Reading defeats Charlton in a thrilling match
Reading, Berkshire – Reading defeated Charlton in a thrilling and action-packed match at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. The final score was 2-0, with goals from C. Savage (66′) and S. Smith (76′).
The match started at a frantic pace, with both sides looking for the goal from the first minute. The first yellow card came in the 20th minute for L. Berry of Charlton. Reading responded with a yellow card for A. S. Mbengue in the 34th minute.
In the second half, Reading started to dominate possession and create more scoring opportunities. C. Savage opened the scoring in the 66th minute with a great shot, assisted by B. Elliott.
Charlton tried to react, but Reading extended their lead in the 76th minute with a goal from S. Smith, assisted by A. Akande. The rest of the game was marked by yellow cards, with Reading accumulating three (S. Smith, H. Dean and K. Abrefa) and Charlton another three (M. Godden, L. Jones and L. Berry).
Despite the victory, Reading had to work hard to overcome a Charlton side that never gave up. The possession of the ball favored Reading with 55% compared to Charlton’s 45%, reflecting the home team’s superiority during the match.
Reading managed to connect 13 shots, 3 of them on target, while Charlton could only connect 6, 1 on target. Corners also favored Reading, with 5 compared to Charlton’s 4. Both teams committed 10 and 11 fouls, respectively.
Reading now sits at the top of the League One table, while Charlton will need to improve if they want to aspire to a playoff spot.
Substitutions charlton: at minute 46 K. Anderson came in and L. Berry went out., at minute 68 M. Godden came in and T. Campbell went out., at minute 68 C. Aneke came in and G. Ahadme went out., at minute 78 D. Kanu came in and T. Small went out.
Substitutions reading: at minute 63 K. Abrefa came in and J. R. Dorsett A. went out., at minute 73 H. Dean came in and T. Bindon went out., at minute 87 B. Tuma came in and A. Akande went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Reading
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