East Berkshire League

Premier Division

Saturday 5th June 2021

Kick Off 14.00 Actual 13.59

Britwell 2 Old Windsor 2 (Abandoned 90’+ 6), attendance 95

10’ 1-0

52’ 2-0

80’ 2-1 (pen)

90’+ 5, 2-2 (pen)

@ Britwell Community Centre

Long Furlong Drive

Britwell

SL2 2PH

No Admission or Programme.

This was the game of the day in the Premier Division as 1st hosted 2nd. Britwell were two points ahead of Old Windsor, with both teams having three matches left including this one. Singh Sabha Slough were also in the race for the title, as they have four to play and although they are two points behind Old Windsor, they still have to play the top two, so the title is very much within reach.

Britwell took an early, but Old Windsor shaded the first half and were unlucky to trail 1-0 at the break. When Britwell scored early in the second half to go 2-0 up, it looked all over for the visitors and when they had a man sent off with sixteen minutes left there certainly looked no way back. With ten minutes left Old Windsor were awarded a penalty, which was scored at the second time of asking, after the ‘keeper was judged to have come off his line when saving the first effort. Britwell seemed to panic, having been cruising to the three points and they looked nervous at the back. Five minutes into stoppage time the visitors were awarded another penalty. This time it was smashed straight down the middle to make it 2-2.

As the away team celebrated near to their dugout, the home ‘keeper ran across and punched the scorer, then as some sort of calm was being restored, a home ‘fan’ ran 30 yards from the home team dugout area and punched one of the visitors in the back of the head from behind, knocking him to the floor in the process. He attempted another four or five punches, but never actually managed to land any. At this point the Referee abandoned the match.

It will now be up to the league to decide what punishment Britwell will receive, as it was certainly their actions that brought the game to a halt. As it stands at the moment, they retain their two point lead over Old Windsor, but third placed Singh Sabha Slough won their game today to go within two points of the top themselves.

Army F.A.

Massey Trophy Division 1

Friday 4th June 2021

Kick Off 10.30. On Time !

Royal Logistic Corps 2 Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers 4, attendance 11

4’ 0-1 (pen)

20’ 1-1

40’ 1-2

45’+ 2, 2-2

52’ 2-3

62’ 2-4

@ Tilsley Park Athletics Stadium

Dunmore Road

Abingdon

OX14 1PU

No Admission or Programme.

This was a good competitive match. R.E.M.E. were ahead twice in the first half, but R.L.C. pegged them back both times to go in 2-2 at the break. Two minutes into the second half both teams had a man sent off for fighting and it was R.E.M.E. that adapted better with the ten men. Within five minutes they were back in front and this time there was no comeback. It was 2-4 just after the hour mark and very few chances were created for the remainder of the game.

This was my second visit to Tilsley Park, as I had been here previously to watch rugby league. On 5th March 2017 I saw Oxford beat Hemel Stags 40-12 in Division 1 of the Rugby Football League.

East Berkshire League

Division 2

Wednesday 2nd June 2021

Kick Off 18.00 Actual 18.04

F.C. Baylis United 0 A.F.C. Cressex 9, attendance 30

2’ 0-1

5’ 0-2

15’ 0-3

40’ 0-4

47’ 0-5

50’ 0-6

65’ 0-7

71’ 0-8

73’ 0-9

@ Harvey Park

Tamar Way

Langley

SL3 8TA

No Admission or Programme.

This was 6th versus 1st in the league table, with Barton Rovers and Pundit F.C. in a three way battle for the title with A.F.C. Cressex. The game was over as a contest once the visitors raced into a 0-3 lead in the first fifteen minutes. Baylis did settle, but they never looked like they were capable of getting back into it. At least they managed to avoid a double figure defeat as A.F.C. Cressex kept pushing for the full ninety minutes, knowing the title could well go down to goal difference.

The win sees them extend their lead at the top to nine points, but second placed Barton Rovers have three games in hand, as do third placed Pundit F.C. who are a further two points adrift.

Aylesbury & District League

Premier Division

Tuesday 1st June 2021

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.25

Wendover 3 Ayletico 1, attendance 31

28’ 0-1

37’ 1-1

52’ 2-1

83’ 3-1

@ John Colet School

Wharf Road

Wendover

HP22 6HF

No Admission or Programme.

As good as yesterday’s match was, this was simply dreadful. The standard of play was awful considering the league positions of these two, although it is a greater indication of how poor this league is, rather than these being two of the better sides. Wendover were fourth in the league table, knowing a win tonight would seal that place. Ayletico on the other hand were second and if they hadn’t bottled it on Saturday, when they conceded a last minute equaliser to A.P.B.S. (which gave them the title) then a win here would have seen them as champions instead.

Both teams struggled with the bone hard pitch, although that can’t be blamed for a match of such poor quality. Neither side seemed interested. It was a horrible match to watch. Ayletico had already had a man sent off for picking up two yellow cards, before a mass brawl early in the second half saw Wendover have two players sent off (one was a substitute) and Ayletico one, but when the game restarted it was 10 v 10, so their red card was obviously for one of their substitutes who had run the full width of the pitch to get involved. Wendover went 2-1 up as the game got back underway and that was pretty much game over.