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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 40 (setup 5, season 17)
Bradford City
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Jeroen ZOET616Anssi JAAKKOLA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Francisco Javier Chica Torres, JAVI CHICA728Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, RAFINHA
KERIM FREI Koyunlu3Yuto NAGATOMO
Lewis HOLTBY748John SWIFT
Christopher ROUTIS75Michael HECTOR
Nathaniel KNIGHT-PERCIVAL666Tyler BLACKETT
Javier ESPINOSA González77Adrian POPA
RENATO Soares de Oliveira AUGUSTO87Keisuke HONDA
Kevin KURANYI9Jón Daði BÖÐVARSSON
Alberto GILARDINO610Modou BARROW
Marcos Gabriel do Nascimento, MARQUINHOS GABRIEL11Yann KERMORGANT
Manager
Timothée DIENG12Jordan OBITA
Joe CRACKNELL13Liam KELLY
Stephen DARBY714Stephen QUINN
Nicky LAW15Pelle CLEMENT
Tony McMAHON16Sam SMITH

Bradford City 1 Reading 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 20,718, Stadium: Valley Parade, Referee: Darren DRYSDALE 5½)
19 Renato AugustoScorers2 Honda, 5 Honda
71 Marquinhos Gabriel <=> DarbySubstitutions
Sendings off
29 EspinosaBookings
2Corners3
3Fouls8
4Offsides4
2Shots on6
1Shots off11
3Total shots17
1Shots saved3
43%Possession57%
Man of the match: John SWIFT
2GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from SWIFT shook the upright and in the ensuing scramble the ball was nodded into the net by HONDA. (1-0 Reading)
5GOAL!! A delightful ball from HECTOR left BÖÐVARSSON in the clear, he made ZOET commit himself before knocking the ball to HONDA to score. (2-0 Reading)
14BÖÐVARSSON headed wide.
19GOAL!! A strike from RENATO AUGUSTO which the 'keeper managed to palm clear was deemed over the line by the linesman and the referee awarded the goal. (2-1 Reading)
21A neatly crafted cross from HONDA, was placed goalbound by BLACKETT only for ZOET to block.
22The 'keeper parried a clever strike from HECTOR.
26BÖÐVARSSON's shot was well saved by ZOET.
26KERMORGANT fluffed a simple chance.
29ESPINOSA booked for a high foul.
41BLACKETT stabbed a simple chance past the righthand post.
 
47A fine ball from BARROW on the right was collected by BÖÐVARSSON who sliced his shot over the bar.
49A penalty box meleé resulted in BÖÐVARSSON tapping the ball wide.
56BARROW worked the ball to POPA, BÖÐVARSSON latched onto his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
61KURANYI beat POPA and placed the ball to HOLTBY who blasted his effort wide.
66A corner was collected by HONDA who turned an effort just beyond the near post.
68HONDA ran onto a wonderful ball from SWIFT but fired his effort wide of the righthand post.
69A pin-point pass fell to RAFINHA and his left foot shot raced narrowly over.
73JAAKKOLA was able to claw away a fierce shot.
84HONDA was put clear by SWIFT and he turned the 'keeper but rammed his shot inches wide.
86BARROW made space on the left and knocked the ball to HONDA who touched the ball over.
90A free-kick from KERMORGANT went just beyond the near post.