Manchester United vs Reading
Match pulse
MANAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| REA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Man United 1-0
Manchester United beat Reading 1-0 on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man United: Wayne Rooney (21').
Play by play
- 90'
<b>...but the final whistle goes before he can get too far. United were off their game, Reading well-organised and stubborn, but Rooney's deflected goal means the home side have a colossal 15-point advantage at the top of the table.</b>
- 90'
Morrison crosses and United have to scramble to get that one away. Giggs can lead the break...
- 90'
Le Fondre for Reading, then Blackman. Giggs gets in and United can break with Rooney... but Kagawa loses possession.
- 90'
Kagawa crosses from the right after some neat play and Van Persie tries a spectacular overhead. It's over the top, though.
- 90'
Another throw to United, deep inside Reading territory. They're winding down the clock neatly enough - so far.
- 90'
The United man is back on his feet. Giggs isn't - he's tripped by Leigertwood. Chance for the home side to cross from the right.
- 90'
United keep possession before playing it long. Welbeck gets a thump in a challenge with Mariappa, and there'll be a few added seconds to the added minutes.
- 90'
Van Persie crosses and Morrison heads clear with Rooney waiting. Five minutes of added time at Old Trafford.
- 90'
Smalling wins a throw for United inside Reading territory as the clock ticks down towards added time.
- 89'
A minute of normal time remaining, but there's likely to be a fair bit of time added on for those injuries and substitutions.
- 88'
He gets his head to the ball, but United can just watch that one behind for a goal-kick.
- 88'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Sean Morrison is on and Kelly off - Morrison is good in the air, and has a corner to attack here...
- 87'
Kelly does well as Reading try to build a late attack. Carrick gets a block in to stop McAnuff from finding space.
- 86'
Karacan completely miscontrols the ball, getting it tangled between his own feet, and it goes out of play.
- 85'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Anderson is off and Shinji Kagawa on as United make another change.
- 85'
Giggs on the right finds Welbeck inside the area. he lays the ball back and Rooney blasts a first-time effort narrowly over.
- 84'
Another good cross soon comes in, and Pearce gets up well to head it away.
- 84'
Giggs makes his way into space and his deflected cross, off Mariappa, is scramble around the post by Taylor.
- 83'
Smalling gets down the right for United - he's made some good runs - and wins a corner. A second goal would, of course, put this beyond any doubt.
- 82'
Karacan tries a through ball, but it goes all the way through to De Gea.
- 81'
Then substitute Blackman crosses and Rooney is back there to get the header clear.
- 80'
Reading aren't giving it up, though, and have the ball on the left. Shorey tries to clip the ball towards the penalty area.
- 79'
A little over ten minutes remaining here. This, as it stands, may be United's most workaday three points of the season.
- 78'
Van Persie goes down the left. The cross is blocked, but United move forward again - only for their passing to go awry. Again.
- 77'
United on the ball, inside their own half. Again, it's all rather shapeless. Reading's clearance, though, goes straight back to the home side.
Leaders
MANREA 
