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Thrilling Draw in Reading: Exeter City Snatches a Late Point
Reading and Exeter City played out a vibrant match at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, ending in a 2-2 draw. The game, corresponding to matchday 29 of League One, was full of excitement and shifts in the scoreline.
Exeter City took the lead in the 14th minute thanks to a goal by P. Sweeney, who took advantage of an assist from R. Cole to beat the home goalkeeper. However, Reading reacted and managed to equalize just before halftime, with a goal from W. Keane assisted by H. Roberts.
In the second half, Reading took the lead in the 75th minute with a goal from P. O’Connor, following a good play by L. Wing. It seemed that the home side would take the victory, but Exeter City did not give up and fought until the end. In the 90th minute, L. Woodhouse scored a crucial goal, unassisted, that sealed the draw for the visitors.
The match was very competitive, with Reading dominating ball possession (56%) and taking 9 shots (5 on target), while Exeter City, with 44% possession, also took 9 shots (2 on target). The match was characterized by a high number of fouls (14 by Exeter City and 7 by Reading) and yellow cards (1 for Exeter City and 4 for Reading).
Substitutions exeter city: at minute 58 R. Cole came in and J. Aitchison went out., at minute 59 S. Cox came in and T. Tuterov went out., at minute 64 J. McMillan came in and J. Yfeko went out., at minute 77 P. Sweeney came in and E. Turns went out., at minute 77 J. Wareham came in and J. Magennis went out.
Substitutions reading: at minute 67 D. Kyerewaa came in and P. Lane went out., at minute 77 W. Keane came in and K. Ehibhatiomhan went out., at minute 87 K. Doyle came in and A. Yiadom went out., at minute 88 J. Marriott came in and L. Fraser went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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