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Match report
English Footie
FA Cup: Round 4 (setup 3, season 5)
Forest Green
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Caoimhin KELLEHER1Gerónimo RULLI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
John SOUTTAR627Rick KARSDORP
Tim REAM3Christian GÜNTER
Flynn DOWNES4WILLIAM Silva de CARVALHO
Craig CATHCART75Tyrone MINGS
Jack HENDRY76JOSÉ Miguel da Rocha FONTE
Isaiah JONES777Rade KRUNIC
Matt RITCHIE88Matteo POLITANO
JOSÉ Luis MORALES Nogales79Sébastien HALLER
Will SMALLBONE106LUCAS Eduardo Santos JOĂO
Luke PLANGE6116Danny WELBECK
Manager
Milton CASCO12Mamadou LOUM N'Diaye
Craig GORDON13Zack STEFFEN
Taylor GARDNER-HICKMAN146Omar RICHARDS
Calvin RAMSAY15Tom LEES
Tim IROEGBUNAM616Kane WILSON

Forest Green 0 Reading 2
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 8,015, Stadium: The New Lawn, Referee: Russell BOOTH 7½)
Scorers77 Politano, 81 Mings
66 Hendry <=> IroegbunamSubstitutions57 José Fonte <=> Richards
74 IroegbunamSendings off
23 HendryBookings
8Corners3
12Fouls6
2Offsides2
8Shots on7
6Shots off6
14Total shots13
5Shots saved5
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Matt RITCHIE
2An exceptional effort from RITCHIE scraped the outside of the post.
3The 'keeper saved a swerving effort from JONES.
6POLITANO rattled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
11An outswinging corner was turned into the arms of KELLEHER by POLITANO.
15SMALLBONE ran onto a great ball from RITCHIE but fumbled his effort wide of the lefthand post.
21A shot from JONES was booted off the line by MINGS.
23HENDRY booked for arguing with the referee.
26JONES worked the ball to RITCHIE, JOSÉ MORALES latched onto his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
31The bemused Reading 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from LUCAS JOĂO dropped just wide.
32KRUNIC's header was well saved by KELLEHER.
35REAM rushed an easy chance.
44PLANGE's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
 
51A accurate pass found HALLER and his looping shot flew narrowly over.
57A shot from WELBECK seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
64A tame strike from POLITANO trickled agonisingly wide.
69REAM's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Reading upright.
70KRUNIC beat SOUTTAR and blasted the ball to WILLIAM CARVALHO who fired his effort wide.
71A wonderful save prevented RITCHIE from scoring a lovely goal.
74IROEGBUNAM given his marching orders for a professional foul on WELBECK.
77GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from KRUNIC struck the woodwork and in the ensuing meleé the ball was nodded into the net by POLITANO. (1-0 Reading)
81GOAL!! A mishit GÜNTER shot was collected by MINGS who made no mistake from just inside the area. (2-0 Reading)
89A fine ball from WILLIAM CARVALHO on the right was collected by POLITANO who mishit his effort inches wide.