Le Fondre double rescues point

Sportsdesk • Published 18 Oct 2011 22:00 0 Comments

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ADAM Le Fondre netted a second-half brace as Reading came from behind twice to draw with Derby County at Madejski Stadium.

Royals bossed the first-half with Le Fondre forcing a brilliant save from Rams keeper Frank Fielding.

Jimmy Kebe and Mikele Leigertwood also went close while Derby offered little threat at that point.

Then the game exploded into life in the second-half with all four goals coming in a frantic 18 minutes.

Rams broke the deadlock in the 59th minute against the run of play when an unmarked THEO ROBINSON side-footed past Adam Federici from a free-kick which Reading defended poorly.

But Royals levelled six minutes later through a superb LE FONDRE finish.

Simon Church's cross was nodded back by Jem Karacan and Le Fondre managed to swivel and hook a shot over fielding into the far corner from 18 yards.

However, Derby got their noses in front a second time in the 75th minute when a Joseph Mills mistake allowed TOMASZ CYWKA to stab home from eight yards.

Yet Royals refused to be beaten and two minutes later they equalised again when LE FONDRE planted a near-post header past Fielding from Hal Robson-Kanu's pinpoint cross.

Sadly, Royals failed to find winner as Rams ran down the clock, but the draw extends their unbeaten run to six matches.

They return to the Madejski Stadium on Saturday with a televised clash against Championship leaders Southampton (5.20pm ko, live Sky Sports).