3/2 Eddie vs Marcus: PNE - Reading [R]

Treetaliano · Mar 2, 2004

Division 1 Battle of the Yanks

starting in about 20 minutes...

PNE in a bit of a slump and now six points out of last playoff spot, while Reading is on a good patch of 3-1-1 in the last 5 and sitting tied for last playoff spot with West Ham and Sheffield Utd.

uniteo · Mar 2, 2004

43rd minute

Preston up 1-0 on a 35th minute goal by David Healy

Hahnemann in the nets

Lewis on the subs bench

BuffloSoldier · Mar 2, 2004

Reading down to ten men after Osuwu was sent off, straight red.

Captain Splarg · Mar 2, 2004

Salako equalised in the 80'th min, but Healy got the winner for PNE in the 89'th,

Final:
PNE 2-1 Reading

uniteo · Mar 2, 2004

Lewis came on in the 62nd minute, in time to be on the field for both of the final 2 goals.

BuffloSoldier · Mar 2, 2004

Sounds like MH had a good game in the loss.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3490180.stm

HartwickFan · Mar 3, 2004

Any word on why Lewis started on the bench? Has he lost his starting spot, or was he just being rested?

RichardL · Mar 3, 2004

Originally posted by BuffloSoldier
Sounds like MH had a good game in the loss.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3490180.stm
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...apart from ..err.. dropping the cross which lead to the last-minute goal. oops.

jri · Mar 3, 2004

Too bad Marcus doesn't play in the Premiership..that way, he coulda dropped the ball to lil' Mikey Owen...given that's the only way he's bound to score these days...