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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 17 (setup 5, season 17)
Reading
v.
Bradford City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Shay GIVEN1Jeroen ZOET
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, RAFINHA2Francisco Javier Chica Torres, JAVI CHICA
Yuto NAGATOMO3KERIM FREI Koyunlu
Keisuke HONDA748Lewis HOLTBY
Michael HECTOR757Christopher ROUTIS
TIAGO Abiola Delfim Almeida ILORI76RENATO Dirnei Florêncio
JOAQUÍN Sánchez Rodríguez776Stephen DARBY
Bryan Jafet RUIZ González86RENATO Soares de Oliveira AUGUSTO
Orlando Carlos Braga de SÁ97Kevin KURANYI
Ola JOHN6106Alberto GILARDINO
Deniss RAKELS6116Marcos Gabriel do Nascimento, MARQUINHOS GABRIEL
Manager
Stephen QUINN12Timothée DIENG
Urby EMANUELSON13Joe CRACKNELL
Liam MOORE14Nathaniel KNIGHT-PERCIVAL
Aaron KUHL715Nicky LAW
Dan BURN16Tony McMAHON

Reading 1 Bradford City 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 33,368, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Nigel MILLER 7)
29 RuizScorers
58 <=> Burn, 71 Hector <=> KuhlSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners1
18Fouls5
1Offsides2
8Shots on3
6Shots off5
14Total shots8
7Shots saved3
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: Yuto NAGATOMO
1An exceptional effort from scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
2A shot from seemed a certain goal but ZOET managed to fist the ball clear.
11A great save prevented HECTOR from scoring a great goal.
19HECTOR beat two Bradford City players and slammed an effort inches over.
25RENATO AUGUSTO stormed through the Reading defence but shot straight at GIVEN.
29GOAL!! After some good play on the left RUIZ came inside and drove the ball into the roof of the net. (1-0 Reading)
31A poor shot from KURANYI bounced agonisingly wide.
36A cross from GILARDINO left KURANYI in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
40A shot from RUIZ was smothered by the Bradford City 'keeper.
41HONDA worked the ball to JOHN, TIAGO ILORI controlled his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
43A penalty box scramble resulted in RUIZ knocking a low shot over.
45+2The bemused 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from RUIZ dropped just over.
 
48RENATO AUGUSTO played the ball to KURANYI who headed it inches wide.
50RENATO AUGUSTO fired a looping shot over the bar from just outside the area.
54A neatly crafted pass from JOHN, was knocked goalbound by RUIZ only for the 'keeper to claw away.
59A thirty yard shot from ROUTIS caused GIVEN little difficulty.
60A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
64RUIZ ran onto a delightful ball from HONDA but blasted his effort wide of the righthand post.
71JOAQUÍN rifled an easy chance past the far post.
71The Reading 'keeper was able to block a fierce shot.
86A shot from RUIZ was hoofed off the line by JAVI CHICA.
88A free-kick from RUIZ flew over.