Royals Blast Bluebirds On The Road To Gain Appointment At Wembley With Swans For Place In Premiership

At Cardiff, Wales:

Shane Long scored twice on Tuesday (28', PK-45') as Reading thrashed hosts Cardiff City 3-0 in game two of their English League Championship Promotion Playoff semifinal series, winning the two-game set 3-0 on aggregate.

The Royals will take on another Welsh club, Swansea City on May 30 at Wembley Stadium in London in the promotion playoff final, with the winner joining already-promoted Queens Park Rangers and Norwich City in the English Premier League next season.