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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 14 (setup 1, season 26)
Reading
v.
Cheltenham Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Marcelo Alberto BAROVERO617Morgan DE SANCTIS
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Matteo FERRARI27Mathieu DEBUCHY
CARLOS EDUARDO Marques63Domenico CRISCITO
Christian N'dri ROMARIC647Bruno MARTINS-INDI
David BYSTRON58Yuto NAGATOMO
Jake BUXTON66Jan VERTONGHEN
Yannis TAFER7Iker MUNIAIN Gońi
Yacine BRAHIMI88LUIZ GUSTAVO Dias
Anthony GARDNER98Marek HAMSÍK
Adam FORSHAW10Ivan RAKITIC
NILMAR Honorato da Silva11Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG
ManagerGeorge Best
Stuart LEWIS12JESÉ Rodríguez Ruiz
Wayne HENNESSEY13Jan OBLAK
Cesare BOVO14Jesús Joaquin Fernández Sáenz de la Torre, SUSO
Jean-Pascal MIGNOT615THIAGO Alcántara do Nascimento
Enej JELENIC16Álvaro Borja MORATA Martín

Reading 1 Cheltenham Town 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 24,808, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Michael JONES 6½)
43 BrahimiScorers45+2 Hamsík, 86 Hamsík
85 Gardner <=> MignotSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
7Corners6
13Fouls13
0Offsides6
2Shots on12
1Shots off15
3Total shots27
1Shots saved8
36%Possession64%
Man of the match: Domenico CRISCITO
6A shot from MUNIAIN was nodded off the line by FERRARI.
9DEBUCHY shot over.
16Uncertainty in the Reading defence enabled HAMSÍK to hit an effort over the bar.
18A drive from AUBAMEYANG seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to palm the ball away.
19CRISCITO worked the ball to MUNIAIN, HAMSÍK gathered his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
24AUBAMEYANG waltzed away from TAFER and flicked a weak shot wide.
25A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming Cheltenham Town 'keeper.
28A weak shot from CRISCITO trickled agonisingly wide.
40HAMSÍK fluffed a simple chance.
42A cross from CRISCITO left HAMSÍK in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
42AUBAMEYANG headed just beyond the near post.
43GOAL!! Some fine work by FORSHAW on the right, left BRAHIMI yards clear, and he turned the 'keeper and fired the ball over the line. (1-0 Reading)
45+2GOAL!! A terrible goal-kick was intercepted by DEBUCHY who setup HAMSÍK with an easy chance. (1-1)
 
47AUBAMEYANG was put clear by NAGATOMO and he pulled away from the 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
51A corner found HAMSÍK who headed an effort over.
56AUBAMEYANG ran onto a great ball from LUIZ GUSTAVO but pulled his shot wide.
68A header by HAMSÍK at the far post was easily collected by BAROVERO.
73MUNIAIN stabbed an easy chance past the near post.
76The Reading 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful strike from AUBAMEYANG.
76NILMAR beat VERTONGHEN and whacked the ball to TAFER who toe-poked his shot wide.
83BAROVERO saved a glorious shot from AUBAMEYANG.
86GOAL!! A strike from HAMSÍK which BAROVERO was able to palm clear seemed to have crossed the line and the ref awarded the goal. (2-1 Cheltenham Town)