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FA Cup · 2019/2020
Cardiff 3-3 Reading
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Match Report

Reading
O Richards (69) A Rinomhota (79) Y Meite (116)
Cardiff
J Murphy (19) R Glatzel (54) J Murphy (93)

Full time: 2-2
After Extra Time: 3-3
Reading win 4-1 on penalties

Penalty Shoot Out

1-0: McCleary (Reading) - scored
1-0: Flint (Cardiff) - saved
2-0: Osho (Reading) - scored
2-0: Vaulks (Cardiff) - missed
3-0: Obita (Reading) - scored
3-1: Pack (Cardiff) - scored
4-1: Aluko (Reading) - scored

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Post-Match Fans' Opinion

  • SW SWLR 5 Feb 2020 · 11:06am

    First trip to new stadium. Atmosphere of a pre-season friendly, but with less fans. Pie and Ale scored well. 1st half. Bad. Lucky only to be 1 down. Nothing going through midfield. Swift playing higher up and was flat-footed and having a mare. Meant few options for defenders with ball and poor service into strikers. Summed up by first goal calamity and lucky to only be 1 down. Not sure Puscas/ Adam were worst of the bunch, but change needed 2nd half. in one word - energy. Totally dominated the play with Gunter/ GMac and Richards/ Blackett having a field day and Swift back in deeper role feeding both. Left us open for 2nd goal…

  • HO Hound 5 Feb 2020 · 11:28am

    Nice report, thanks

  • NE NewCorkSeth 5 Feb 2020 · 11:51am

    Having seem the goals I cant believe we managed to score 3 goals of that quality. Really impressive.

  • NA Nameless 5 Feb 2020 · 12:41pm

    Having seem the goals I cant believe we managed to score 3 goals of that quality. Really impressive. The general quality of our goals this season has been very high, plentyof real crackers.

  • AN Anonymous 5 Feb 2020 · 12:43pm

    Having seem the goals I cant believe we managed to score 3 goals of that quality. Really impressive. The general quality of our goals this season has been very high, plentyof real crackers. Favourite goal of the season thus far, Nameless?

  • NA Nameless 5 Feb 2020 · 1:04pm

    I have a terrible memory for details of this sort of thing ! Obviously Swift’s long range effort was decent but I tend to go for the passing moves - we got one where Adam won the ball deep in our half and we swept forward with half a dozen passes. Puscas v Cardiff was special as well (rarity value !)

  • LW Lower West 5 Feb 2020 · 1:10pm

    Ovie Ejaria away at Huddersfield . End to end passage of play.

  • NE NewCorkSeth 5 Feb 2020 · 1:56pm

    Having seem the goals I cant believe we managed to score 3 goals of that quality. Really impressive. The general quality of our goals this season has been very high, plentyof real crackers. Yeah I think that is fair to say. Picking a best goal out of the 3 last night is really tough. Fantastic header, classy volley and a superb first time strike. Looked a real threat. I didnt watch the game for obvious reasons but it was mentioned not long ago we have a decent record of getting back into games under Bowen. Last night to come back in that fashion was incredible. Real credit to the players and Bowen.

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Quotes from the Press

Reading manager Mark Bowen said: "I'm delighted. I guess it had to come down to penalties to split the trilogy of games we've had against Cardiff.

"There were a few harsh words at half-time as we weren't anywhere near the standard required in the first half. I put demands on my players at half-time to show character, be brave on the ball and try to affect the game and they certainly did that in the second half.

"I've been quite lucky throughout my career with penalties so I'm a glass-half-full man. As soon as it went to penalties, I was confident."

This FA Cup game took place 2343 days ago in the 2019/2020 season.