MATCH REPORT: 2005/2006 Season
28 December 2005: LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
READING 2 LEICESTER CITY 0
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goals
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Reading: Doyle (60 mins), Gunnarsson (87 mins).
Leicester: - |
Half Time: 0-0 Attendance: 22,061
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teams
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Reading:
Hahnemann, Murty, Shorey, Sidwell, Sonko, Oster (Gunnarsson 83), Kitson (Long 80), Harper, Ingimarsson, Convey (Hunt 71), Doyle.
Subs Not Used: Stack, Makin.
Leicester: Douglas, Maybury, Kisnorbo, Hughes (Hammond 73), McCarthy, Williams, Sylla, de Vries, Gudjonsson, Hamill (Smith 73), Gerrbrand (Stearman 73). Subs Not Used: Hume, Henderson. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bookings
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Reading: Sonko, Kitson, Gunnarsson, Hunt
Leicester: Gudjonsson, McCarthy. Referee: A Wiley (Staffordshire). |
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report
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It might not have been the prettiest display of the season so far, but in the end it was a sound win that took Reading to ten straight league wins and a remarkable 25 games without defeat. There was never any chance that the unbeaten run was at risk against a Leicester side that had come to work hard for a draw, however the draw looked a possibility until Reading finally made the breakthrough on the hour mark. Leicester were quick to close Reading down throughout the game and frustrated the Royals by keeping plenty of men behind the ball and leaving little space for Reading's passing game to begin. In addition, the Royals looked jaded from their recent outstanding league form and the first half was a scrappy encounter with little to entertain from either side. With Glen Little out injured Oster made a start, and Sidwell was back in midfield from suspension to replace Gunnarsson. Oster was determined to get stuck in but, despite his efforts, there was no doubt we missed Little. Meanwhile Gunnarsson might have been the better bet in midfield as Reading struggled to hold onto the ball in the centre.
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