Berks County provide FA Vase shock as Reading City and Windsor & Eton advance

Sword win penalty shootout to equal best ever run while City and Royalists advance in normal time
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Berks County provided the upset of the FA Vase Second Round as they beat Step 5 Sutton Athletic 4-3 on penalties.

There are four surviving Football in Berkshire sides after Tadley Calleva were beaten 2-1 at Punjab United.

Berks County have now emulated their 2021/22 run that saw the Swords reach the Third Round at the first attempt after beating Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division side Sutton Athletic 4-3 on penalties.

Reading City’s best ever run continues after a solitary strike from Mo Ceesay earned a 1-0 win over Erith & Belvedere while Windsor & Eton equalled last seasons run with a 2-0 win at home to Bearsted.

Burnham complete the quarter of Third Round qualifiers with a 4-3 penatlty shootout win at Hythe Town.

Results for the FA Vase Second Round Proper for Berkshire sides

  • Berks County 0-0 Sutton Athletic (Berks County win 4-3 on pens)
  • Hythe Town 1-1 Burnham (Burnham win 4-3 on penalties)
  • Punjab United 2-1 Tadley Calleva
  • Reading City 1-0 Erith & Belvedere
  • Windsor & Eton 2-0 Bearsted

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