Reading Defeat QPR in Pre-season Friendly

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Convey scores in friendly win

The Royals took on QPR in a friendly at Hogwood Park, and readingfc.co.uk has full details.

A detailed report will follow, as well as more pictures and video highlights.

Reading: Hahnemann; De La Cruz, Golbourne, Pearce (c), Sodje; Cisse (Karacan 83), Fae, Henry, Convey, S Cox (Church 80), Long
Subs: Hamer, Spence, Bozanic

12:00pm - Game kicks off in glorious sunshine. Alex Pearce won the toss and decided to change ends.

1min - QPR's team includes the likes of Danny Cullip, Marcus Bignot, Marc Nygaard and Danny Nardiello.

8mins - Kalifa Cisse has a half chance with his head but gets under it.

9mins - Emerse Fae shoots but it is well off target.

10mins - Sam Sodje attacks a corner but heads just over.

15 mins - Cisse does well in the air again and sees his effort hit the bar. Simon Cox tries to follow in but it's cleared.

16mins - Reading are on top in a good tempo game. Both Cox and Shane Long get into the box b

19mins - Cisse does well to find Cox with a nice pass. The frontman puts in a great cross but Long heads a very good chance over.

25mins - 1-0 Convey. Reading win the ball through Fae, who finds Long. The striker is fouled 25 yards from goal, and Bobby Convey curls home a free kick that QPR's keeoer can only get a hand to.

26mins - Hahnemann makes his first save of the game, and it's an easy one.

30mins - Stopppage for an injury to a QPR player. Reading have been well on top.

31mins - Free kick to Rangers right on the edge of the box, but it is overshit straight out.

38mins - More good forward play by Cox, and Long fires just wide on the turn.

40mins - Scramble as the Rangers keeper drops a corner. Cisse and Sodje both go for goal but they're blocked.

43mins - Good interchange from Fae and Golbourne gives Convey a shooting chance but it's blocked.

HALF TIME - Reading have been well on top and incisive. It's a good game. The players are staying out for the half time break so it will be a quick turnaround.

12:57PM - Second half underway. No changes for Reading.

5mins - Sodje unlucky as his header goes inches wide

13mins - Fae breaks up play to release Henry, and Cox almost gets in.

19mins - Good play by Golbourn but Fae's cross is gathered by the keeper.

20mins - Nice turn by Fae to get in on goal but he drags wide.

25mins - Pearce drives goalward but it's blocked.

26mins - QPR have a lot more possession but Marcus has barely been tested, save for a couple of simple saves.

27mins - Rare foray forward for QPR but Hahnemann gets down comforatbly.

29mins - Good challenge from Pearce to stop an attack.

30mins - Nice strength from Cisse but Henry can't get a cross in.

35mins - Slight knock for Cox and he's replaced by Church.

37mins - Nice turn from Fae wins a free kick. It eventually comes to Convey, whose good shot is saved.

38mins - Karacan on for Cisse, who looked sharp.

41mins - Good play by Long but his shot is right at the keeper with Church looking for a cutback.

42mins - Good break by Golbourne but his cross is cut out.

44mins - Long gets in and finds Convey, but his volley is well over.

45mins - Karacan has a decent chance but it's well blocked.

FULL TIME.


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