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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 31 (setup 4, season 35)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Bailey PEACOCK-FARRELL61Joe LUMLEY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Yan VALERY27Jonjoe KENNY
Dimitris GIANNOULIS63Omar RICHARDS
Cole SKUSE48Mamadou LOUM N'Diaye
Ryan NYAMBE5Matt MIAZGA
Perry NG666Mouhamadou 'Naby' SARR
Jarrod BOWEN77Tom INCE
Philip HEISE58Modou BARROW
Jacob BROWN97LUCAS Eduardo Santos JOĆO
Josh MAGENNIS10Lewis BAKER
Seįn MAGUIRE11Yakou MEITÉ
Manager
LUIS Fernįndez Teijeiro12Andy YIADOM
Anthony PATTERSON13Luke SOUTHWOOD
Harlee DEAN14Michael MORRISON
Owen DALE15Ovie EJARIA
Rolando AARONS616John SWIFT

Crewe Alexandra 4 Reading 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 10,023, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Kenny STAMATOPOULOS 6)
43 Giannoulis, 52 Bowen, 55 Brown, 81 BrownScorers15 Ince, 40og Bowen
78 Heise <=> AaronsSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings83 Baker
3Corners2
11Fouls10
1Offsides1
8Shots on4
7Shots off8
15Total shots12
4Shots saved2
41%Possession59%
Man of the match: Omar RICHARDS
2The Reading 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing strike from MAGENNIS.
2Uncertainty in the Crewe Alexandra defence enabled INCE to hammer the ball over.
7The 'keeper saved a swerving shot from HEISE.
13VALERY fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
15GOAL!! A mix up between NG and PEACOCK-FARRELL allowed INCE to fire the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Reading)
19The stunned 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from LOUM dropped just over.
22A useful ball from BARROW on the left was collected by SARR who scuffed his effort just wide.
40GOAL!! A corner shot into the penalty box and BOWEN fumbled the ball into his own net.
43GOAL!! After being forced wide GIANNOULIS managed to hammer the ball in from the tightest of angles. (2-1 Reading)
44A cross from BARROW left LUCAS JOĆO in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
 
46LUCAS JOĆO flicked a right foot shot just beyond the far post from just outside the area.
52GOAL!! After SKUSE was tripped the referee waved play-on and BOWEN went on to easily score. (2-2)
52A accurate pass found LUCAS JOĆO and his looping shot flew narrowly over.
55GOAL!! A delightful dummy from MAGENNIS allowed VALERY to lay a low ball off to BROWN who struck the ball over the line. (3-2 Crewe Alexandra)
63LUCAS JOĆO floated the ball to BAKER who forced it over the bar.
64LUCAS JOĆO ran onto a delightful ball from BAKER but fumbled his shot wide of the righthand post.
65BROWN was put clear by BOWEN and he pulled away from LUMLEY but struck his shot wide.
67A corner fell to BROWN who nodded the ball inches wide.
75A free-kick from BOWEN flew just beyond the near post.
81GOAL!! A AARONS run down the left resulted in a nice cross for BROWN to fire in. (4-2 Crewe Alexandra)
83BAKER cautioned for a clumsy challenge on BOWEN.
84SKUSE waltzed round KENNY and rattled a poor shot past the post.