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2002/03 Reports

Competition Date Opponent Venue Result
Avon Insurance Combination League Wednesday, 26th March (2pm) Northampton Town Home Lost 3-5

Match facts:

Reading goals: Alex Smith (10 minutes), Martin Butler (32 minutes), Martin Butler (66 minutes)
Assists: Alex Smith (2), Jamie Cureton
Opposition goals: After 3, 20, 39, 63 and 82 minutes
Half-time: Reading 2 Northampton Town 3
Gamebreaker: Northampton's fifth goal, following a dubious penalty decision
Attendance:
About 140, including Alan Pardew, Kevin Dillon, Nicky Hammond, Brendan Rodgers and most of the Reading first team squad
Referee: S Tanner
Linesmen: W Bull, S Phipps
Weather: Sunny, fairly warm

Reading line-up: 1 Phil Whitehead; 2 Simieon Howell, 5 Ahmet Rifat, 6 Gary Middleton, 3 Alex Smith; 7 Sammy Igoe, 4 Kevin Watson (12 Nathan Bailey, 50 minutes), 8 Steve Sidwell (14 Darren Campbell, 50 minutes); 9 Martin Butler, 10 Jamie Cureton, 11 Darius Henderson (15 Louie Soares, 50 minutes)
Subs not used: None
Very approximate starting formation:

Whitehead
Howell Rifat Middleton Smith
Igoe Watson Sidwell
Butler Cureton Henderson

Reading yellow cards: Steve Sidwell (foul, 40 minutes)
Reading red cards: None

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