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Reading 3 – 0 Stevenage
FT · Tue, Aug 25

Match Details

Lamex Stadium (Stevenage) · 2,013 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Stevenage 0, Reading 3.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Stevenage 0, Reading 3.
  • 90'+3'Dan Butler (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Ashqar Ahmed (Reading).
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Substitution, Reading. Daniel Kyerewaa replaces Paddy Lane.
  • 89'Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89'Benn Ward (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88'Carl Piergianni (Stevenage).
  • 88'(Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87'Dan Kemp (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87'Foul by Liam Fraser (Reading).

Line Score

12T
REA 21 3
STE 00 0

Match Leaders

Reading
Stevenage

Key Events

90'Substitution, Reading. Daniel Kyerewaa replaces Paddy Lane.
89'Benn Ward (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
89'Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card.
85'Goal! Stevenage 0, Reading 3. Randell Williams (Reading) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyreece Lisbie.
81'Substitution, Reading. Kyreece Lisbie replaces George Earthy.
71'Substitution, Stevenage. Dan Kemp replaces Oliver Sanderson.
71'Substitution, Stevenage. Josh Magennis replaces Phoenix Patterson.
59'Substitution, Stevenage. Joe Knight replaces Terry Taylor.
59'Substitution, Stevenage. Michael Mellon replaces Jordan Roberts.
45'Substitution, Stevenage. Carl Piergianni replaces Terence Vancooten.
41'Jeriel Dorsett (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29'Dan Butler (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24'Goal! Stevenage 0, Reading 2. Paddy Lane (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
9'Goal! Stevenage 0, Reading 1. Jacob Brown (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paddy Lane with a cross.

Team Stats

ReadingStevenage
General
42.9 Possession % 57.1
10 Shots 13
5 On Target 3
1 Offsides 2
5 Corners 5
13 Fouls 6
Passing & Defense
308 Passes Completed 442
4 Crosses Won 9
2 Tackles Won 4
12 Interceptions 8
27 Clearances 29
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 2

Recent Form

Stevenage L L W D L
Reading L W L W D

Starting Lineups

Stevenage3-4-1-2
1 Marschall
15 Vancooten 22 Taylor 6 Freestone
8 Phillips 7 Taylor 4 Houghton 3 Butler
44 Patterson
11 Roberts 18 Sanderson
18 Brown 9'
32 Lane 24'A 17 Earthy 14 Williams 85'
8 Savage 6 Fraser
3 Dorsett 16 Ward 23 Masterson 39 Ahmed
1 Pereira
Reading4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Stevenage

  1. FM #1 Filip MarschallG
  2. JT #22 Jack TaylorCD
  3. LF #6 Lewis FreestoneCD-L
  4. TV #15 Terence VancootenCD-R
  5. JH #4 Jordan HoughtonCM-L
  6. TT #7 Terry TaylorCM-R
  7. PP #44 Phoenix PattersonAM
  8. DB #3 Dan ButlerLM
  9. DP #8 Daniel PhillipsRM
  10. OS #18 Oliver SandersonCF-L
  11. JR #11 Jordan RobertsCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Reading

  1. JP #1 Joel PereiraG
  2. BW #16 Benn WardCD-L
  3. CM #23 Conor MastersonCD-R
  4. JD #3 Jeriel DorsettLB
  5. AA #39 Ashqar AhmedRB
  6. GE #17 George EarthyAM
  7. CS #8 Charlie SavageLM
  8. #6 Liam FraserRM
  9. JB #18 Jacob BrownF9'
  10. PL #32 Paddy LaneAM-L24'
  11. RW #14 Randell WilliamsAM-R85'
Substitutes · 2 used

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