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06/03/2060, Reading Stadium, Reading, England
Championship, English Football League
Reading Vs Preston

Reading play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M Hargest (GK) , B Markey (CB) , P Whitfield (CB) , S Nixon (CB) , M Pugh (RB) , R McGregor (LB) , G Soulis (CDM) , E Keane (CAM) , M Hines (RM) , L Miguez (LM) , J McVean (ST) And the subs are: N Ellis (CB) , N Quinn (CB) , E Baker (CM) , B Ghant (CM) , D Symington (ST)

Preston play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: C Probert (GK) , G Malloch (CB) , J Brash (CB) , M McCollister (RB) , L McShane (LB) , M Lennon (CDM) , M Davis (CAM) , D Erwood (RM) , H McLain (LM) , A Cadwallader (ST) , M McGinnis (ST) And the subs are: L Bridgeforth (CB) , A Frazer (CB) , P McPheters (CM) , S Wightman (CM) , R Dolan (ST)
Welcome to Reading Stadium in Reading, England where Reading will face Preston North End.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 36986.

1' - Reading kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Glynn Soulis passes to Ewan Keane.  Ewan Keane passes the ball to Paul Whitfield.  Andrew Cadwallader dispossesses Paul Whitfield and takes possession.  Preston launch a counter attack.  Andrew Cadwallader plays a short pass to Mark Lennon.  Mark Lennon shoots from long range...but the shot goes wide!

8' - Mark Hargest finds Paul Whitfield with a long pass.  Paul Whitfield passes to Glynn Soulis.  Glynn Soulis crosses the ball into the box, but John Brash intercepts and takes possession.  

10' - Ewan Keane tackles John Brash and takes possession.  Reading try to launch a quick counter attack.  Ewan Keane slides the ball to James McVean.  James McVean takes a shot from long range...but the ball flies wide of the post!

12' - Craig Probert plays a short pass to Leeroy McShane.  Leeroy McShane sees a run from Andrew Cadwallader.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Andrew Cadwallader is able to take the ball.  Andrew Cadwallader tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

13' - Mark Hargest spots a run from James McVean.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but James McVean is caught offside!  

17' - Michael McCollister plays the ball to Mark Davis.  Mark Davis spots a run from Mike McGinnis.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Mike McGinnis has strayed offside!  

19' - Loredo Miguez plays a long ball to Glynn Soulis.  Glynn Soulis sees James McVean making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but James McVean is caught offside!  

22' - Mark Davis plays a long pass to Leeroy McShane.  Steve Nixon dispossesses Leeroy McShane and gains possession for his team.  Harry McLain successfully tackles Steve Nixon and the ball goes loose.  Preston attempt a quick counter attack.  Andrew Cadwallader spots a run from Mike McGinnis.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Mike McGinnis is able to control the ball.  Mike McGinnis tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by Mark Hargest!  

29' - John Brash sees a run from Mark Davis.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Mark Davis is able to control the ball.  Mark Davis looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Mark Hargest!  Mark Lennon pounces on the loose ball...Mark Lennon tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but Mark Hargest performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

34' - Mark Hargest hits the ball long to Steve Nixon.  Steve Nixon passes to Matthew Hines.  Matthew Hines attempts to outskill Michael McCollister, but is tripped.  That will be a freekick for Reading.  

35' - Loredo Miguez stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but opposing player Leeroy McShane takes possession.  

37' - Leeroy McShane passes to Michael McCollister.  James McVean successfully tackles Michael McCollister and takes possession.  James McVean sees Ewan Keane making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Ewan Keane is caught offside!  

39' - Mark Davis passes to John Brash.  John Brash sees a run from Mike McGinnis.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Mike McGinnis has strayed offside!  

45' - Loredo Miguez hits the ball long to Steve Nixon.  Steve Nixon slides the ball to Loredo Miguez.  Loredo Miguez looks to unleash a long range shot...and Loredo Miguez scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Reading player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Preston kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

52' - Leeroy McShane plays a short pass to Gareth Malloch.  Gareth Malloch passes the ball to Mark Davis.  Mark Davis plays a long ball to John Brash.  Paul Whitfield tackles John Brash and takes the ball.  Paul Whitfield plays a short pass to Brin Markey.  Brin Markey plays a long ball to Matthew Hines.  John Brash successfully tackles Matthew Hines and takes the ball.  John Brash passes the ball to Mark Lennon.  Mark Lennon tries to beat Ewan Keane using his ball skills, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

56' - Mark Lennon attempts to unleash a long range shot...but the ball hits the post!  Mark Davis is first to the ball...Mark Davis tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  That will be a corner for  Preston.  Harry McLain places the ball to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, and manages to find Mark Lennon.  Mark Lennon powers a header down towards the bottom corner...but the shot is tipped around the post by Mark Hargest!  The linesman signals its a corner for Preston.  Harry McLain will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Steve Nixon.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mark Lennon will come off.  Peter McPheters joins the game from the bench.  

58' - Steve Nixon plays a long ball to Brin Markey.  Brin Markey curves the ball into the box, but Mark Davis intercepts and takes possession.  

59' - Mark Davis sees Mike McGinnis making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Mike McGinnis is caught offside!  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mike McGinnis will come off.  Richard Dolan joins the game from the bench.  

63' - Ewan Keane spots a run from James McVean.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and James McVean takes the ball.  James McVean tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...John Brash is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

64' - Harry McLain brings the ball forward, outpacing Paul Whitfield.  

65' - Harry McLain sees Richard Dolan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Richard Dolan runs on to the ball.  Richard Dolan tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

67' - Mark Hargest plays a long pass to Matthew Pugh.  Matthew Pugh spots a run from James McVean.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and James McVean runs on to the ball.  James McVean attempts to skip past  the advancing Craig Probert...and is able to do so!James McVean attempts to hit the ball into the empty net...and its in! Its a goal for Reading!

68' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

71' - John Brash passes the ball to Michael McCollister.  Michael McCollister passes to Peter McPheters.  Glynn Soulis tackles Peter McPheters and the ball goes loose.  John Brash spots a run from Andrew Cadwallader.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Andrew Cadwallader takes the ball.  Andrew Cadwallader tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Mark Hargest manages to stop the shot!  

77' - Mark Hargest finds Brin Markey with a short pass.  Brin Markey finds Ewan Keane with a long ball.  Ewan Keane spots a run from James McVean.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and James McVean is able to take the ball.  James McVean tries to cutback, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! Ewan Keane looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is tipped around the post by Craig Probert!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Reading.  Loredo Miguez gets ready to take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Gareth Malloch.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Glynn Soulis is going to be taken off.  Noel Ellis joins the game from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gareth Malloch will come off.  Adam Frazer is brought on from the bench.  

79' - John Brash finds Peter McPheters with a long pass.  Peter McPheters tries to beat Ewan Keane using his ball skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Peter McPheters runs with the ball!  

80' - Peter McPheters sees Andrew Cadwallader making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Andrew Cadwallader runs on to the ball.  Andrew Cadwallader tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Andrew Cadwallader for Preston!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

81' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

83' - Harry McLain passes to Richard Dolan.  Richard Dolan passes to David Erwood.  David Erwood attempts to outskill Paul Whitfield.  The opposing player is unable to stop David Erwood who takes the ball forward!  

86' - Harry McLain successfully tackles Noel Ellis and takes the ball.  Preston try to launch a quick counter attack.  Harry McLain tries to beat Steve Nixon using his ball skills and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

89' - Harry McLain passes to Peter McPheters.  Peter McPheters plays the ball to Harry McLain.  Harry McLain spots a run from Richard Dolan.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Richard Dolan is caught offside!  



The match has ended Reading 2 - 1 Preston North End.