GOALS from Mark Marshall and Craig Easton helped Town’s Reserves to a 2-0 win over Reading at Hungerford Football Club on Wednesday night.
Reading started the stronger of the two sides but it was Town who went in front on seven minutes.
Michael Timlin won the ball in midfield before slipping a neat ball through to Marshall who rolled the ball past the Reading goalkeeper with the outside of his boot.
Reading continued to threaten after the goal but failed to danger Jakub Jesionkowski’s goal.
Sean Morrison went close with a header on 20 minutes, his effort eventually trickling wide of the post.
And Billy Bobin missed another chance for Town when his half chance was nodded narrowly wide from Matty Barnes’ centre.
Jesionkowski was called into action for the first time in match soon after, the Polish goalkeeper holding one Reading effort and parrying another.
The visitors came out firing in the second half, but again Reading found no way past the Town defence.
Ten minutes into the re-start, Town took control of the match, largely thanks to the impressive performance from Alan O’Brien, who had been quiet in the first half.
O’Brien set up chances for Timlin and Bodin before eventually helping Town extend their lead on 23 minutes when his cross found Marshall inside the box.
Marshall flicked the centre to Easton, pictured left, who superbly hit a controlled volley into the back of the net to finish off the Royals.
Town team: Jakub Jesionkowski, Nathan Thompson, Sean Morrison, Will Evans, James Richards, Matty Barnes, Craig Easton, Michael Timlin, Alan O’Brien, Billy Bodin, Mark Marshall. Subs: Mark Scott, Lloyd Macklin, Elliot Knight, Abdul Said, Dan Evans.
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