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Reading 1 Ipswich 1
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Reading were again left to curse their luck as their long wait for a home Coca-Cola Championship win continued with a draw against Ipswich.
Reading enjoyed the majority of possession but fell behind to a scrappy goal from Jon Stead before Simon Church deservedly levelled after the break.
Brendan Rodgers' side have now gone 17 games without a win at the Madejski Stadium - a sequence which goes back to late January - but it was only a combination of poor finishing and bad luck which denied them victory.
Both sides remain in the relegation zone and will need to turn things around quickly if they are to pull away from danger.
Ipswich captain Jon Walters shot over from long range before Roy Keane's visitors took the lead in the ninth minute.
Damien Delaney hoisted a long throw into the penalty area and the Royals made a hash of clearing their lines. Ivar Ingimarsson got his head on the ball but could only find Stead in space and the former Blackburn man scuffed a shot which beat Adam Federici and found the back of the net.
Gylfi Sigurdsson then saw a shot deflected narrowly wide as Reading pushed for a response and fellow midfielder Brian Howard went even closer moments later when he ran forward and crashed a shot against the crossbar from the edge of the area.
Ipswich goalkeeper Asmir Begovic almost gave away a penalty as he raced out to challenge Church, but clearly got a toe on the ball to deny the Reading man a shooting chance.
Tamas Priskin almost doubled the visitors' lead against the run of play with a fabulous effort from 25 yards but Federici recovered to make a fine save - and Grzegorz Rasiak should have equalised moments later.
Jobi McAnuff tricked his way to the byline and crossed to Rasiak but the Poland international headed inches wide from inside the six-yard box.
It was a poor effort from Rasiak but he made some amends by playing his part in the 47th-minute equaliser from Church.
Rasiak dinked a cross into the area and, after Alex Pearce won the header, Sigurdsson lashed a shot across the face of goal where Church was on hand to divert the ball home.
The goal was deserved but Delaney almost put Ipswich back ahead with a flicked header from a Carlos Edwards corner but Federici made a great save.
Shane Long saw a header hacked off the line by an Ipswich defender as the hosts piled forward in search of a winner and Church was desperately unlucky not to find it with 15 minutes remaining.
Substitute Jimmy Kebe crossed for Church to hammer a shot against the underside of the crossbar, and McAnuff's header from the rebound was well cleared by Alex Bruce.
Rodgers felt his side should have had a penalty in the closing stages when Long was brought down in the area but both managers were forced to settle for an unsatisfactory point.
Teams:
Reading
Federici, Tabb, Pearce, Ingimarsson, Bertrand,McAnuff, Howard (Cisse 75), Matejovsky, Sigurdsson (Kebe 76),Rasiak (Long 61), Church.
Subs Not Used: Hamer, Gunnarsson, Karacan, O'Dea.
Goals: Church 47.
Ipswich
Begovic, Rosenior, Bruce, Delaney, David Wright,Edwards (Peters 59), Leadbitter, Quinn (Colback 79), Walters,Stead (Counago 63), Priskin.
Subs Not Used: Lee-Barrett, Wickham, Brown, Healy.
Goals: Stead 9.
Att: 19,053
Ref: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire).
STAT ATTACK
Reading.............Ipswich
4....Shots On Target.....6
13...Shots Off Target....3
12...Fouls (Conceded)...13
12.........Corners.........5
0.......Yellow Cards.......0
0.........Red Cards........0
What the papers say: Ipswich
From Times Online
November 8, 2009
Simon Church answers Reading's prayers
Reading 1 Ipswich 1
Ivo Tennant
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 907961.ece
FOR two clubs who would feel they belong in the Premiership but are at considerable risk of being sucked into the First Division, a point apiece was a just, perhaps inevitable, outcome. Once Ipswich went ahead, Reading, the sole league club not to have won at home this season, could not realistically countenance more than a draw.
For roughly half the match, it appeared as if Jon Stead’s goal would be the deciding moment, as was the case when he played here last season. A throw from David Wright, a misplaced header from Ivar Ingimarsson, and the lanky, flaxen-haired forward volleyed past Adam Federici without total conviction but with sufficient accuracy.
That was in the eighth minute and, give or take the odd concern in defence, was enough to ensure Ipswich retained the lead until shortly after half-time. Before then, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Grzegorz Rasiak and Brian Howard, who struck the crossbar, could all have equalised. All the while, Roy Keane brooded on the touchline, as ever a man apart.
Still, Ipswich are unbeaten in their last five matches. Keane said afterwards how much he likes the “relaxed area”, likes the club, likes the people, but had the quick-witted humour to admit he had been walking his famed dog at midnight when results were not so impressive earlier in the season. “It is no good my family and I being happy (in Suffolk) if we are not winning matches.
”I am happy with the spirit but our passing, in terms of our angles and the pace of it, was well off. Last week and today we produced our two poorest performances, yet the results have gone for us. Sometimes that happens in football,” he said.
Reading’s equaliser two minutes after half-time was a scrambled affair, the ball running kindly for Simon Church after Sigurdsson’s attempted shot had been parried. The same player, highly praised by his manager afterwards, struck the crossbar,just as Howard had done earlier, and although Damien Delaney had a near-post flick averted by Federici, Reading would have reckoned they should have won by this stage.
”I was disappointed because we gave ourselves a mountain to climb but I was happy with our spirit. If we give away a stupid goal, as we did here, that is the burden of not winning at home. It is another frustrating end to a fortnight. But then earlier in the season we might have lost this match,” said Reading manager Brendan Rodgers.
”Every fixture in this division is fiercely contested but we know we have the capabilities to win every game we play. We have found a good balance, a positive attitude, a strong spirit and that all-important bit of quality. We look to move forward now,” said Rodgers.
Teams:
Reading:
Federici 6, Tabb 6, Ingimarsson 6, Pearce 6, Bertrand 6, McAnuff 6, Howard 6 (Cisse 74min, 5), Matejovsky 6, Sigurdsson 6 (Kebe 74min, 5), Church 8, Rasiak 6 (Long 61min, 5)
Ipswich:
Begovic 6, Rosenior 6, Bruce 6, Delaney 6, Wright 6, Edwards 6 (Peters 60min, 5), Quinn 6 (Colback 79min, 5), Leadbitter 6, Walters 6, Stead 7 (Counago 63min, 5), Priskin 6
Referee: D Whitestone Attendance: 19,053
November 8, 2009
Simon Church answers Reading's prayers
Reading 1 Ipswich 1
Ivo Tennant
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 907961.ece
FOR two clubs who would feel they belong in the Premiership but are at considerable risk of being sucked into the First Division, a point apiece was a just, perhaps inevitable, outcome. Once Ipswich went ahead, Reading, the sole league club not to have won at home this season, could not realistically countenance more than a draw.
For roughly half the match, it appeared as if Jon Stead’s goal would be the deciding moment, as was the case when he played here last season. A throw from David Wright, a misplaced header from Ivar Ingimarsson, and the lanky, flaxen-haired forward volleyed past Adam Federici without total conviction but with sufficient accuracy.
That was in the eighth minute and, give or take the odd concern in defence, was enough to ensure Ipswich retained the lead until shortly after half-time. Before then, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Grzegorz Rasiak and Brian Howard, who struck the crossbar, could all have equalised. All the while, Roy Keane brooded on the touchline, as ever a man apart.
Still, Ipswich are unbeaten in their last five matches. Keane said afterwards how much he likes the “relaxed area”, likes the club, likes the people, but had the quick-witted humour to admit he had been walking his famed dog at midnight when results were not so impressive earlier in the season. “It is no good my family and I being happy (in Suffolk) if we are not winning matches.
”I am happy with the spirit but our passing, in terms of our angles and the pace of it, was well off. Last week and today we produced our two poorest performances, yet the results have gone for us. Sometimes that happens in football,” he said.
Reading’s equaliser two minutes after half-time was a scrambled affair, the ball running kindly for Simon Church after Sigurdsson’s attempted shot had been parried. The same player, highly praised by his manager afterwards, struck the crossbar,just as Howard had done earlier, and although Damien Delaney had a near-post flick averted by Federici, Reading would have reckoned they should have won by this stage.
”I was disappointed because we gave ourselves a mountain to climb but I was happy with our spirit. If we give away a stupid goal, as we did here, that is the burden of not winning at home. It is another frustrating end to a fortnight. But then earlier in the season we might have lost this match,” said Reading manager Brendan Rodgers.
”Every fixture in this division is fiercely contested but we know we have the capabilities to win every game we play. We have found a good balance, a positive attitude, a strong spirit and that all-important bit of quality. We look to move forward now,” said Rodgers.
Teams:
Reading:
Federici 6, Tabb 6, Ingimarsson 6, Pearce 6, Bertrand 6, McAnuff 6, Howard 6 (Cisse 74min, 5), Matejovsky 6, Sigurdsson 6 (Kebe 74min, 5), Church 8, Rasiak 6 (Long 61min, 5)
Ipswich:
Begovic 6, Rosenior 6, Bruce 6, Delaney 6, Wright 6, Edwards 6 (Peters 60min, 5), Quinn 6 (Colback 79min, 5), Leadbitter 6, Walters 6, Stead 7 (Counago 63min, 5), Priskin 6
Referee: D Whitestone Attendance: 19,053
We was well better than them. All we needed was the goals to prove it. 
Far Canal Brendan Rodgers' side have now gone 17 games without a win at the Madejski Stadium - a sequence which goes back to late January - but it was only a combination of poor finishing and bad luck which denied them victory.
Brendan's side has played 17 games at home eh?
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2 world wars, 1 world cupFar Canal Brendan Rodgers' side have now gone 17 games without a win at the Madejski Stadium - a sequence which goes back to late January - but it was only a combination of poor finishing and bad luck which denied them victory.
Brendan's side has played 17 games at home eh?
No, but the side which is currently Brendan Rodgers' has gone 17 games without a win at home. It's not wrong, it's just not phrased perfectly.
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