuesday 19th September 2023.
St James ParkAttendance: Attendance1,871.
Match ends, Exeter City 0, Reading 9.
Second Half ends, Exeter City 0, Reading 9.
Goal! Exeter City 0, Reading 9. Dom Ballard (Reading) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylan Harris.
Attempt missed. Caylon Vickers (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kelvin Abrefa.
Goal! Exeter City 0, Reading 8. Caylon Vickers (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelvin Abrefa.
Attempt missed. Taylan Harris (Reading) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Michael Craig.
Goal! Exeter City 0, Reading 7. Taylan Harris (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
Attempt missed. Caylon Vickers (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
Attempt missed. Matthew Carson (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Taylan Harris.
Substitution, Reading. Taylan Harris replaces Ben Elliott.
Offside, Reading. Caylon Vickers tries a through ball, but Dom Ballard is caught offside.
Goal! Exeter City 0, Reading 6. Ben Elliott (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
Attempt missed. Dom Ballard (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Elliott.
Harlee Dean (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Theo Cutler (Exeter City).
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Max Edgecombe.
Attempt blocked. Caylon Vickers (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
Foul by Kelvin Abrefa (Reading).
Mitch Beardmore (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Dom Ballard (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Tivonge Rushesha (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alfie Cunningham (Exeter City).
Foul by Dom Ballard (Reading).
Mitch Beardmore (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Exeter City. Sam Joce replaces Jack Fitzwater.
Substitution, Exeter City. Alfie Cunningham replaces Kyle Taylor.
Substitution, Reading. Jeriel Dorsett replaces Tom McIntyre.
Goal! Exeter City 0, Reading 5. Dom Ballard (Reading) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Tivonge Rushesha with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Pedro Borges.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Joe O'Connor.
Attempt blocked. Caylon Vickers (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Elliott.
Attempt saved. Sonny Cox (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Borges.
Substitution, Reading. Dom Ballard replaces Jayden Wareham.
Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Abrefa replaces Amadou Salif Mbengue.
Substitution, Reading. Harvey Knibbs replaces Paul Mukairu.
Substitution, Exeter City. Max Edgecombe replaces Zak Jules.
Substitution, Exeter City. Theo Cutler replaces James Scott.
Goal! Exeter City 0, Reading 4. Paul Mukairu (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Elliott.
Attempt saved. Matthew Carson (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Tivonge Rushesha (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jake Richards (Exeter City).
Goal! Exeter City 0, Reading 3. Paul Mukairu (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Caylon Vickers.
Foul by Paul Mukairu (Reading).
Aamir Daniels (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ben Elliott (Reading).
Sonny Cox (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Gary Woods.
Attempt saved. Paul Mukairu (Reading) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Caylon Vickers.
Attempt missed. Pedro Borges (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Aamir Daniels (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Paul Mukairu (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Aamir Daniels (Exeter City).
Tom McIntyre (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
Kyle Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Tom McIntyre (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kyle Taylor (Exeter City).
Second Half begins Exeter City 0, Reading 2.
Substitution, Exeter City. Aamir Daniels replaces Caleb Watts.
First Half ends, Exeter City 0, Reading 2.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Zak Jules.
Joe O'Connor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Craig (Reading).
James Scott (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading).
Caleb Watts (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Caylon Vickers (Reading).
Attempt saved. Tom McIntyre (Reading) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matthew Carson with a cross.
Attempt missed. Ben Elliott (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Mukairu.
Jake Richards (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jayden Wareham (Reading).
Own Goal by Zak Jules, Exeter City. Exeter City 0, Reading 2.
Ben Elliott (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Caleb Watts (Exeter City).
Paul Mukairu (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Pedro Borges (Exeter City).
Caylon Vickers (Reading) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
Attempt missed. Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tivonge Rushesha with a cross following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Ben Elliott (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harlee Dean.
Foul by Tivonge Rushesha (Reading).
Offside, Exeter City. Kyle Taylor tries a through ball, but James Scott is caught offside.
Matthew Carson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sonny Cox (Exeter City).
Attempt blocked. Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jack Fitzwater.
Attempt missed. Jayden Wareham (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Elliott.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Mitch Beardmore.
Attempt saved. Ben Elliott (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caylon Vickers.
Offside, Reading. Matthew Carson tries a through ball, but Tivonge Rushesha is caught offside.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kyle Taylor.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Caleb Watts.
Goal! Exeter City 0, Reading 1. Tom McIntyre (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Carson with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Mitch Beardmore (Exeter City).
Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Exeter City. Jack Fitzwater tries a through ball, but James Scott is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
