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3¹ GOAL!! On the left wing DYBALA collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the goalmouth for HENDRICK to slip it home. (1-0 Reading) 8¹ BALLO flicked a simple chance past the righthand post. 9¹ GOAL!! After DYBALA was tripped the ref waved play-on and GUSTO went on to comfortably score. (2-0 Reading) 10¹ #9 was put clear by #2 and he raced past the 'keeper but drilled his shot just beyond the far post. 15¹ A good ball from AARONS on the left bobbled toward DYBALA who scuffed his shot wide. 16¹ A cross from INCE left AARONS in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot. 18¹ A weak shot from HENDRICK bounced agonisingly wide. 22¹ INCE brought the ball round #4 and rifled a tame shot well wide. 26¹ GOAL!! An outswinging corner was hoofed clear only for BALLO to crack the ball home. (3-0 Reading) 28¹ OBITA fluffed an easy chance. 34¹ A penalty box scramble resulted in O'RILEY knocking the ball over. 36¹ BALLO beat #10 and whacked the ball to DYBALA who fired his shot wide. 40¹ OBITA beat a number of Team Northumbria players and slammed an effort inches over. 42¹ MASUAKU shot wide. 0² A corner bobbled toward HENDRICK who flicked the ball wide. 2² GOAL!! A strike from HENDRICK which the Team Northumbria 'keeper managed to block was deemed over the line and WHITESTONE awarded the goal. (4-0 Reading) 11² A free-kick from GUSTO floated over the bar. 15² HENDRICK made space on the right and dragged the ball to OBITA who touched the ball wide. 20² An exceptional effort from BALLO scraped the top of the crossbar. 22² GOAL!! After a fine build-up #7 drove the ball past the 'keeper. (4-1 Reading) 25² GOAL!! A two-fisted punch from the Team Northumbria 'keeper enabled BALLO to volley the ball into the empty net. (5-1 Reading) 29² OBITA hoofed the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area. 30² A pin-point pass found #11 and his right foot effort flew narrowly wide. 33² #9 ran onto a great ball from #8 but fired his shot wide. 34² GOAL!! A free-kick was punched clear by the Team Northumbria 'keeper, AARONS was first to the loose ball and knocked the ball to INCE to slide home. (6-1 Reading) 40² MASUAKU drilled a right foot shot wide from twenty yards out.

Reading   League position: - Home league form: WO-- Overall league form: WWO----- Formation: 4-3-3

Line-ups Andrei LUNEV 7  1 5½ #1 Malo GUSTO 7½ 2 5½ #2 Arthur MASUAKU 8½ 3 6½ #3 Matt O'RILEY 9  4 5½ #4 Michael MORRISON 8  5 6  #5 Max AARONS 5½ 6 5½ #6(c) Tom INCE 8  7 6½ #7 Jordan OBITA 8  8 5½ #8 (p)Thierno BALLO 8  9 6½ #9(p) (f)Jeff HENDRICK 7  10 6  #10(f) (c)Paulo DYBALA 7½ 11 5½ #11 Manager Malik MOTHERSILLE    12    #12 Cican STANKOVIC    13 6  #13 Tom McINTYRE    14    #14 Andy RINOMHOTA    15    #15 Andy CARROLL    16    #16

Team Northumbria   League position: - Away league form: ---- Overall league form: -------- Formation: 4-4-2

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Statistics

Reading 6 Team Northumbria 1 (Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 21,600, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Dean Whitestone 6) Hendrick 3¹, Gusto 9¹, Ballo 26¹, Hendrick 2², Ballo 25², Ince 34² Scorers Substitutions Sent off Bookings Corners Fouls Offsides Shots on Shots off Total shots Shots saved Possession #7 22²   #7ó#13 33²         6 3 1 10 4 1 6 1 16 3 22 4 0 0 66% 34% ¶ Man of the match: Matt O'Riley ¶