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Match report
English Footie
League Trophy: Round 3 (setup 4, season 37)
Reading
v.
Oxford United
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
Joe LUMLEY717Fraser FORSTER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Jonathan Castro Otto, JONNY726Anfernee DIJKSTEEL
Mouhamadou 'Naby' SARR737Rhys NORRINGTON-DAVIES
John SWIFT647Marcus BROWNE
Chris BASHAM85Mads Juel ANDERSEN
Liam MOORE6Elliott MOORE
Bertrand TRAORÉ7James HENRY
Junior HOILETT78Yanic WILDSCHUT
LUCAS Eduardo Santos JOÃO9Matty TAYLOR
Lewis BAKER106Lewis BATE
Yakou MEITÉ6116Sam BALDOCK
Manager
Jeff HENDRICK12Sam LONG
Sam WALKER13Simon EASTWOOD
Andy CARROLL14Dan GOSLING
Tom INCE157Billy BODIN
Jahmari CLARKE616Steve SEDDON

Reading 2 Oxford United 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 24,775, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Keith STROUD 7, TV: live)
74 Basham, 90+2 BashamScorers43 Baldock
90+3 Swift <=> ClarkeSubstitutions52 Andersen <=> Gosling, 55 Norrington-Davies <=> Bodin
Sendings off
60 HoilettBookings
3Corners3
5Fouls11
2Offsides3
11Shots on2
8Shots off5
19Total shots7
7Shots saved1
56%Possession44%
Man of the match: Chris BASHAM
2A corner bobbled toward LUCAS JOÃO who fired the ball over the bar.
4MEITÉ worked the ball to LUCAS JOÃO, HOILETT collected his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
10FORSTER was able to claw away a weak shot from HOILETT.
15The stunned Oxford United 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from BATE dropped just wide.
17A useful ball from MOORE on the right was collected by SWIFT who scuffed his shot over the bar.
27An exceptional effort from HOILETT scraped the outside of the righthand post.
34FORSTER managed to claw away a wicked shot.
39A drive from JONNY seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.
43GOAL!! Some fine work by BROWNE on the right, left BALDOCK yards clear, and he pulled away from the Reading 'keeper and slammed the ball into the roof of the net. (1-0 Oxford United)
 
52TRAORÉ was put clear by HOILETT and he dummied the 'keeper but struck his shot inches wide.
53BASHAM headed just beyond the near post.
56TRAORÉ's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
60HOILETT cautioned by the ref for a bad challenge.
62TRAORÉ's shot was well saved by the Oxford United 'keeper.
67A penalty box meleé resulted in BATE knocking a low shot wide.
70A tame shot from WILDSCHUT trickled agonisingly wide.
74GOAL!! A great solo effort from BASHAM who beat two defenders before striking the ball into the roof of the net. (1-1)
76A left foot shot from SWIFT was stopped by the Oxford United 'keeper.
79A free-kick from MEITÉ raced just beyond the near post.
87HENRY beat four Reading players and slammed a shot inches over.
89A accurate pass was collected by BALDOCK and his right foot shot raced narrowly over.
90+2GOAL!! A delightful bit of skill enabled BASHAM to run through the Oxford United defence and score. (2-1 Reading)