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Football round-up: Finchampstead defeat Burghfield, Reading YMCA in eight goal game and Reading City U23’s collect win

by Andy Preston
December 1, 2022
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Finchampstead v Burghfield Picture: Andrew Batt

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Thames Valley Premier League

FINCHAMPSTEAD ensured they cut the gap on league leaders Yateley United with victory over third placed BURGHFIELD.

Finch and Burghfield went head to head for the title last season in which Finch came out on top in a well contested race for top spot to take their second consecutive league victory.

It was Finch who claimed all three points in their meeting at the weekend after goals from Joel Day and an own goal saw them secure a 2-0 success.

Finch are in second on 26 points after 11 matches, 10 points behind leaders Yateley but with a game in hand.

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Burghfield are in third position on 18 points from eight games, but have three games in hand on Finch and four on Yateley.

 

READING YMCA are in fourth place after their entertaining 4-4 draw with Maidenhead Town.

In a game filled with goals, goals from Pele Hagger, Mo Adam and a double from Alfie Stepehens ensured YMCA took a point on their travels.

 

READING CITY U23’s collected their second win of the campaign by beating Windlesham United.

The win sees City in 11th position after 10 matches and now three points ahead of Widnelsham.

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County Cup: Burghfield 4-1 Crowthorne Inn, 116 Exiles 2-1 Berkshire Royals, BAS FC 1-2 TRBL,Thames Valley Raiders 4-1 Englefield Eagles, Windsor Royals 5-1 Twyford Comets, RE United 0-6 Panthers, South Reading 2-2 FC Woodley (4-3 pens), Calcot FC 2-4 Allied Community, Silver Birch 0-8 Bracknell Cavaliers,

One: Arborfield 4-4 Loxwood Park Rangers, Caversham United 1-5 Burghfield Reserves, Wayback Wanderers 3-4 Goring United

Two: Reading Kits 1-10 Barton Rovers Reserves, Westwood Wanderers Development 3-0 Give Back Reserves, Zone RG 6-3 Reading United

Three: Core 4-4 Caversham AFC, Sanctuary Strikers 1-2 New England, Woodley Saints 1-2 Farley Hill

Four: Caversham United Reserves 2-3 Whitley Wood, Richfield Vets 5-0 Barton Rovers A, Thames Valley Railway 5-1 116 Exiles Reserves

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Three: Bracknell Saint Germain 2-1 Harts of Bracknell Stags, FC Bracknell Saints 2-3 Wokingham Wanderers

Four: Braybrooke Athletic Reserves 2-1 Bracknell Bisons Reserves, Finchampstead A 10-1 Bracknell Elite

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