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Robinson and King’s goals give Compton shield victory (03-05-2025)       Compton last night lifted the North Berks Charity Shield when they put in a fine performance to beat Berinsfield 2-0 at Abingdon United Football Club in front of just over 300 spectators. The game was very slow to begin and neither keeper had a shot to save in the first twenty minutes as both defences held firm until Berinsfield’s Max Palmer was denied at close range by the outrushing Compton keeper Charlie London when in a good position. Both sides then saw half chances from long range go wide of the target before Compton’s Josh Lawrence ran onto to a fine through ball took a touch and fired the ball past Berinsfield keeper Tom Hewitt only to see the ball go agonisingly inches past the outside of the post. Berinsfield then started to rack up a few corners at the end of the half, but these amounted to nothing as Compton’s defence held firm .The second half started, and it was Berinsfield who created the first chance of the half with Palmer seeing his close-range header go wide of the Compton’s far post following a long corner. Compton then hit back with a few chances of their own with Kwesi Robinson and Joe McQuilvin seeing chances being blocked or going wide of the target until just after the hour mark Compton took the lead when following a long ball Kwesi Robinson gathered the ball on the edge of the Berinsfield box took a touch and unleashed an unstoppable half volley that went past the diving Hewitt and into the roof of the net which brought pandemonium scenes amongst the Compton crowd. Berinsfield’s Owen Pearce and Louis Chainey then saw half chances go begging before Compton’s Herny Thornton fired his shot following a fine move just wide of the Berinsfield far post. The game was now being played at much accelerated rate as tackles were flying in and cards were starting to pop up like a toaster as Berinsfield’s Luke Holdsworth saw his effort charged down from close range. Then with just over ten minutes remaining and the game starting to open up with both sides seeing missed chances Berinsfield were reduced to ten men when Sam Connors was shown a straight red for a late challenge. The game then became ten verses ten minutes later as Compton’s Ethan Weedon was shown his second yellow and sent to the changing rooms. Then moments later Compton doubled their lead when they were awarded a free kick forty yards out and Elliott King fired over the free kick that went over everyone including the outstretched hand of keeper Hewitt and nestled into the roof of the net which again followed with jubilant scenes. Compton then could have made it a third minute’s later as Liam Taylor was put though on the right, but his shot was saved low down by the outrushing Hewitt. Time ticked on and in the dying minutes of the game Max Palmer had the last chance of the game when firing wide of the Compton far post when put through on the Compton right. The game ended as Compton claimed victory and they lifted the shield in a game where they matched their opponent’s pound by pound on the night and Compton’s Cian Weedon was announced the man of the match for his hard-fought performance at the heart of the defence with also a big thank you goes to referee assistant Phil Rose for stepping in at the last minute.