
| 13 August 2003: LEAGUE CUP ROUND ONE BOSTON UNITED 1 READING 3 | ||
| goals | Reading: 
      Forster (16 mins, 87 mins), Sidwell (83 mins). Boston United: Redfearn (69 mins, pen) |  Half Time: 0-1 Attendance: 2,055 Royals drawn away at Oxford in Round Two. | 
| teams | Reading: Hahnemann, Murty, 
      Brown, Williams (Mackie 86), Shorey (sent off 78), Murray, Sidwell (Salako 
      63), Harper, Hughes, Goater (Butler 68), Forster. Subs not used: Watson, 
      Ashdown. Boston United: Bastock ,Sutch (Logan ,86 ) ,Hocking ,Greaves ,Chapman ,Rusk ,Bennett ,Ellender ,Potter (Redfearn ,66 ) ,Duffield (Jones ,57 ) ,Douglas Subs not used: Balmer, Croudson, | |
| bookings | Reading: - Boston United: Ellender , Sutch. Referee: A N Butler (Sutton-in-Ashfield) | |
| report | Late strikes from Steve Sidwell, on 83 minutes, and Nicky Forster, on 87 minutes, saw Reading through to the 2nd round of the Carling Cup with away victory at Boston Utd. The Royals had gone ahead in the first half through Forster only to concede a penalty after 59 minutes for Boston to level it at 1-1. | |
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