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Charlton Athletic vs Reading

Championship
4-2
Final
Reading
1-1-1
The Valley

Match pulse

CHAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'REA
58%Possession42%
10Shots9
7On target4
4Corners7
2Saves6
3Fouls10
54'Hamer BouazzaCHA67'Ibrahima SonkoREA84'Ibrahima SonkoREA90'+3'Noel HuntREA

Who won: Charlton 4-2

Charlton Athletic beat Reading 4-2 on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at The Valley. Goals for Charlton: Matthew Holland (26'), Andy Gray (42' pen), Luke Varney (69') and Hamer Bouazza (72'). Goals for Reading: Ibrahima Sonko (45'+1') and Stephen Hunt (54' pen).

Play by play

  1. 90'+3'

    Yellow card

    Noel Hunt is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

    N. Hunt

  2. 90'+3'

    Free kick

    Nick Bailey takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

  3. End of the game
  4. The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  5. 90'CHA

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo takes it (Attacking)

  6. 89'+3'

    Foul

    Noel Hunt commits a foul on Matthew Holland resulting on a free kick for Charlton

  7. 89'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Charlton makes a sub: Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo enters for Yassin Moutaouakil. Reason: Tactical

    J. Semedo

  8. 89'

    Shot off target

    Shane Long drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

  9. 88'

    Corner awarded

    Stephen Hunt takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

  10. 88'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Grant Basey takes it (Attacking)

  11. 87'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Mark Hudson takes it (Attacking)

  12. 87'

    Shot off target

    Shane Long drills a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: hit bar

  13. 86'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Liam Rosenior takes it (Attacking)

  14. 85'

    Free kick

    Marcus Hahnemann takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

  15. 85'

    Offside

    Offside called on Andy Gray

  16. 85'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Reading makes a sub: Alex Pearce enters for Leroy Lita. Reason: Tactical

    A. Pearce

  17. 84'

    Red card

    Ibrahima Sonko has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: second bookable offence

    I. Sonko

  18. 84'

    Free kick

    Marcus Hahnemann takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

  19. 84'CHA

    Offside

    Offside called on Hameur Bouazza

  20. 82'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Charlton makes a sub: Darren Ambrose enters for Lloyd Sam. Reason: Tactical

    D. Ambrose

  21. 81'

    Free kick

    Jonathan Fortune takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

  22. 81'

    Foul

    Ivar Ingimarsson commits a foul on Andy Gray resulting on a free kick for Charlton

  23. 81'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Yassin Moutaouakil takes it (Attacking)

  24. 80'

    Free kick

    Marcus Hahnemann takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

  25. 80'CHA

    Offside

    Offside called on Hameur Bouazza

Leaders

CHAREA
Total Shots
Nick Bailey
1
Jimmy Kebe
3
Saves
Nicky Weaver
2
Liam Rosenior
1