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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 9 (setup 4, season 34)
Cardiff City
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Alex SMITHIES16Luke SOUTHWOOD
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Leandro BACUNA727Liam MOORE
Joe BENNETT38Omar RICHARDS
Lee TOMLIN64Ovie EJARIA
Will VAULKS58Matt MIAZGA
Filip BENKOVIC66Michael MORRISON
Danny WARD77Danny DRINKWATER
Joe RALLS87Modou BARROW
Nathaniel MENDEZ-LAING9LUCAS Eduardo Santos JOÃO
Josh MURPHY107John SWIFT
Junior HOILETT11Yakou MEITÉ
Manager
Aden FLINT12Tyler BLACKETT
Neil ETHERIDGE13Sam WALKER
Bruno ECUÉLÉ MANGA614Garath McCLEARY
Callum PATERSON15Josh SIMS
Cameron COXE16Lewis BAKER

Cardiff City 1 Reading 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 15,563, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Graham SALISBURY 6½)
39 RallsScorers3 Barrow, 77 Barrow
78 Mendez-Laing <=> Ecuélé MangaSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners1
6Fouls4
2Offsides3
1Shots on4
6Shots off15
7Total shots19
0Shots saved2
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Ovie EJARIA
3GOAL!! A strike from BARROW which SMITHIES was able to palm clear was deemed over the line by the linesman and the ref gave the goal. (1-0 Reading)
4MENDEZ-LAING ran onto a wonderful ball from WARD but dragged his shot wide of the goal.
7EJARIA played the ball to MORRISON who headed it over.
11The bemused SMITHIES was all agog as a backpass from VAULKS fell just over.
26A fine ball from LUCAS JOÃO on the right found MOORE who mishit his effort over the bar.
28MEITÉ headed the ball wide of the lefthand post from just inside the area.
29MORRISON headed wide.
32RALLS fluffed a simple chance.
33A penalty box scramble resulted in LUCAS JOÃO cracking a low shot wide.
38DRINKWATER's shot beat SMITHIES but rebounded off the Cardiff City upright.
39GOAL!! A strike from BENNETT was cleared off the line only for RALLS to flick the ball home. (1-1)
41A pin-point pass found MURPHY and his left foot shot went narrowly wide.
44SWIFT was put clear by BARROW and he turned the 'keeper but thrust his shot just beyond the far post.
 
47A good effort from LUCAS JOÃO scraped the outside of the righthand post.
53A mix up in the Cardiff City defence enabled LUCAS JOÃO to blast the ball over.
54TOMLIN shot wide.
55RALLS made space on the left and dragged the ball to VAULKS who fired the ball over.
59BARROW flicked an easy chance past the righthand post.
60A header by RICHARDS at the near post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
60A free-kick from MOORE raced over.
62RICHARDS dribbled round VAULKS and stabbed a poor shot well wide.
64A poor shot from RICHARDS trickled agonisingly wide.
66A cross from MURPHY left RALLS in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
68LUCAS JOÃO beat four Cardiff City players and thundered a shot wide.
72A corner bobbled toward BARROW who fired an effort over the bar.
77GOAL!! A tame drive from BARROW seemed to hold no problem for the 'keeper but the ball somehow squirmed over the line. (2-1 Reading)