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High-Voltage Match in Reading: Marriott Shines Despite Final Draw
Reading and Wycombe played out a thrilling encounter at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, culminating in a draw that left fans on the edge of their seats. The match, corresponding to Matchday 32 of the English League One, was marked by the effectiveness of J. Marriott, who scored a hat-trick for Reading, including an early goal in the 8th minute assisted by L. Wing and another in the 44th minute.
However, Wycombe, with a dominant possession of 66%, showed their ability to react. D. Casey scored in the 51st minute, followed by A. Hagelskjaer in the 72nd minute, momentarily tying the score with an assist from C. Woodrow. Marriott’s third goal, in the 74th minute assisted by C. Savage, returned the lead to Reading, but it was not enough to secure the victory.
The match was intense, reflected in the 14 fouls committed by Reading and the 9 by Wycombe. Referee M. Woods showed a total of five yellow cards, three for Reading (K. Young, P. O’Connor and C. Savage) and two for Wycombe (L. Harris and A. Vidigal). Despite Wycombe’s dominance in possession and 23 shots, only 10 were on target, while Reading, with fewer opportunities (7 shots), demonstrated greater effectiveness with 4 shots on target. The home fans witnessed an emotional roller coaster in this League One encounter.
Substitutions wycombe: at minute 46 L. Leahy came in and E. Henderson went out., at minute 78 L. Harris came in and A. Vidigal went out., at minute 78 A. Morley came in and J. Mullins went out., at minute 88 N. Huggins came in and J. Grimmer went out., at minute 88 C. Woodrow came in and B. Fink went out.
Substitutions reading: at minute 74 K. Young came in and C. Savage went out., at minute 74 P. Lane came in and H. Roberts went out., at minute 87 J. Marriott came in and K. Ehibhatiomhan went out., at minute 87 A. Yiadom came in and R. Nyambe went out., at minute 90 B. Ward came in and F. Burns went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Reading
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