Stevenage 1-0 Reading: Filip Marschall’s Deckchair
Dan Kemp’s late winner was the difference in a torrid second half from the Royals.
Look, I know everyone gets overly excited by the first truly warm, sunny Saturday of Spring, but today was ridiculous. I can scarcely believe it, dear reader, but I literally saw Stevenage goalkeeper Filip Marschall get a deckchair out and lie down on it for the full extent of the second half of today’s game. Yes, right there on the pitch.
And he had a very relaxing time indeed. Having started off by reading the entirety of Lonesome Dove , he got a laptop out and wrote a lengthy review for his Goodreads account, before inviting Stevenage’s defenders over for a barbecue. I’m pretty sure I even caught him having a kip at one point around the 79th minute.
It’s not like he had anything more important to do. Of course, none of that actually happened. It may as well have done though.
A vacuous second-half attacking performance – no shots ( precisely zero ), no energy, no quality, no fight – meant Reading barely looked like knowing how to land a blow on direct playoff rivals Stevenage, who walked away with the easiest of wins. I’ve got absolutely nothing to cover in this match report for the Royals’ attacking output after the break. No interesting events, no positives, nothing.
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