5 great images from Ascot United’s League Cup defeat on Saturday

Ascot United bowed out of the Bluefin Sports Hellenic League Challenge Cup on Saturday afternoon and our man Mark Pugh was on hand to capture the action.

See all the Challenge Cup results here, and a full gallery on our facebook page here.

Sean Saxty clears the ball for Highmoor-IBIS. Photo: Mark Pugh.

Ascot United's James Goodey. Photo: Mark Pugh. — Ascot United’s James Goodey. Photo: Mark Pugh.

Marcus Richardson for Highmoor-IBIS, wearing gloves. Photo: Mark Pugh.

Ascot United's Roamaine Walker shoots amongst a sea of blue. Photo: Mark Pugh. — Ascot United’s Roamaine Walker shoots amongst a sea of blue. Photo: Mark Pugh.

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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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