FA Cup extra preliminary round
ASCOT UNITED ensured their place in the next round of the cup with victory over Cribbs on Friday evening.
Hosting their opponents at the Racecourse, Ascot broke the deadlock with 29 minutes on the clock through Usman Lalustani’s goal.
With just over an hour played, the Yellaman extended their advantage when Brendan Matthew scored.
The visitors went down to 10 players when Dan Hodgson was sent off.
However, Cribbs managed to pull a goal back in the 78th minute from the penalty spot to set up a nervy finish.
But Ascot held out to put their name in the hat for the next round.
Ascot will face an away tie to play Holyport in the FA Cup Preliminary round.
Ascot begin their Combined Counties Premier North campaign this coming weekend when they travel away to face Windsor.
Ascot United: Ashdown, Merrick, Masters, Ajanlekoko, Bailey (c), Tucker, August, Welch, Mealing, Matthew, Lalustani
READING CITY are safely through to the next round after they provided an upset by beating Highworth Town away from home.
The Cityzens went in front when they were awarded a penalty and captain Josh Baines fired it past the keeper to put the visitors ahead.
Reading found a second goal to put them in a commanding position in the tie when Baines’ 30-yard diagonal pass split the Highworth defence which allowed Tyler D’Cruz to race into the box and he crossed for Leyton Bastefield who scored on the volley.
The 2-0 success sees the Cityzens continue their journey in the FA Cup after their clean sheet victory.
The preliminary round will see Reading City face an away trip to either Royal Wootton Bassett Town or Windsor
Reading City: York, Lazarczuk, Baker, Valentin, Veal, Cowd, Pilling, Davies, D’Cruz, Baines (c), Tanner,
Subs: Waight, Basterfield, Bebb, Richardson, Young, Donville, Jabanda-Wilson
WOKINGHAM & EMMBROOK were beaten right at the death in a frustrating cup exit to Ardley United.
Ardley raced into a quick lead after just seven minutes.
Both sides then traded chances as Ardley’s keeper kept out Webb before Sumas goalkeeper Sean Woodward made an excellent stop.
The Sumas responded well to going behind and levelled the game in the 22nd minute when Webb’s cross was met by the head of Allen Bossman to equalise.
Woodward made another important save before Eliot Whitehouse’s team ensured they went into the break in front when Bossman scored his second of the match with a curling finish.
It was a disastrous ending to the match for the Sumas which saw Ardley level the tie from the penalty spot in the 90th minute.
Olly Noyes and Musa Drummeh were brought on to bring some energy to get the Sumas over the line, but Ardley equalised when Ellis Riley was penalised for a strong tackle in the box. Woodward was sent the wrong way and the tie looked as if it was going to a replay.
Will Shaw was sent off for Wokingham before Ardley snatched a winner in the ninth minute of stoppage time.
The Sumas now turn their attention back to league action in the Combined Counties Premier North.
They put a point on the board in their opening match in midweek when they hosted Wallingford & Crowmarsh in a game that ended in a 1-1 stalemate.
Wokingham are on the road this weekend when they face Edgware & Kingsbury.
Sumas: Woodward, Shaw, Cummuskey, Eagle, Mullan (c), Riley, Linturn, Hannachi, Mindomba, Bossman, Webb
Subs: Gaines, Goodwin, Drummh, Noyes
Isthmian South Central side BINFIELD FC will enter the FA Cup in the Preliminary round when they travel to play against Kidlington.
The next round of the FA Cup will be played on the weekend of Saturday, August 20.
