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Reading 2 – 1 Portsmouth
FT · Tue, Aug 12

Match Details

Fratton Park (Portsmouth) · 14,525 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Reading 2.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Reading 2.
  • 90'+5'Regan Poole (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 90'+5'Handball by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
  • 90'+3'Goal! Portsmouth 1, Reading 2. Olutayo Singerr (Portsmouth) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrian Segecic with a cross.
  • 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Farrell.
  • 90'John Ryan (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 88'Olutayo Singerr (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88'Foul by Ben Elliott (Reading).
  • 84'Foul by Liam Fraser (Reading).
  • 84'Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

12T
REA 20 2
POR 01 1

Match Leaders

Reading
Portsmouth

Key Events

90'+5'Regan Poole (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for handball.
90'+3'Goal! Portsmouth 1, Reading 2. Olutayo Singerr (Portsmouth) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrian Segecic with a cross.
90'John Ryan (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
80'Liam Fraser (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72'Substitution, Reading. Liam Fraser replaces Shay Spencer.
70'Substitution, Portsmouth. Olutayo Singerr replaces Márk Kosznovszky.
70'Substitution, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic replaces Luke Le Roux.
67'Substitution, Reading. Mark O'Mahony replaces Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
65'Substitution, Reading. Ben Elliott replaces Kamari Doyle.
65'Substitution, Reading. Daniel Kyerewaa replaces Andre Garcia.
64'Substitution, Reading. Charlie Savage replaces Tivonge Rushesha.
61'Substitution, Portsmouth. Regan Poole replaces Ibane Bowat.
61'Substitution, Portsmouth. Florian Bianchini replaces Thomas Waddingham.
53'Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, Portsmouth. Andre Dozzell replaces John Swift.
38'Goal! Portsmouth 0, Reading 2. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tivonge Rushesha with a headed pass.
34'Goal! Portsmouth 0, Reading 1. Andre Garcia (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.

Team Stats

ReadingPortsmouth
General
37.3 Possession % 62.7
11 Shots 11
6 On Target 3
1 Offsides 4
6 Corners 6
15 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
176 Passes Completed 396
4 Crosses Won 4
15 Tackles Won 8
8 Interceptions 10
38 Clearances 41
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 4

Recent Form

Portsmouth W W D D W
Reading W L L L L

Starting Lineups

Portsmouth4-2-3-1
30 Killip
22 Swanson 14 Matthews 17 Bowat 19 Farrell
8 Swift 16 Le Roux
24 Devlin 18 Kosznovszky 47 Yang
20 Waddingham
19 Garcia 34' 9 Ehibhatiomhan 38' 28 Camara
29 Doyle 47 Spencer 14 Rushesha A
36 Ryan 12 Burns 22 Stickland 39 Ahmed
25 Stephens
Reading4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Portsmouth

  1. BK #30 Ben KillipG
  2. IB #17 Ibane BowatCD-L
  3. HM #14 Hayden MatthewsCD-R
  4. JF #19 Jacob FarrellLB
  5. ZS #22 Zak SwansonRB
  6. MK #18 Márk KosznovszkyAM
  7. LL #16 Luke Le RouxLM
  8. JS #8 John SwiftRM
  9. TW #20 Thomas WaddinghamF
  10. YM #47 Yang Min-HyeokAM-L
  11. TD #24 Terry DevlinAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Reading

  1. JS #25 Jack StephensG
  2. FB #12 Finley BurnsCD-L
  3. MS #22 Michael SticklandCD-R
  4. JR #36 John RyanLB
  5. AA #39 Ashqar AhmedRB
  6. SS #47 Shay SpencerCM
  7. KD #29 Kamari DoyleLM
  8. TR #14 Tivonge RusheshaRM
  9. KE #9 Kelvin EhibhatiomhanF38'
  10. AG #19 Andre GarciaLF34'
  11. MC #28 Mamadi CamaraRF
Substitutes · 5 used

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