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Leicester City 0-2 Reading FC
James Walker-Roberts • Published 13 Aug 2011 17:00
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NOEL Hunt and Hal Robson-Kanu both struck in the second-half to help Reading record their first win of the 2011/2012 Championship season over Matt Mills' Leicester City.
After dominating the first-half, Royals' deservedly went ahead in the 64th minute when Hunt scored nearly a carbon copy of his goal in the play-off final - rising highest for an Ian Harte cross and heading in.
Substitute Robson-Kanu then sealed victory in the dying stages when he received the ball in the box and blasted a shot across goal that struck the crossbar and nestled in the top corner.
It was just reward for Brian McDermott's men, who bossed large parts of the game and restricted Sven Goran-Eriksson's expensively assembled side to a handful of chances throughout.
David Nugent went closest for the hosts either side of the break when he shot across goal and then struck the post after beating goalkeeper Adam Federici.
However, despite threatening to burst into life at the start of the second-half, Leicester never really controlled the game and boos rang out around the King Power Stadium at full-time.
With Darius Vassell suspended, Jeffrey Schlupp, fresh from his Carling Cup hat-trick in midweek, started up front with Nugent for Leicester.
And it was the former Portsmouth man who had the first shot of the match after three minutes when he curled an effort straight into Federici's arms.
The loudest cheer from the visiting support in the early stages came when former Royals skipper Mills hoofed a ball from the back straight into the arms of his old team-mate Federici.
However, Reading grew into the match and their controlled possession kept the home fans quiet and also frustrated Leicester.
Kebe went close to providing a cross for Manset to convert but it was the striker who provided Reading's best moments in the first-half.
A few minutes after turning Mills once to provide a lay-off for Mikele Leigertwood, Manset burst forward from midfield, jinked the former Reading skipper and drilled a shot just wide of goal.
Reading continued to control the game but they could have gone behind twice on the stroke of half-time.
First, sloppy passing presented Yuki Abe with a chance to shoot just wide and then Nugent was played in down the right and dragged a shot wide of the far post.
The former Portsmouth striker went even closer at the start of the second-half when he cut inside Alex Pearce and rolled a shot around Federici that struck the post and bounced clear.
Kebe threatened to break the deadlock at the other end moments later but Kasper Schmeichel came out well to block his shot.
Both sides looked intent on an early goal and half-time substitute Andy King forced Federici to palm a shot over the bar before Neil Danns shot wide of goal.
It was the away team who eventually got the breakthrough, however, when Harte swung in a corner and Hunt rose highest to glance a header past the defenders on the line and goalkeeper.
Kebe went close to doubling the lead with a well-struck shot that sailed past the post but Leicester struggled to break down McDermott's men.
Indeed, the three points were sealed late on when Robson-Kanu received the ball in the box and lashed a shot into the top corner.
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Leicester 0 Reading 2 npower Championship.
FT: 0-2 (HT: 0-0)
Noel Hunt 64
Hal Robson-Kanu 90
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Leicester's first npower Championship game at the newly-named King Power Stadium ended in defeat as Reading began life without Shane Long in the best possible fashion.
Following the departure of the prolific Long to West Brom this week, more responsibility for goals rested on the shoulders of his Republic of Ireland international Noel Hunt and the Waterford man responded with the opener after 64 minutes.
The Royals wrapped up all three points in the final minute through substitute Hal Robson-Kanu.
Teenage striker Jeff Schlupp was rewarded for his Carling Cup hat-trick in midweek with a league debut for Leicester.
The Ghanaian-born Germany Under-19 international, along with goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel and defenders Matt Mills and Paul Konchesky, was one of four survivors from the team that defeated Rotherham on Tuesday night as manager Sven-Goran Eriksson again made wholesale changes.
Former Fulham full-back John Pantsil was also handed his Foxes debut.
Reading's Carling Cup tie at Charlton was postponed due to the riots in London, so Royals boss Brian McDermott named largely the same side that began the season against Millwall last weekend.
The only change saw Mathieu Manset replace Long.
The visitors dominated a first half of few chances.
They should have taken the lead in the 28th minute but Alex Pearce somehow headed over from close range from Ian Harte's inswinging corner.
Before that, Manset broke clear on goal and shot narrowly wide from the edge of the box when perhaps a better option would have been to tee-up the arriving Hunt.
David Nugent had a couple of efforts for Leicester early on and late in the first half but neither worried Adam Federici in the Reading goal.
Eriksson's men returned for the second half a different side.
Nugent clipped the outside of the post with a curling shot from the left side of the area and Federici had to help a thunderous 20-yard shot from Andy King over the crossbar.
At the other end, Schmeichel saved from Jimmy Kebe with his feet.
Nugent continued to look lively and shot wide once more from the edge of the box.
Despite Leicester's improvement, Reading took the lead through Hunt's superb glancing header at the near post from Harte's driven corner.
Kebe came close to making it 2-0 soon afterwards following a mazy run down the right but he shot just wide.
Sol Bamba, a reported target for Blackburn, had a chance to equalise but the big defender could not direct his header on target.
Reading sealed their first victory of the season in the 90th minute with a stylish move down the right that culminated in Kebe setting up Robson-Kanu, who drove the ball into the top corner from 12 yards.
TEAMS
Leicester City
1. Kasper Schmeichel
4. John Pantsil
5. Matt Mills
6. Souleymane Bamba
3. Paul Konchesky
22. Yuki Abe (46)
26. Gelson Fernandes
19. Richie Wellens
23. Neil Danns (74)
35. David Nugent
27. Jeffery Schlupp (61)
SUBS
21. Chris Weale (GK)
7. Paul Gallagher (74)
10. Andy King (46)
12. Sean St. Ledger
14. Martyn Waghorn (61)
Reading
1. Adam Federici
2. Andy Griffin
26. Bongani Khumalo
5. Alex Pearce
23. Ian Harte
14. Jimmy Kebe
4. Jem Karacan
8. Mikele Leigertwood
11. Jobi McAnuff
10. Noel Hunt
22. Mathieu Manset (72) (yellow card)
SUBS
12. Alex McCarthy (GK)
6. Brynjar Gunnarsson
19. Hal Robson-Kanu (72)
20. Brian Howard
37. Jordan Obita
STAT ATTACK
Leicester............Reading
5.....Shots On Target......7
9.....Shots Off Target.....4
9.....Fouls (Conceded)...11
7..........Corners..........2
0.......Yellow Cards........1
0........Red Cards.........0
Leicester 0 Reading 2 npower Championship.
FT: 0-2 (HT: 0-0)
Noel Hunt 64
Hal Robson-Kanu 90
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Leicester's first npower Championship game at the newly-named King Power Stadium ended in defeat as Reading began life without Shane Long in the best possible fashion.
Following the departure of the prolific Long to West Brom this week, more responsibility for goals rested on the shoulders of his Republic of Ireland international Noel Hunt and the Waterford man responded with the opener after 64 minutes.
The Royals wrapped up all three points in the final minute through substitute Hal Robson-Kanu.
Teenage striker Jeff Schlupp was rewarded for his Carling Cup hat-trick in midweek with a league debut for Leicester.
The Ghanaian-born Germany Under-19 international, along with goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel and defenders Matt Mills and Paul Konchesky, was one of four survivors from the team that defeated Rotherham on Tuesday night as manager Sven-Goran Eriksson again made wholesale changes.
Former Fulham full-back John Pantsil was also handed his Foxes debut.
Reading's Carling Cup tie at Charlton was postponed due to the riots in London, so Royals boss Brian McDermott named largely the same side that began the season against Millwall last weekend.
The only change saw Mathieu Manset replace Long.
The visitors dominated a first half of few chances.
They should have taken the lead in the 28th minute but Alex Pearce somehow headed over from close range from Ian Harte's inswinging corner.
Before that, Manset broke clear on goal and shot narrowly wide from the edge of the box when perhaps a better option would have been to tee-up the arriving Hunt.
David Nugent had a couple of efforts for Leicester early on and late in the first half but neither worried Adam Federici in the Reading goal.
Eriksson's men returned for the second half a different side.
Nugent clipped the outside of the post with a curling shot from the left side of the area and Federici had to help a thunderous 20-yard shot from Andy King over the crossbar.
At the other end, Schmeichel saved from Jimmy Kebe with his feet.
Nugent continued to look lively and shot wide once more from the edge of the box.
Despite Leicester's improvement, Reading took the lead through Hunt's superb glancing header at the near post from Harte's driven corner.
Kebe came close to making it 2-0 soon afterwards following a mazy run down the right but he shot just wide.
Sol Bamba, a reported target for Blackburn, had a chance to equalise but the big defender could not direct his header on target.
Reading sealed their first victory of the season in the 90th minute with a stylish move down the right that culminated in Kebe setting up Robson-Kanu, who drove the ball into the top corner from 12 yards.
TEAMS
Leicester City
1. Kasper Schmeichel
4. John Pantsil
5. Matt Mills
6. Souleymane Bamba
3. Paul Konchesky
22. Yuki Abe (46)
26. Gelson Fernandes
19. Richie Wellens
23. Neil Danns (74)
35. David Nugent
27. Jeffery Schlupp (61)
SUBS
21. Chris Weale (GK)
7. Paul Gallagher (74)
10. Andy King (46)
12. Sean St. Ledger
14. Martyn Waghorn (61)
Reading
1. Adam Federici
2. Andy Griffin
26. Bongani Khumalo
5. Alex Pearce
23. Ian Harte
14. Jimmy Kebe
4. Jem Karacan
8. Mikele Leigertwood
11. Jobi McAnuff
10. Noel Hunt
22. Mathieu Manset (72) (yellow card)
SUBS
12. Alex McCarthy (GK)
6. Brynjar Gunnarsson
19. Hal Robson-Kanu (72)
20. Brian Howard
37. Jordan Obita
STAT ATTACK
Leicester............Reading
5.....Shots On Target......7
9.....Shots Off Target.....4
9.....Fouls (Conceded)...11
7..........Corners..........2
0.......Yellow Cards........1
0........Red Cards.........0
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guardian.co.uk, Saturday 13 August 2011 18.00 BST
Georgina Turner at the King Power Stadium
"We have days of destiny ahead of us," said the Leicester City chairman, Vichai Raksriaksorn, in the match programme, and you can smell the expectation in the Leicestershire air. "Bloody rubbish" shouted one fan as the whistle blew on a goalless first half, and he was not much happier an hour later. As the game restarted after Hal Robson-Kanu's late goal had cemented the win for Reading, the sound of flipseats emptying reverberated around the stadium, and those who stayed booed loudly at the final whistle. Taunted earlier, the travelling support took the chance to remind their affluent hosts how little their manager Brian McDermott had spent this summer.
In fact, he had spent the past few days reassuring fans that his side could cope without last season's top scorer Shane Long, sold to West Bromwich Albion for £6.5m this week. McDermott and they were rewarded with two neatly taken goals to cap a tidy performance. Noel Hunt put Reading ahead on 64 minutes, when Ian Harte's fizzing corner made straight for him at the near post and asked for only a slight twist of the neck to be turned goalwards, and Robson-Kanu side-footed home from the edge of the area, having replaced Mathieu Manset with 20 minutes remaining.
By then Reading had survived a blistering start to the second half. Perhaps addressed by their manager along the same lines as the unhappy fan, Leicester came out eager to get the first goal. David Nugent hit the post within a few minutes of the restart, before substitute Andy King's edge-of-the-box effort was pushed over the bar by the Reading goalkeeper, Adam Federici, and moments later Neil Danns shot wide after a quickly taken free-kick gave him a free run towards the penalty area.
The match had taken a while to clunk into gear. Manset shot just wide of Kasper Schmeichel's left post almost 20 minutes in, having danced the Leicester City defence back to their 18-yard line with a string of stepovers, but it was his simple layoff for Jobi McAnuff two minutes later that set up the best chance of the half. Reading had pinged the ball neatly down the left before the young striker received the ball in the middle and tapped it back to his captain, whose shot rifled into Schmeichel's legs and looped away. In the opening 45 minutes Leicester fans had to satisfy themselves with a few half-chances – Danns, Jeffrey Schlupp and Matt Mills all had shots blocked in the box. After last week's draw with Millwall, the speed or lack of it of Reading's defence had been a topic of conversation but it was just before half time that Leicester broke through it for the first time, when Nugent ran on to Dann's pass but shot wide.
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 13 August 2011 18.00 BST
Georgina Turner at the King Power Stadium
"We have days of destiny ahead of us," said the Leicester City chairman, Vichai Raksriaksorn, in the match programme, and you can smell the expectation in the Leicestershire air. "Bloody rubbish" shouted one fan as the whistle blew on a goalless first half, and he was not much happier an hour later. As the game restarted after Hal Robson-Kanu's late goal had cemented the win for Reading, the sound of flipseats emptying reverberated around the stadium, and those who stayed booed loudly at the final whistle. Taunted earlier, the travelling support took the chance to remind their affluent hosts how little their manager Brian McDermott had spent this summer.
In fact, he had spent the past few days reassuring fans that his side could cope without last season's top scorer Shane Long, sold to West Bromwich Albion for £6.5m this week. McDermott and they were rewarded with two neatly taken goals to cap a tidy performance. Noel Hunt put Reading ahead on 64 minutes, when Ian Harte's fizzing corner made straight for him at the near post and asked for only a slight twist of the neck to be turned goalwards, and Robson-Kanu side-footed home from the edge of the area, having replaced Mathieu Manset with 20 minutes remaining.
By then Reading had survived a blistering start to the second half. Perhaps addressed by their manager along the same lines as the unhappy fan, Leicester came out eager to get the first goal. David Nugent hit the post within a few minutes of the restart, before substitute Andy King's edge-of-the-box effort was pushed over the bar by the Reading goalkeeper, Adam Federici, and moments later Neil Danns shot wide after a quickly taken free-kick gave him a free run towards the penalty area.
The match had taken a while to clunk into gear. Manset shot just wide of Kasper Schmeichel's left post almost 20 minutes in, having danced the Leicester City defence back to their 18-yard line with a string of stepovers, but it was his simple layoff for Jobi McAnuff two minutes later that set up the best chance of the half. Reading had pinged the ball neatly down the left before the young striker received the ball in the middle and tapped it back to his captain, whose shot rifled into Schmeichel's legs and looped away. In the opening 45 minutes Leicester fans had to satisfy themselves with a few half-chances – Danns, Jeffrey Schlupp and Matt Mills all had shots blocked in the box. After last week's draw with Millwall, the speed or lack of it of Reading's defence had been a topic of conversation but it was just before half time that Leicester broke through it for the first time, when Nugent ran on to Dann's pass but shot wide.
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Independent on Sunday
Marauding Manset spoils Sven's big day
Leicester City 0 Reading 2
By Russell Kempson at King Power Stadium
Sunday, 14 August 2011
Two weeks ago, Leicester City played Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly at the newly named King Power Stadium. It was the brainchild of the club's Thai owners and was reported to have cost £1 million-plus to lure the "Special One" and his superstar troops. Apparently, a good time was had by all.
Yet if Vichai Raksriaksorn, the Leicester chairman, and "Top" Raksriaksorn, his son and vice-chairman, expect every home matchday to be brimming with untold excitement and celebrity status, with a touch of hero worship thrown in for good measure, they must think again. A fortnight on, all illusions have been crushed.
This is the Championship's harsh reality. Reading might not have the glamour of Real but there is a place in the second tier for organisation and hard graft, and they deserved their win against Sven-Goran Eriksson's disjointed toilers.
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"It was very poor, especially in the first half," Eriksson conceded. "We didn't keep the ball, we had no flair, we played a lot of long, flat passes and lost the ball very easily. It was very frustrating. We were a bit better in the second half but, overall, it was just not good enough. With this squad, we should be doing better. And we conceded two goals from set-pieces, which was not acceptable."
In the first half, Leicester performed like 11 strangers suddenly thrust together, which essentially they have been over the summer. The £10m revamp of the squad has yet to knit fully, despite opening wins in the Championship and Carling Cup, and it was all Matt Mills – the new Leicester and former Reading captain – could do to nullify the bullocking runs of Mathieu Manset.
Having once offered the one-fingered salute to Reading fans, Mills had to contend with constant barracking from them when in possession. Not that the home fans were particularly happy either, a misdirected cross-shot from David Nugent the sum total of Leicester's opening efforts. Reading were comfortable, counter-attacking mostly through Manset.
After the half-time break, Leicester improved with Nugent striking Adam Federici's far post with a clever toe-poke and Andy King produced a fine save from Federici. Neil Danns went close, too.
However, last season's beaten play-off finalists are a resilient bunch. Leicester's defence is threequarters brand new and it showed in the 64th minute. Ian Harte slung over a corner from the left and Noel Hunt, without a marker in sight, glanced a firm header in. "What a great time to score," Brian McDermott, the Reading manager, observed. "There's a lot of expectation here, I can smell it, so for us to come here and get a win as well as a clean sheet is excellent."
When Jimmy Kébé almost doubled the lead soon after, Kasper Schmeichel, the Leicester goalkeeper, went berserk at his team-mates. To no avail, though. Hal Robson-Kanu drove in Kébé's set-up via Schmeichel's crossbar in the final minute and Leicester left the pitch to a chorus of booing. The reality check was complete.
Leicester City (4-5-1): Schmeichel; Bamba, Mills, Pantsil, Konchesky; Danns (Gallagher, 74), Fernandes, Abe (King, 46), Wellens, Schlupp (Waghorn, 61); Nugent.
Reading (4-4-2): Federici; Griffin, Khumalo, Pearce, Harte; Kebe, Karacan, Leigertwood, McAnuff; Hunt, Manset (Robson-Kanu, 72).
Referee Keith Stroud.
Man of the match Manset (Reading).
Match rating 6/10.
Marauding Manset spoils Sven's big day
Leicester City 0 Reading 2
By Russell Kempson at King Power Stadium
Sunday, 14 August 2011
Two weeks ago, Leicester City played Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly at the newly named King Power Stadium. It was the brainchild of the club's Thai owners and was reported to have cost £1 million-plus to lure the "Special One" and his superstar troops. Apparently, a good time was had by all.
Yet if Vichai Raksriaksorn, the Leicester chairman, and "Top" Raksriaksorn, his son and vice-chairman, expect every home matchday to be brimming with untold excitement and celebrity status, with a touch of hero worship thrown in for good measure, they must think again. A fortnight on, all illusions have been crushed.
This is the Championship's harsh reality. Reading might not have the glamour of Real but there is a place in the second tier for organisation and hard graft, and they deserved their win against Sven-Goran Eriksson's disjointed toilers.
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"It was very poor, especially in the first half," Eriksson conceded. "We didn't keep the ball, we had no flair, we played a lot of long, flat passes and lost the ball very easily. It was very frustrating. We were a bit better in the second half but, overall, it was just not good enough. With this squad, we should be doing better. And we conceded two goals from set-pieces, which was not acceptable."
In the first half, Leicester performed like 11 strangers suddenly thrust together, which essentially they have been over the summer. The £10m revamp of the squad has yet to knit fully, despite opening wins in the Championship and Carling Cup, and it was all Matt Mills – the new Leicester and former Reading captain – could do to nullify the bullocking runs of Mathieu Manset.
Having once offered the one-fingered salute to Reading fans, Mills had to contend with constant barracking from them when in possession. Not that the home fans were particularly happy either, a misdirected cross-shot from David Nugent the sum total of Leicester's opening efforts. Reading were comfortable, counter-attacking mostly through Manset.
After the half-time break, Leicester improved with Nugent striking Adam Federici's far post with a clever toe-poke and Andy King produced a fine save from Federici. Neil Danns went close, too.
However, last season's beaten play-off finalists are a resilient bunch. Leicester's defence is threequarters brand new and it showed in the 64th minute. Ian Harte slung over a corner from the left and Noel Hunt, without a marker in sight, glanced a firm header in. "What a great time to score," Brian McDermott, the Reading manager, observed. "There's a lot of expectation here, I can smell it, so for us to come here and get a win as well as a clean sheet is excellent."
When Jimmy Kébé almost doubled the lead soon after, Kasper Schmeichel, the Leicester goalkeeper, went berserk at his team-mates. To no avail, though. Hal Robson-Kanu drove in Kébé's set-up via Schmeichel's crossbar in the final minute and Leicester left the pitch to a chorus of booing. The reality check was complete.
Leicester City (4-5-1): Schmeichel; Bamba, Mills, Pantsil, Konchesky; Danns (Gallagher, 74), Fernandes, Abe (King, 46), Wellens, Schlupp (Waghorn, 61); Nugent.
Reading (4-4-2): Federici; Griffin, Khumalo, Pearce, Harte; Kebe, Karacan, Leigertwood, McAnuff; Hunt, Manset (Robson-Kanu, 72).
Referee Keith Stroud.
Man of the match Manset (Reading).
Match rating 6/10.
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...Eriksson conceded. "We didn't keep the ball, we had no flair, we played a lot of long, flat passes and lost the ball very easily.
An excellent report. I wonder who it was that Sven had in mind when criticising his players for making too many long flat passes and losing the ball? Surely not Captain Mills?
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Upper West GingerM Brook Independent on Sunday
...Eriksson conceded. "We didn't keep the ball, we had no flair, we played a lot of long, flat passes and lost the ball very easily.
An excellent report. I wonder who it was that Sven had in mind when criticising his players for making too many long flat passes and losing the ball? Surely not Captain Mills?
Dellor suggested that a little birdie told him Mills being made captain was actually an accident with the Kit man mishearing Sven when he asked him to sort out Richie Wellens kit for the captain's armband.
It's probably not true, but it ought to be. Sven seemed to do a lot of talking to Wellens during the game from the commentry too.
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