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Commentary
0¹GOAL!! After some neat play on the left BELL came inside and whacked the ball in off the post. (1-0 Rochdale)
20¹A mix up in the Reading defence enabled HÉLDER COSTA to hit an effort over the bar.
24¹The 'keeper was able to palm clear a weak shot from TIQUINHO.
25¹TIQUINHO stroked an easy chance past the near post.
26¹A weak strike from DAVID COSTAS trickled agonisingly wide.
29¹RUIZ headed wide.
31¹GOAL!! Showing lots of skill D'AMBROSIO dribbled past RUIZ and nudged the ball past HORVATH. (1-1)
33¹WEIMANN booked for a late foul.
37¹D'URSO cautions BELL for a bad tackle.
39¹LEVITT booked.
43¹BENEDETTO beat LEVITT and drove the ball to KRAFTH who hit his effort wide.
45¹A corner fell to RUIZ who forced the ball just beyond the far post.
4²A twenty yard shot from BRUMA caused HORVATH no problem.
5²The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked shot from TIQUINHO.
8²GOAL!! A short goal-kick was intercepted by RUIZ who setup HÉLDER COSTA with a simple chance. (2-1 Rochdale)
10²DOBBIN made space on the right and touched the ball to BRUMA who clipped the ball wide.
15²A pin-point pass was collected by TIQUINHO and his right foot shot raced narrowly over.
16²GOAL!! A brilliant ball from LEVITT left HÉLDER COSTA in the clear, he made the 'keeper commit himself before nudging the ball to WEIMANN to score. (3-1 Rochdale)
18²A cross from BENEDETTO left TIQUINHO in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
35²HÉLDER COSTA floated the ball to BELL who turned it wide.
37²GOAL!! A tackle from HOLMES gave Rochdale a free-kick twenty-five yards out which M'VILA fired past the 'keeper. (4-1 Rochdale)
44²RUIZ beat a number of Reading players and thundered a great chance wide.
47²The 'keeper managed to claw away a fierce effort.

 
Rochdale
 
League position: 18
Home league form: LXWL
Overall league form: LLXWXLWL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Ethan HORVATH7 17 Coniah BOYCE-CLARKE
Patrick BURNER6½28 Emil KRAFTH
Jay DASILVA5 37 Danilo D'AMBROSIO(c)
(c)Yann M'VILA7½47 John SWIFT
DAVID COSTAS Cordal6½57½Malang SARR
Dylan LEVITT5½66½Tom HOLMES
Femi SERIKI6 77½Alen HALILOVIC
HÉLDER Wander COSTA6½87 BRUMA
(p)Sam BELL7 97½TIQUINHO(p)
(f)Marcel RUIZ6½106½Darío BENEDETTO(f)
Andreas WEIMANN6 116 Lewis DOBBIN
Manager
Andy KING  12  Tom McINTYRE
Loris KARIUS  13  Tiernan BROOKS
Andrew HUGHES  14  Liam MOORE
Danny LLOYD6 15  Mamadou LOUM
Ryan McLAUGHLIN  16  Josh LAURENT
 
Reading
 
League position: 8
Away league form: LLWX
Overall league form: LLLLWWXX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Rochdale 4 Reading 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 18,083, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Andy D'Urso 6)

Bell 0¹, Hélder Costa 8², Weimann 16², M'Vila 37²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
D'Ambrosio 31¹
DasilvaóLloyd 33² 
  
Weimann 33¹, Bell 37¹, Levitt 39¹ 
70
1811
30
45
65
1010
03
42%58%
Man of the match: Emil Krafth