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Commentary
GOAL!! A deep cross from RAKITSKYI on the right was headed home by REYES after a great leap. (1-0 Cardiff City)
BARROW chipped the ball to BÖÐVARSSON who nodded it over.
11¹The bemused 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from REYES dropped just wide.
17¹A cross from PENNANT left MATAVZ in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
18¹MATAVZ beat BARROW and drove the ball to BROWN who hit his effort wide.
19¹A pin-point pass fell to BROWN and his right foot shot floated narrowly wide.
24¹KERMORGANT ran onto a delightful ball from BARROW but toe-poked his shot wide.
24¹REYES was put clear by MATAVZ and he beat JAAKKOLA but drilled his shot over the bar.
26¹REYES headed just beyond the near post.
33¹RAKITIC made space on the right and pulled the ball to REYES who touched the ball over.
37¹The Cardiff City 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from HONDA.
39¹A refined pass from HONDA was placed goalbound by SWIFT only for the 'keeper to block.
44¹A weak strike from BARROW trickled agonisingly wide.
45¹A mix up in the Cardiff City defence enabled RAFINHA to blast the ball wide.
BLACKETT beat two Cardiff City players and drove a shot just beyond the far post.
BÖÐVARSSON's shot beat VICENTE GUAITA but rebounded off the Cardiff City post.
10²HONDA shot over.
11²NAGATOMO stroked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
23²An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of VICENTE GUAITA by HONDA.
27²The Reading 'keeper was able to palm clear a weak header from RAKITSKYI.
35²GOAL!! A long clearance by the Reading 'keeper beat the Cardiff City defence and HONDA thundered the ball past the oncoming VICENTE GUAITA. (1-1)
37²A good effort from HONDA scraped the top of the crossbar.
41²A free-kick from SAADI flew wide.
43²BROWN booted the ball wide from the edge of the box.
45²MATAVZ fired a looping shot wide from thirty yards out.
46²GOAL!! MATAVZ made space for REYES who, after an interchange of passes twenty yards out, drilled the ball past the Reading 'keeper. (2-1 Cardiff City)

 
Cardiff City
 
League position: 20
Home league form: XLLX
Overall league form: LXWLLLLW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
VICENTE GUAITA Panadero1Anssi JAAKKOLA
MÁRIO Figueira FERNANDES2RAFINHA(c)
Yaroslav RAKITSKYI3Yuto NAGATOMO
(c)Ivan RAKITIC4John SWIFT
Martín CÁCERES5Michael HECTOR
Souleymane BAMBA6Tyler BLACKETT
Jermaine PENNANT7Adrian POPA
José REYES8Keisuke HONDA
(p)Tim MATAVZ9Jón BÖÐVARSSON(p)
(f)Scott BROWN10Modou BARROW(f)
Idriss SAADI11Yann KERMORGANT
Manager
Bruno ECUÉLÉ MANGA  12  Sam SMITH
David CORNELL  13  Liam KELLY
Junior HOILETT  14  Liam MOORE
Joe RALLS  15Jordan OBITA
Robbie KEANE16  Pelle CLEMENT
 
Reading
 
League position: 15
Away league form: LWLL
Overall league form: XLLLXWLL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Cardiff City 2 Reading 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 21,348, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Grant Hegley 5½)

Reyes 4¹, Reyes 46²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Honda 35²
RakitskyióKeane 36²PopaóObita 14²
  
  
23
109
11
35
99
1214
14
51%49%
Man of the match: Ivan Rakitic