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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 16 (setup 1, season 28)
Reading
v.
Manchester City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Marcelo Alberto BAROVERO71Marco AMELIA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Jake BUXTON62Ezequiel Matias SCHELOTTO
Lucas DIGNE38Manuel PASQUAL
Christian N'dri ROMARIC747Francesco LODI
Cesare BOVO757Marco CAPUANO
Jean-Pascal MIGNOT66Rodrigo ELY
Wes HOOLAHAN7Luca CRECCO
CARLOS EDUARDO Marques787Adam JOHNSON
Orlando Carlos Braga de SÁ797Giampaolo PAZZINI
NILMAR Honorato da Silva6107Björn VLEMINCKX
Timo WERNER611Antonio FLORO FLORES
Manager
Yannis TAFER12Simone Andrea GANZ
Agustín Federico MARCHESÍN13Lance CRONIN
Adam FORSHAW614Giulio SANSEVERINO
Simon COX615Francesco PISANO
Nick BLACKMAN16GABRIEL Moisés Antunes da SILVA

Reading 1 Manchester City 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 24,869, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Colin WEBSTER 7½)
23 Scorers57 Pazzini
63 Hoolahan <=> Cox, 85 Carlos Eduardo <=> ForshawSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
7Corners0
28Fouls15
3Offsides2
10Shots on5
9Shots off2
19Total shots7
8Shots saved3
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Ezequiel Matias SCHELOTTO
3PAZZINI fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
4A mix up in the Manchester City defence enabled BUXTON to crack the ball over.
6A great save prevented ROMARIC from scoring a lovely goal.
20The 'keeper saved a refined strike from NILMAR.
23GOAL!! Some useful work by BUXTON on the left, left yards clear, and he raced past the Manchester City 'keeper and thundered the ball into the net. (1-0 Reading)
26The Manchester City 'keeper dived to his left to save a fierce shot from Reading's HOOLAHAN.
36MIGNOT blasted a right foot shot over the bar from long range.
37CARLOS EDUARDO's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Manchester City woodwork.
39WERNER made space on the left and knocked the ball to CARLOS EDUARDO who fired the ball wide.
40The Manchester City 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from HOOLAHAN.
 
46A pin-point pass fell to PAZZINI and his right foot shot went narrowly over.
54BAROVERO was able to block an amazing shot.
56's shot was well held by AMELIA.
57GOAL!! A Manchester City counter-attack allowed VLEMINCKX to setup PAZZINI with a simple goal. (1-1)
61The 'keeper saved a swerving shot from CRECCO.
62A corner bobbled toward LODI who touched an effort just beyond the near post.
64NILMAR beat PASQUAL and flicked the ball to MIGNOT who pulled his effort wide.
67A free-kick from CARLOS EDUARDO floated over the bar.
68A drive from seemed a certain goal but the Manchester City 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
70A shot from CRECCO held no problem for the 'keeper.
72BOVO rushed an easy chance.
76NILMAR beat a number of Manchester City players and blasted a great chance over the bar.
83The hapless AMELIA was all agog as a backpass from CAPUANO dropped just wide.
86A left foot effort from was saved by AMELIA.
88A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing AMELIA.
90WERNER shot over.