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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 15 (setup 5, season 18)
Reading
v.
Portsmouth
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Anssi JAAKKOLA15Erwin MULDER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, RAFINHA2Dedryck BOYATA
Yuto NAGATOMO3Emiliano MORETTI
Liam KELLY747Fernando Rubén GAGO
Liam MOORE58Rob HOLDING
John O'SHEA76Heiko WESTERMANN
Adrian POPA67Patrick ROBERTS
Keisuke HONDA787Jefferson Antonio MONTERO Vite
Jón Dađi BÖĐVARSSON97Nicklas BENDTNER
Modou BARROW107MARCELO de MATTOS Terra
Yann KERMORGANT6116Salomon KALOU
Manager
Tyler BLACKETT12Javier Manquillo Gaitán, JAVI MANQUILLO
Jordan OBITA13Andreas ISAKSSON
Jake COOPER14Mathieu BODMER
Sam SMITH15Pablo Nicolás MOUCHE
Joey VAN DEN BERG16Luis PEDRO

Reading 3 Portsmouth 5
(Half-time: 2-4, Attendance: 25,531, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Hilmar WEILANDT 7½)
2og Roberts, 31 Honda, 68 BöđvarssonScorers3 Montero, 10 Montero, 21 Montero, 26 Gago, 78 Bendtner
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings45+1 Kalou, 71 Montero
4Corners0
7Fouls11
3Offsides4
5Shots on5
10Shots off3
15Total shots8
2Shots saved0
40%Possession60%
Man of the match: Heiko WESTERMANN
2GOAL!! A long drive from MOORE deflected off the boot of ROBERTS and into his own net.
3GOAL!! A block from the 'keeper enabled MONTERO to volley the ball into the empty net. (1-1)
7A right foot shot from KELLY was pushed over by the 'keeper.
10GOAL!! A cross from BOYATA was touched away by NAGATOMO only for ROBERTS to crack the ball back into the box for MONTERO to force over the line. (2-1 Portsmouth)
12NAGATOMO ran onto a delightful ball from HONDA but dragged his effort wide.
15The motionless MULDER stared in disbelief as a backpass from ROBERTS fell just over.
21GOAL!! A quick-witted MONTERO pounced on a loose ball just inside the box and made no mistake. (3-1 Portsmouth)
26GOAL!! A deep corner left the 'keeper struggling and GAGO banged the ball into the net. (4-1 Portsmouth)
28The Portsmouth 'keeper managed to block a wicked shot.
31GOAL!! A clever set-piece enabled HONDA to slip the ball into the back of the net. (4-2 Portsmouth)
40A pin-point pass bobbled toward HONDA and his right foot shot went narrowly wide.
44A weak shot from NAGATOMO trickled agonisingly wide.
45+1KALOU booked.
 
51KELLY played the ball to NAGATOMO who turned it wide.
60KERMORGANT fluffed a simple chance.
63MONTERO dribbled away from BARROW and stroked a poor shot past the post.
65MONTERO drilled a deadly shot wide from thirty yards out.
68GOAL!! A short backpass by BOYATA enabled BÖĐVARSSON to nip in and fire the ball past the Portsmouth 'keeper. (4-3 Portsmouth)
70A corner was collected by HONDA who headed the ball over the bar.
71MONTERO booked by the referee.
72A lovely effort from HONDA scraped the upright.
75MONTERO rattled an easy chance past the righthand post.
78GOAL!! A shot from BENDTNER which JAAKKOLA was able to claw away was deemed over the line by the linesman and the referee awarded the goal. (5-3 Portsmouth)
80A penalty box meleé resulted in BÖĐVARSSON tapping the ball wide.
88A good ball from HONDA on the left bobbled toward BARROW who sliced his shot over.