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Commentary
FRINGS worked the ball to SEEDORF, KLOSE controlled his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
GOAL!! Uncertainty between MATHIJSEN and the 'keeper allowed RAÚL to volley the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Reading)
GRYGERA drove a deadly shot over the bar from close range.
10¹A neatly crafted pass from JOAQUÍN was fired goalbound by DAVIES only for the Portsmouth 'keeper to claw away.
14¹MATHIJSEN beat two Reading players and blasted a golden opportunity just wide.
19¹HEINZE shot wide.
22¹DIARRA knocked the ball to JOAQUÍN who forced it just beyond the near post.
26¹The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from HEINZE fell just over.
27¹A free-kick from HLEB went wide.
28¹GOAL!! A cross from KLOSE was headed away by FRIEDRICH only for SEEDORF to drill the ball back into the box for PODOLSKI to force over the line. (1-1)
30¹A lovely effort from RAÚL scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
31¹RAÚL kicked the ball wide of the righthand post from the edge of the box.
33¹RAÚL waltzed round MAKOUN and stabbed a weak shot well wide.
37¹An inswinging corner was nodded into the arms of STEKELENBURG by MUNTARI.
39¹A bad foul gets BOSINGWA a yellow card.
40¹The 'keeper was able to palm clear a fierce effort.
A twenty yard shot from PODOLSKI caused STEKELENBURG no problem.
SEEDORF booked for arguing with the referee.
Uncertainty in the Reading defence enabled KLOSE to blast an effort wide.
10²MUNTARI beat HLEB and drilled the ball to HEINZE who dragged his shot wide.
15²A header by PODOLSKI at the near post was easily collected by the Reading 'keeper.
24²STEKELENBURG did well to hold onto a wicked shot from PODOLSKI.
35²PODOLSKI rifled a simple chance past the near post.
41²A accurate pass fell to BOSINGWA and his left foot shot flew narrowly wide.
45²RAÚL's shot was well saved by the Portsmouth 'keeper.
45²PODOLSKI snapped at an easy chance.

 
Portsmouth
 
League position: 16
Home league form: LLLW
Overall league form: LLLLLLLL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Sebastien FREY1Maarten STEKELENBURG
José BOSINGWA2Zdenek GRYGERA
Gabriel HEINZE3FERNANDO NAVARRO Corbacho
MARCELO Mendonca MATTOS4Mahamadou DIARRA
Joris MATHIJSEN5Arne FRIEDRICH
Jean MAKOUN6Gabriel MILITO
Torsten FRINGS7JOAQUÍN Sánchez(c)
Sulley Ali MUNTARI8Simon ROLFES
(p)Miroslav KLOSE9Kevin DAVIES
(c,f)Clarence SEEDORF10RAÚL González(p,f)
Lukas PODOLSKI11Aleksandr HLEB
Ian MundyManagerNick HARPIN
Emiliano MORETTI  12  Tomás HÜBSCHMAN
Andreas ISAKSSON  13  Florian FROMLOWITZ
David ALBELDA  14  Ezequiel LAVEZZI
Troy ARCHIBALD-HENVILLE  15  David BECKHAM
Georginio WIJNALDUM  16  Patrick HELMES
 
Reading
 
League position: 13
Away league form: LXLW
Overall league form: WLLXXLXW
Formation: 4-1-3-2

Statistics
Portsmouth 1 Reading 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 30,209, Stadium: Fratton Park, Referee: Andre Marriner 5½)

Podolski 28¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Raúl 4¹
  
  
Bosingwa 39¹, Seedorf 1² 
96
129
69
64
77
1311
53
47%53%
Man of the match: Mahamadou Diarra