Meanwhile Australian-born Federici has announced he will give away his boots to a supporter on Saturday.
At the other end, Steve Howard and Fryatt threatened but failed to work Federici in a rare Leicester attack.
After Mills' winner, there was still time for Royals keeper Adam Federici to deny Joao Moreno and Matty Fryatt.
It featured Lopez on drums, Danny Federici on organ and accordion, and Steve Van Zandt on bass.
In 2008, Danny Federici, who played organ and accordion with Springsteen for forty years, died of melanoma.
Ritchie then tried his own luck from 25 yards out but the winger failed to test Federici.
The former Newcastle man found himself one-on-one with Federici only to fire wide.
Malky Mackay's side poured forward in search of a winner but found Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici on top form.
Two spotlights are now trained on the organ, where Federici once sat, and at the mike where Clemons once stood.
Australia have been drawn in the same group as Germany, Serbia and Ghana and Federici knows it will be tough to qualify.
Federici is yet to win his first full cap for Australia, although he represented them at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Their next match is at home to second-placed West Bromwich Albion on Saturday and Federici thinks the visitors will be out for revenge.
The Bluebirds' Seyi Olofinjana thought he had equalised when he drilled the ball past Adam Federici but the Nigerian international had already been flagged offside.
United piled on the pressure in the early stages but Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici kept them at bay with smart saves from Tom Cleverley and Ashley Young.
And it was Charles who did make the breakthrough when he cut inside Matthew Mills before curling a fine effort wide of Federici from the corner of the penalty area.
Stevenage certainly started well and Michael Bostwick, who scored against Newcastle, had the first effort on goal with a 25-yard strike that was straight at Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici.
There are kids who are coming to the show who will never have seen the band with Clarence Clemons in it or Danny Federici people who were in the band for thirty years.
Nani came on for Jones and twice went close, volleying narrowly wide before forcing Federici to tip over his fierce shot but the pressure finally told as the Portuguese tucked home from Antonio Valencia's cross.
When Mills' header put Reading in front for a second time, Paulo Sousa's side were unable to come back - as in the dying stages Federici pushed away a headed effort from Moreno and then parried a Fryatt shot.
Shane Long came close to extending the lead with a header just before the break, before Dyer restored parity in the 52nd minute when his shot from just outside the box evaded the outstretched arm of Federici and found the bottom corner.
Pompey started the match brightly and Ciftci's early strike - which came after he took a short corner from the right to Matt Ritchie before getting the ball back and beating Royals goalkeeper Adam Federici with a right-footed drive - was deserved.
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