• Make a contribution
  • Get the Print Edition
  • Sign up for our daily newsletter
Saturday, December 20, 2025
  • Login
Reading Today Online
  • HOME
  • YOUR AREA
    • All
    • Caversham
    • Central Reading
    • East Reading
    • Katesgrove
    • Reading
    • Southcote & Coley
    • Tilehurst & Norcot
    • Whitley

    Reading stabbing: Man from Winnersh jailed for life after frenzied knife attack

    Defunct food court to be replaced with town centre convenience store

    Closure extended for road in Whitley amid underground water network repairs

    Shuttered Oxford Road pub receives protected status following failed Greggs conversion bid

    Abbey School marks 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen

    Put on the glitter to win an annual Hollywood Bowl pass

    Thames Water puts pause on ‘retention’ payments to senior staff totalling over £2M

    Police release CCTV following fatal collision in Calcot

    ‘Antisemitism is a threat to us here in Britain’: Rabbi from Reading reacts to Sydney attack

  • COMMUNITY
  • CRIME
  • READING FC
  • SPORT
    • All
    • Basketball
    • Football
    • Rugby

    ‘He’s a traitor’: Reading FC fans react after Nigel Howe serves club with winding up petition

    Reading Football Club hit by winding-up petition from former chief executive

    Reading FC provide medical update on player after Women’s match was postponed

    Former Reading FC boss reveals bizarre story of how Premier League club tried to purchase Lionel Messi

    Young Reading FC duo head out on loan to Slough Town

    Is Reading FC’s 106 Championship points record under threat?

    Reading FC manager Richardson makes admission following Bradford defeat

    ‘First-half excellent, second-half disappointing’: Reading FC boss Richardson assesses Bradford defeat

    Howden Christmas racing weekend returns to Ascot racecourse this December

  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • ARTS
    • READING FESTIVAL
    • READING PRIDE
    • WOKINGHAM FESTIVAL
  • READING FESTIVAL
  • BUSINESS
  • MORE…
    • ADVERTISE
    • CONTACT US
No Result
View All Result
Reading Today Online
No Result
View All Result
Home Sport Football

Football round-up: Yellas beaten in shootout, Sandhurst champions and Berks County look ahead to play-offs

Andy Preston by Andy Preston
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 4:11 pm
in Football, Sport
A A
Ascot United v North Greenford United Pictures: Andrew Batt

Ascot United v North Greenford United Pictures: Andrew Batt

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Combined Counties League Cup semi-final

ASCOT UNITED were eliminated from the cup at the semi-final stage after a penalty shootout defeat against North Greenford United.

The Yellas got off to a great start when George Lock was taken down in the box and top goalscorer Brendan Matthew added to his tally by tucking the resulting penalty away.

Ascot quickly extended their lead just three minutes after the opener when Jordan Ajanlekoko latched onto Sean McCormack’s and headed past the goalkeeper.

Ascot United v North Greenford United Pictures: Andrew Batt
Ascot United v North Greenford United Pictures: Andrew Batt

The visitors responded to halve Ascot’s lead in the 28th minute.

Greenford set their sights on completing a remarkable comeback and fired in two goals in quick succession, levelling up in the 74th minute before edging themselves in front just four minutes later.

Related posts

READING 1-0 ROVERS: Smith goal fuels a win for Royals against ‘The Gas’

Ruben Selles reveal unfortunate reason for Knibbs absence after ‘dominant’ win

Reading 2-0 Wigan: Royals reap rewards in dream start at home

Berks County FC managers to stay as club rewarded with promotion

But Ascot wouldn’t go down without a fight and ensured the game would go to spot kicks when Louis Bouwers found his way through to score a 94th minute equaliser.

But it was North Greenford who held their nerve from the spot, scoring all four of their penalties, while Ascot missed their first two which meant the away team progressed 4-2.

Combined Counties Division One

Despite being beaten in their final game of the season, SANDHURST TOWN were confirmed as league champions.

The Fizzers lost out 2-0 away at Rising Ballers Kensington, but end the season on 87 points from 40 games.

Sandhurst have enjoyed a memorable campaign that saw them win 28 of their 40 league games to defeat closest challengers Berks County to the title.

EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA took on the gruelling challenge of three games in three days in a manic end to the season.

In their first of three matches, the Boars picked up three points with a 2- away win at British Airways with goals from Ben Catt and Sam Knight.

Catt bagged two more goals in the next match as Eversley drew 3-3 away at Brook House.

Eversley then rounded off an impressive run of matches with victory over Bedfont as a brace from Joe Pantony helped them to a 2-1 win.

The Boars sit in 10th place on 62 points with one game left to play when they travel to Hillingdon Borough on Wednesday.

BERKS COUNTY confirmed their place as runners-up after completing a spectacular late comeback at Hillingdon Borough.

In a game filled with late goals, it was the Swords who took the points with two stoppage time strikes to win 4-3.

The result means that Berks finish on 83 points with 26 wins from 40 games, just four points behind champions Sandhurst.

County will now look ahead to the play-offs to try and win promotion. They face Langley in the semi-finals on Thursday.

Keep up to date by signing up for our daily newsletter

We don’t spam we only send our newsletter to people who have requested it.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Tags: ascot united fcberks county fcberkshire footballcombined counties division onecombined counties premier northeversley & california fcfootballfootball round-upfootball round-up berkshiregrassroots football berkshirenon league footballnon league football berkshiresandhurst town fc
Previous Post

‘It’s do or die’ Reading FC boss Noel Hunt speaks ahead of potential relegation decider at Huddersfield

Next Post

‘He’s left us to get on with it’ Noel Hunt speaks on Reading FC owner Mr Dai Yongge

FOLLOW US

POPULAR STORIES

  • Man in his 60s dies following incident near The Oracle in Reading

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Reading Buses rolling out new ticket machines across its services

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Eight men given football banning orders after violent disorder ahead of Reading FC v Oxford United match

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Reading FC sign young star on permanent move from Liverpool

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Shane Long set for warm welcome on return to Reading FC this weekend

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

RDG.Today – which is a Social Enterprise – provides Reading Borough with free, independent news coverage.

If you are able, please support our work

Click Here to Support RDG.Today

ABOUT US

Reading Today is dedicated to providing news online across the whole of the Borough of Reading. It is a Social Enterprise, existing to support the various communities in Reading Borough.

CONTACT US

news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

Reading Today Logo

Keep up to date with our daily newsletter

We don’t spam we only send our newsletter to people that have subscribed

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

The Wokingham Paper Ltd publications are regulated by IPSO – the Independent Press Standards Organisation.
If you have a complaint about a  The Wokingham Paper Ltd  publication in print or online, you should, in the first instance, contact the publication concerned, email: editor@wokingham.today, or telephone: 0118 327 2662. If it is not resolved to your satisfaction, you should contact IPSO by telephone: 0300 123 2220, or visit its website: www.ipso.co.uk. Members of the public are welcome to contact IPSO at any time if they are not sure how to proceed, or need advice on how to frame a complaint.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • MY AREA
    • Central Reading
    • East Reading
    • Bracknell
    • Calcot
    • Caversham
    • Crowthorne
    • Earley
  • CRIME
  • COMMUNITY
  • SPORT
    • Reading FC
    • Football
    • Rugby
    • Basketball
  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • ARTS
    • READING PRIDE
    • WOKINGHAM FESTIVAL
  • READING FESTIVAL
  • OBITUARIES
  • BUSINESS
  • ADVERTISE
  • CONTACT US
  • SUPPORT US
  • SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
  • WHERE TO GET THE PRINT EDITION

© 2021 - The Wokingham Paper Ltd - All Right Reserved.