YELLAMEN SNATCH LATE WIN TO SINK SUMAS
Combined Counties Premier North
ASCOT
League leaders
UNITED strengthened their title push with a last-minute winner to beat WOKINGHAM &
EMMBROOK.
It seemed as if the Sumas would earn an impressive away point to ease their relegation fears, but they suffered a heartbreaking end to the match.
But with the game in the 93rd minute and with time running out, the Yellas found the winner when Marcus Mealing found Rob Gerrard who smacked the ball past the goalkeeper to break the deadlock in the dying seconds.
Ascot are eight points clear at the top of the table after 24 matches.
The Sumas are one place above the bottom of the table on 17 points and have played two more matches than bottom side Oxhey Jets.
READING CITY maintained their push near the top of the league by defeating Oxhey Jets.
With the game goalless right up until the final few moments of the match the Cityzens found a winner in the dying embers of the game.
Dan Davies popped up with the all important goal to head in from Eddie Lazarczuk’s corner to help the Cityzens to a 1-0 win.
City are in third on 57 points, level on points and with two games in hand on second placed Egham Town. Combined Counties Division One
EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA
added three points to their total with a comfortable victory over CB Hounslow United.
Ben Anderson scored the opener after 15 minutes to get the Boars off to a fine start and it didn’t take long for them to add to their lead when Ross Mckernan got on the end of Luke Cox’s corner to make it 2-0.
The Boars found their third of the game with virtually the last kick of the match when Dionis Pipero was fouled in the box and Brad Brown smacked the penalty down the middle to seal a 3-0 success.
Eversley are in 12th on 35 points from 25 games.
WOODLEY UNITED dropped down a place into 14th after they missed out against Molesey.
Pedro Monteiro scored the opening goal of the game to put Woodley in front, but the hosts levelled the game before half-time.
The home team scored twice more in the second-half to take a 3-1 lead and despite a stoppage time goal from Woodley to make it 3-2, they weren’t able to grab a point.
BERKS COUNTY lost ground on the top three after losing to Westside.
After finding themselves two goals behind at the break, an improved second-half saw Luke Hayden grab a goal back for the Swords.
They were unable to salvage a point in just their seventh league defeat of the campaign.
Berks are in fourth on 49 points from 26 games with games in hand on all the sides above them in the standings.
Southern Region Women’s Division One North
EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA climbed into sixth place by beating Kidlington Youth.
Goals from Frankie Boekbinder, Joey Harfield-Brown and Mia Caulcrick saw the Boars take a 3-1 win.
The Boars are in sixth on 12 points from 11 games.
Thames Valley Women’s League Cup
TILEHURST PANTHERS
progressed to the final four of the competition after knocking out
ASCOT UNITED RESERVES.
Leah Why scored the decisive goals by putting the Panthers ahead just before the hour mark and she sealed the win with her second goal in the 84th minute.
WARGRAVE moved through to the next round with a magnificent win in a nine-goal cup tie.
Goals from Alison Richarsdhon, Millie Bilcliff and a double from Hannah Sheehan gave Wargrave a 4-1 lead at the break.
Sheehan sealed her hat-trick in the second-half and Bilcliff added a sixth goal for Wargrave to confirm a 6-3 win.
EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA RESERVES booked their place in the next round with an away win at Denham United Reserves.
Laura Comerford netted a double and Katie Rebecca Sayer scored the other to help the Boars to a 3-1 victory.
Thames Valley Women’s Division Two
S4K BERKS COUNTY lost out on the road at
Stonesfield West Oxfordshire.
Kate Stewart and Natalie White scored for the Fawkes, but they lost out 3-2.
S4K are in seventh position on 12 points from 12 matches.
Thames Valley Women’s Plate
CAVERSHAM AFC progressed with a penalty shootout victory against Ruislip Rangers 2s.
After a 1-1 draw in normal time, Caversham were winners of the shootout by 4-2.
BURGHFIELD ensured they moved through to the next round with a shootout success.