QPR 1 (Di Carmine 50)
Reading 1 (Cisse 87)

Returning midfielder Kalifa Cisse scored a late equaliser for our reserves at on Monday afternoon, and fellow injury victime Brynjar Gunnarsson got 70 minutes in his first appearance since January.

Samuel Di Carmine had opened the scoring for the hosts, but Cisse flicked home a good header with three minutes left to level matters.

Gunnarsson had been out for eight months with groin then knee injuries, and comfortably came through this match at Loftus Road.

Cisse had been out since last month with a toe problem and got a good flick onto James Henry's late free kick to earn us a point.

Reading: Andersen; Murty (Spence 62), Golbourne, Cisse, Sodje (Kamdjo 62); Gunnarsson (Bignall 71), Sigurdsson, Henry, Bozanic; Lita, Mooney
Subs: McCarthy, Hateley

Manager Brian McDermott told readingfc.co.uk, "It was difficult in the first half, we didn't play particularly well and didn't hit our usual level.

"Rangers were up for it, they scored on 50 and we were better after that. We had a few chances, Leroy had a few and credit to the players for coming back.

"Brynjar and Cisse hadn't played in a while, Bryn was smashing and there were no problems. Cisse scored a goal and he needed the game as well.

"Murty and Sodje got an hour, and Mooney got through another game.

"Given the chances we had it would've been injustice if we'd lost. We didn't compete as well as we could have early on and that's a lesson."

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