U.S. Open Cup

Reading United AC vs Philadelphia Lone Star FC, 2019 U.S. Open Cup, First Round

· U.S. Open Cup
Reading United AC
  • 18': Jeremy Rafanello
  • 21': Jeremy Rafanello (P)
FT
2 - 1
Philadelphia Lone Star FC
  • 69': Shawn Genius
  • Red Card 86': Yaya Fane

About

Reading United AC are hosting Philadelphia Lone Star FC at Alvernia University Stadium, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the U.S. Open Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 4': Filipe Sakamoto (Reading United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Yaya Fane (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 6': Corner, Reading United. Conceded by Mohamed Tall.
  • 7': Hand ball by Zoncher Dennis (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Aaron Molloy (Reading United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Richie Schlentz (Reading United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Kalil ElMedkhar (Reading United) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Gilbert Waso.
  • 12': Offside, Reading United. Aaron Molloy tries a through ball, but Oakley Hanger is caught offside.
  • 13': Foul by Anthony Allison (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 13': Lamine Conte (Reading United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, Reading United. Conceded by Kouassi N´Guessan.
  • 13': Elliott Johnson (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Jeremy Rafanello (Reading United).
  • 15': Foul by Aaron Molloy (Reading United).
  • 15': Zoncher Dennis (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Jeremy Rafanello (Reading United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Molloy.
  • 18': Goal! Reading United 1, Philadelphia Lone Star 0. Jeremy Rafanello (Reading United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 19': Offside, Reading United. Kalil ElMedkhar tries a through ball, but Jeremy Rafanello is caught offside.
  • 20': Penalty Reading United. Filipe Sakamoto draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 20': Penalty conceded by Mohamed Tall (Philadelphia Lone Star) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 21': Goal! Reading United 2, Philadelphia Lone Star 0. Jeremy Rafanello (Reading United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 22': Foul by Gabriel Machado (Reading United).
  • 22': Kouassi N´Guessan (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Gabriel Machado (Reading United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Gilbert Waso.
  • 24': Offside, Reading United. Richie Schlentz tries a through ball, but Jeremy Rafanello is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Yaya Fane (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 25': Kalil ElMedkhar (Reading United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Yaya Fane (Philadelphia Lone Star) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Delay in match Kalil ElMedkhar (Reading United) because of an injury.
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Corner, Philadelphia Lone Star. Conceded by Richie Schlentz.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Nyakeh Kamara (Philadelphia Lone Star) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kouassi N´Guessan.
  • 28': Corner, Philadelphia Lone Star. Conceded by Jeremy Rafanello.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Samba Koroma (Philadelphia Lone Star) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Corner, Philadelphia Lone Star. Conceded by Filipe Sakamoto.
  • 30': Corner, Philadelphia Lone Star. Conceded by Gabriel Machado.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Samba Koroma (Philadelphia Lone Star) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nyakeh Kamara with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. William Stone (Philadelphia Lone Star) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Corner, Philadelphia Lone Star. Conceded by Gabriel Machado.
  • 32': Substitution, Reading United. Alvin Dahn replaces Kalil ElMedkhar because of an injury.
  • 37': Offside, Reading United. Gilbert Waso tries a through ball, but Filipe Sakamoto is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Alvin Dahn (Reading United).
  • 37': Mohamed Tall (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Filipe Sakamoto (Reading United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Anthony Allison (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 40': Deron Joe (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Jeremy Rafanello (Reading United).
  • 43': Corner, Philadelphia Lone Star. Conceded by Brandon Hackenberg.
  • 45': Hand ball by Deron Joe (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 45'+2': Foul by Anthony Allison (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 45'+2': Lamine Conte (Reading United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Machado (Reading United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Molloy.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Reading United 2, Philadelphia Lone Star 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Reading United 2, Philadelphia Lone Star 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Lone Star. Marco Bla replaces William Stone.
  • 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Lone Star. Mohammed Mayah replaces Mohamed Tall.
  • 48': Foul by Samba Koroma (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 48': Gabriel Machado (Reading United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Jeremy Rafanello (Reading United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Richie Schlentz.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Jeremy Rafanello (Reading United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 50': Foul by Gilbert Waso (Reading United).
  • 50': Mohammed Mayah (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Gilbert Waso (Reading United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Aaron Molloy (Reading United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Marco Bla (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 52': Anthony Allison (Philadelphia Lone Star) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Alvin Dahn (Reading United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Kouassi N´Guessan (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 55': Corner, Reading United. Conceded by Yaya Fane.
  • 56': Elliott Johnson (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Brandon Hackenberg (Reading United).
  • 57': Foul by Elliott Johnson (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 57': Oakley Hanger (Reading United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Gilbert Waso (Reading United).
  • 58': Zoncher Dennis (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Anthony Allison (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Alvin Dahn (Reading United).
  • 61': Attempt missed. Alvin Dahn (Reading United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Filipe Sakamoto.
  • 62': Offside, Reading United. Jeremy Rafanello tries a through ball, but Alvin Dahn is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Aaron Molloy (Reading United).
  • 63': Marco Bla (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Substitution, Philadelphia Lone Star. Shawn Genius replaces Deron Joe.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Richie Schlentz (Reading United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Filipe Sakamoto.
  • 64': Substitution, Reading United. Mohamed Conde replaces Gilbert Waso.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Anthony Allison (Philadelphia Lone Star) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Shawn Genius (Philadelphia Lone Star) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Nyakeh Kamara (Philadelphia Lone Star) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Goal! Reading United 2, Philadelphia Lone Star 1. Shawn Genius (Philadelphia Lone Star) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 70': Foul by Nyakeh Kamara (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 70': Mohamed Conde (Reading United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Aaron Molloy (Reading United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 72': Foul by Alvin Dahn (Reading United).
  • 72': Marco Bla (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Corner, Philadelphia Lone Star. Conceded by Richie Schlentz.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Kouassi N´Guessan (Philadelphia Lone Star) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaya Fane with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Mohammed Mayah (Philadelphia Lone Star) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shawn Genius following a corner.
  • 74': Oakley Hanger (Reading United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Foul by Alvin Dahn (Reading United).
  • 75': Yaya Fane (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Zoncher Dennis (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 77': Lamine Conte (Reading United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Marco Bla (Philadelphia Lone Star) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 79': Substitution, Reading United. Simon Becher replaces Jeremy Rafanello.
  • 79': Foul by Nyakeh Kamara (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 79': Mohamed Conde (Reading United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Hand ball by Alvin Dahn (Reading United).
  • 81': Foul by Filipe Sakamoto (Reading United).
  • 81': Marco Bla (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Aaron Molloy (Reading United).
  • 82': Kouassi N´Guessan (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Marco Bla (Philadelphia Lone Star) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 82': Corner, Philadelphia Lone Star. Conceded by Tor Erik Larsen.
  • 83': Offside, Philadelphia Lone Star. Kouassi N´Guessan tries a through ball, but Anthony Allison is caught offside.
  • 85': Delay in match Brandon Hackenberg (Reading United) because of an injury.
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Foul by Yaya Fane (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 86': Simon Becher (Reading United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Second yellow card to Yaya Fane (Philadelphia Lone Star) for a bad foul.
  • 89': Foul by Mohammed Mayah (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 89': Simon Becher (Reading United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Hand ball by Marco Bla (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Zoncher Dennis (Philadelphia Lone Star) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Allison.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Anthony Allison (Philadelphia Lone Star) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Reading United. Aaron Molloy tries a through ball, but Simon Becher is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Samba Koroma (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 90'+2': Oakley Hanger (Reading United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Reading United. Conceded by Mohammed Mayah.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Gabriel Machado (Reading United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filipe Sakamoto with a through ball.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Alvin Dahn (Reading United).
  • 90'+4': Shawn Genius (Philadelphia Lone Star) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Kouassi N´Guessan (Philadelphia Lone Star).
  • 90'+5': Lamine Conte (Reading United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Alvin Dahn (Reading United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Oakley Hanger.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Reading United. Conceded by Vincent Tasca.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Reading United 2, Philadelphia Lone Star 1.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, Reading United 2, Philadelphia Lone Star 1.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
8 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 2
52.2 Possession 47.8
14 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
315 Accurate Passes 312
422 Passes 407
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
23 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 64
31 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
8 Blocked Shots 2
17 Effective Tackles 22
24 Tackles 29
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
17 Interceptions 15
13 Effective Clearances 32
13 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: U.S. Open Cup

Venue: Alvernia University Stadium
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 230

Line-Ups

REA Reading United AC (4-4-2)

No. Name
99 Tor Erik Larsen (GK)
7 Brandon Hackenberg
18 Lamine Conte
16 Richie Schlentz
14 Oakley Hanger Yellow Card
15 Gabriel Machado
6 Aaron Molloy
2 Gilbert Waso Yellow Card
8 Kalil ElMedkhar
10 Felipe Felipe Soares Sakam
4 Jeremy Rafanello
Reading United AC Substitutes:
Oluwaola-Ayo Ogunwale, Alvin Dahn, Mohamed Conde, Spencer Burkhardt, Gordon Botterill, Simon Becher, Seth Kuhn.

PHI Philadelphia Lone Star FC (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
98 Vincent Tasca (GK)
20 Kouassi N´Guessan
13 Elliott Johnson
16 Mohamed Tall
5 Yaya Fane Yellow Card
17 Deron Joe
22 Zoncher Dennis
33 Samba Koroma
11 Nyakeh Kamara
23 William Stone
10 Anthony Allison Yellow Card
Philadelphia Lone Star FC Substitutes:
Marco Bla, Prince Monyan, Shawn Genius, Abdullah Donzo, Bill Walleekendeh, Mohammed Mayah, Ebere Goodluck.

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