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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 14 (setup 1, season 29)
Reading
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Marcelo Alberto BAROVERO717Bill HAMID
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Timothy FOSU-MENSAH727Michael ESSIEN
David BYSTRON38Elderson Uwa ECHIEJILE
Christian N'dri ROMARIC748Adam CLAYTON
Cesare BOVO75FELIPE Dias da Silva dal Belo
Paul McSHANE666Matthew LOWTON
Abdoulaye DOUCOURÉ77Cristhian Ricardo STUANI Curbelo
CARLOS EDUARDO Marques87Leon OSMAN
Matej VYDRA96Bradley FEWSTER
Wes HOOLAHAN10Adam REACH
NILMAR Honorato da Silva611Fraizer CAMPBELL
Manager
Adam FORSHAW12Kieran RICHARDSON
Agustín Federico MARCHESÍN13Tomas MEJÍAS Osorio
Jake BUXTON14Yanic WILDSCHUT
Gnaly 'Maxwel' CORNET15Paul DIGBY
Yannis TAFER16Euan SPARK

Reading 2 Middlesbrough 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 24,949, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Andy WOOLMER 6½)
5 Vydra, 60 RomaricScorers89 Osman
58 McShane <=> CornetSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners5
4Fouls9
2Offsides3
4Shots on12
7Shots off0
11Total shots12
1Shots saved7
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Elderson Uwa ECHIEJILE
1The Middlesbrough 'keeper dived to his right to save an accurate shot from Reading's VYDRA.
5GOAL!! A short backpass by FELIPE enabled VYDRA to run in and nudge the ball past HAMID. (1-0 Reading)
8A shot from OSMAN was kicked off the line by BYSTRON.
18HAMID saved a glorious effort from CARLOS EDUARDO.
23A good ball from NILMAR on the right bobbled toward VYDRA who mishit his shot over.
25A header by OSMAN at the far post was easily collected by BAROVERO.
29OSMAN's shot was well held by the Reading 'keeper.
40A corner fell to CARLOS EDUARDO who turned an effort just wide.
44OSMAN charged through the Reading defence but shot straight at BAROVERO.
 
48An inswinging corner was touched into the arms of BAROVERO by CAMPBELL.
53ECHIEJILE pulled away from FOSU-MENSAH but slammed the ball into the arms of BAROVERO.
55BAROVERO managed to block a powerful shot.
56MCSHANE brought the ball round FELIPE and stabbed a tame shot into the crowd.
60GOAL!! As ECHIEJILE was trying to hold back BYSTRON the ball fell to ROMARIC who knocked the ball into the net. (2-0 Reading)
64A twenty-five yard drive from OSMAN caused the Reading 'keeper little difficulty.
69CARLOS EDUARDO was put clear by CORNET and he beat the 'keeper but drilled his shot over.
71ROMARIC chipped the ball to NILMAR who turned it inches over.
72ROMARIC made space on the right and pulled the ball to VYDRA who rasped the ball wide.
77A shot from OSMAN seemed a certain goal but the Reading 'keeper managed to parry the ball away.
86The Reading 'keeper saved a neatly crafted strike from OSMAN.
87VYDRA headed inches wide.
89GOAL!! Uncertainty between BOVO and the 'keeper allowed OSMAN to drill the ball into the empty net. (2-1 Reading)
90+2A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.