A GOOD DAY FOR JAMES PRITCHARD AND "THE HEATHENS" COLLECTING A HARD FOUGHT 3 POINTS AT WILKS PARK.
READING TOWN STARTED WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND PRODUCED SOME GOOD FOOTBALL COMING FROM THEIR BACK FOUR, INTO EACH ATTACK.
FLACKWELL WITHOUT FULL BACK JAMIE TRIPP AND LEFT HALF ADAM PAGET PROBABLY LACKED A BIT OF ZEST DOWN THE FLANKS BUT MANAGED TO HOLD AND RUN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK THROUGH THE FIRST HALF.
DANNY JORDAN PUT THE HEATHENS AHEAD AFTER 55 MINUTES. 1-0.
READING TOWN STEPPED UP A GEAR AND FORCED A SLOPPY PASS FROM SELVYN GRANT, ACROSS THE FLACKWELL 18YD AREA, FORCING KEEPER SAM SOUTHERDEN TO BRING THE ON COMING READING PLAYER DOWN FOR AN INSTANT PENALTY.
SOUTHERDEN HELD AND STOPPED THE SPOT KICK ON 74 MINS.
WITH PLAY QUITE FRANTIC FOR A WHILE, A GREAT THROUGH BALL PASS FROM DARREN ROCKELL SPLIT THE READING DEFENCE AND RICCARDO CANNON SLOTTED HOME FROM 10YRDS. 2-0. 79 MINS.
READING CAME STRONG AND DID CLAW ONE BACK ON 88 MINS. FINAL SCORE 2-1.
FLACKWELL"S DAY AND 3 NEEDED POINTS.

MAN OF THE MATCH (WEEDO) MARK WEEDON.
STRONG AS AN OX IN THE FLACKWELL BACK FOUR AND ALWAYS IN CONTROL AND AWARE OF THE JOB IN HAND.