Match Report: 2009/2010 Season
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16 January 2010: CHAMPIONSHIP
NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2 READING 1
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goals
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Reading: Kebe (90 mins).
Nottingham Forest: Anderson (11 mins), Earnshaw (41 mins). |
Half Time: 2-0
Attendance: 27,635
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teams
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Reading:
Federici, Mills, Griffin, Ingimarsson, Bertrand, McAnuff, Tabb (Long, 78), Cisse (Howard, 46), Karacan, Thorvaldsson, Church (Kebe, 66)
Subs not used: Rasiak, Hamer, Pearce, Gunnarsson.
Nottingham Forest: Camp, Morgan, Wilson, Gunter, Shorey (sent off 68),Cohen, Anderson, McKenna, Majewski (Chambers, 80), Blackstock (Tyson, 83), Earnshaw (Perch, 70) Subs not used: Smith, Adebola, McGoldrick, McGugan. |
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bookings
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Reading: Mills .
Nottingham Forest: Anderson. Sent Off: Shorey (68 mins). Ref: D Deadman (Cheshunt) |
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report
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Brian McDermott is still without a league win in his current stint as Reading manager as Reading failed to take advantage of Forest playing the last twenty minutes with ten men. Former Reading player Nicky Shorey was sent off after conceeding a penalty mid-way through the second half after taking down Kebe in the area. Howard was responsible for failing to take advantage from the penalty spot after seeing his kick saved by the Forest keeper. The missed penalty was crucial as Reading finished the strongest side and Kebe's late goal from a Karacan cross served only as a consolation rather than earning some points. The home side, pushing for an automatic promotion spot, had dominated the first half and took a two goal lead into the break leaving Reading with a tough job to pull it round. After Shorey's dismisal the Royals carved out a couple of good efforts on goal only to see the Forest keeper in fine form to deny Church. We should have perhaps left with at least a point but instead defeat leaves Reading fourth from bottom of the Championship table - and four points behind Scunthorpe who lie twentieth in the table. McDermott helped the Royals perform a miracle in the FA Cup and he will probably be glad to return to FA Cup action this Saturday with a record of just two points from his four league games in charge. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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