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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 44 (setup 3, season 5)
Cardiff City
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Alphonse ARÉOLA1Gerónimo RULLI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Perry NG72Rick KARSDORP
Andrew HUGHES63Christian GÜNTER
Lewis O'BRIEN4WILLIAM Silva de CARVALHO
Dion SANDERSON658JOSÉ Miguel da Rocha FONTE
Tomás KALAS67Tyrone MINGS
Harry WILSON776Rade KRUNIC
HWANG Hee-chan8Matteo POLITANO
Kieffer MOORE797Sébastien HALLER
Nathan BROADHEAD6106Mamadou LOUM N'Diaye
Anastasios DOUVIKAS117Danny WELBECK
Manager
Isaak DAVIES12Omar RICHARDS
Dan BENTLEY13Zack STEFFEN
Joe RALLS14FELIPE Augusto de Almeida Monteiro
Jordi OSEI-TUTU15Tom LEES
Lewie COYLE16Andy CARROLL

Cardiff City 2 Reading 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 29,162, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Steve BRATT 5½, TV: highlights)
41 Moore, 59 HwangScorers
68 Broadhead <=> CoyleSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners8
13Fouls3
4Offsides6
7Shots on9
6Shots off11
13Total shots20
5Shots saved8
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Christian GÜNTER
2The bemused 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from WILSON dropped just wide.
8ARÉOLA dived to his left to block a fierce shot from Reading's POLITANO.
10BROADHEAD ran onto a wonderful ball from HWANG but dragged his shot wide.
12HUGHES blasted a right foot shot wide from long range.
15A wonderful save prevented BROADHEAD from scoring a good goal.
17O'BRIEN made space on the right and dragged the ball to HWANG who rasped the ball wide.
23A drive from HWANG seemed a certain goal but RULLI managed to force the ball clear.
30An inswinging corner was headed into the arms of the Reading 'keeper by O'BRIEN.
31MOORE raced past KARSDORP but fired the ball into the arms of RULLI.
33MINGS waltzed away from NG and rifled a tame shot over the bar.
38A great effort from POLITANO scraped the woodwork.
41GOAL!! A nice run by HWANG on the left was capped by a great cross which MOORE nodded home at the far post. (1-0 Cardiff City)
 
52A neatly crafted pass from KRUNIC, was drove goalbound by WELBECK only for the 'keeper to block.
54HWANG was put clear by O'BRIEN and he beat the Reading 'keeper but rammed his shot inches wide.
54KRUNIC beat BROADHEAD and placed the ball to GÜNTER who hit his shot wide.
59GOAL!! A mishit clearance fell to WILSON who scuffed a shot goalward, luckily HWANG was on hand to volley the ball into the net. (2-0 Cardiff City)
60A corner fell to HALLER who nodded the ball over.
61A deadly shot from POLITANO was clawed past the post by the 'keeper.
65A cross from WILLIAM CARVALHO left POLITANO in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
66MINGS beat a number of Cardiff City players and stroked a shot inches wide.
77A accurate pass was collected by O'BRIEN and his deadly shot flew narrowly wide.
85KARSDORP clipped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.