Match Report: 2009/2010 Season

18 August 2009: LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
SWANSEA CITY 0 READING 0
goals
Reading: -
Swansea: -
Half Time: 0-0
Attendance: 12,775

CHAMPIONSHIP 18 Aug 2009
Pos Team P Pts GD
18 Plymouth 3 2 -2
19 READING 3 2 -3
20 Peterborough 3 1 -2
teams
Reading: Federici, Rosenior, Mills, Bertrand, Pearce, Cisse, Henry (Tabb, 77), Robson-Kanu, Karacan (Harper, 58), Davies (Hunt, 46), Church Subs not used: Gunnarsson, Long, Mooney, Hamer.
Swansea: De Vries, Williams, Tate, Monk, Rangel, Britton, Orlandi, Dyer, Gower, Morgan, Dobbie (Pintado, 80) Subs not used: Painter, Cornell, Bond, Thomas.
bookings
Reading: Bertrand, Cisse, Pearce, Rosenior.
Swansea: Orlandi, Rangel, Williams.
Ref: S Hooper.
report
Reading are still without a league goal after failing to find the net in their third league game of the new season. The Royals picked up a point at Swansea City but were perhaps lucky to do that with Adam Federici having an excellent game and saving Reading from defeat with a first half penalty save. The home side had much the better of the game and dominated the second half as Reading looked unlikely to take anything from the game. The point, Reading's second of the season, lifted them to 19th place in the Championship table.
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QUOTES FROM THE PRESS

Swansea City earned their first Championship point under new manager Paulo Sousa as the clash at Liberty Stadium ended goalless. But they saw a victory chance go begging after outstanding Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici saved Mark Gower's penalty. Midfielder Gower's effort came after Kalifa Cisse's handball. The hosts dominated the second period, but the Royals owed their point to heroic keeper Federici. The result lifted the Swans off the bottom of the table, one place above Barnsley.
BBC Sport