Combined Counties Division One play-offs
BERKS COUNTY’s hopes of promotion were ended with a heavy home defeat to Langley in the play-off semi-finals.
The Swords had a magnificent league season and narrowly missed out on finishing at the top of the table, trailing league champions Sandhurst Town by just four points.
Berks had to settle for second place after amassing 83 points from 40 games.
However, their play-off journey came up short as they were thumped 7-1 by Langley.
The visitors had a 3-1 lead at the break and punished the Swords with a clinical display that saw them net some late goals to put more gloss on the scoreline and progress to the final. Langley were beaten in the final 2-0 by Rayners Lane who won promotion.
Berks County joint manager Ellis Woods said: “From mid table step 7 to being absolutely gutted to miss out on promotion to step 5 this year. While the pain is so real, I couldn’t be prouder of how far we’ve taken Berks County FC.”
Thames Valley Premier League
READING YMCA guaranteed at least a third place fish after they took three points against fourth placed BURGHFIELD.
Goals from James Bozarth and Ethan Kitching meant that YMCA earned a 2-1 victory in their penultimate game of the season to move onto 37 points from 19 games. They trail second place Finchampstead by just one point with a game to go.
BURGHFIELD concluded their season in fourth having picked up three points at home to Maidenhead Town just two days before their loss to YMCA.
FINCHAMPSTEAD suffered a fifth league defeat of the season in their second to last game against Maidenhead Town.
Stephen Hunt scored for Finch, but they lost 2-1 which leaves them just one point ahead of YMCA in second.
Thames Valley Division One
HOLYPORT RESERVES picked up their ninth league win with an emphatic away win at Windlesham United Youth.
An incredible attacking display from the virisots saw them hit 10 goals without reply.
Holyport are in sixth position on 27 points with three games left to play.
Thames Valley Division Two
TWYFORD & RUSCOMBE climbed into fourth after they got the better of SB Phoenix Reserves.
The 2-1 success means Twyford are on 33 points with two games left to play.
Thames Valley Division Four
BURGHFIELD A lost out at home to Taplow United Reserves who came out as 3-0 winners.
Burghfield end the season in fifth position on 19 points from 16 games.
Bracknell & District Sunday League
Cup: AFC Dukes 2-3 Finchampstead Athletic, Bracknell Royals 3-2 Ashridge Park Royals
Premier: Freeman Royals 1-3 Bracknell Rangers
Division Two: Harts of Bracknell -25 Bracknell Cavaliers
Division Three: Hope & Anchor 6-2 Bracknell Saint Germain
Division Four: AB United 2-1 Bracknell bisons, Bracknell Athletic Reserves 4-2 Bracknell Spartan, Nameless 8-0 FC bracknell
Reading & District Sunday League
Premier: Mortimer 2-6 Tilehurst El Patrons
Division One: Arborfield 5-0 Wayback Wanderers, Barton Rovers 4-5 Twyford Comets, Goring United 1-2 GC United
Division Two: Barton Rovers Reserves 1-1 Berkshire Royals, Burghfield A 0-2 Reading United, Hurst 6-2 AFC Pangbourne, Westwood Wanderers Development 5-1 RDG Athletic, Zone RG 6-0 Reading Kites
Division Three: Burghfield B 2-4 Core FC, FC Woodley 1-2 Brothers United, Hype Train 5-1 Woodley Saints Lowfield, Sanctuary Strikers 1-5 Southcote Colts, Southbank 2-4 RE United
Division Four: Arbor Athletic 1-8 Allied Community, Barton Rovers A 0-5 Caversham United Reserves, South Reading 2-2 Calcot FC
