The scoring sequence kept the contest tight. The opening period ended 0-0, before the match moved to 1-1; the next two periods also finished 0-0. Neither side found a further goal, leaving the teams level after extra time and placing the decision on penalties. Reading FC won that shootout 4-2, while Wycombe Wanderers were beaten despite the match remaining level throughout the added periods.
The final figures provide a straightforward match summary: 1-1 across regulation and extra time, followed by 4-2 to Reading FC from the spot. The stats underline how little separated the teams before the shootout, and the highlights came in the conclusion rather than a change to the score during extra time. It was a narrow result in open play, settled by the penalty margin. Wycombe Wanderers had kept the tie level through the match sequence, but Reading FC took the win when the shootout supplied the separation.