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Reading vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2nd Leg Wolverhampton Wanderers win 3-1 on aggregate

Championship
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Final
2nd Leg - Wolverhampton Wanderers win 3-1 on aggregate
Select Car Leasing Stadium

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Who won: Wolves 1-0

Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Reading 1-0 in 2nd Leg Wolverhampton Wanderers win 3-1 on aggregate on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Wolves: Alex Rae (81').

Play by play

  1. Wolves will face either Sheff Utd of Nottingham Forest in the final. Join Sccernet live on Thursday to discover who will be joining Wolves in the Millennium Stadium.

  2. Reading, who were only promoted from the Second Division last season, face another term in Division One.

  3. Wolves have made it to the play-off final in Cardiff and are only 90mins away from Premiership football.

  4. 90'

    The ref blows for fulltime and the Wolves fans burst into song.

  5. 90'

    Hahnemann takes a freekick from the halfway line as Reading desperately look for a goal. The keeper overhits the pass and Wolves have a goalkick.

  6. 90'

    Wolves run the clock down with another change. Cooper comes on for Newton.

  7. 89'

    Chadwick sucks in Naylor and flicks the ball past him but Kennedy covers for the defender.

  8. 88'

    Rae brings the ball forward for Wolves. He draw in two players and finds Sturridge. Brown makes a vital tackle.

  9. 87'

    Sturridge breaks for Wolves. He slots the ball in the back of the net but the linesman has his flag up for offside.

  10. 86'

    Harper whips it in but there is nobody at the back post to convert Hughes' flick on.

  11. 85'

    Hahnemann plays the ball short for Brown, who looks up and hits a long-ball for Murty. The defender wins a corner.

  12. 84'

    Wolves follow suit and Sturridge replaces Blake, who looks to be carrying an injury.

  13. 83'

    Reading make a change and on loan Luke Chadwick replaces Little.

  14. 82'

    Wolves are happy to run down the clock. Lescott hoofs the ball into the corner as the Wolves fans make themselves heard.

  15. 81'

    Reading need two goals now.......and so far they haven't looked like scoring one.

  16. 80'

    ...the substitute looks up and drills the ball into the far corner of the net. GOAL!!!

  17. 79'

    Rae drags the ball as he spins into the box. He leaves Williams wrong footed and lines up a shot.....

  18. 78'

    ....Harper whips it in and Cureton heads over the bar from close-range, under pressure from Irwin.

  19. 77'

    Little takes on Kennedy but slips and gives the ball away. Murty wins a freekick on the left of the box for Reading......

  20. 76'

    Cameron chips the ball into the area for Blake. Brown concedes a throw as he defends his goal.

  21. 75'

    Murty overlpas for Little but the Midfielder decides to go himself and runs straight into Ince and Cameron.

  22. 74'

    Wolves make a defensive change. Off goes striker Miller and on comes midfielder Rae.

  23. 73'

    ...the winger stabs away a shot with his right boot and recoils in horror as it whistles wide.

  24. 72'

    Harper drives at Lescott, side steps and slips the ball through to Rougier and the left of the box.....

  25. 71'

    Irwin lofts the ball to blake, who chests it down and wins a throw deep in Reading's half.