Reading's recent form had seen them climb into the top six and they closed the gap on fifth-placed Leeds to one point after Robson-Kanu looped his strike over Turner after 81 minutes.
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"I wasn't really nervous I was just not quick off the mark and she took advantage of that, " said Robson, who double-faulted on match point.
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When Robson replaced Kanu with Darren Moore it seemed as if he was happy with a point, but Carter had other ideas, rifling a wonderful shot beyond Jens Lehmann's despairing dive.
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