26th September 1999
26th September 1999 | READING 1 OLDHAM 1 | ||
| Reading defender John Polston came on off the bench to hit rock-bottom Oldham with a dramatic equaliser nearly five minutes into injury time. Polston was on hand to hammer the ball low into the Oldham net after a Reading attack had only been partially cleared. Until that moment Oldham looked like grabbing only their second league win of the season with a Mark Allott goal in the 69th minute. Reading appealed for off side as Allott ran off to a Neil Adams through ball but referee Paul Robinson waived play on and Allott gave Reading keeper Scott Howie no chance. Reading had missed a penalty in the tenth minute when Darren Caskey shot tamely to Gary Kelly's left, giving the Oldham keeper the chance to make a comfortable save. | ||
CARETAKER manager Alan Pardew
was not looking forward to going home after Reading just scraped a draw
against bottom club Oldham. "My wife was sitting in the stands and
I'll get it in the neck when I get home." Pardew had seen substitute
John Polston rescue him with his first goal for the club four minutes into
injury time. Oldham had gone ahead on 69 minutes when Mark Allott
ran on unchallenged to shoot low past keeper Scott Howie.