Teams were again put through their paces in the latest round of pre-season fixtures before the start of the competitive season.
Combined Counties Premier North side WOKINGHAM & EMMBROOK hosted Combined Counties Division One team WOODLEY UNITED.
Taking on each other at Emmbrook School, the game ended in a 2-2 stalemate which saw both teams earn valuable minutes ahead of their respective league campaigns.
Woodley manager Jordan Blake said: “Another strong performance against a decent Wokingham & Emmbrook side. Important step in the right direction as we build what we have built in pre-season so far. The environment and culture of players wanting to do the right thing, this is important to me. Today (Saturday) I saw that.”
The Sumas have a new recruit in their squad ahead of the beginning of the 2022/23 campaign as midfielder Seb Linturn has joined Eliot Whitehouse’s team.
The 19-year-old has signed on for the season after impressing throughout pre-season training and friendly matches.
Whitehouse’s team face an away visit to Guildford City this Saturday.
BINFIELD played out an eight goal thriller in their pre-season bout against ASCOT UNITED.
Ascot raced into a three goal lead at Hill Farm Line, but the Moles came roaring back in an entertaining contest that ended all square at 4-4.
Binfield are at home to Slough Town FC on Tuesday evening in their final home pre-season game.
Ascot United host South Park on Saturday, while the Moles are away at Metropolitan Police FC.
READING CITY will face an away trip to Hanworth Villa this weekend.
Thames Valley Premier League side READING YMCA got 90 more minutes under their belts as they were beaten 3-1 by Chalvey Sports.
Combined Counties Division One side EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA played against Burnham FC at the weekend which saw the visitors come away with a 3-1 success.
BERKS COUNTY lost out 4-2 to Abingdon United FC ahead of a new season in the Combined Counties Division One.
The Swords have confirmed that they have retained the services of Les Sackey and Luke Hayden for the new campaign.
Josh Smith has also signed up for the new season. He had originally joined the Swords at the start of last season but missed the majority of the season with a big injury.
BRACKNELL ROYALS took part in their pre-season friendly and came out on top with a 3-1 victory over FC Burnham.
They face fixtures against Datchet FC, AFC Pangbourne, Harts of Bracknell, Bracknell Cavaliers and BAS FC in the coming weeks.
