JIMMY KEBE inspired Reading to a gutsy win – despite playing half-an-hour with 10 men.
Sunday People
02:52, 11 Feb 2013Updated 05:46, 11 Feb 2013
JIMMY KEBE inspired Reading to a gutsy win – despite playing half-an-hour with 10 men.
Centre-back Zurab Khizanishvili, starting a second spell on loan from Blackburn, saw red for a harsh second booking when it was 0-0.
But Mali star Kebe finally broke through with a bullet header 12 minutes from time.
Then stoppage-time strikes from Ian Harte and Hal Robson-Kanu rewarded Reading’s dominance after ref Pat Miller’s linesman-aided decision threatened to floor them.
Reading boss Brian McDermott said: “I’ve seen the video and it was not even a foul by Zurab, never mind a booking.
“But the sending-off galvanised us. We showed great resilience, got in plenty of crosses and shots and got the right result.”
Tykes manager Mark Robins fumed: “The scoreline was not harsh – we got exactly what we deserved. We were shocking.”
Reading won 22 corners without any reward before substitute Robson-Kanu crossed for Kebe to head home.
Recent signing Harte fired a free-kick in off a post after 90 minutes before Robson-Kanu brilliantly raced from his own half to shoot past Luke Steele.