Gary Waddock took charge of the side for the afternoon and was able to call on a host of experienced players. Tony Thorpe and Jamie Cureton started upfront; in midfield were Gareth Ainsworth, Adam Miller, who did so well against Ipswich on Saturday, young Stefan Bailey and Aaron Brown, who is still battling back to full fitness.

Lewis Hamilton and Gino Padula took the full back berths with the youth team centre back pairing of Ryan Johnson and Pat Kanyuka starting their third successive reserve team match together.

The big news though was the debut of Italian keeper Generoso Rossi. He would have been looking to make an impression on the management whilst at the same time getting back to full match sharpness and by all accounts he did himself no harm today.

It was Reading who took the lead when young Irishman Ryan Catney slotted home Dean Morgan’s pin point cross from ten yards out. The lead didn’t last too long though, Tony Thorpe slotted home a two yard sizzler to level things at one all before putting Rangers in front five minutes with his second of the game.

Reading fought their way back into the game and gave Rossi a chance to shine as he made a succession of saves but we eventually succumb to the pressure when Dean Morgan fired into the top corner with just ten minutes left on the clock.

Just as it looked liked the points would be shared, Gareth Ainsworth rose to head home the winner in the dying seconds to earn Rangers their second straight Combination League win.