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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 2 (setup 4, season 36)
Reading
v.
Crewe Alexandra
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Joe LUMLEY716Ben GARRATT
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Liam MOORE27Yan VALERY
Mouhamadou 'Naby' SARR37Dimitris GIANNOULIS
Tyrese FORNAH94Tom LOWERY
Ovie EJARIA656Perry NG
Tom INCE66Ryan NYAMBE
Bertrand TRAORÉ87Jarrod BOWEN
Junior HOILETT78Ben WOODBURN
LUCAS Eduardo Santos JOÃO97Jacob BROWN
Jeff HENDRICK610Josh MAGENNIS
Yakou MEITÉ116Seán MAGUIRE
Manager
Shane LONG12Harlee DEAN
Jahmari CLARKE13Dave RICHARDS
John SWIFT14LUIS Fernández Teijeiro
Lewis BAKER615Alex BRUCE
Andy CARROLL16Owen DALE

Reading 2 Crewe Alexandra 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 26,142, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Graham SCOTT 6)
62 Traoré, 64 MeitéScorers6 Valery, 25 Maguire
70 Ejaria <=> BakerSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners2
4Fouls9
2Offsides0
3Shots on6
10Shots off6
13Total shots12
0Shots saved3
58%Possession42%
Man of the match: Tyrese FORNAH
6GOAL!! Unlucky BROWN hit the post before VALERY rifled the ball home as HENDRICK failed to clear. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
7MEITÉ knocked the ball to LUCAS JOÃO who turned it wide.
9A shot from MAGUIRE was smothered by LUMLEY.
13BOWEN ran onto a wonderful ball from WOODBURN but toe-poked his shot wide of the lefthand post.
20MOORE beat four Crewe Alexandra players and stroked a golden opportunity over.
22LUMLEY did well to hold onto a wicked shot from WOODBURN.
25GOAL!! A long ball from NYAMBE had the Reading defence back-pedalling and MAGUIRE made the most of the opportunity with a good goal. (2-0 Crewe Alexandra)
28LUCAS JOÃO rushed an easy chance.
34SARR headed inches over.
38A header by BROWN at the far post was comfortably collected by LUMLEY.
 
48A good ball from BOWEN on the right bobbled toward MAGUIRE who sliced his shot wide.
51The Crewe Alexandra 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely drive from Reading's SARR.
52EJARIA kicked the ball wide from just outside the area.
53A drive from BROWN seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.
58HOILETT dribbled round WOODBURN and rattled a poor shot past the post.
60A accurate pass fell to HENDRICK and his deadly shot flew narrowly over.
62GOAL!! An energetic HENDRICK ran down the wing and touched the ball back for TRAORÉ to drive home. (2-1 Crewe Alexandra)
64GOAL!! Reading's MEITÉ beat three defenders before firing just inside GARRATT's near post. (2-2)
68NG was put clear by BOWEN and he pulled away from LUMLEY but thrust his shot over.
70BROWN shot wide.
71The motionless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from NYAMBE dropped just wide.
74LUCAS JOÃO stabbed a simple chance past the far post.
85A cross from LOWERY left WOODBURN in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
86MEITÉ made space on the left and knocked the ball to HENDRICK who touched the ball wide.
89A penalty box meleé resulted in GIANNOULIS driving the ball over.