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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 12 (setup 5, season 18)
Reading
v.
Cardiff City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Anssi JAAKKOLA17VICENTE GUAITA Panadero
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, RAFINHA827MÁRIO Figueira FERNANDES
Yuto NAGATOMO737Yaroslav RAKITSKYI
John SWIFT48Ivan RAKITIC
Michael HECTOR57José 'Martín' CÁCERES Silva
Tyler BLACKETT66Souleymane BAMBA
Adrian POPA776Jermaine PENNANT
Keisuke HONDA86José Antonio REYES Calderón
Jón Daði BÖÐVARSSON79Tim MATAVZ
Modou BARROW6106Scott BROWN
Yann KERMORGANT116Idriss SAADI
Manager
Sam SMITH12Bruno ECUÉLÉ MANGA
Liam KELLY13David CORNELL
Liam MOORE14Junior HOILETT
Jordan OBITA15Joe RALLS
Pelle CLEMENT16Robbie KEANE

Reading 2 Cardiff City 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 24,850, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Mark HALSEY 6)
2 Honda, 70og PennantScorers77 Matavz
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners5
1Fouls15
0Offsides0
3Shots on4
9Shots off5
12Total shots9
1Shots saved3
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Ivan RAKITIC
1BÖÐVARSSON was put clear by RAFINHA and he turned the Cardiff City 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
2GOAL!! A short corner was knocked out to HONDA who tapped the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Reading)
10HONDA made space on the right and dragged the ball to BLACKETT who rasped the ball wide.
13A pin-point pass was collected by RAKITIC and his deadly effort flew narrowly over.
15A useful ball from HECTOR on the left found HONDA who scuffed his shot just beyond the near post.
20A tame shot from NAGATOMO bounced agonisingly wide.
21KERMORGANT headed the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
23KERMORGANT beat three Cardiff City players and blasted a shot wide.
33JAAKKOLA was able to claw away a fierce shot.
 
47Uncertainty in the Reading defence enabled MATAVZ to crack an effort inches over.
51RAFINHA headed over.
64A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
65A twenty-five yard shot from HONDA caused the Cardiff City 'keeper no problem.
70GOAL!! A long drive from POPA deflected off the legs of PENNANT and into his own net.
75RAFINHA shot over.
77GOAL!! An imaginative PENNANT played a delightful ball down the middle to MATAVZ who seemingly in an offside position went on to easily score. (2-1 Reading)
79A penalty box scramble resulted in HONDA driving the ball over.
80MATAVZ ran onto a delightful ball from RAKITIC but fired his effort wide.
80MATAVZ fluffed an easy chance.
83REYES charged through the Reading defence but shot straight at the Reading 'keeper.
90RAKITIC beat NAGATOMO and hit the ball to REYES who fumbled his effort wide.