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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 11 (setup 1, season 30)
Reading
v.
Stoke City
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Marcelo Alberto BAROVERO1David OSPINA Ramírez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Christian N'dri ROMARIC627Dusan BASTA
Wes HOOLAHAN637Aaron CRESSWELL
Milan BADELJ748NGolo KANTÉ
Cesare BOVO5Wes MORGAN
Stefan SAVIC66Francesco ACERBI
Adam FORSHAW67Dan GOSLING
CARLOS EDUARDO Marques87Karim BELLARABI
Matej VYDRA97Graziano PELLÉ
Deniss RAKELS6107Riccardo MONTOLIVO
Manuel Agudo Duran, NOLITO117Giuseppe ROSSI
Heath BrownManager
Simon COX12Etienne CAPOUE
Agustín Federico MARCHESÍN13Tim KRUL
Yannis TAFER14Robert HUTH
Orlando Carlos Braga de SÁ15Jamie VARDY
Enej JELENIC16Danny SIMPSON

Reading 0 Stoke City 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 24,890, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Thomas DRAGE 6½)
Scorers27 Cresswell, 71 Cresswell
Substitutions58 Montolivo <=> Simpson
Sendings off
Bookings77 Acerbi
1Corners6
36Fouls10
7Offsides4
1Shots on8
2Shots off9
3Total shots17
1Shots saved4
39%Possession61%
Man of the match: NGolo KANTÉ
2The 'keeper dived to his left to stop an accurate shot from Stoke City's BASTA.
3BELLARABI made space on the left and touched the ball to CRESSWELL who touched the ball over.
5BAROVERO saved a lovely strike from PELLÉ.
7PELLÉ's header was well saved by the Reading 'keeper.
21A refined cross from GOSLING, was tapped goalbound by MONTOLIVO only for BAROVERO to palm clear.
27GOAL!! As HOOLAHAN was trying to hold back GOSLING the ball dropped to CRESSWELL who placed the ball into the net. (1-0 Stoke City)
30CRESSWELL raced past BADELJ but knocked the ball into the arms of BAROVERO.
32BELLARABI ran onto a delightful ball from MONTOLIVO but dragged his shot wide.
36A accurate pass fell to MORGAN and his left foot shot went narrowly over.
39BELLARABI rushed an easy chance.
41NOLITO headed over.
 
46PELLÉ fired a deadly shot over from twenty yards out.
48CARLOS EDUARDO's shot was well held by the Stoke City 'keeper.
55The 'keeper was able to palm clear a powerful shot.
71GOAL!! A mishit BASTA shot fell to CRESSWELL who made no mistake from just outside the area. (2-0 Stoke City)
75A good ball from PELLÉ on the left fell to ROSSI who scuffed his effort over the bar.
77A high challenge on RAKELS by ACERBI results in a booking.
79BELLARABI played the ball to KANTÉ who fired it just wide.
80CRESSWELL shot over.
82A cross from GOSLING left BELLARABI in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
87BADELJ stabbed an easy chance past the near post.