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2002/03 Reports

Competition Date Opponent Venue Result
FA Cup, 3rd round replay Tuesday, 14th January (8pm) Walsall Home Drew 1-1

(After extra time. Walsall won 4-1 on penalties.)

Match facts:

Reading goal: Zigor Aranalde (own goal, 32 minutes)
Assist: Ricky Newman
Opposition goal: After 7 minutes
Reading penalty shootout details: Martin Butler (missed), Jamie Cureton (scored), James Harper (saved)
Half-time: Reading 1 Walsall 1
90 minutes: Reading 1 Walsall 1
Half-time of extra time: Reading 1 Walsall 1
Gamebreaker: James Harper's penalty being saved
Attendance:
8,767
Weather: Cool, dry
Referee: Keith Hill (Royston)

Reading line-up: 31 Marcus Hahnemann; 2 Graeme Murty, 23 John Mackie, 29 Steve Brown, 3 Nicky Shorey; 14 Sammy Igoe, 15 James Harper, 25 Ricky Newman (11 Andy Hughes, 75 minutes), 22 Nathan Tyson (17 John Salako, 75 minutes); 10 Nicky Forster (12 Jamie Cureton, 95 minutes, in the first period of extra time), 9 Martin Butler
Subs not used: 5 Adi Viveash, 24 Darius Henderson
Starting formation:

Hahnemann

Murty

Mackie

Brown

Shorey

Igoe

Harper

Newman

Tyson

  Forster Butler  

Reading yellow cards: John Mackie (foul, 39 minutes), Steve Brown (foul, 47 minutes), James Harper (foul, 66 minutes)
Reading red cards: None

Match report:

None.

Match notes:

To follow.

Match preview:

None.

Ticket information:

Tickets go on sale from Monday, 6th January. Season ticket seats are reserved until close of business on Thursday, 9th January. Prices are as follows:
Adults (in advance) - £13
Concessions (in advance) - £8
Wheelchair (in advance) - £10
Adults (on the day) - £15
Concessions (on the day) - £10
Wheelchair (on the day) - £13

Other details are the same as for standard home games, and are available here. It will undoubtedly be unreserved seating in the North Stand.

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