Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Reading, 1st Leg
Match pulse
WOLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Wolves 2-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Reading 2-1 in 1st Leg on Saturday, May 10, 2003 at Molineux Stadium. Goals for Wolves: Graeme Murty (own goal) (75') and Lee Naylor (84'). Goals for Reading: Nicky Forster (25').
Play by play
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But Wolves came back strongly in the second half and take a 2-1 lead to the Madejski on Thursday - on another day they could have had five
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Reading had the better of the first half, with Nicky Forster grabbing the goal they deserved
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And there goes the final whistle
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Irwin takes the free-kick and Sidwell is there to head away from danger
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Wolves make a change. Paul Butler goes off on a stretcher with his hands covering his face and Ludovic Pollet replaces him
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The stretcher is out for Butler, he looks in real pain after that ugly tackle
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Tyson is sent off for the late challenge. It didn't look that bad at all, a booking would have been enough
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It's red!
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Tyson is late on Butler and the referee will have words
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Three minutes to be added on
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Newton takes from the right and Reading eventually scramble the ball clear
- 89'
Sturridge feeds in Cameron, Shorey gets back and has to concede the corner
- 88'
Naylor shoots harmlessly wide from 30 yards
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Blake tries a curling shot from the edge of the box which flies into the hands of Hahnemann
- 87'
Wolves make their change now with Dean Sturridge taking the place of Kenny Miller
- 86'
Change for Reading as Darius Henderson goes off and Jamie Cureton replaces him
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Miller looks to have been injured in the celebrations and has to hobble off
- 85'
Naylor hit a powerful low drive, Hahnemann was unsighted and the ball nestled into the bottom right-hand corner of his net. Advantage Wolves!
- 84'
GOAL!!!!!
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Cameron square the ball to Ince, he shapes to shoot but moves forward and is tripped by Brown on the edge of the box. A great chance here for Wolves, just in the D
- 83'
...somehow Butler sidefoots wide of the post with the goal at his mercy. An unbelievable miss and a text boot defender's shot
- 82'
Newton floats a cross in from the right and Butler is completely unmarked six yards out...
- 81'
...another fine save from the Reading keeper low down to his right. Corner
- 80'
Naylor bursts forward, lays the ball off to Miller and he spins and shoots for the bottom corner...
- 79'
Brown makes a hash of controling the ball outside his own area and Hahnemann has to come out to hack clear
