Veterans Football round-up: Bedfordshire Veterans Nine-A-Side League

The Cup games saw The Lutonians edge out neighbours Latino Heat 4-3, Real Social Dads of Leighton Buzzard ease past Dunstable Town Vets 4-0 and D&S Real Ballers narrowly overcome Hastbyns United by a single goal.

Kempston Town Vets and Punjab had no such problems in despatching Shefford Town & Campton Blues and Marston Reds 4-2 and 8-0 respectively, while Sundon Vets still have hopes of a second successive Cup win after they beat Luton Sporting Club 1-0.

The Plate matches were a close affair as Harlington Vets went down 2-1 to Shefford Town & Campton Whites, while Brickhill Wanderers Vets nearly staged an amazing comeback after trailing 4-1 to Bedford Royals with Clive Burgess (2), Keith Purslow and Steve Ball netting for Royals.

Wanderers equalised late on to make it 4-4, but two saves by Bedford keeper Paul Brace in the penalty shoot-out, plus a cool Phil Nicholson finish, saw the Royals reach the semis.

Cup: Lutonians 4 Latino Heat 3; Real Social Dads 4 Dunstable Town 0; D&S Real Ballers 1 Hastbyns United 0; Kempston Town 4 Shefford Town & Campton Blues 2; Punjab 8 Marston Reds 0; Sundon 1 Luton Sporting Club 0.

Plate: Bedford Royals 4 Brickhill Wanderers 4, Bedford Royals won 5-4 on penalties; Harlington 1 Shefford Town & Campton Whites 2.