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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 17 (setup 1, season 26)
Reading
v.
Exeter City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Marcelo Alberto BAROVERO717Claudio Andrés BRAVO Muñoz
Formation:
5-3-2
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Jean-Pascal MIGNOT72Christian MAGGIO
Lucas DIGNE83Davide SANTON
Christian N'dri ROMARIC747Daley BLIND
David BYSTRON75Nicolas LOMBAERTS
Jake BUXTON6José 'Martín' CÁCERES Silva
Yacine BRAHIMI877Marko ARNAUTOVIC
Tonny Emilio Trindade de VILHENA8Luis 'Antonio' VALENCIA Mosquera
Yannis TAFER69Álvaro NEGREDO Sánchez
CARLOS EDUARDO Marques610Yoann GOURCUFF
NILMAR Honorato da Silva611RODRIGO Moreno Machado
ManagerTarrot Greenaway
Anthony GARDNER126Federico BERNARDESCHI
Wayne HENNESSEY13Simone SCUFFET
Adam FORSHAW14Hatem BEN ARFA
Stuart LEWIS15Tomás KALAS
166Pavel YAKOVLEV

Reading 1 Exeter City 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 24,991, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Mike PIKE 6½)
15 Carlos EduardoScorers72 Rodrigo
Substitutions86 Rodrigo <=> Yakovlev, 87 Arnautovic <=> Bernardeschi
Sendings off
Bookings1 Blind, 68 Cáceres
0Corners1
12Fouls10
2Offsides1
3Shots on4
6Shots off9
9Total shots13
2Shots saved2
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Yacine BRAHIMI
1A late tackle gets BLIND a yellow card.
3ARNAUTOVIC dummied BYSTRON but knocked the ball into the arms of the Reading 'keeper.
5BRAHIMI shot wide.
9ARNAUTOVIC kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
12ARNAUTOVIC worked the ball to BLIND, GOURCUFF controlled his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the Reading 'keeper.
15GOAL!! A great drive from TAFER was punched clear by the Exeter City 'keeper only as far as CARLOS EDUARDO who flicked the ball past the stranded Exeter City 'keeper. (1-0 Reading)
17DIGNE was put clear by BYSTRON and he raced past the Exeter City 'keeper but drilled his shot wide.
20A weak shot from SANTON bounced agonisingly wide.
24BLIND chipped the ball to ARNAUTOVIC who headed it just beyond the near post.
29A neatly crafted pass from BLIND, was flicked goalbound by ARNAUTOVIC only for BAROVERO to claw away.
31RODRIGO flicked a simple chance past the near post.
39The Exeter City 'keeper was able to block a tame header from ROMARIC.
43ARNAUTOVIC dribbled round BUXTON and poked a poor shot past the post.
 
47A great effort from NEGREDO scraped the top of the crossbar.
51A good ball from NILMAR on the left bobbled toward VILHENA who mishit his shot just wide.
52A cross from CARLOS EDUARDO left VILHENA in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
53BLIND beat BUXTON and placed the ball to ARNAUTOVIC who fumbled his shot wide.
55VILHENA's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
62A free-kick from NILMAR floated over the bar.
68CÁCERES booked for a clumsy foul.
72GOAL!! After being forced wide RODRIGO was able to ram the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (1-1)
73GOURCUFF ran onto a wonderful ball from VALENCIA but fired his shot wide of the righthand post.
85A corner found VILHENA who fired the ball over.
86GOURCUFF headed just beyond the near post.