Reading edge out Lyon in Peace Cup

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SEOUL (AFP) — English Premiership outfit Reading edged out French side Lyon 1-0, while Argentina's River Plate beat Japan's Shimizu S-Pulse by the same score in Monday's Peace Cup action in South Korea.

On the rain-soaked pitch at Seoul's World Cup Stadium, Reading midfielder Simon Cox banged home a great cross from Shane Long in the 62nd minute.

Reading dominated from the start and could have been ahead as early as te sixth minute had Kevin Doyle not had a penalty saved by Remy Vercoutre.

In the 14th minute, Lyon's Abdul Kader Keita crossed for Anthony Mounier, but Reading keeper Graham Stack was there to deny the chance.

Lyon's best chance came in the 74th minute, when Nadir Belhadj unleashed a drive from outside the box that Stack punched clear....