With a break in South League fixtures this weekend Reading 1a’s hosted Maidenhead at the Reading Uni pitch in a friendly match. Reading attacked well in the opening part of the match but Maidenhead battled well to keep in the game and try and break down the Reading attacks. However it was Reading who opened [...]
The match started in pouring rain, but the action started straight from the whistle, with Andy Watts dribbling from the push back and feeding Simon Mantell whose topped shot was saved by James Fair in goal, the rebound fell to Jonty Clarke but the Cannock crowd were relieved to see the ball sail over the [...]
Reading’s form continues to improve as they put in a season’s best performance to take 2nd place from Olton & West Warwickshire, beating them 3-1 at Sonning Lane. Premier League veterans Otlon & West Warwickshire should have expected a tough match when they visited Sonning Lane on Saturday, but nothing could have prepared them for [...]
Wessex Super Fixtures Alliance 24th October: Reading Vets 7: Winchester Wanderers 1. Reading Vets enjoyed their first home game of their season at Sonning Lane against Winchester Wanderers. Although under early pressure, Ian Tomlinson their goalkeeper saved two early opportunities the opponents created and thereafter the Vets took control of the game with some excellent quick short [...]
A big double header weekend for the Ladies 1s turned out to be a resounding success. Hosting Olton and at the LaneWest Warwicks on Saturday at the Lane, the Blues won 3-1 to leapfrog the visitors into 2nd place chasing undefeated Leicester. Laura Puddle, Alex Danson and Kate Walsh all scored. On Sunday Old [...]
It’s not too often that the 1a’s score 5 goals in a game, though over the last couple of seasons they have managed to do so a few times in Cup / friendly action. But the stattos amongst you would have to go right back to February 2003 to find a League match in which [...]
Reading find their stride in 3-2 victory over Canterbury, 17th October 2009. Reading have picked themselves up from a poor performance last week, showing exciting potential as they outplayed Premier League veterans Canterbury at Polo Farm yesterday, with Emily Malden grabbing the winner 10 minutes from the final whistle. Reading comfortably took charge of a [...]
Wessex Super Fixtures Alliance 17th October: Amersham & Chalfont 0: Reading Vets 6. The Vets quickly recovered from their first defeat for over 12 months in their league against Oxford Hawks last week, and were soon one up against Amersham & Chalfont thanks to a goal by Tim Mann playing as centre forward in the [...]
It was a winning weekend for both 1XIs. The Ladies travelled to Canterbury on Saturday and returned with all three points following a 3-2 win over the Kent side. Reading twice game from behind thanks to Claire Kerr, Alex Danson and Emily Malden. They remain in third and will have the chance to leap frog [...]
Despite a frustrating and scrappy performance from Reading in front of their home crowd they did enough to take 3 points from bottom of the league Trojans, winning 2-1. Whilst Reading can take some responsibility for a disappointing performance making mistakes across the pitch and forcing passes, they were denied the space to play in [...]
