A JAMES Payne goal helped second-placed Finchampstead Reserves overcome title favourites Westwood United Reserves 1-0 in Division Two, writes Richard Ashton.

Dominic McKenzie was on target to help Burghfield keep their championship dreams alive with a 1-0 victory at Woodcote Stoke Row Reserves.

Premier Division champions elect Reading YMCA enjoyed a superb week as they beat Unity 3-1 before reaching the final of the BTC Senior Cup with a 2-1 victory against Marlow United.

Lee Miles, Ryan Adams and an own goal secured the points against Unity, while Adams and Dan Donegan were on the scoresheet against Marlow. Qwamani Thomas had earlier levelled for the visitors.

Luke Blakebrough, Sukhi Kang, Adrian Vazquez and James Smith netted for Woodley United Reserves as they brushed aside basement boys Hurst 4-0, while a Daniel Adams brace and Jake Brooks and Scott Jackson strikes helped Cookham Dean crush Taplow United by the same score. Rotherfield United edged out Berks County 3-2.

Division One title contenders Westwood United were stunned 3-2 at FC Imaan Lions, Tony Brown collecting a splendid hat-trick.

Sam Larking, Ryan North, Bradley Stevens and Rhys Wood all hit the target for third-placed Reading YMCA Rapids as they won a seven-goal thriller 4-3 at home to Maidenhead Town. Mitchell Burley netted twice for the visitors, with Matt Langley also on the scoresheet.

Division Three champions Berks County Reserves won an extraordinary shoot-out 8-4 at home to Ashridge Park, while second-placed Harchester Hawks were stunned 1-0 by Unity Reserves.

Goals from Bailey Fulbrook and Kieron Penglase earned rock-bottom Rotherfield United Reserves a 2-2 home draw with mid-table Hurst Reserves, Ashley Lamb and Alex Smith on target for the visitors.

In Division Four, runners-up Braybrooke were held to a 5-5 draw in a dramatic game at home to Goring United Reserves. Daniel Reynolds, Jamie Taylor, Patrick Dyer and William Jaycock were among the Goring goalscorers.

A Blake Brown-Koroma double and goals from Andrew Prosser, Jamie Grainger and Craig Jackson gave Hurst A a convincing 5-1 success at Harchester Hawks Reserves, while Woodley United B eased past The Hop Leaf 5-0.

Goals from Noah Hodge, Tim Grenham and substitute Simon Miles helped Hurst Reserves beat Highmoor U21 to reach the final of the Reading Junior Cup.