Binfield FC 7 Cove FC 0: Toby Illingworth hat-trick sends Moles on their way

Binfield’s Allied Counties South side and Toby Illingworth swept aside Cove on Thursday night at Hill Farm Lane with a 7-0 victory.

The win see’s the young Moles close the gap on leaders Camberley Town who they will go level with if they can win their next fixture at local rivals Bracknell Town.

Illingworth’s hat-trick came on the hour as he put Binfield 5-0 ahead while on Tuesday night Windsor were 3-1 winners at Hartley Wintney.

Ft- 7-0 win for the young moles. Fantastic result alongside the performance🔴
— @BinfieldFCACYouth (@BinfieldACYouth) November 3, 2016

In the Premier Division, Ascot United beat Chalfont St Peter 6-0 in the League Cup while Maidenhead United closed the gap on leaders Sandhurst Town with an 8-3 win at Marlow.

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Tom Canning is the co-editor of Football in Berkshire. He has played at the lowest possible level of football in the Bracknell Sunday League Fourth Division. In real life Tom is a Freelance Digital Content Producer having spent 20 years at Reach PLC, starting out on the Reading Evening Post - as well as a year with The Cricketer Magazine. He co-founded Football in Berkshire with Darrell Freeland in 2016. He is the former manager of Bracknell Town Ladies Reserves and Binfield Ladies in the Thames Valley Women's League.

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